2023 UCLA Fielding Commencement Ceremony Program

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DYLAN EDWIN AGANS MONICA AGUILAR LEEN ALMAHDI RUBY GUADALUPE ALVAREZ CLAIRE

JOAL AMABILE KEIRA SIMONE REA ARMSTRONG SARA BAGGIA CONNIE BALBUENA IVAN BEAS

BRITTANY NICOLE BONILLA YADIRA LIZBETH BRIBIESCA LEON MARIUS LEATHLEY CORWIN

RICHELLE FELICIA GARCIA CRUCILLO MATTHEW RAE CASTILLO DE LEON MAYRA ALEJANDRA

DELGADO GARCIA KATRINA DELOSO ROSEMARIE BUSTOS DIAZ ARNOLD DIMAS KATHERINE

BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE TOGETHER

ROSE EILER EVELYN ANABEL ESCOBAR GRAMAJO EMILY ANN FEHRMAN JOANA FERNANDEZ

ANNALEA FORREST MIA GIORDANO MELVIN WOSBELI GIRON RICO MYRELLA OSALBA GONZALEZ

VICTORIA GRESBACH FRANKIE GUEVARA DIDI CHIDUBEM CHISELLI IKEJI VIOLETA JIMENEZ

EDUARDO JUAREZ MARIAM KARAPETYAN SARA KASSABIAN JANG LEE EVA MARIE LEVINGSTON

KATHERINE LEWIS ASHLEY RENEE LOPEZ BRITTNEY TAYLOR LU SAMANTHA REYES MACAM

DANIELLE JENNA MEISLER ANA LUCIA MENDOZA BRAVO MELANIE NICOLE MILLER LEAH

MITCHELL ANSELMO MONTEZ NICOLE ASHLEIGH NELSON LISA TRUC NGUYEN MARIA LUISA

ORTIZ AVILA EDEN PATTON JENNY NHU PHAN TAYLOR CHIEKO PUUOHAU VIRGINIA BERENICE

REYES MUZQUIZ VICTORIA ELIZABETH RONDAN ROSEMARY RUIZ NATIVIDAD SILVA SARAH

BETH STEIN ASHLEY TATANG TAYLOR LAURYNE THOMAS JOCELYN RENEE VIDALES KATHY

LINH VU BAILEY REBECCA WARD NIKOLAS WIANECKI NASSIM AGAHI SAHAR AL-SALMAN CYNTHIA

SYUKO ANDERSON JACQUELYN ARAMKUL HIBA ATIF RAMSHA PARVEZ BAIG JANE JULIANNA

BANDAK BERNICE SUNSHINE BATRES TALIA BEGI NADIA ZAHRA BOURDOUD CATHERINE SIGNE

GRACE BRANDON AMAN CHETAN BURJI NIKHIL CHAKRAVARTY ISABELLA S. CHAVEZ MATTHEW

KYLE COLBERT REECHA SAPKOTA DIXIT RYAN JAMES ELLIOTT YI-GE FANG CANDELARIA LINA

GARCIA ANITA GHOLAMI MIRIAM LAUREN GORBATOV NATALIE MARIE GRADWOHL MINA HANY

HABIB LEO HERNANDEZ JIMMY HUA DAREN GUO KANG HUANG EMMA MERY JANIBEKYAN

SERGIO O’BRIAN JIMENEZ LINA JOWHAR YIXUN KE REBECCA YAE EUN KIM SARA KIM CINDY

LAM JOCELYN AILEEN LIMAS KORE LUM ZHENYI LUO SKYLAR ANN MARTIN KATELYN ANNE

UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION CLASS OF 2023

MAZER JULIA MELEHANI SYDNEY GRACE MERRITT SUNNIE MO HAYDEN MOUNTCASTLE

AISHA MUHAMMAD TIMOTHY NGUYEN TALIA JORDAN PANADERO ANGELIE PATHAK SANDRA

PONCE HAYLEY HAKEMAN POORE JAMIE MICHELLE LALIS PRUDENCIO SARAH SCHOETZ

PAWANI SASADARA SEMASINGHE MIRIAM ELISE SILLIMAN ASHA GITANJALI SLYKER GAVRIELLE

KINNEY SONNTAG RABIA RAHIM SYED DAVID SALOMON VARGAS AYALA GABRIELLA ISABELLA

Fielding School of Public Health

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands).

As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION CLASS OF 2023

BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE TOGETHER

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2023! It is my honor to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and your many accomplishments.

I hope you will always take great pride in what you have achieved at the University of California, and in being a part of the UC family for life. I wish you the best of luck in whatever comes next.

When NASA’s Lucy mission launched two years ago, it was the first spacecraft sent to explore a population of asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter. A plaque inside the craft bears the bilingual poem, “Sunriders,” by former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera—an alumnus of UCLA. This poem captures the essence of the discovery and knowledge-creation you have been engaged in during your higher education. It reads:

Bruins, we are proud of you. I know you will make the world a better, brighter place. Fiat Lux—Let there be light!

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Members of the Class of 2023, take a deep breath: You made it.

Graduation offers a special moment to reflect on the past — to look back on your years of diligence and hard work. I hope you are proud of all that you have accomplished, and that your time at UCLA has broadened your perspectives, deepened your relationships and strengthened your skills. I encourage you to honor the family members, friends, and mentors who have helped you on this journey.

Graduation also offers a chance to look ahead — with excitement, curiosity and optimism — to the future that is about to unfold. The world urgently needs your creativity and passion. UCLA values of integrity, compassion, open-mindedness and excellence will serve you well as you enter this next chapter.

As you stand at this crossroads, looking both backwards and forwards, remember that our university and the Bruin community will always be anchors for you. Even though you are graduating, you remain a part of UCLA — now as one of our distinguished alumni.

Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see all that you will accomplish. As John Wooden once said: “Become the best you are capable of becoming!”

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FROM THE CHANCELLOR

Dear UCLA Fielding Class of 2023,

I am honored to be with you and your loved ones on this momentous day, and to offer you my congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Your resolve, resilience, and academic training have brought you to this moment in your public health journey  —  you are uniquely prepared for all that awaits. You’re ready to make your mark and help ensure that the promise of a healthier and more equitable tomorrow becomes an enduring reality.

Today you will join more than 11,000 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduates from 71 countries who are working at the forefront of improving public health here in Los Angeles and around the world. I am confident that you will continue our school’s legacy of exceptional leadership and service, and that you will envision and build solutions that will improve health and equity for all.

I wish you good health and happiness on your journey.

Congratulations!

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FROM THE DEAN

The California Surgeon General

2023 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Dr. Diana E. Ramos is a well-recognized public health leader dedicated to improving health care quality and equity. She recently served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Chronic Disease Prevention for the California Department of Public Health. Past roles include the Director for Reproductive Health in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and adjunct Associate Professor at the Keck University of Southern California School of Medicine.

Dr. Ramos is the Immediate Past Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, California & Ecuador (IX) District, secretary for the executive board of the National Hispanic Medical Association, and is co-chair for the Women’s Preventive Service Initiative implementation committee.

She serves on many national and international women’s health improvement and equity committees. Her areas of expertise include health disparities, social determinants of health, preconception/interconception health, preterm birth, contraception and quality improvement in health. Dr. Ramos has written and contributed numerous articles to the obstetrics and gynecology and public health literature and has lectured in Spanish and English, locally, nationally and internationally.

Dr. Ramos received her medical degree from the University of Southern California with honors and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Los Angeles CountyUniversity of Southern California Medical Center. She received her MBA from the UCI Paul Merage School of Business with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and innovation and her master’s in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ramos completed her undergraduate degree, a BA in Communications, Arts & Science from the University of Southern California.

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Dr. Diana E. Ramos

FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2023

° PROCESSION

° NATIONAL ANTHEM

° WELCOME REMARKS

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer

Dean

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

° 2023 COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Diana E. Ramos

California Surgeon General

° PRESENTATION OF STUDENT PLEDGE

Public Health Student Association and UCLA Fielding Class of 2023

° PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND HOODING CEREMONY

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer

Dean

Dr. Yifang Zhu

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Dr. Julienne Jose-Chen

Assistant Dean for Student Services

Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Faculty Advisors

° RECESSIONAL

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2023

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ucla fielding school of public health STUDENT

PLEDGE

This pledge was originally written in 2019 by Cristina Valadez in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and has been adapted for commencement each year since. It is meant to inspire and challenge us as public health professionals and scholars as we prepare to be changemakers in the world.

We started our time here at Fielding as students. Now we are graduating together, in person, into a world trying to navigate what it means to be post-pandemic. This pandemic has caused many individuals within the field of public health and beyond to grapple with

We commit ourselves to the following oath:

We pledge to use our education and resources to improve the health of our communities, today and every day.

We pledge to center those who are disenfranchised and disproportionately exposed to unhealthy environments.

We pledge to mobilize and advocate for the power within communities.

We pledge to create human centered innovations, to thoughtfully engage with the finite resources on our Earth, and to create inclusive environments that honor our diversity.

We pledge to continuously and critically examine the status quo and to actively work towards equality and justice in the world.

As public health professionals and scholars, we hold sacred our duty to protect and promote the health of the public.

This is our pledge.

how to reform and rebuild systems that have resulted in the health inequities we have witnessed, experienced, and studied during our time at UCLA.

Today, as we graduate and enter the workforce, we will share our visions for more equitable social, political, economic, and health systems. We know the future is uncertain, but we have made it through our time at Fielding with new friendships, new knowledge, and new skills. We will not shy away from the hard work of collaborating across sectors to make our visions a reality.

Nos comprometemos al siguiente juramento:

Nos comprometemos a utilizar nuestra educación y recursos para mejorar la salud de nuestras comunidades, hoy y todos los días.

Nos comprometemos a centrar a aquellos que están privados de sus derechos y expuestos de manera desproporcionada a entornos no saludables

Nos comprometemos a movilizar y abogar por el poder dentro de las comunidades.

Nos comprometemos a crear innovaciones centradas en el ser humano, a comprometernos cuidadosamente con los recursos finitos de nuestra Tierra y a crear entornos inclusivos que honren nuestra diversidad.

Nos comprometemos a examinar continua y críticamente el statu quo y trabajar activamente por la igualdad y la justicia en el mundo.

Como profesionales y académicos de la salud pública, consideramos sagrado nuestro deber de proteger y promover la salud del público.

Este es nuestro compromiso.

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UCLA PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT ASSOCIATION BOARD 2022–2023

DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee chair

Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair

master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Izzet Aziz

Zixuan Cai

Yifan Cui

Jonathan Max King

Javier Magallanes Mendoza

Michael James Markot

Ningyu Qi

Jennifer Yihua Qin

Natalie Victoria Sisto

Hang Sun

Naying Zhou

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSTATISTICS

Yanlong Bai

Yen-Lin Lai

Bryan Tze Kit Lei

Fengxue Li

Tomoki Okuno

Yucai Shao

Jessica Skela

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair

Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Dylan Edwin Agans

Monica Aguilar

Leen Almahdi

Ruby Guadalupe Alvarez

Claire Joal Amabile

Keira Simone Rea Armstrong

Sara Baggia

Connie Balbuena

Ivan Beas

Brittany Nicole Bonilla

Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon

Marius Leathley Corwin

Richelle Felicia Garcia Crucillo

Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon

Mayra Alejandra Delgado Garcia

Katrina Deloso

Rosemarie Bustos Diaz

Arnold Dimas

Jiahao Tian

Jason Wong

Kuan-Hung Yeh

Young Ho Yoo

Qizhe Zhang

Zixi Zhang

Yuhang Zhou

Katherine Rose Eiler

Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo

Emily Ann Fehrman

Joana Fernandez

Annalea Forrest

Mia Giordano

Melvin Wosbeli Giron Rico

Myrella Rosalba Gonzalez

Victoria Gresbach

Frankie Guevara

Didi Chidubem Chiselli Ikeji

Violeta Jimenez

Eduardo Juarez

Mariam Karapetyan

Sara Kassabian

Jang Lee

Eva Marie Levingston

Katherine Lewis

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

(continued)

master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)

Ashley Renee Lopez

Brittney Taylor Lu

Samantha Reyes Macam

Danielle Jenna Meisler

Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo

Melanie Nicole Miller

Leah Mitchell

Anselmo Montez

Nicole Ashleigh Nelson

Lisa Truc Nguyen

Maria Luisa Ortiz Avila

Eden Patton

Jenny Nhu Phan

Taylor Chieko Puuohau

Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz

Victoria Elizabeth Rondan

Rosemary Ruiz

Natividad Silva

Sarah Beth Stein

Ashley Tatang

Taylor Lauryne Thomas

Jocelyn Renee Vidales

Kathy Linh Vu

Bailey Rebecca Ward

Nikolas Wianecki

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Community Health Sciences

Jae Canas

Erika Sawada Chan

Gerri Shaftel Constant

Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt

Yadira Paola Hernandez

Maral Tamar Hindoyan

Aimee Cecilia Jimenez

Sandra Walker Johnson

Maurissa Breanna Lester

Amanda Mauriz

Kira Anahi Molas-Torreblanca

Jacob Ryan Naparstek

Cecilia Raquel Ponce

Vishnu Sanketh Ronda Reddy

Daniela Lucia Rey Ardila

Joanna Marie Rose

Melissa Rose Oreta Samson

Mitra Elisha Simanian

Shiou Udagawa

Nicole Lorene White

Lianne Jean Wong

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Rachael Jones chair

master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Aaron Robert Barrall

Camille Norvell Burrus

Cindy Chau

Kaylee Karsh

Tyler James Moy

Alexander N. Nguyen

Maria Jose Rivera

Lizette Romano

Arlene Leah Tieu

To-Wei Ting

Gary J.W. Yen

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Kiera Alexandra Dixon

Lilly Huang

Natalie Anne Ireland

Thomas Rafael Mackey

DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair

Dr. Matthew Mimiaga

Dr. Beate Ritz vice chairs

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Nassim Agahi

Sahar Al-Salman

Cynthia Syuko Anderson

Jacquelyn Aramkul

Hiba Atif

Ramsha Parvez Baig

Jane Julianna Bandak

Bernice Sunshine Batres

Talia Begi

Nadia Zahra Bourdoud

Catherine Signe Grace Brandon

Aman Chetan Burji

Nikhil Chakravarty

Isabella S. Chavez

Matthew Kyle Colbert

Reecha Sapkota Dixit

Ryan James Elliott

Yi-Ge Fang

Candelaria Lina Garcia

Anita Gholami

Miriam Lauren Gorbatov

Dorothy Hoang Nguyen

Hector Alberto Solis

Lin-Syuan Yang

Natalie Marie Gradwohl

Mina Hany Habib

Leo Hernandez

Jimmy Hua

Daren Guo Kang Huang

Emma Mery Janibekyan

Sergio O’Brian Jimenez

Lina Jowhar

Yixun Ke

Rebecca Yae Eun Kim

Sara Kim

Cindy Lam

Jocelyn Aileen Limas

Kore Lum

Zhenyi Luo

Skylar Ann Martin

Katelyn Anne Mazer

Julia Melehani

Sydney Grace Merritt

Sunnie Mo

Hayden Mountcastle

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DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

(continued)

master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)

Aisha Muhammad

Timothy Nguyen

Talia Jordan Panadero

Angelie Pathak

Sandra Ponce

Hayley Hakeman Poore

Jamie Michelle Lalis Prudencio

Sarah Schoetz

Pawani Sasadara Semasinghe

Miriam Elise Silliman

Asha Gitanjali Slyker

Gavrielle Kinney Sonntag

Rabia Rahim Syed

David Salomon Vargas Ayala

Gabriella Isabella Villegas

Janet Michelle Warnecke

Jada Nicole Williams

Helina Worku

Chuyue Wu

Yixin Yang

Ruilin Yu

Mayra Graciela Zamora Cantero

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Tiffani Berra

Pamela Hurtado

Amy Yasury Pimentel

Alyssa Rosadela Villa

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

Dr. Ninez Ponce chair

Dr. Beth Glenn

vice chair

Armaan Ahmed

Susan Ahmed

Karina Alexis Barajas

Kristen Louise Bormann

Rosemarie Cristen Byrd

Yulissa Cabrera

Breanna Marie Cevallos

Grant Sungyoon Cho

Katherine Cotangco

Kayleigh Sierra Coughlin

Courtney L. Decan

Jordan Nicholas Henry Edwards

Melieka Maryam Fathi

Alina Lizeth Garcia

Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez

Aileen A. Guzman

Anastasio Dimitri Hinaris

Eli Holland

Heaven Miranda Humphreys

Dheeraj K. Jalluri

Jasmine Nazanine Kazempoor

Mariam Khan

Erica Rose Kiemele

Juliana Elisa Kotz

Cassandra Coleman Lautredou

Michelle Melitia Christie Liao

Janae McFadden

Genesis Maria Munguia Rodriguez

Marcos Antonio Munoz

Valerie Nguyen

Melissa Kei Onouye

Vincent Michael Pancucci

Rigoberto Perez Hernandez

James John Phelan

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

(continued)

master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)

Shirin Poustchi

Karla Ines Prodigue

Andrea Rodas

Miguel Angel Rodriguez

Tanya Saucedo

Nadav Eli Senensieb

Thomas Patrick Sills

Samira Singleton

Katherine Sarah Stricker

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

Geoffrey Gusoff

Kaitlin Maureen Hall

Harriet Hussey Huston-Paterson

Elizabeth Lawrence Ranson

Joshua Tiao

Jake Toy

Mackensie Armstrong Yore

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Health Policy and Management

Vanessa Marie Aguilera

Fadumo Mohamed Ali

Elizabeth Barrera

Marcia Fajardo-Skinner

Lance Brett Hall

Rex Yasushi Hamano

Amanda Brianne Renee Haney

Melanie Mylinh Huynh

Anjum Hasan Khan

Chin Wen Lin

Pamela Caitlin Lowney

Benjamin Olmedo

Zohra Pervez

Batstone Pramod Vijaya Raja

Emily Candace Solorzano

Kurian Vallikattu Thomas

Amy Ha Hong Thi Truong

MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

Ani Alvadzhyan

Bryan James Ceron Gonzalez

Jillian Joyce Chopra

Mary Anne Dizon

Christina Durant

Maria Cristina Estrada

Nicole Holmes

Dustin Hudak

Racquel Joy Laxamana

Thomas Brenton Mabrey

Stephanie Gabriela Morillo

Kayla Marie Nagel

Jamie Go Pham

Jessica Salcedo Sanchez

Tania Urooj Sayani

Christopher Owen Sherwood

Monique Minh Thu Trinh

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Dr. Julie Elginer director Dr. Laura Erskine director

DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee chair

Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair

doctoral degree recipients

CLASS OF 2023

Joanna Marie Boland, PhD

chair: Dr. Damla Senturk

Functional Data Analysis Tools for the Analysis of High-Dimensional Brain Imaging Data

Teresa Dianne Bufford, PhD

chair: Dr. Hilary Aralis

Behavioral Health Intervention Effectiveness and Multiple Testing

Emilie Joyce O’Banion, PhD

chair: Dr. Damla Senturk

Analysis of High-Dimensional Functional Electroencephalography Data with Applications to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Thomas Gibson, PhD

chair: Dr. Robert Erin Weiss

Bayesian Meta-analysis Methods for Improving Accuracy and Adjusting for Publication Bias

Nicholas Marco, PhD

chair: Dr. Donatello Telesca

Mixed Membership Models with Applications to Neuroimaging

Caesar Zexuan Li, PhD

chair: Dr. Gang Li

Prediction and Inference for High-Dimensional Genetic Data

Shanpeng Li, PhD

chair: Dr. Gang Li

New Approaches to Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Outcomes: with Applications to Dynamic Prediction of Health Outcomes Using Massive Biobank Data

Jane Aibo Pan, PhD

chair: Dr. Sudipto Banerjee

Bayesian Assurance and Sample Size Determination for Experimental Studies

Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw, PhD

co-chairs: Dr. Thomas R. Belin and Dr. Elizabeth Rose Mayeda

Link, transport, integrate: a Bayesian latent class mixture modeling framework for scalable algorithmic dementia classification in population-representative studies

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DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS

(continued)

doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

Erica Su, PhD

co-chairs: Dr. Robert Erin Weiss and Dr. Andrew James Holbrook Bayesian Spatial Longitudinal Modeling for Local Rates of Glaucoma Progression

Zhenyu Zhang, PhD chair: Dr. Marc Suchard

Large-scale Inference of Correlation between Complex Biological Traits

Xinkai Zhou, PhD chair: Dr. Hua Zhou

Statistical Inference for Large and Complex Data

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair

Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro, PhD

chair: Dr. Jessica D. Gipson

An examination of patient experience with telehealth medication abortion services in the United States

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez, PhD chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset

The Effects of State-Level Omnibus Immigrant Laws on Pregnancy Outcomes among Latina Women in the US: An Evaluation of Differences across Nativity and National Origin

Michelle K. Nakphong, PhD

chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset

The integration of support persons into maternity care and quality of care in Kenya: a person-centered approach

Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha, PhD

chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset

Matters of Place and Health: Ethnic Enclaves, Immigration Enforcement, and Preterm Births among Latina Mothers in the U.S.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Rachael Jones chair

doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

Rachel Emma Connolly, PhD

chair: Dr. Yifang Zhu

Green Space, Wildfires, and Access to Clean Vehicles: Characterizing Public Health and Equity Outcomes Associated with Environmental Exposures and Policy Implementation across California

Timothy Matthews, PhD

chair: Dr. Jian Li

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Job Strain, Social Isolation, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Workers: A Multi-Cohort Study with a Life-Course Perspective

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY

Dr. Oliver Hankinson chair

Sara Christiansen, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne M. Andrews

Interplay of Serotonin and Kappa Opioid Systems in Stress, Anxiety, and Depressive Disorders

Courtney McClure, PhD chair: Dr. Elissa Hallem

Diverse Factors and Biochemical Mechanisms That Regulate Skin-Penetration Behavior in Skin-Penetrating Parasitic Nematodes

DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair

Dr. Matthew Mimiaga

Dr. Beate R. Ritz vice chairs

Patrick Joseph Arena, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neonatal Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Targeted Investigation of Medical Records in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo with an Expansive Meta-Analysis among Sub-Saharan Countries

Angelica Lynne Barrall, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

ReKAP of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers with Varying Ebola History in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2020 to August 2021

Cynthia Marianna Beard, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Impacts of COVID-19 on Essential Worker Populations in Los Angeles County, California, with a Focus on Healthcare Workers and First Responders

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DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

(continued)

doctoral degree recipients

CLASS OF 2023

Nehaa Khadka, PhD

chair: Dr. Pamina Gorbach

Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery among HIV-Negative Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Antenatal Clinics of Cape Town, South Africa: Adolescent Girls and Young Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Prevention-Effective Adherence

Claire Euiyoung Kim, PhD

chair: Dr. Karin B. Michels

Associations between Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Monobenzyl Phthalate (Mbzp) and Trace Metals and Hormones and Breast Density among Adolescent Girls in Santiago, Chile

Ken Kitayama, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne L. Coleman

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Glaucoma Surgery in the United States

Sherlock Li, PhD

chair: Dr. Beate R. Ritz

Progression and Comorbidity of Parkinson’s Disease and Cost-Effectiveness of Regulating Pesticide in Central California

Alexander James Moran, PhD

chair: Dr. Pamina Gorbach

Drivers of Inconsistent PrEP Care and the Impact of COVID-19 on PrEP Retention in Los Angeles County

Andrew Nguyen, PhD

chair: Dr. Leeka I. Kheifets

Analysis of Potential Right-of-Way Environmental Exposures and Childhood

Leukemia: High Voltage Power Lines, Plant Nurseries, and Pesticides

Sylvia Marie Tangney, PhD

chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Impact of an Emergency Strategy to Revitalize the Routine Immunization System of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the “Mashako Plan” Policy

Ranjana Nisha Wickramasekaran, PhD

co-chairs: Dr. Onyebuchi Arah and Dr. Roch Nianogo

How to Apply Directed Acyclic Graphs to Descriptive, Predictive, and Causal Inference Aims in Epidemiology

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

Dr. Ninez Ponce chair

Dr. Beth Glenn

doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023

Katherine Laura Chen, PhD

chair: Dr. Frederick Zimmerman

Housing Costs, Context, and Displacement: Population Health Implications and Opportunities for Prevention

Lucia Felix Beltran, PhD

chair: Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante

Health Reform and the Evolution of the Private Sector in Financing and Workforce of the Mexican Healthcare System

Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce, PhD

chair: Dr. Ninez Ponce

Understanding the Contributions and Relationships of Health Care Systems to Population Health, Value, and Equity

Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan, PhD

co-chairs: Dr. Jack Needleman and Dr. Emmeline Chuang

Improving Team Functioning and Team Well-Being in Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study

Adam Resnick, PhD

co-chairs: Dr. Corrina Moucheraud and Dr. Emmeline Chuang

Use and Adoption of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies in the Veterans Health Administration for Veterans with Chronic Pain

Taylor Brianna Rogers, PhD

chair: Dr. Xi Zhu

Critical Analysis of Racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Health Services Delivery and Research Workforces and Workplaces

Sophie Snyder, PhD

chair: Dr. Thomas Rice

Three Empirical Studies on Political Health Economics in the United States

Brayan Viegas Seixas, PhD

chair: Dr. James Macinko

Consequences of Childhood Disadvantage on Later-Life Health among Older Brazilians

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student honors and certifications CLASS OF 2023

DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIETY IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Iota Chapter

Teresa Dianne Bufford

Caesar Zexuan Li

Emilie Joyce O’Banion

Jane Aibo Pan

Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw

Zhenyu Zhang

Xinkai Zhou

BIOSTATISTICS

Leen Almahdi

Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon

Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon

Katherine Rose Eiler

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro

Melvin Wosbeli Giron Rico

Maral Tamar Hindoyan

Sandra Walker Johnson

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez

Katherine Lewis

Ashley Renee Lopez

Danielle Jenna Meisler

Michelle K. Nakphong

Jacob Ryan Naparstek

Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha

Melissa Rose Oreta Samson

Sarah Beth Stein

Nikolas Wianecki

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Rachel Emma Connolly

Kiera Alexandra Dixon

Natalie Anne Ireland

Dorothy Hoang Nguyen

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Patrick Joseph Arena

Ramsha Parvez Baig

Angelica Lynne Barrall

Cynthia Marianna Beard

Catherine Signe Grace Brandon

Ryan James Elliott

Yi-Ge Fang

Emma Mery Janibekyan

Claire Euiyoung Kim

Ken Kitayama

Sherlock Li

Jocelyn Aileen Limas

Katelyn Anne Mazer

Sydney Grace Merritt

Alexander James Moran

Yixin Yang

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Armaan Ahmed

Susan Ahmed

Katherine Laura Chen

Nicole Holmes

Heaven Miranda Humphreys

Juliana Elisa Kotz

Chin Wen Lin

Pamela Caitlin Lowney

Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce

Jamie Go Pham

Batstone Pramod Vijaya Raja

Jessica Salcedo Sanchez

Tanya Saucedo

Nadav Eli Senensieb

Amy Ha Hong Thi Truong

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

BIXBY POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CERTIFICATE

Claire Joal Amabile

Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon

Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro

Katherine Lewis

Ashley Renee Lopez

Victoria Elizabeth Rondan

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Katelyn Anne Mazer

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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student honors and certifications CLASS OF 2023

UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY

Health Policy & Management

Karina Alexis Barajas

Kayleigh Sierra Coughlin

Mary Anne Dizon

Maria Cristina Estrada

Lance Brett Hall

Rex Yasushi Hamano

Amanda Brianne Renee Haney

Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez

Melanie Mylinh Huynh

Anjum Hasan Khan

Racquel Joy Laxamana

Stephanie Gabriela Morillo

Melissa Kei Onouye

Andrea Rodas

Monique Minh Thu Trinh

GLOBAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE

Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo

Katherine Lewis

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Isabella S. Chavez

Katelyn Anne Mazer

Sydney Grace Merritt

Hayley Hakeman Poore

Gabriella Isabella Villegas EPIDEMIOLOGY

Heaven Miranda Humphreys

Valerie Nguyen

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TRAINING CERTIFICATE

Brittany Nicole Bonilla

Marius Leathley Corwin

Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon

Didi Chidubem Chiselli Ikeji

Jang Lee

Samantha Reyes Macam

Melanie Nicole Miller

Lisa Truc Nguyen

Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz

Victoria Elizabeth Rondan

Taylor Lauryne Thomas

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Lina Jowhar EPIDEMIOLOGY

Heaven Miranda Humphreys

Valerie Nguyen

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

FOOD STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Violeta Jimenez

Nicole Ashleigh Nelson

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Armaan Ahmad

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

18 UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023

o ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI STUDENT FELLOWSHIP

Michael James Markot

Emilie Joyce O’Banion

Ningyu Qi BIOSTATISTICS

Karina Alexis Barajas HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o ADVANCING LGBTQI HEALTH FUND

Lisa Truc Nguyen COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o ANAKWENZE FAMILY FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP

Eva Marie Levingston

Brittney Taylor Lu COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Reecha Sapkota Dixit EPIDEMIOLOGY

o ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY FELLOWSHIP

Rachel Emma Connolly ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

o JEAN BALGROSKY AND PARKER HINSHAW FELLOWSHIP

Javier Magallanes Mendoza ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

o BIOSTATISTICS OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

Caesar Zexuan Li

Shanpeng Li

Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw

Xinkai Zhou BIOSTATISTICS

o JUDITH BLAKE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o CELIA G. AND JOSEPH G. BLANN FELLOWSHIP

Erica Su EPIDEMIOLOGY

o E. RICHARD (RICK) BROWN SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP

Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o CHARLES M. CARPENTER MEMORIAL FUND

Cynthia Marianna Beard

Claire Euiyoung Kim

Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY

o CATHERINE CHESHIRE & LAN SING WU FELLOWSHIP

Sahar Al-Salman

Ramsha Parvez Baig EPIDEMIOLOGY

Vincent Michael Pancucci HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o SHONALI M. CHOUDHURY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo

Michelle K. Nakphong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o EUGENE V. COTA-ROBLES FELLOWSHIP

Courtney McClure MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY

o ELEANOR J. DE BENEDICTIS FELLOWSHIP IN NUTRITION

Dylan Edwin Agans

Violeta Jimenez

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o DEAN’S LEADERSHIP GRANT

Michael James Markot BIOSTATISTICS

Monica Aguilar

Connie Balbuena

Katherine Rose Eiler

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez

Jang Lee

Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz

Rosemary Ruiz

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Kaylee Karsh

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Cynthia Marianna Beard

Mina Hany Habib

Jada Nicole Williams

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Grant Sungyoon Cho

Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez

Heaven Miranda Humphreys

Dheeraj K. Jalluri

Andrea Rodas

Thomas Patrick Sills

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o DEAN’S OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

Erica Su

BIOSTATISTICS

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Timothy Alan Matthews ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Angelica Lynne Barrall EPIDEMIOLOGY

Armaan Ahmed HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o DOWDLE MENTAL HEALTH SUMMER FELLOWSHIP

Samantha Reyes Macam

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o EUGENE & SALLYANN FAMA FELLOWSHIP

Xinkai Zhou

BIOSTATISTICS

Frankie Guevara

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Alexander James Moran EPIDEMIOLOGY

o JONATHAN E. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY

Susan Ahmed HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o KARIN B. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Emma Mery Janibekyan EPIDEMIOLOGY

o PJ FIELDING CHILD HEALTH FELLOWSHIP

Cynthia Marianna Beard

Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY

o PRESTON J. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Bailey Rebecca Ward

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

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student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023

o FSPH TRAINING PROGRAM ON POPULATION HEALTH ADVOCACY

Monica Aguilar

Annalea Forrest

Sarah Beth Stein

Jocelyn Renee Vidales COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Lizette Romano

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

o GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS

Arnold Dimas COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Mina Hany Habib

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Marcos Antonio Munoz

Thomas Patrick Sills

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o RAYMOND D. GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP

Thomas Gibson

Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw BIOSTATISTICS

Emily Ann Fehrman

Eduardo Juarez

Katherine Lewis

Taylor Chieko Puuohau

Ashley Tatang COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Arlene Leah Tieu ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Nassim Agahi

Cynthia Syuko Anderson

Jacquelyn Aramkul

Talia Begi

Catherine Signe Grace Brandon

Isabella S. Chavez

Yi-Ge Fang

Gavrielle Kinney Sonntag

Jada Nicole Williams

Chuyue Wu

EPIDEMIOLOGY

o GRADUATE COUNCIL DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Grant Sungyoon Cho

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o GRADUATE DEAN’S SCHOLAR AWARD

Ken Kitayama EPIDEMIOLOGY

Taylor Brianna Rogers HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o GRADUATE DIVISION DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP

Thomas Gibson

Caesar Zexuan Li

Emilie Joyce O’Banion

Zhenyu Zhang BIOSTATISTICS

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Rachel Emma Connolly ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Angelica Lynne Barrall

Alexander James Moran

Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY

Lucia Felix Beltran

Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o GRADUATE OPPORTUNITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo

Myrella Rosalba Gonzalez

Eduardo Juarez

Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Maria Jose Rivera

Lizette Romano

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Nadia Zahra Bourdoud

Ryan James Elliott

Lina Jowhar

Jocelyn Aileen Limas

Helina Worku EPIDEMIOLOGY

Aileen A. Guzman

Rigoberto Perez Hernandez

Miguel Angel Rodriguez

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Joanna Marie Boland

Emilie Joyce O’Banion BIOSTATISTICS

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro

Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Rachel Emma Connolly

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Angelica Lynne Barrall

Cynthia Marianna Beard

Alexander James Moran

EPIDEMIOLOGY

o GRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Caesar Zexuan Li

Zhenyu Zhang

Xinkai Zhou

BIOSTATISTICS

Anna Elizabeth Fiastro

Amanda Landrian Gonzalez

Michelle K. Nakphong

Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Patrick Joseph Arena

Angelica Lynne Barrall

Alexander James Moran

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Lucia Felix Beltran

Brayan Viegas Seixas

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNER FELLOWSHIP

Susan Ahmed

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT SCHOLAR AWARD

Armaan Ahmed

Karina Alexis Barajas

Yulissa Cabrera

Breanna Marie Cevallos

Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez

Anastasio Dimitri Hinaris

Eli Holland

Mariam Khan

Melissa Kei Onouye

Rigoberto Perez Hernandez

Miguel Angel Rodriguez

Tanya Saucedo

Samira Singleton

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

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student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023

o JODY HEYMANN AND TIMOTHY BREWER CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE EQUALITY

Heaven Miranda Humphreys HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o JING FAMILY FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP FUND

Jenny Nhu Phan

Taylor Chieko Puuohau COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Yixun Ke EPIDEMIOLOGY

o GERALD F. KOMINSKI FELLOWSHIP

Marcos Antonio Munoz HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o CAROLBETH KORN SCHOLAR AWARD

Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o BARBARA AND KEN KUBARYCH FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP FUND

Connie Balbuena

Marius Leathley Corwin

Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz

Natividad Silva

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Jane Julianna Bandak EPIDEMIOLOGY

o LEVIN-GORDON HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP

Janae McFadden

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o JAMES AND LINDA LIPPMAN FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP

Keira Simone Rea Armstrong

Eva Marie Levingston

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o LOS ANGELES AREA HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP (AHRQ T32)

Sophie Snyder

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o DR. URSULA MANDEL FELLOWSHIP

Brayan Viegas Seixas

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o MANGASAR M. MANGASARIAN SCHOLARSHIP

Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o MPH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP

Erika Sawada Chan

Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt

Maurissa Breanna Lester

Daniela Lucia Rey Ardila

Melissa Rose Oreta Samson

Shiou Udagawa COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o BEVERLEE A. MYERS FELLOWSHIP

Katherine Laura Chen

Brayan Viegas Seixas HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o NEUMANN/DRABKIN GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP AWARD

Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo

Nikolas Wianecki COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Katelyn Anne Mazer

Sydney Grace Merritt EPIDEMIOLOGY

o TONY NORTON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Hector Alberto Solis ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

o ANN G. QUEALY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Armaan Ahmed

Bryan James Ceron Gonzalez

Emily Candace Solorzano HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o MONICA SALINAS FELLOWSHIP IN LATINO HEALTH

Mia Giordano

Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

o SEGAL AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD

Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Natalie Marie Gradwohl EPIDEMIOLOGY

o JUNEAL MARIE SMITH FELLOWSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION

Michelle K. Nakphong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Ramsha Parvez Baig

Claire Euiyoung Kim EPIDEMIOLOGY

Armaan Ahmed

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o SAMUEL J. TIBBITTS FELLOWSHIP

Hayley Hakeman Poore

Sarah Schoetz

Asha Gitanjali Slyker EPIDEMIOLOGY

o TOFFLER SCHOLARS

Cynthia Marianna Beard EPIDEMIOLOGY

o UCLA AFFILIATES SCHOLARSHIP

Brayan Viegas Seixas

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o UCLA CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI) TL1 TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE

FELLOWSHIP FOR PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINEES IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

Taylor Brianna Rogers

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o UCLA STAR PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP

Katherine Laura Chen

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

o WILSHIRE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

ENDOWMENT IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE INTERNSHIP FUND

Tomoki Okuno BIOSTATISTICS

Alexander N. Nguyen

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Natalie Marie Gradwohl EPIDEMIOLOGY

Brayan Viegas Seixas

HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT

COMMENCEMENT 2023 21

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You’ve earned your degree and automatic membership in the Public Health Alumni Association of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. You join more than 11,000 graduates making a difference around the world.

Visit our alumni webpage at ph.ucla.edu/alumni to learn about your alumni benefits and how to stay connected. And, before you leave campus today, stop by the Public Health Alumni Association table at the reception following the ceremony to pick up a gift.

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