Dr. Smith has extensive experience teaching applied research skills. Since joining the UCLA faculty in 2001, she has co-taught several popular courses designed to enhance students’ skills in public health research including EPIDEM 411: Research Resources in…

Dr. Wendelin Slusser is Associate Vice Provost (AVP) for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) Center at UCLA, building a culture of health and equity through a collective impact model for the over 85,000 students, staff, and faculty, and beyond. She is also HS…

Dr. Paul Simon is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at USC Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Simon received his MD…

Stephanie L. Taylor is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  Dr. Taylor’s primary appointment is…

Dr. Kimberley Shoaf is an Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the UCLA School of Public Health. Her expertise is in the combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies for studying the social and health…

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Dr. Jingyi Jessica Li was named associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Dr. Gang Li has been selected the 2022 president-elect for the International Chinese Statistical Association.

Dr. James Macinko was a co-author of work recognized as among the journal Health Affairs’ top 10 studies of 2021.

Dr. Michael Jerrett was among the most highly cited researchers in the world in 2021, according to Clarivate Analytics.

Dr. Gerald Kominski is a co-author of work recognized as among the journal Health Affairs’ top 10 studies of 2021.

Dr. Julia Heck is a co-author of research listed in the National Cancer Institute’s Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program Research Highlights for 2021.

Dr. Roy Hays was among the most highly cited researchers in the world in 2021, according to Clarivate Analytics.

Dr. Sander Greenland was among the most highly cited researchers in the world in 2021, according to Clarivate Analytics.

Dr. Risha Gidwani was appointed to the National Quality Forum’s Cost and Efficiency Standing Committee.

Dr. Patricia Ganz was elected as a fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy.

Dr. Jose Escarce was elected to the Council of the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. David Eisenman was named to the Standing Committee for the CDC Center for Preparedness and Response, an external advisory committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.