Cristian Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-PC (he/him/el) is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the School of Nursing. Dr. Mendoza-Ruvalcaba is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Southern Oregon who is passionate about pediatric primary care. Furthermore, he obtains certification as a nurse educator (CNE) by the National League for Nursing.

Dr. Mendoza-Ruvalcaba's clinical interest include pediatric primary care, LGBTQIA+ healthcare, STD prevention and evidence-based assessment, screening and treatment, monolingual Spanish speaking family-based health promotion and disease prevention. His academic scholarly interests include: Trauma Informed Educational Practices (TIEP), online educational pedagogical quality improvement (Quality Matters) and peer-review processes.

Outside of nursing Dr. Mendoza-Ruvalcaba enjoys travelling, cycle (approx. 50 miles/week) and CrossFit. Dr. Mendoza Ruvalcaba is getting back into the outdoors enjoying time in nature by hiking, camping and going on road trips with his husband.