Marissa is a queer Chicana southerner who seems to be always working on a thesis. She does research at MD Anderson Cancer Center, bikes to graduate school, lives in a co-op with 15 people, but will always have time to greet your dog. A true Taurus, Marissa will most likely live in Houston forever. When she grows up, she wants to be Elena from One Day at A Time, or maybe Kristin Russo.