Carla Denly serves as the associate dean for marketing and communications at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. In this role, Carla oversees media relations, marketing, the school’s digital presence, the magazine and monthly newsletter, large-scale events, and more. Carla is also a member of UCLA Fielding’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Before joining UCLA Fielding in 2013, Carla spent 16 years as a news and documentary producer. Her career in journalism began at ABC News, where she collaborated with renowned journalists on breaking news and high-profile features. She went on to produce for networks including PBS, for the television shows NOVAscienceNOW and Now with Bill Moyers. Carla’s award-winning news and documentary work addressed numerous topics including incarceration, climate change, racism, and biological warfare, as well as education, government, and wide-ranging advances in science and engineering.