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.
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2022! I am honored to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and this joyful culmination of your UC education. We are in awe of you and your accomplishments, and we recognize all the work you put in to make it to this moment. 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. This great university will always be a part of you, and UC will always be indelibly better for your time here as students. In her lecture upon receiving the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska wrote, “Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous ‘I don’t know.’” As you prepare for the next chapter of your life, may you go out into the world equipped with intellectual confidence and the tools of learning. May you take with you the seeds of curiosity and wonder that you tended here. And may you create an inspired future and a better, more equitable planet for all of us. Your graduation is a milestone reflecting your resilience, your strength, and limitless hope. The world faces unprecedented challenges: war, racial injustice, climate change — to name a few. You are the leaders who will help heal what is wounded and right what is wrong. As you embark on this journey, know that you are ready. We’re behind you as you go forth into the great unknown, claiming your places in the world. Congratulations, Bruins! And Fiat lux – let there be light!
Dr. Michael V. Drake President University of California
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FROM THE
CHANCELLOR
Congratulations, Class of 2022! Graduation is the culmination of many years of determination and hard work. I hope you are proud of all that you have accomplished, and that your time at UCLA has broadened your horizons, deepened your relationships, strengthened your skills and helped you grow. I also encourage you to take time to honor those who have helped you on your journey and who have been rooting for you from the start: your family members, friends and mentors. The world today needs your creativity, brilliance and passion. This pandemic has taught us important lessons about vulnerability and inequality, but also about service, empathy and community. You are well-equipped to contribute to the creation of a more prepared, more resilient and more just society. UCLA values of integrity, compassion, curiosity, open-mindedness and excellence will serve you well as you make your way through this challenging moment and beyond. The UCLA community you have been a part of — and the broader alumni community you are now joining — will be with you always. I hope they give you strength and inspiration in the days ahead. Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see where you’ll go from here.
Dr. Gene D. Block Chancellor University of California Los Angeles
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FROM THE
DEAN
Dear UCLA Fielding Class of 2022, I am honored to be with you and your loved ones on this momentous day, and offer my sincere congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Public health addresses the critical challenges facing our world today. Your resolve, resilience, and academic training, coupled with life’s lessons that you’ve learned along the way, have brought you to this moment in your journey. You are uniquely prepared for all that awaits — it’s time 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 10,000 UCLA Fielding School alums 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, success, and happiness on your journey. Congratulations!
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. Muntu Davis serves as the Los Angeles County Health Officer at the Department of Public Health (DPH). In this role, Dr. Davis serves as the Department’s medical expert regarding public health matters and provides guidance to leadership across the organization. Working in partnership with DPH colleagues and health professional organizations, he consults on, interprets, and enforces County and State laws and regulations to protect and promote the health and wellness of all Los Angeles County residents.
Dr. Muntu Davis County Health Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Dr. Davis comes to Los Angeles from the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) where he served as Director for six years and Health Officer since 2009. As the Director, he provided strategic and administrative leadership, direction and oversight to planning for a full range of public health activities for over 1.6 million county residents. In his role as County Health Officer, he led public health protection efforts; health policy development; and served as an advisor to elected and appointed officials, members of the medical profession, and the public on matters affecting public health and safety. For the past decade, he has contributed to statewide and national discussions around how to elevate and implement a health equity framework within government agencies. Dr. Davis practiced medicine in urban and rural primary care and urgent care clinics in Northern and Southern California. Dr. Davis has a MD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a MPH from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.
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FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HE ALTH
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PROCESSION
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NATIONAL ANTHEM
COMMENCEMENT
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WELCOMING REMARKS
CLASS OF 2022
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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2022 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Dr. Muntu Davis County Health Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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PRESENTATION OF STUDENT PLEDGE
Public Health Student Association and UCLA Fielding Class of 2022
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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean
Dr. Yifang Zhu Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Dr. Julienne Jose-Chen Assistant Dean for Student Services
Department Chairs, Directors, and Faculty Advisors
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RECESSIONAL
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2022
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STUDENT PLEDGE
This pledge is meant to inspire and challenge us as graduate students and soon-to-be public health professionals as we prepare to be changemakers in the world. It was originally written by Cristina Valadez, MPH ‘19, in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in 2019, and has been adapted for this year’s commencement.
◆ We are graduating into a world still navigating a pandemic and wrestling with how to reform and rebuild systems that have resulted in the health inequities we have witnessed, experienced, and studied during our time at UCLA Fielding.
◆ As we prepare to graduate and enter the workforce, we will share our visions for more equitable social, political, economic, and health systems. We will not shy away from the hard work of collaborating across sectors to make those visions a reality.
◆ Nos estamos graduando en un mundo que aún navega por una pandemia y lucha por cómo reformar y reconstruir los sistemas que han resultado en las inequidades en salud que hemos presenciado, experimentado y estudiado durante nuestro tiempo en UCLA Fielding.
◆ Mientras nos preparamos para graduarnos e ingresar a la fuerza laboral, compartiremos nuestras visiones para sistemas sociales, políticos, económicos y de salud más equitativos. No rehuiremos el arduo trabajo de colaborar entre sectores para hacer realidad esas visiones.
◆ We will continue to critically examine the
◆ Continuaremos examinando críticamente el statu
status quo and actively work toward an antiracist world by centering people who are disenfranchised and disproportionately exposed to unhealthy environments.
quo y trabajaremos activamente hacia un mundo antirracista centrando a las personas que están privadas de sus derechos y expuestas de manera desproporcionada a entornos insalubres.
◆ We will strive to mobilize and advocate for the power within communities, 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 know the future is uncertain, but we have made it through our time at UCLA Fielding with new friendships, new knowledge, and new skills. We will use these resources to improve the health of our communities, today and every day.
◆ This is our pledge.
◆ Nos esforzaremos por movilizar y abogar por el poder dentro de las comunidades, para crear innovaciones centradas en el ser humano, para comprometernos cuidadosamente con los recursos finitos de nuestra Tierra y para crear entornos inclusivos que honren nuestra diversidad.
◆ Sabemos que el futuro es incierto, pero hemos superado nuestro tiempo en UCLA Fielding con nuevas amistades, nuevos conocimientos y nuevas habilidades. Usaremos estos recursos para mejorar la salud de nuestras comunidades, hoy y todos los días.
◆ Este es nuestro compromiso. UCLA Public Health Student Association Board 2021–2022
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OF
2022
DEPARTMENT OF
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
Lillian Chen Amanda Julie Edward
BIOSTATISTICS chair
Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair
MASTER
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Michael L. Prelip chair
Dr. Dawn M. Upchurch vice chair
SCIENCE
IN
BIOSTATISTICS
Sean Riley Asbury Jiaheng Cai Siyan Chen Kaige Feng Milan Aleksandar Filipovic Haoyun Jiang Leyan Li
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Yiyao Hu Dominic John Shehtanian
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John Michael Randazzo Tristan Dale Tibbe Alvin Nanxiong Wang Benson Wu Zhaodong Wu Zian Zhuang
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MASTER
OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Reham Abdrabo Setareh Akhavan Rajabi Anabel Alcaraz Vargas Diana Yvette Alfaro Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Chandler David Beck Jacqueline Beltran Erica Mae Browning Katianna Chang Sarah Frances Chang Sophia Phillips De-Oliveira Mayvera T. Doaran Mounica Lakshmi Dugginapeddi Sarah Getachew Fanta Andree Franco-Vasquez Andreina Gomez Dilian Jasmin Guardado Amber Marie Guerra Rachel Kamran Emiko Otera Kranz Kelly Alaina Landaverde
Angela Lee Jane Lee Jasmine Kahyee Lee Regina Lee Cinthia Leon Lazcano Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Daphne Noemie Marvel Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Aleetia Ann Miller Andrea Min Shirelle Mizrahi Aliyah Catherine Moradi-Bidhendi Katherine Morales Naomi Meira Neuman Tram Elayne Nguyen Hannah Marie Taylor O’leary Katharine Mackenzie Peters Natalie Andrea Collins Porter Miriam Del Rosario Ramos Alaina Johnston Randazzo Sabrina Ann Rodrigues Yanel Nohely Saenz
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master degree recipients
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
CLASS
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MASTER
PUBLIC HEALTH ( continued )
OF
2022
Ariyana Safarloo Katrina Salinas Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Michelle Domingo Simplina Jasmehr Kaur Singh Kelly Royan Taylor MASTER
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Mikiko Thelwell Jessica Ventura Imani Wilson-Shabazz Joseph Wright Fahima Zaman Monica Zepeda Zúñiga
SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Carly Beth Hyde MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Community Health Sciences
Dr. Shira Shafir director
Jasmine Ayoubi Jalen Lacey-Louise Carter Samantha Chang Itzel Yadira Duran Verdin Meagan Leilani Echevarria Briana Marie Fountain Noe Galvan Sandra Roxana Garcia Shiva Golshani-Hebroni Katherine Ann Graveline
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PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF
MASTER
Dr. Shane Que Hee
Julissa Alvarado John-Paul Angulo Michaella Bassig Neha Bharti Nicole Fernandez-Vina Elena Ireri Hernandez Christopher Holguin Madrigal
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES interim chair
Aneesh Gupta Abdul-Raheem Bolale Habib Andrew James Henreid Karl Ian Neri Pacamalan Sonia Marie Packer Teresa De Jesus Perez Nichol Michele Randall Aneida Taliaferro Shakya Jessica Elyse Vargas Asha Jasmine Vitatoe
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
Ose Mary Kadiri Eric David Klein Wendy Yessenia Miranda Arevalo Sierra Anne Raby Sarah Elizabeth Thordarson Yue Yu
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Alejandro Munoz
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DEPARTMENT OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
CLASS
OF
MASTER
PUBLIC HEALTH
OF
2022
Alexander George Aguilar Nicola Churchill Catherine Arquero Cortez Hanrong Feng Nicholas Kim Ida Aditi Lahiri Ching Wen Lan Matthew Takashi Leong MASTER
OF
SCIENCE
IN
Paulina Kuo Lin Nicholas Thanh-Tai Nguyen Ye Rim Park Corbin Christopher Platamone Sasithorn Sarnthiyakul Hanwen Wang Rachel C. Yen
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Duane Philip Palmer
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HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Jack Needleman chair
Dr. Thomas Rice vice chair
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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Jennifer Chao Janae Lapree Chatmon Sayan Kumar Chatterjee Christian Andres Colorado Brenda Alejandra Cruz Teresa Duff Lorena Annette Espinoza Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez Kenneth Hahn Regina Hieap Kathy Hoi Yan Huen Vanessa Diane Ibarra Madeline Dean Johnson Firooz Nosrat Kabir Mary Kathleen Kane Christopher Ryan Klene Kelsee Lyn Levey David Ly Russyan Mark Solis Mabeza Claudia Martin
Felipe Ocampo Sophia Rose Pennella Monica Celeste Pereznegron Cecilia Melida Ramirez Diego Ramon Rocha Joel Andres Sandoval Vida Selena Sandoval Suren Manouk Shaginian Michelle Liz Dumrique Tabajonda Valerie Thomas Joycelin Dyan Trujeque John Cody Tyndall Demelio Alejandro Urbano Tyler Wayne Valdez Omar Velazquez Geneva Cristina Vogelheim Anika Kashawn Washington Joyce Xiao Ruby Yoakim
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master degree recipients
CLASS DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
Dr. Leah Vriesman executive director
MASTER
OF
OF
2022
SCIENCE IN HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
Mariah Blegen Annette Maria Dekker Thomas Elliott Jessica Faiz Ashley Renee Gromis
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Health Policy and Management
Gerardo Arturo Arana Del Rio Josyel Castellon Deborah Luh-Wen Chiou Anne Spooner Crowe Katrina Yvonne Eagilen Gladys Margarita Espinoza Noel Franco Talia Dena Friedman Kyle Nicholas Horne Eugene Kwok-Yin Hui Michelle Schnorf Johnson Alisa Lazaryev Jennifer Leah Powell Lehmann
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Geoffrey Gusoff Adys Mendizabal Maria Yousuf Patanwala Jennifer Brazier Peralta
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Melinda Martinez Bi Mo Veronica Gisel Mota Bianca Kaur Natt Katie Marie Payne Erin Quinn Forouzan Sabzevar Candice Ruth Sakellariou Vivian Hanh Tang Jessica Thies Mary Joselyne Urzua Kunal Kumar Wahi Kevin Wichaya
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doctoral degree recipients
CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF
BIOSTATISTICS Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
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Ian Frankenburg, PhD chair :
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
Bayesian Learning and Calibration of Spatiotemporal Computer Models
chair
Leiwen Gao, PhD
Dr. Thomas R. Belin
chair :
vice chair
2022
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Multivariate Regionally Aggregated Data Using Directed Acyclic Graph Auto-Regressive (DAGAR) Models
Soo Min Ji, PhD chair :
Dr. Janet Sinsheimer
Statistical Methods for Multivariate Genetic Analysis
Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus, PhD co - chairs :
Dr. Hilary Aralis and Dr. Catherine Sugar
Applications of Shared Random Effects Models to Electronic Health Records Data
Yihao Li, PhD chair :
Dr. Damla Senturk
Multilevel Time Dynamic Modeling of Hospitalization Risk in Patients on Dialysis
Benjamin Rogers, PhD chair :
Dr. Robert E. Weiss
Bayesian Covariance Modeling for Longitudinal Zero-Inflated Count Data
John Shamshoian, PhD chair :
Dr. Donatello Telesca
Bayesian Analysis of Structured and Multidimensional Functional Data with Applications to Electroencephalography Experiments
Phillip Sundin, PhD chair :
Dr. Kate Crespi
Stepped Wedge Designs: Extensions to Studies with Multiple Interventions and Multistate Outcomes
Gregory Luke Watson, PhD chair :
Dr. Donatello Telesca
On Model Determination, Prediction and Statistical Learning: The Case of Space-Time Data
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doctoral degree recipients
CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Michael L. Prelip
OF
2022
Adrian Matias Bacong, PhD chair :
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee
Health Selection and Immigrant Integration: A Longitudinal Analysis of Philippine Emigrants to the United States
Anna Kate Hing, PhD
chair
chair :
Dr. Dawn M. Upchurch
Suppressing the Vote, Suppressing Future Voters: A Multilevel Analysis of Voter Suppression and Black-white Disparities in Life Expectancy and Infant Outcomes
vice chair
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee
Rebekah Israel Cross, PhD chair :
Dr. Chandra L. Ford
Gentrification, Residential Mobility, and Preterm Birth Among Black Women: A Mixed Methods Examination of Racial Resegregation in Northern California
Queenie K. Leung, PhD co - chairs :
Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez and Dr. Marjorie Kagawa Singer
Stress, Coping, and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors
Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley, PhD co - chairs :
Dr. Randall S. Kuhn and Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
The Political Determinants of Puerto Rican Health Inequities
Jessica Kathryn Richards, PhD chair :
Dr. Randall S. Kuhn
Examining homeless trajectories and health outcomes among young adults in Los Angeles County
Millicent Nicolle Robinson, PhD chair :
Dr. Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
“Won’t Kill Me, Won’t Kill Me. Throw the Hammer Down and We’ll Be Free”: How John Henryism Shapes Mental and Physical Health among African American and Caribbean Black Women
David A. Wiss, PhD chair :
Dr. Michael L. Prelip
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Over the Life Course Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County
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doctoral degree recipients
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Shane Que Hee interim chair
OF
2022
Jonah Lipsitt, PhD chair :
Dr. Michael Jerrett
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Misaligned Variable Quantification in Public Health: Case Studies in Environmental Health Sciences
Charlene Minh Chau Nguyen, PhD chair :
Dr. Yifang Zhu
Assessing and Reducing Worker Exposure to Exhaled E-cigarette Aerosols in Vape Shops
Yuge Bian, PhD chair :
Dr. Mel Suffet
A Unique Approach of Using the Odor Profile Method and Persistency Curves to Evaluate Odor Nuisance
George Brogmus, PhD chair :
Dr. Niklas Krause
Workplace Intervention to Reduce Back Pain Through the Control of Early Morning Flexion
Liqiao Li, PhD chair :
Dr. Yifang Zhu
Characteristics of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol and Its Impact on Indoor Air Quality
Farzan Oroumiyeh, PhD chair :
Dr. Yifang Zhu
Characterization of particulate matter from non-exhaust traffic emissions INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM
Molecular Toxicology Dr. Oliver Hankinson chair
Abigale Bline, PhD chair :
Dr. Patrick Allard
Investigation of biomolecular condensates as novel targets mediating germ cell toxicity from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure
Yen-Wei Chen, PhD chair :
Dr. Patrick Allard
Developing Systems Biology Strategies for Environmental Exposures in Health and Disease
Merel Dagher, PhD chair :
Dr. Anne Andrews
Investigating Changes in Monoamine Transmission Induced by Stress
Catherine Michelle Shafer, PhD chair :
Dr. Megan McEvoy
From Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Caenorhabditis elegans: Investigations into the Environmental Regulation of Eukaryotic Cu-Handling Mechanisms
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doctoral degree recipients
CL ASS INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM
OF
2022
Hiromi Murata, PhD
Molecular Toxicology ( continued )
chair :
Dr. Jeff Bronstein
Role of Glial Cells in Diesel Exhaust Particulate Extract-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Larval Zebrafish Brain
Ellen Ines O’Connor, PhD chair :
Dr. Srinu Reddy
Mechanisms Behind the Casual Role of Dietary Oxylipins of the Lipoxygenase Pathway in the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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EPIDEMIOLOGY Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
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Ryan David Assaf, PhD chair :
Dr. Pamina Gorbach
Connections Through Cannabis: Assessing Cannabis Behaviors and Their Association with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related State Policy
Anna Marie Bratcher, PhD chair :
Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
Ebola Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Connections with Ebola Risk Groups, Risk Behaviors, and Serology
Megan Halbrook, PhD chair :
Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
Population and Geospatial Risks of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type-2 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Di He, PhD chair :
Dr. Beate R. Ritz
Maternal Smoking and Metabolic Outcomes Among Newborns in California
Xiwen Huang, PhD chair :
Dr. Beate R. Ritz
Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Cancer and Health: Maternal Diabetes, Occupational Physical Activity, and Nativity
Soe Ohnmar Khin, PhD chair :
Dr. Sung Jae Lee
HIV Testing and Its Associated Factors Among Women in Myanmar and Other Selected Southeast Asian Countries
Dyna Khuon, PhD chair :
Dr. Pamina Gorbach
BMI as a Predictor of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and High Total Cholesterol Among People Living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific Region and Cambodia General Population
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doctoral degree recipients
CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY ( continued )
OF
2022
Allison Rosen, PhD chair :
Dr. Pamina Gorbach
Characterizing the Dynamic Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use, Sleep, and STIs in MSM
Melissa Anne Soohoo, PhD chair :
Dr. Onyebuchi Arah Novel Methods for Bias Analysis of Time-Varying Uncontrolled Confounding in Epidemiologic Studies of Chronic Diseases
Lokachet Tanasugarn, PhD chair :
Dr. Sung-Jae Lee Refining Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tool for Prediction of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, All-cause Mortality, and Non-HIV Mortality among People Living with HIV
Lara Sumi Yoon, PhD chair :
Dr. Karin Michels Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, the Gut Microbiome, and Breast Density in a Cohort of Adolescent Girls in Santiago, Chile
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HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Jack Needleman chair
Dr. Thomas Rice vice chair
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Elaine Michelle Albertson, PhD chair :
Dr. Nadereh Pourat Effect of Care Coordination for Subpopulations of High-Utilizing Medicaid Patients
Olawale Odunayo Amubieya, PhD co - chairs :
Dr. Ninez Ponce and Dr. Keith Norris Social and Environmental Impacts on Lung Transplant Outcomes
Nathaniel Wallander Anderson, PhD chair :
Dr. Frederick Zimmerman Improving Child and Adolescent Well-Being Measurement for Population Health Assessment
Pragya Bhuwania, PhD chair :
Dr. Jody Heymann The Impact of Gender-Equitable Interventions on Child Marriage and Early Childbearing
Timothy Paul Copeland, PhD chair :
Dr. James Macinko Examining Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes of Vascular Access During Early Hemodialysis Dependence
Sara McCleskey, PhD co - chairs :
Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante and Dr. Emmeline Chuang Understanding Health Inequities in Chronic Illness: An Examination of End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure and Caregiver Perspectives in Dementia
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student honors and certificates
CL ASS
OF
2022
DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIET Y IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Iota Chapter Leiwen Gao Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus Yihao Li John Shamshoian
Millicent Nicolle Robinson Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Michelle Domingo Simplina Joseph Wright
Biostatistics
Communit y He alth Sciences
Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Chandler David Beck Andreina Gomez Rebekah Israel Cross Rachel Kamran Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Shirelle Mizrahi Katharine Mackenzie Peters
Nicole Fernandez-Vina Ose Mary Kadiri Liqiao Li Environmental He alth Sciences
Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo Lokachet Tanasugarn
Elaine Michelle Albertson Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Katrina Yvonne Eagilen Talia Dena Friedman Firooz Nosrat Kabir Mary Kathleen Kane Christopher Ryan Klene Bi Mo Bianca Kaur Natt Sophia Rose Pennella Suren Manouk Shaginian Mary Joselyne Urzua Geneva Cristina Vogelheim He alth Polic y & Management
Epidemiology
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UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIET Y
Health Policy & Management Deborah Luh-Wen Chiou Noel Franco Jennifer Leah Powell Lehmann Kelsee Lyn Levey
Melinda Martinez Katie Marie Payne Joycelin Dyan Trujeque John Cody Tyndall
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Anika Kashawn Washington Joyce Xiao
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BIXBY CERTIFICATE ON POPUL ATION & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Setareh Akhavan Rajabi Erica Mae Browning Amber Marie Guerra
Katherine Morales Katharine Mackenzie Peters
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Imani Wilson-Shabazz Monica Zepeda Zúñiga
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FOOD STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Neha Bharti Jacqueline Beltran
Sarah Frances Chang Lorena Annette Espinoza
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Sarah Getachew Fanta
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GLOBAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Diana Yvette Alfaro Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Jacqueline Beltran
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Kelly Alaina Landaverde Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Sierra Anne Raby
Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Monica Zepeda Zúñiga
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student awards and scholarships
CL ASS ◆
OF
2022
Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship
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Dome Enrico Palma Lupac
Environmental Health Sciences
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Sierra Anne Raby Laurie and Bill Benenson Environmental Health Fellowship
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Lester Breslow Impact Fellowship
Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Community Health Sciences
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E. Richard (Rick) Brown Social Justice Fellowship
Katharine Mackenzie Peters Community Health Sciences
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Community Health Sciences
Epidemiology
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Community Health Sciences
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Biostatistics
Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Community Health Sciences
Dean’s Leadership Grant
Anna Marie Bratcher Di He Allison Rosen
Amanda Julie Edward Biostatistics
Community Health Sciences
Epidemiology
Christopher Ryan Klene Felipe Ocampo Health Policy and Management
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Elena Ireri Hernandez Eric David Klein
Sophia Rose Pennella
Community Health Sciences
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Andrew B. Fielding Fellowship in Mental Health
Natalie Andrea Collins Porter
Epidemiology Health Policy and Management
Jonathan E. and Karin B. Fielding Family Fellowship in Nutrition
Sarah Getachew Fanta
Environmental Health Sciences
Anna Marie Bratcher Lokachet Tanasugarn
Eugene & Sallyann Fama Fellowship
Sean Riley Asbury
Epidemiology
Chandler David Beck Erica Mae Browning Dilian Jasmin Guardado Daphne Noemie Marvel Shirelle Mizrahi Katharine Mackenzie Peters
Dowdle Mental Health Summer Fellowship
Dilian Jasmin Guardado Natalie Andrea Collins Porter Katrina Salinas
Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Megan Halbrook
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Mimi and Roger Detels Fellowship
Lokachet Tanasugarn
Mayvera T. Doaran
Alexander George Aguilar Nicola Churchill
Catherine Cheshire & Lan Sing Wu Fellowship
Health Policy and Management
Dean’s Global Health Fellowship
Charles M. Carpenter Memorial Fund
Epidemiology
Elaine Michelle Albertson
Community Health Sciences
Molecular Toxicology
Epidemiology
Eleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship in Nutrition
David Andrew Wiss Sarah Getachew Fanta
Judith Blake Memorial Fellowship
Melissa Anne Soohoo
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Fred H. Bixby Fellowship
Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship
Coulson Living Trust
Lara Sumi Yoon
Yen-Wei Chen
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Allison Rosen
Molecular Toxicology
Community Health Sciences
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Environmental Health Sciences
Ellen Ines O’Connor
Environmental Health Sciences
Jane Lee Tram Elayne Nguyen Fahima Zaman
Liqiao Li
Health Policy and Management
Sarah Elizabeth Thordarson
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Community Health Sciences
Timothy Paul Copeland
Environmental Health Sciences
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Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship Community Health Sciences
Community Health Sciences
Atlantic Richfield Company Fellowship
Biostatistics
Rebeka Israel Cross
Millicent Nicolle Robinson
Anakwenze Family Fieldwork Fellowship
Dean’s Outstanding Student Award
Leiwen Gao
Community Health Sciences
Katianna Chang
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Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley
Community Health Sciences
Sierra Anne Raby
Shonali M. Choudhury Memorial Scholarship
Community Health Sciences
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Robert C. Fraser Scholarship
Miriam Del Rosario Ramos Community Health Sciences
Nicholas Thanh-Tai Nguyen Epidemiology
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FSPH Student Impact Fellowship
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Anika Kashawn Washington
Epidemiology
FSPH Training Program on Population Health Advocacy
Erica Mae Browning Emiko Otera Kranz Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez
Daphne Noemie Marvel Community Health Sciences
Environmental Health Services
Janae Lapree Chatmon Lorena Annette Espinoza Cecilia Melida Ramirez
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Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Joseph Wright
Erin Aaberg Givans Memorial Scholarship
Community Health Sciences
Health Policy and Management
Health Policy and Management
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Raymond D. Goodman Scholarship
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Elaine Michelle Albertson Timothy Paul Copeland
Graduate Council Diversity Scholarship
Health Policy and Management
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Community Health Sciences
Joycelin Dyan Trujeque Demelio Alejandro Urbano Health Policy and Management
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Health Policy and Management
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Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program
Jody Heymann and Timothy Brewer Centennial Scholars Graduate Fellowship to Advance Equality
Firooz Nosrate Kabir Health Policy and Management
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Fellowship
Joseph Wright Community Health Sciences
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Implementation Research to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Disparities
Di He Epidemiology
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Derrick B. Jelliffe Health Travel Fellowship
Setareh Akhavan Rajabi
Health Policy and Management
Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Isabella Farideh Shahmirza
Health Policy and Management Scholar Award
Kelsee Lyn Levey
Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo
Yihao Li Gregory Luke Watson
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Graduate Research Mentorship Program
Health Policy and Management and Community Partner Fellowship
Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Firooz Nosrat Kabir
Health Policy and Management
Vida Selena Sandoval
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Christopher Holguin Madrigal Wendy Yessenia Miranda Arevalo
Community Health Sciences
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Health Policy and Management Alumni Association Scholar Award
Kelsee Lyn Levey
Community Health Sciences
Gates Millennium Scholars
Jasmine Kahyee Lee Katherine Morales Yanel Nohely Saenz Imani Wilson-Shabazz
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Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program
Diana Yvette Alfaro Cinthia Leon Lazcano Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Katherine Morales Jessica Ventura Monica Zepeda Zuniga
FSPH Violence Prevention Fund
Health Policy and Management
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Health Policy and Management
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Environmental Health Sciences
Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez David Ly
Community Health Sciences
Health Policy and Management
Sierra Anne Raby
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Haynes-Lindley Fellowship
Jessica Kathryn Richards
Nathaniel Wallander Anderson
Community Health Sciences
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Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo
Health Policy and Management
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Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship
Community Health Sciences
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John Shamshoian Tristan Dale Tibbe Gregory Luke Watson
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Rebekah Israel Cross Community Health Sciences
Biostatistics
Anna Kate Hing Rebekah Israel Cross Millicent Nicolle Robinson
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Melissa Anne Soohoo Epidemiology
Community Health Sciences
Megan Halbrook Melissa Anne Soohoo Epidemiology
Carolbeth Korn Scholar Award
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Levin-Gordon Executive MPH Fellowship
Jalen Lacey-Louise Carter Nichol Michele Randall Community Health Sciences
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student awards and scholarships
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Levin-Gordon Health Policy and Management Fellowship
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Kyle Nicholas Horne James and Linda Lippman Fieldwork Fellowship
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Community Health Sciences
Ashley Renee Gromis
Anna Marie Bratcher
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Katianna Chang Aliyah Catherine Moradi-Bidhendi Joseph Wright Community Health Sciences
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National Clinician Scholars Program Fellowship
Mariah Blegen Thomas Elliott Jessica Faiz Geoffrey Gusoff Maria Yousuf Patanwala Jennifer Brazier Peralta Health Policy and Management
Biostatistics Community Health Sciences
Pauline Kuo Lin Epidemiology
Elaine Michelle Albertson
Public Health Alumni Association Student Fellowship
Health Policy and Management
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Health Policy and Management
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Epidemiology
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Ruth Roemer Scholarship in Social Justice
Imani Wilson-Shabazz
Epidemiology
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Epidemiology
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Community Health Sciences
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Epidemiology
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Richard and Jean Sanville Endowed Fellowship in Global Health
Shirelle Mizrahi Community Health Sciences
Training & Community Intervention to Prevent Drug Use and HIV Transmission in Vietnam
Lokachet Tanasugarn
Monica Salinas Fellowship in Latino Health
Isabella Farideh Shahmirza
Toffler Scholars
Lara Sumi Yoon
Community Health Sciences
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3M PSD Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship
Charlene Minh Chau Nguyen
Anne Rimoin Research Fund
Megan Halbrook
Lee Thomassen Healthcare Finance Fellowship
Talia Dena Friedman
Ann G. Quealy Memorial Fellowship
Health Policy and Management
Health Policy and Management
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Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley
Jessica Thies Geneva Christina Vogelheim
Beverlee A. Myers Fellowship
Pragya Bhuwania Sophia Rose Pennella Anika Kashawn Washington
Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus
John-Paul Angulo Christopher Holguin Madrigal Liqiao Li Sierra Anne Raby
Community Health Sciences
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Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship
Tony Norton Memorial Fellowship
Michelle Domingo Simplina
Health Policy and Management
Maternal & Child Health Leadership Training Program
Health Policy and Management
Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology
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Epidemiology
Regina Hieap
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Dr. Ursula Mandel Fellowship
Pragya Bhuwania Sayan Kuman Chatterjee Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez Kenneth Hahn Felipe Ocampo Cecilia Melida Ramirez Demelio Alejandro Urbano Tyler Wayne Valdez Omar Velazquez
Catherine Arquero Cortez
Community Health Sciences
Health Policy and Management
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Community Health Sciences
Neumann/Drabkin Global Public Health Summer Internship Award
Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Sarah Gentachew Fanta
Los Angeles Area Health Services Research Training Program Fellowship (AHRQ T32)
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Amber Marie Guerra Naomi Meira Neuman Isabella Farideh Shahmirza
Biostatistics
Alyssa Bettina Arbolante
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Tristan Dale Tibbe
Health Policy and Management
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
UCLA/Cambodia HIV/AIDS Training Program in Data Management and Analysis
Dyna Khuon Epidemiology
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UCLA CAncer Epidemiology Training Program
Melissa Anne Soohoo Lara Sumi Yoon Epidemiology
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UCLA Center for the Study of Women Jean Stone Dissertation Fellowship
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Health Policy and Management
Community Health Sciences
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Olawale Odunayo Amubieya
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UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Tl1 Translational Science Fellowship for Pre-Doctoral Trainees in Health Policy and Management
Elaine Michelle Albertson Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Timothy Paul Copeland Sara McCleskey Health Policy and Management
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UCLA/Myanmar Training Program in Advanced HIV/AIDS Methodologies
Epidemiology
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Epidemiology
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Community Health Sciences
Health Policy and Management
Nicola Churchill Epidemiology
University Credit Union Scholarship
Teresa Duff Health Policy and Management
Rebekah Israel Cross Community Health Sciences
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VRS DNRS/Dr. Pamina Gorbach Research
Wilshire Health and Community Services Endowment in Geriatric Medicine Internship Fund
Reham Abdrabo Katianna Chang
UCLA STAR Program Fellowship
Olawale Odunayo Amubieya
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Richard D. and Veda F. Weisman Family Endowment for Epidemiology Research Fund
Dyna Khuon
Soe Ohnmar Khin
Health Policy and Management
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Annette Maria Dekker
Rebeka Israel Cross UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Tl1 Translational Science Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Trainees in Health Policy and Management
UCLA Emergency Medicine Program Fellowship
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J. Yang Scholarship
Ching Wen Lan Epidemiology
Dyna Khuon Epidemiology
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