2021 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Virtual Commencement Celebration

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RICARDO ALEXANDRO AGUILAR

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VALENTINA ROJWIL ARPUTHASAMY

JAY BARVE

IMRAN AHMED

EVA LEONA BATALLA-MANN

MARTA J. BORNSTEIN

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KATHLEEN ASPILLAGA CORPUZ

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YARELI ESCUTIA-CALDERON

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DITH RENEE JOHNSON

RACE MIHYE KIM

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STEPHEN MA

ANNA DARBY

NADEJDA FEDORTSOVA

BRI-ANN MARY HERNANDEZ

PAYTON MARIE LAWTON

DANIELLE JUSTEIN MCLAUGHLIN EDDY O. MORENO

DEREK YEH-SHIN LEE

EMILY JEAN MARTIN

JESUS ALEJANDRO MEDINA

DOUGLAS EZRA MORRISON

DAVID OKIKAWA

KIRSTEN NADINE PAULUS

LAMIA HALIM KHAN

NATHALYE ANDREA LOPEZ

NAIHA MURALI MANIKA

JULIA JAN KOERBER

TERESA CHIALIN LIU

NATALIE PHUONG LINH NGUYEN

✷ NICOLE VELORA JONES ✷

BRIANA ALEXIS KELLY

JUHYUN KIM

TRIXY JOY DE VERA MANANSALA

SARAH JESSICA PARRA

CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN GERMAN

LAUREN MARINA JONES

KORI KEITH

NAN LIU

MELISSA ANN MOORE

ANCY TUYET NGUYEN

SHUHUA HE

NATALIE LAND

SEAN DANIEL MCGIVERN

ECLARO

NCEN PAN

HAESOO KIM

ANDY ZHANG LIU

AMIRAH DORIS DALES

ALEX JOHN FAUER

CHERIE SAVINE BLAIRe

ALEC MICHAEL CHAN-GOLSTON

JANAI MONIQUE GERMAN

MAJA REBECCA JOLLY

HAE IN KIM

SARAH ASKINS

JUSTO AMADOR FELIX CABALLERO

MARICELA CERVANTES

✷ AUSTIN JOSEPH HOWLEY ✷ JUEHAO HU ✷ KAITLYN ROHSUANNE HUANG ✷

MICHELLE DIANE KATZ

ZHANGHAN LIN

MAGDALENA ESTRADA

NAOMI HOYEE LAM

NDLE MCBRIDE

BORIS PAVIC

YUSUKE OKUBO

MARION DE VERA PERALTA

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UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION

CL A SS OF 2021

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ROBERT MASATOSHI SCHUPP

SARAH SHERMAN

TAYLOR SHERRELL

KAEWALEE sOONTORNMON

URMEIAN

SHUYAN TENG

EEHAM ULLAH

RESSIE JANE MOLINA ASCUETA

LAUREN CLAIRE BYRNE

JENNA HARRIGAN

GABRIEL BERNARD ALBANO

NAYELIE YULIANA BENITEZ SANTOS

ELINE GENDELMAN

PAIGE BRIANA HALL

EXANDRA JUSTICE

JESSICA ARZOLA

MONICA ANN CURTIN

ACEY MICHELLE HOWCROFT-CHAPPLE

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JACQUELINE SAMANTHA CARRANZA

LUCIA MARIE GARCIA

AMY NGUYEN BUI

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RIFA ISLAM AKANDA

QI YAN

ANTONIO ZAPATA

AMI SHETH

LUCY STILLMAN

KARINNE VAN GRONINGEN

HANG ZENG

PHIROM TOENG

KATHLEEN JENNY YANG

XIAOJING ZHANG

PAULINA GUADALUPE SEPULVEDA

YOUNG SUN SUH

MACKENZIE SLADE

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✷ MICHELLE M. THOMAS

JESUS RICARDO TORRES

OSCAR ALEJANDRO VELASCO GONZALEZ

NATALIA DUTRA OLIVEIRA WOOLLEY

PRANAV PRATHAP SHETT Y

SHIRAYA AIRIEL THOMPSON

YUEH-NING YANG

WHITNEY ASHLEY SCOTT

✷ RYAN STEPPE ✷

✷ KATIA VALDEZ ✷

JUSTIN RANDALL WILLIAMS

CLARISSA ROSE WONG MINGJIA YAO

ZIZHAO ZHANG

KAREN WOO

CHIA-HSING YEH

YUHUI ZHU

KEVIN ZIEHL


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 2021! It is my honor to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and your wonderful accomplishment. Amid historically challenging circumstances across the globe, you have worked hard, persisted, and persevered in pursuit of your UC education. 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. UCLA alumnus and American hero Jackie Robinson once put it this way: “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” You leave UCLA with the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to go out into the world and create your future­ — and to change our planet for the greater good of all. Your graduation is a milestone reflecting your resilience, your strength, and limitless hope for the future. The world faces unprecedented challenges. 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 are behind you, cheering you on, and wishing for ease, joy, and fulfillment in the path ahead of you. Go forth, Bruins, and make the world a better, brighter place. Fiat lux – let there be light!

Michael V. Drake, MD President University of California

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FROM THE

CHANCELLOR

Congratulations, Class of 2021! Graduation is the culmination of many years of determination, diligence 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 as people. I also encourage you to take time to honor those who helped you on your journey and have been rooting for you from the start — your family, friends, mentors and peers. You are entering an era that needs your creativity, brilliance and passion. This pandemic has taught us important lessons about vulnerability and inequality, but also about service, empathy and community. As we recover from the pandemic, you are well-equipped to contribute to the creation of a more prepared, more resilient and more just society. At UCLA we affirm values of compassion and inclusion, careful research and thoughtful analysis, innovation and collaboration. Those are the very virtues that will serve you as you make your way through this challenging moment and beyond. This UCLA community you have been a part of, the community you helped create, and the broader alumni community you are now joining will be with you always. May they give you strength and inspiration. Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see where you’ll go from here. Fiat lux,

Gene D. Block, PhD Chancellor University of California Los Angeles

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FROM THE

DEAN

Dear UCLA Fielding School Class of 2021, I am honored to be with you on this momentous day and to offer my sincere congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health! It is your dedication, ingenuity, resilience, and optimism that have made today possible. In the midst of a global pandemic you continued to learn, conduct research, and engage in fieldwork and advocacy. And your unwavering commitment to public health was on full display as you balanced your numerous academic and personal responsibilities with actively engaging in the fight against COVID-19. All the while, you found new ways to participate in and strengthen our school community. When I think of what is necessary for our global community to make it to the other side of COVID-19, what I know for certain is that we are more likely to reach our goal line because of you. Today marks the day that you formally join the generations of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health alumni who are leading and innovating public health here in Los Angeles and around the world. I am confident that you will envision and build bold solutions, and that every community you are a member of will be stronger, healthier, and more equitable because of you. I wish you good health, happiness, success, and boundless joy on your journey. Congratulations!

Ron Brookmeyer, PhD Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Elaine Batchlor is the Chief Executive Officer of MLK Community Healthcare, a health system that includes a state-of-the-art private safety net hospital, the MLK Community Medical Group, community and population health programs, and a fundraising foundation. Batchlor’s innovative work to increase access to quality healthcare for underserved populations has been recognized nationally, earning her membership in the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, an academy committed to advancing science and health equity. In 2019, she was recognized as an Irvine Foundation California Leader.

Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH ‘90 Chief Executive Officer MLK Community Healthcare

Before assuming leadership of MLK Community Healthcare, Batchlor served as Chief Medical Officer of L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation’s largest public health plan providing care for a safety net population. She has also served as Vice President at the California Health Care Foundation, where she developed and oversaw research, policy analysis, and programs aimed at improving health care financing and delivery in California. Early in her career, Batchlor served as Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Office of Managed Care and as a Chief Medical Officer for Prudential Health Care. As a thought leader in the healthcare industry, Batchlor is a member of the Zetema Project, a group of national health experts focused on improving policy and business decisions in the US healthcare system. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California, as well as The Integrated Healthcare Association and Insure the Uninsured Project. She serves on the Health Affairs Editorial Board and is an Advisory Board member for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Hospital Quality Institute, among others. A Harvard alumna, Dr. Batchlor serves the university as an interviewer for the Los Angeles area. Batchlor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, a Masters of Public Health from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and a Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University. She is board-certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology.

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WELCOMING REMARKS

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean Fielding School of Public Health

COMMENCEMENT

CLASS OF 2021

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2021 COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Elaine Batchlor Chief Executive Officer MLK Community Healthcare

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STUDENT ADDRESS

Maria “Mara” Matta Nayelie Benitez Santos Public Health Student Association

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STUDENT PLEDGE

Class of 2021 Representatives

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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee Chair Department of Biostatistics

Dr. Michael L. Prelip Chair Department of Community Health Sciences

Dr. Shane Que Hee Interim Chair Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Karin B. Michels Chair Department of Epidemiology

Dr. Jack Needleman Chair Department of Health Policy and Management

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STUDENT PLEDGE

W We are graduating into a world with growing unrest, violence and a loss of discourse.

W We, as public health professionals, should not shy away from the difficult conversations.

W We cannot hope to address prevention without acknowledging the interconnected systems and policies that have led to the isolation and disempowerment of vulnerable populations.

W We must examine whether we are actually changing these systems to be more equitable or simply maintaining the status quo.

W We should now strive to put at the center of our work the voices of those most vulnerable.

W We should strive to empower communities, to place people over profits, to understand that our Earth is not a place with infinite resources.

W We must strive to create inclusive environments that honor our diversity.

W As the future continues to be uncertain, as we face unknown crises, we leave this university with the tools and experiences to be brave in raising our voices, in questioning the status quo, in breaking down silos, and building diverse, impactful, and just coalitions.

W This is our pledge. Originally by Cristina Valadez, MPH  ‘19 Department of Environmental Health Sciences Edited by the PHSA Board 2020-2021 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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master degree recipients

CLASS

OF

2021

DEPARTMENT OF

MASTER OF  PUBLIC HEALTH

Sudipto Banerjee, PhD

Olivia Grace Golston Kaitlyn Rohsuanne Huang

BIOSTATISTICS chair

Thomas R. Belin, PhD vice chair

Derek Yeh-Shin Lee Brett Michael Young

MASTER  OF    SCIENCE  IN    BIOSTATISTICS

Ricardo Alexandro Aguilar Valentina Rojwil Arputhasamy Mingfei Dong Juehao Hu Yilan Huang Xinyang Li Andy Zhang Liu Nan Liu Yuetong Lyu Wenlan Pan Qi Qian

Ami Sheth Diyang Wu Yutong Wu Yu Xia Naining Xu Mingjia Yao Hanyan Yuan Hang Zeng Xiaojing Zhang Kevin Ziehl

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Michael L. Prelip, DPA, MPH chair

Dawn M. Upchurch, PhD vice chair

MASTER  OF    PUBLIC HEALTH

Janan AlKhaja Ressie Jane Molina Ascueta Victoria Alejandra Ayala Eva Leona Batalla-Mann Carl Ann Rei P. Bolano Amy Nguyen Bui Laura Elizabeth Caracciolo Jacqueline Samantha Carranza Maricela Cervantes Kathleen Aspillaga Corpuz Hannah Elizabeth Davich Yareli Escutia-Calderon Reece Fenning Marisol Granillo Arce Bri-Ann Mary Hernandez Sarah Elizabeth Homsy Ava Hosseini Lacey Michelle Howcroft-Chapple

Meredith Renee Johnson Lauren Marina Jones Nicole Velora Jones Hanako Alexandra Justice Nathalye Andrea Lopez Elizabeth Alexandra Lupercio Trixy Joy De Vera Manansala Teresa Mata Cervantes Melissa Mendez Telma Menendez Emily Flynn Murray Nhi Nancy Tuyet Nguyen Elaine A. Owusu Kirsten Nadine Paulus Emely Taina Montes de Oca Rauda Shelby Diane Redman Andrea Renteria Anny Natalia Rodriguez Viloria

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master degree recipients

CLASS DEPARTMENT OF

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

OF

2021

MASTER  OF   PUBLIC HEALTH ( continued )

Yessica Salazar Nana Akua Asabea Sarkodee-Adoo Janice Kin Yan Seto Nilpa Devang Shah Leora Sarah Sherman Yunjoo Shin Lucy Stillman

Michelle M. Thomas Jessica Joann Tuan Tayler Kay Ward Clarissa Rose Wong Desa Yadegarians Hallie Young

MASTER  OF    SCIENCE  IN    COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Shuhua He MASTER  OF    PUBLIC HEALTH FOR  HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Community Health Sciences

Imran Ahmed Jessica Arzola Amirah Doris Dales Magdalena Estrada Paige Briana Hall Christina Jung Michelle Diane Katz Austin Juhwan Kim Megan Alyce Laird

Naomi Hoyee Lam Sean Daniel McGivern Clarence Monteclaro Kemi Role Whitney Ashley Scott Young Sun Suh Stephanie Lise Trahan Blaire Tribulski Oscar Alejandro Velasco Gonzalez

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Shane Que Hee, PhD interim chair

MASTER  OF    PUBLIC HEALTH

Carla Ann Adolphus Gabriel Bernard Albano Saud Alomair Monica Ann Curtin Lizbeth Diaz Donna Heydar

Abir Hossain Aiyi Huang Ingrid Christine Otto Marion De Vera Peralta Angélica Ruiz Antonio Zapata

MASTER OF    SCIENCE  IN    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Joshua Aaron Martinez Cacho Yu-Han Chen Yuening Guo

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master degree recipients

CLASS DEPARTMENT OF

EPIDEMIOLOGY Karin B. Michels, ScD, PhD chair

OF

2021

MASTER  OF    PUBLIC HEALTH

Zachary Achen Sarah Askins Elizabeth Lee Chen Yixin Chen Jeanne Rochelle Delgado Yiwei Ding Kori Keith Lamia Halim Khan Israa Qadir Khanqadri Hae In Kim Haesoo Kim Julia Jan Koerber Natalie Land

Shiwen Li Stephen Xinqi Li Zhanghan Lin Stephen Ma Jaqueline Cayley Markt Maloney Victoria Barlow Murray Boris Pavic Valeree Rae Camota Pons Weilu Song Haley Anahid Surmeian Shuyan Teng Katia Valdez Yueh-Ning Yang

MASTER  OF    SCIENCE  IN    EPIDEMIOLOGY

Elizabeth Agredano Nayelie Yuliana Benitez Santos Lauren Claire Byrne Yufan Gong Yancen Pan Catherine Psaras

Alexander Recalt Pranav Prathap Shetty Shiraya Airiel Thompson Yingyan Wu Defne Selin Yilmaz

WWW DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Jack Needleman, PhD chair

Thomas Rice, PhD vice chair

MASTER OF  PUBLIC HEALTH

Zahra Nasser Aboukhalil Rifa Islam Akanda Mark Anthony Alsay Tam Nha Au Neda Awwad Mackenzie Denise Bollinger Justo Amador Felix Caballero Lucia Marie Garcia Janai Monique German Austin Joseph Howley Briana Alexis Kelly Hannah Kwak

Vivian Kwok Payton Marie Lawton Marlene Lopez Naiha Murali Manika Guadalupe Maya Solorio Jesus Alejandro Medina Alisha Mehdi Aditi Hrushikesh Mhaskar Caitlin Newhouse Natalie Phuong Linh Nguyen David Okikawa Martin Perez, Jr.

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master degree recipients

CLASS DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

OF

2021

MASTER  OF   PUBLIC HEALTH ( continued )

Rosette Pielago Perez Vanessa F. Rangel Anushka Rastogi Paulina Guadalupe Sepulveda Taylor Sherrell Alexander Soto

Ryan Steppe Suchithra Sundarraman Nhat Anh Truong Ayman Teeham Ullah Karinne Van Groningen Chia-Hsing Yeh

MASTER  OF    SCIENCE  IN   HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Ehete Mikael Bahiru Anna Darby Alex John Fauer Daisuke Furukawa Abraham Gallegos Hannah Janeway Teresa Chialin Liu

Kimberly Lynch Emily Jean Martin Arash Nayeri Alisha Ajit Ranadive Garrett Andrew Salzman Rajat Suri Jesus Ricardo Torres

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF  PUBLIC HEALTH Health Policy and Management

Irlanda Almendarez Karen Gisselle Alvarez Ashley Anderson Julia Marie Carafelli Tiffany Serena Chen Christopher Chin Tanya Elizabeth Ferrer Sarah Freed Eline Gendelman Margilane Hernandez Maja Rebecca Jolly

Sophia Li Jocelyn Loren Danielle Justein McLaughlin Melissa Ann Moore Eddy O. Moreno Martha Elena Mendoza Orozco Sarah Jessica Parra Patti Pilgrim Mackenzie Slade Ariel Elizabeth Wages Kathleen Jenny Yang

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

BIOSTATISTICS Sudipto Banerjee, PhD chair

Thomas R. Belin, PhD vice chair

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2021

Alec Michael Chan-Golston, PhD chair :

Dr. Christina Ramirez

Bayesian Estimation of Finite Population Quantities from Spatially Correlated Data under Ignorable and Nonignorable Survey Designs

Nadejda Fedortsova, DrPH chair :

Dr. Thomas R. Belin

Strategies for Analyzing Ordinal Quality-of-Life Data with Application to Patient’s Assessment of Own Functioning Inventory

Christopher Austin German, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Janet Sinsheimer and Dr. Hua Zhou

Statistical Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies on Biobank Data

Juhyun Kim, PhD chair :

Dr. Hua Zhou

Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits with Variance Component Models

Douglas Ezra Morrison, PhD chair :

Dr. Ronald S. Brookmeyer

Statistical Challenges in Incidence Estimation using Cross-Sectional Data and Multi-Biomarker Assay Algorithms

Bingling Wang, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee and Dr. Qing Zhou

Structure Learning of DAGs from Observational Data with Multivariate Spatial Processes and with Non-invertible Functional Relationships

Jason Wang, PhD chair :

Dr. Robert E. Weiss

Modeling Topic Presence and Covariate Effects in Hierarchical Text Data With Applications to United States Local Health Department Websites

Justin Randall Williams, PhD chair :

Dr. Catherine Crespi

Methods for Estimating Causal Effects for Multivariate Continuous Exposure

Wenxi Yu, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Grace Kim and Dr. Hua Zhou

Domain Knowledge-Assisted Methods for a Weakly Supervised Task: Automated Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis using High Resolution Computed Tomography Scans

Zizhao Zhang, PhD chair :

Dr. Weng Kee Wong Using Competitive Swarm Optimizer with Mutated Agents to Find Optimal Experimental Designs

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

2021

Apurva Vijay Barve, PhD

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

chair :

Dr. Courtney S. Thomas Tobin

Examining the Sociodemographic and Physical Health Correlates of Psychosocial Functioning among Indian Men and Women: A Latent Class Analysis Using WHO SAGE Study Data (2007-2010)

Michael L. Prelip, DPA, MPH chair

Marta J. Bornstein, PhD chair :

Dawn M. Upchurch, PhD vice chair

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Dr. Jessica D. Gipson

Perceptions and experiences of (in)fertility, contraception, and reproductive health outcomes: A mixed methods study among women and men in Malawi

Linghui Jiang, PhD chair :

Dr. May C. Wang

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Practices and the Impact of Interventions in a Low-Income Population in Los Angeles County

Shelley Jung, PhD chair :

Dr. May C. Wang

Evaluating Community-level Initiatives to Address Early Childhood Obesity in Los Angeles County: An Innovative Application of Machine Learning Methods to Community Health Research

Grace Mihye Kim, PhD chair :

Dr. Deborah C. Glik

“Nightwatch”: Effects of a Nuclear Risk Storyline on the Popular Show Madam Secretary on Viewers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors

Deborah D. Riopelle, DrPH chair :

Dr. Deborah C. Glik

Likelihood of Organizations in the Los Angeles Area Implementing an Earthquake Early Warning System

Sarah Roth, PhD chair :

Dr. Michael L. Prelip

Do nutrition policies matter? Assessing the determinants of nutritional quality of inventory at food banks

Miranda Westfall, PhD chair :

Dr. Michael L. Prelip

Are Infant Feeding Practices Associated with Early Childhood Overweight and Obesity? A Longitudinal Study of Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children

Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley, PhD chair :

Dr. James A. Macinko

Adolescent Bullying and Socioeconomic Status in Latin America and the Caribbean; An Investigation Across Individual, School, and Policy Levels

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM

Molecular Toxicology Oliver Hankinson, PhD chair

OF

2021

Maureen McGuirk Sampson, PhD chair :

Dr. David Krantz

Serotonergic Modulation of Visual Neurons in Drosophila Melanogaster

Jenna Harrigan, PhD chair :

Dr. David Krantz

Modulation of Neurophysiology at Neuromuscular Junctions: Effects of the Pesticide Ziram and the Role of Glutamate in Muscle Contraction

WWW DEPARTMENT OF

EPIDEMIOLOGY Karin B. Michels, ScD, PhD chair

Wei Cao, PhD chair :

Dr. Roger Detels

The HIV Continuum of Care among People Living with HIV Aged 50 and Older in Guangdong, China

Jun Chen, PhD chair :

Dr. Roger Detels

Antiretroviral Therapy Experience among Domestic Migrants Living with HIV in Guangdong, China

Angie Ghanem-Uzqueda, PhD chair :

Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Prevention and Control of Yellow Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lessons Learned from a Recent Outbreak

Kosuke Inoue, PhD chair :

Dr. Beate R. Ritz

Estimating the Effects of Diabetes on Cardiovascular Events and Mortality: Causal Modeling and Machine Learning

Kexin Jin, PhD chair :

Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang

Hormonal Factors in Association with Lung Cancer in Asian Women

Yusuke Okubo, PhD chair :

Dr. Karin B. Michels

The Effects of Changes in Health Policies on Antibiotic and non-Antibiotic Prescription Patterns and Healthcare Utilization in Japan

Quang Loc Pham, PhD chair :

Dr. Li Li

PrEP Care Continuum among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vietnam

Kaewalee Soontornmon, PhD chair :

Dr. Roger Detels

Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Thailand

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS

OF

2021

Phirom Toeng, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF

EPIDEMIOLOGY ( continued )

chair :

Dr. Pamina Gorbach HIV Testing Among Antenatal Care Attending Pregnant Women and Male Partners in Cambodia: Primary and Secondary Data Analyses Using Cambodia DHS Surveys (2005, 2010 And 2014), Case-Control Study and In-Depth Interview

Qi Yan, PhD chair :

Dr. Beate R. Ritz Metabolomic and Epigenomics Assessment of Air Pollution and Pesticide Exposure in California

Yuhui Zhu, PhD chair :

Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang Dietary Intake of Nutrients, Adherence to Healthy Eating Guidelines, Genetic Predisposition with Stomach Cancer

WWW DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Jack Needleman, PhD chair

Cherie Savine Blair, PhD chair :

Dr. Jack Needleman Contextualizing Risk: Examining the Impact of Substance Use on HIV Transmission Dynamics Among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men

Eryn Piper Block, PhD chair :

Thomas Rice, PhD vice chair

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman A Symphony Within: An Investigation of Positive Mental Health, Access to the Arts, and Equity for Millennials During Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Amy Gabriela Bonilla, PhD chair :

Dr. Nadereh Pourat The Role of Licensed Mental Health Staffing in Improving Patient Outcomes at Health Centers

Kaitlyn Brindle McBride, PhD chair :

Dr. Corrina Moucheraud An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Child Health Outcomes in Africa

Petra Willis Rasmussen, PhD chair :

Dr. Thomas Rice Understanding Consumer Health Insurance Decision-Making Under the Affordable Care Act

Diane Tan, PhD chair :

Dr. Arturo Vargas-Bustamante Coverage Instability and Implications for Adults Living with Diabetes in the US, 2010-2016

Karen Woo, PhD chair :

Dr. Patricia Ganz The Association Between Frailty and Hemodialysis Vascular Access Fistula and Graft Failure

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student honors

CL ASS DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIET Y IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Iota Chapter

OF

2021

Mingfei Dong Yilan Huang Juhyun Kim Douglas Ezra Morrison Qi Qian Justin Randall Williams Biostatistics

Ressie Jane Molina Ascueta Marta J. Bornstein Linhui Jiang Shelley Jung Grace Mihye Kim Trixy Joy De Vera Manansala Telma Menendez Andrea Renteria Sarah Roth Nilpa Devang Shah Miranda Westfall Desa Yadegarians Communit y He alth Sciences

Abir Hossain Aiyi Huang Marion De Vera Peralta Environmental He alth Sciences

Kosuke Inoue Lamia Halim Khan Israa Qadir Khanqadri Julia Jan Koerber Natalie Land Stephen Ma Valeree Rae Camota Pons Epidemiology

Rifa Islam Akanda Eryn Piper Block Mackenzie Denise Bollinger Briana Alexis Kelly Payton Marie Lawton Kaitlyn Brindle McBride Alisha Mehdi Anushka Rastogi Ryan Steppe He alth Polic y and Management

WWW UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIET Y

Health Policy & Management

Zahra Nasser Aboukhalil Lucia Marie Garcia Janai Monique German Austin Joseph Howley Rosette Pielago Perez

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student awards and scholarships

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OF

2021

✷ Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship

✷ E. Richard (Rick) Brown Social Justice Fellowship

Alec Michael Chan-Golston Biostatistics

Eryn Piper Block Health Policy and Management

Catherine Psaras Epidemiology

✷ Burroughs Wellcome Fund Inter-school Training Program in Chronic Diseases

✷ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Amy Gabriela Bonilla Kaitlyn Brindle McBride Petra Willis Rasmussen Health Policy and Management

Christopher Austin German Biostatistics

T32 Predoctoral Training Fellowship

Qi Yan Epidemiology

✷ Center for Occupational & Environmental Health Student Fellowship

✷ Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Pediatric

✷ California Center for Population Research

Oncology Grant

Shiraya Airiel Thompson Epidemiology

✷ Alliance for Women in Media Foundation

and the Internet and Television Association Scholarship

Grace Mihye Kim Community Health Sciences

✷ American Industrial Hygiene Association Scholarship

Carla Ann Adolphus Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Jean Balgrosky & Parker Hinshaw Fellowship

Ricardo Alexandro Aguilar

Angélica Ruiz

Biostatistics

Qi Yan Epidemiology

(CCPR) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development T31 Traineeship

Marta J. Bornstein Community Health Sciences

✷ Catherine Cheshire & Lan Sing Wu Fellowship

Stephen Ma Katia Valdez Epidemiology

✷ Shonali M. Choudhury Memorial Scholarship

Marta J. Bornstein Marisol Granillo Arce Sarah Roth Community Health Sciences

Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Clinical and Translational Science Institute National Institutes of Health TL1 Fellowship

✷ Bixby International Internships on Population

✷ Cochlear Americas Graeme Clark Scholarship

and Reproductive Health Award

Marta J. Bornstein Lacey Michelle Howcroft-Chapple Meredith Renee Johnson

Health Policy and Management

Nathalye Andrea Lopez Nhi Nancy Tuyet Nguyen

Aiyi Huang

Community Health Sciences

✷ Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship

✷ Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship

Alec Michael Chan-Golston Marta J. Bornstein Community Health Sciences

✷ Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship

Eryn Piper Block Health Policy and Management

Jenna Harrigan Maureen McGuirk Sampson Molecular Toxicology

Biostatistics

Marlene Lopez Health Policy and Management

Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Judith Blake Memorial Fellowship

Derek Yeh-Shin Lee Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

✷ Fred H. Bixby Fellowship

Diane Tan

✷ Alison and Richard Crowell Student Fellowship

Melissa Mendez Community Health Sciences

Alec Michael Chan-Golston Douglas Ezra Morrison Biostatistics

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student awards and scholarships

CL ASS

OF

2021

✷ Eleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship in Nutrition

✷ Department of Community Health Sciences Best

Victoria Alejandra Ayala Miranda Westfall Clarissa Rose Wong Yixin Chen

✷ Dean’s Global Health Fellowship Marta J. Bornstein Kirsten Nadine Paulus Community Health Sciences

✷ Department of Epidemiology Student Service Award

Epidemiology

Sarah Elizabeth Homsy Community Health Sciences

Community Health Sciences

Community Project Award

Elizabeth Lee Chen Lamia Halim Khan Hae In Kim Weilu Song

Elizabeth Agredano Nayelie Yuliana Benitez Santos Elizabeth Lee Chen Lamia Halim Khan Haesoo Kim Julia Jan Koerber Stephen Ma Jacqueline Cayley Markt Maloney Victoria Barlow Murray Epidemiology

✷ Dowdle Award in Mental Health or Tuberculosis

Epidemiology

✷ Dean’s Leadership Grant

✷ Eugene & Sallyann Fama Fellowship

Community Health Sciences

Olivia Grace Golston Derek Yeh-Shin Lee Biostatistics

Trixy Joy De Vera Manansala Melissa Mendez Anny Natalia Rodriguez Viloria Yunjoo Shin Desa Yadegarians

Carla Ann Adolphus

Community Health Sciences

Environmental Health Sciences

Haesoo Kim Haley Anahid Surmeian Epidemiology

Austin Joseph Howley Paulina Guadalupe Sepulveda Suchithra Sundarraman Health Policy and Management

✷ Dean’s Outstanding Student Award

Marta J. Bornstein

Lizbeth Diaz

Yusuke Okubo

Aiyi Huang Angélica Ruiz Antonio Zapata

Community Health Sciences

Israa Qadir Khanqadri Shiraya Airiel Thompson Katia Valdez

Neda Awwad Lucia Marie Garcia Vivian Kwok Rosette Pielago Perez

Epidemiology

Environmental Health Sciences Epidemiology

Petra Willis Rasmussen Health Policy and Management

✷ Dean’s Special Fellowship

Ressie Jane Molina Ascueta Carl Ann Rei P. Bolano Jacqueline Samantha Carranza Maricela Cervantes Yareli Escutia-Calderon Bri-Ann Mary Hernandez Sarah Elizabeth Homsy Hanako Alexandra Justice Teresa Mata Cervantes Telma Menendez Nhi Nancy Tuyet Nguyen Elaine A. Owusu Emely Taina Montes de Oca Rauda Nilpa Devang Shah

Environmental Health Sciences

Community Health Sciences

Juhyun Kim Biostatistics

Nana Akua Asabea Sarkodee-Adoo

Health Policy and Management

✷ Andrew B. Fielding Fellowship in Mental Health

Julia Jan Koerber

Stephen Ma Epidemiology

Epidemiology

✷ Jonathan E. Fielding Fellowship in Health Policy

Abir Hossain Environmental Health Sciences

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✷ Karin B. Fielding Fellowship in

✷ Graduate Research Mentorship Program

Douglas Ezra Morrison Juhyun Kim Justin Williams

Grace Mihye Kim Marta J. Bornstein Miranda Westfall Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley Sarah Roth

Angie Ghanem-Uzqueda

Amy Gabriela Bonilla Kaitlyn Brindle McBride Petra Willis Rasmussen

Maternal & Child Health

Andrea Renteria Community Health Sciences

✷ PJ Fielding and Friends Child Health Fellowship

Emily Flynn Murray

Zhanghan Lin

Community Health Sciences Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

✷ Robert C. Fraser Scholarship

Michelle M. Thomas

Epidemiology

Community Health Sciences

✷ Gates Millennium Scholars

Jessica Arzola Nathalye Andrea Lopez Shelby Diane Redman

Janai Monique German Martin Perez

Community Health Sciences

Health Policy and Management

✷ Erin Aaberg Givans Memorial Scholarship

Lucia Marie Garcia Health Policy and Management

✷ Gold Shield Alumnae Fellowship

Kathleen Aspillaga Corpuz Community Health Sciences

✷ Raymond D. Goodman Scholarship

Sarah Roth

Rosette Pielago Perez

Maureen McGuirk Sampson

Community Health Sciences Health Policy and Management Molecular Toxicology

✷ Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award

Petra Willis Rasmussen

Health Policy and Management

✷ Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program

Juhyun Kim Justin Williams Wenxi Yu Zizhao Zhang

Apurva Vijay Barve Marta J. Bornstein Linghui Jiang Shelley Jung Grace Mihye Kim Sarah Roth Miranda Westfall Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley

Angie Ghanem-Uzqueda Kexin Jin Yuhui Zhu

Eryn Piper Block Kaitlyn Brindle McBride

Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

Epidemiology

Health Policy and Management

Health Policy and Management

✷ Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program

Jacqueline Samantha Carranza Maricela Cervantes Teresa Mata Cervantes Emely Taina Montes de Oca Rauda Community Health Sciences

Angelica Ruiz Antonio Zapata Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Health Policy and Management Alumni Association Scholar Award

Lucia Marie Garcia Alisha Mehdi Health Policy and Management

✷ Health Policy and Management and Community Partner Fellowship

Cherie Savine Blair Health Policy and Management

Mark Anthony Alsay Jesus Alejandro Medina Health Policy and Management

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student awards and scholarships

CL ASS

OF

2021

✷ Health Policy and Management Scholar Award

✷ National Clinician Scholars Program Fellowship

Tam Nha Au Justo Amador Felix Caballero Payton Marie Lawton Natalie Phuong Linh Nguyen David Okikawa Martin Perez, Jr. Anushka Rastogi Ryan Steppe

Health Policy and Management

✷ National Hispanic Health Foundation Scholarship

Health Policy and Management

✷ Carl E. Hopkins Fellowship

✷ National Institute of Health F99 Award

Community Health Sciences

✷ Ric & Suzanne Kayne Public Health Fellowship Victoria Alexandra Ayala Carl Ann Rei P. Bolano Hannah Elizabeth Davich Yareli Escutia-Calderon

Naiha Murali Manika

✷ National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

✷ Levin-Gordon Health Policy and Management Fellowship

Briana Alexis Kelly Health Policy and Management

✷ James & Linda Lippman Fieldwork Fellowship Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Dr. Ursula Mandel Fellowship Marta J. Bornstein Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley Community Health Sciences

Kaitlyn Brindle McBride

✷ Neumann-Drabkin Global Public Health Field Experience

Amy Nguyen Bui Bri-Ann Mary Hernandez Elizabeth Alexandra Lupercio Yunjoo Shin Hallie Young Community Health Sciences

Payton Marie Lawton Health Policy and Management

✷ Beverlee A. Myers Fellowship

Eryn Piper Block Austin Joseph Howley Kaitlyn Brindle McBride

Laura Elizabeth Caracciolo Hannah Elizabeth Davich Nilpa Devang Shah Jessica Joann Tuan Community Health Sciences

✷ Tony Norton Memorial Fellowship

Gabriel Bernard Albano Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Optimist International Communication Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Derek Yeh-Shin Lee Biostatistics

Health Policy and Management

✷ Maternal & Child Health Fellowship

Maureen McGuirk Sampson Molecular Toxicology

Danielle Justein McLaughlin

Donna Heydar

Cherie Savine Blair Daisuke Furukawa Health Policy and Management

Health Policy and Management

Molecular Toxicology

✷ Levin-Gordon Executive MPH Fellowship

Maureen McGuirk Sampson

Training Grant

Health Policy and Management

✷ National Institute of Health T32 Research

Community Health Sciences

Katia Valdez Epidemiology

Tayler Kay Ward

Anna Darby Alex John Fauer Kimberly Lynch Alisha Ajit Ranadive Garrett Andrew Salzman Jesus Ricardo Torres

✷ Public Health Training Program on Population Health Advocacy

Brett Michael Young

Maricela Cervantes Nana Akua Asabea Sarkodee-Adoo

Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

Angélica Ruiz Environmental Health Sciences

Julia Jan Koerber Epidemiology

✷ Ann G. Quealy Memorial Fellowship

Health Policy and Management

Neda Awwad Julia Marie Carafelli Health Policy and Management

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CL ASS

OF

2021

✷ Monica Salinas Fellowship in Latino Health

✷ UCLA Graduate Council Diversity Scholarship

Jacqueline Samantha Carranza Community Health Sciences

✷ Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

Elizabeth Alexandra Lupercio Community Health Sciences

✷ Juneal Marie Smith Fellowship in International Nutrition

Justin Williams Biostatistics

Linghui Jiang Shelley Jung

Yuhui Zhu Epidemiology

✷ Southern California National Institute for

Occupational Safety & Health Education and Research Center Fellowship

Lizbeth Diaz Environmental Health Sciences

✷ Lee Thomassen Fellowship

Kathleen Jenny Yang Health Policy and Management

✷ Toffler Scholars

Catherine Psaras Kosuke Inoue Epidemiology

✷ UCLA Center for the Study of Women Jean Stone Dissertation Fellowship

Marta J. Bornstein Community Health Sciences

✷ UCLA Faculty Women’s Club Fellowship

Community Health Sciences

✷ UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship

Marta J. Bornstein Shelley Jung Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley

Alexander Recalt Qi Yan

Community Health Sciences

Epidemiology

✷ University Fellowship

Loc Quang Pham Kaewalee Soontornmon Epidemiology

✷ UCLA/Fogarty China NCAIDS Program

Wei Cao Jun Chen

Apurva Vijay Barve Eva Leona Batalla-Mann Marta J. Bornstein Laura Elizabeth Caracciolo Shuhua He Linghui Jiang Shelley Jung Grace Mihye Kim Elaine A. Owusu Sarah Roth Miranda Westfall Natalia Dutra Oliveira Woolley Community Health Sciences

✷ Wilshire Health and Community Services

Endowment in Geriatric Medicine Internship Fund

✷ UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program

Petra Willis Rasmussen Diane Tan Health Policy and Management

Marta J. Bornstein Community Health Sciences

Alec Michael Chan-Golston Juhyun Kim Justin Williams Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

Linghui Jiang Trixy Joy De Vera Manansala Nhi Nancy Tuyet Nguyen

Kathleen Aspillaga Corpuz Telma Menendez Community Health Sciences

Yixin Chen Stephen Xinqi Li Stephen Ma Epidemiology

Epidemiology

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