Mark Flores (he/him) is a Ph.D. candidate in Health, Sport, and Human Physiology specializing in the study of stress and type II diabetes risk among at risk populations. When set free from the lab he can usually be found absorbed in action and crime films, gawking at martial arts and stunt spectacles,  which you can usually catch him talking about on Bijou Banter. When not watching movies or doing research, he paints, takes care of his many overgrown houseplants, and plays board games.