Dr. Elizabeth Yano led a research team that received the Veterans Affairs Health System Impact Award for its research on sexual harassment.

Dr. Nathan Wong received the 2021 Joseph Stokes III, MD Award for lifetime achievement from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology.

Dr. Kenneth Wells’ work as co-principal investigator for the Community Partners in Care (CPIC) study was recognized in the journal Psychiatric Services.

Dr. Kenneth Wells’ film and opera “Veteran Journeys” received the Special Jury Courage Award at the 12th Annual Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles, and awards in the categories of Docudrama Feature, Social Issues, Excellence in Editing, and Outstanding Excellence:…

Dr. May Wang was appointed to Los Angeles County’s Food Equity Roundtable Technical Advisory Team.

Dr. Paul Torrens received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Partners in Care Foundation.

Dr. Donatello Telesca was elected executive secretary of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.

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

Dr. Marc Suchard received the 2021 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. 

Dr. Beate Ritz received the 2022 Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

Dr. Beate Ritz was named an ISEE fellow by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology.

Dr. Akihiro Nishi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He is a social epidemiologist and medical sociologist specializing in social network analysis, network interventions,…

Dr. Nianogo is an Assistant Professor in the department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He is a general medicine physician-scientist and epidemiologist. The goal of his research lab, CiPreme (Causal Inference for Preventive Medicine and…

View Dr. André Nel's biography on the Division of NanoMedicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA website here.

Dr. Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN, is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health. He teaches courses in health policy in the master’s programs and research design and…

Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FAAP is on the adjunct faculty of UCLA Field School of Public Health/Community Health Sciences. She is a dual board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician and registered dietitian. She practices general pediatrics and…

Corrina Moucheraud is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UCLA; and is an Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, and Co-Director of the Global Center for Implementation Science, at New York University.…

Dr. Donald Morisky served as vice-chair in the Department of Community Health Sciences from 1994 to 2003 and chair from 2004-2005. His research is directed to both chronic and infectious diseases, specifically the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood…

Jeanne Miranda, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA.  She is a mental health services researcher who has focused her work on providing mental health care to low-income and minority communities. She holds a Ph.D.…