Faculty
Bios and Areas of Expertise

 
NameArea of ExpertiseE Mail Address
Emily Abel, Ph.D.History of tuberculosis in Los Angeles; the role of women caregivers of the sick and elderly; aging; and the history of public healtheabel@ucla.edu
Roshan Bastani, Ph.D. Access to health care among low income, ethnic minority, and other underserved groups; community-based and public health systems-based intervention studies designed to evaluate the most effective and efficient means of reducing cancer disparities Bastani@ucla.edu
Thomas Belin, Ph.D.Incomplete data-set problems, such as non-responsetbelin@ucla.edu
Barbara Berman, Ph.D.Tobacco prevention among high risk adolescents and young adults, low-income multi-ethnic populations, and deaf and hard of hearing youth; developing effective cancer prevention and control programming, with a current emphasis on breast health and breast cancer, for adult populationsbberman@ucla.edu
E. Richard Brown, Ph.D.Public Health Policy, Health Care Policy, Access to Careerbrown@ucla.edu
William Cunningham, MD, MPHNational AIDS costs and AIDS patients' access to and quality of care, minority health care and health statuswcunningham@mednet.ucla.edu
Roger Detels, M.D. HIV and AIDS research detels@ucla.edu
Allison Diamant, M.D.Access and quality of care for underserved and vulnerable populations, including studying disparities based on race and ethnicity, health insurance, income, gender, and sexual orientationadiamant@mednet.ucla.edu
Jonathan Fielding, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., M.B.A.Prevention economics, financing and health promotion in community, clinical and occupational settingsjfieldin@ucla.edu
Chandra L. FordSocial epidemiology, in particular, racism-related factors as social determinants of health; health disparities/health inequities; HIV/AIDS prevention; Critical Race Theory; sexual minority health; access to care.clford@ucla.edu
Patricia Ganz, M.D.Quality-of-life outcomes in cancer and other chronic diseases; cancer prevention and survivorshippganz@ucla.edu
Gilbert Gee, Ph.D. Racism and other forms of structural oppression (e.g., ageism, classism); racial and ethnic health disparities; stressors at the individual and community level; environmental justice. gilgee@ucla.edu
Lillian Gelberg, M.D. Community-based research on the health (physical health, mental health, drug and alcohol abuse), access to care, and quality of care of homeless and other vulnerable populations lgelberg@mednet.ucla.edu
Franklin D. Gilliam, Ph.D. Racial and ethnic politics, mass media, electoral behaviorfgilliam@conet.ucla.edu
Beth A. Glenn, Ph.D.Multi-cultural issues in cancer prevention; communitybased interventions to reduce cancer disparitiesbglenn@ucla.edu
Deborah Glik, Sc.D.Socio-behavioral aspects of health, health communication planning and evaluation, religion and health, international health and child injurydglik@ucla.edu
Pamina Gorbach, M.H.S., Dr.P.H.Behaviors associated with the spread transmission of sexually transmitted diseases among minority groups internationallypgorbach@ucla.edu
Neal Halfon, M.D., M.P.H.Poverty and Children's Health, Access to Care, Child Health Policy and Coordination of Services for High Risk Childrennhalfon@ucla.edu
Gail Harrison, Ph.D.International Health and Nutrition, pediatric and maternal nutrition, dietary and nutritional status assessmentgailh@ucla.edu
Felicia Hodge, Dr.P.H.Diabetes Prevention and Control in Native American Populationsfhodge@sonnet.ucla.edu
Martin Iguchi, Ph.D. Drug abuse treatment and prevention; drug policy; race and the criminal justice system; mental health; HIV/AIDS; juvenile justice and child welfare. iguchi@ucla.edu
Moira Inkelas, Ph.D., M.P.H.Children's access to health care, quality of care and the impact of systems on quality and performanceminkelas@ucla.edu
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D., R.N., M.N.Health Disparities in Cancer Control in Ethnically Diverse Populations and Cultural Competence in Research and Practicemkagawa@ucla.edu
Robert Kaplan, Ph.D.Gender and racial-ethnic physical and mental health disparities across the life spanrmkaplan@ucla.edu
Snehendu Kar, Dr.Ph., M.Sc.Health Communication, public health practice in a multicultural community, acculturation and quality of life, international health, social interventions, population environmental psychologykar@ucla.edu
Neal Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H.Health Care Delivery and Advocacy for High Risk and Vulnerable Women and Childrenneal.kaufman@cshs.org
Robert Kim-Farley, M.D., M.P.H.Control, reduction, elimination, and eradication of communicable disease in populations; epidemiology for evidence-based health policy reductionrkimfarley@ph.ucla.ed
Gerald Kominski, Ph.D.Costs and Cost Effectiveness of Medical Programs and Technologies, with an emphasis on Medicare payment policieskominski@ucla.edu
Simin Liu, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Sc.D.Nutritional and Molecular Immunology of Complex Diseasessiminliu@ucla.edu
Michael Lu, M.D.Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Health Care and Policy, Access to Care for Vulnerable Populationsmclu@ucla.edu
Annette Maxwell, DrPHRacial-ethnic disparities in cancer/cancer prevention and control; community-based interventions, particularly among asian communitiesamaxwell@ucla.edu
William McCarthy, Ph.D.nutrition, physical activity , tobacco and cancer prevention and control with a focus on low income and minority populationswmccarth@ucla.edu
Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Ph.D., M.P.H Informal caregiving; health and aging of Latino populations; health insurance coverage and access to care for racial/ ethnic minorities. camendez@ucla.edu
Ritesh Mistry, Ph.D.Community Based Cancer Preventionrmistry@ucla.edu
Donald Morisky, Sc.D., M.S.P.H., Sc.M. Planning and evaluation of patient and community-based health education programs; international health; STI/ HIVAIDS prevention; hypertension, diabetes, and tuberculosis control (adolescents and adults)dmorisky@ucla.edu
Jorn Olsen, M.D., Ph.D.Reproductive Health and Early Origin of Human Diseasesjo@ucla.edu
Alex Ortega, Ph.D.Health and medical needs of Latino children and families, particularly surrounding asthma and mental healthaortega@ucla.edu
Patricia Parkerton, M.P.H., H.P.Effective delivery of medical care and methods to improve careparkert@ucla.edu
Anne Pebly, Ph.D., M.P.S.Demographic and Population Policy, Maternal and Child Health, Social Determinants of Health Behaviorpebley@ucla.edu
Ninez Ponce, Ph.D.Health care access to racial/ethnic and linguistic minorities, particularly Asian, Pacific Islander, and Latino communities; reducing the disparities in cancer prevention and control and health insurance coverage in the United Statesnponce@ucla.edu
Michael Prelip, M.P.H., D.P.A.Child and Adolescent Nutrition and Health, Public Health Trainingmprelip@ucla.edu
Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.Radiation and Cancer, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomesbritz@ucla.edu
Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H.Occupational Safety and Healthlindarosenstock@ph.ucla.edu
Steven Rottman, M.D.Emergency Medicine and Disaster Relief and Preparation of Public Health Agencies for Man-Made and Natural Disastersrottman@ucla.edu
Judith Siegal, Ph.D., M.S.Hyg Social Epidemiology of Adolescent Stress and coping, Sexual Assault and Trauma, Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention in Minority Communitiesjmsiegel@ucla.edu
Paul Simon, M.D., M.P.H.Public Health Surveillance, Population Health Assessmentpsimon@dhs.co.la.ca.us
Wendy Slusser, M.D., M.S.Child Nutrition, Breastfeeding Policy and Promotion, International Maternal and Child Healthwslusser@mednet.ucla.edu
Paula Tavrow, PhD, MsCPopulation and Reproductive Healthptavrow@ucla.edu
Marion Taylor-Baer, Ph.D., R.D.Nutrition Policies and Programs, Maternal and Child Healthmtbaer@ucla.edu
Steven Wallace, Ph.D.Access to health care and health equality for older people, including immigrants, and communities of colorswallace@ucla.edu
Arthur Winer, Ph.D.Air Pollution Exposure in Childrenamwiner@ucla.edu
Weng Kee Wong, Ph.DMultiple Objective Experimental Designwkwong@ucla.edu
Antronette (Toni) Yancey, M.D., M.P.H. Chronic disease prevention and adolescent health promotion, especially for minority populations; socioecological and organizational approaches to obesity prevention, with particular focus on physical activity promotionayancey@ucla.edu

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