Dr. Hook says, “I'm passionate about radiology, teaching and learning, so I love that I get to merge those passions here at Palmer West. I consider myself a lifelong learner, and having a career in academia allows me to continually develop professionally.”
![Palmer College of Chiropractic logo](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/palmer-logo-thumbnail.jpg.jpg)
As a former college athlete, Dr. Esquivel endured many sports-related injuries and began to see a chiropractor. Her chiropractor exposed her to the benefits of rehabilitation and the benefits of chiropractic adjustments. Through her experience as a patient, she began to fall in love with all that chiropractors have to offer.
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Hailing from Seville, Spain, Javier came to the U.S. on a tennis scholarship to study biology in New York at St. Thomas Aquinas College with intention of going into the health-care field. He considered becoming a physical therapist or a medical doctor but is happy to have landed on becoming a doctor of chiropractic. He loves academia and research and has dreams of working in statistics or public health within his chosen field one day.
![Javier Muñoz Laguna, Palmer West student.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/javier-munoz-thumbnail.jpg)
We asked our 2020 graduates on the West campus to share one word describing their Palmer College experience and something they're looking forward to after graduation. Congratulations to our Palmer graduates Class of 154!
![West Campus Class 154 with graduation cap](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/west-graduation-thumbnail-154.jpg)
Emilia has been involved in many of the student clubs and activities at Palmer West including Sports Council, the Student American Chiropractic Association, and a Campus Guide. She also played for the Volleyball and Soccer clubs.
![Emelia Bracken (West, '20)](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/emelia-bracken-thumbnail.jpg)