Erin Bresnahan is Manager of New Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center. Erin develops partnerships with governmental and intergovernmental organizations, faculty and staff, civil society organizations, policymakers, and others. She…

Celeste Maglan Peralta is the communications assistant at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR). Peralta edits and uploads content to the UCLA CHPR website. She also maintains the style standard across the center’s website, publications, infographics, and…

Ms. Stanley is currently the Project Director for the national initiative, Data Informed Futures, which is focused on promoting the health and well-being of young children at a local level. The initiative provides coaching and tools to over 90 communities in 18 states…

Catherine Chanfreau, PhD, is a health services researcher and UCLA affiliate. Her research interests include personalized medicine, women's health and the use of big data to improve quality of care and health equity. Her main affiliation is at the Veterans Affairs…

Amy Raub is the Principal Research Analyst of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center and is responsible for the translation of WORLD’s comparative policy research on all 193 UN countries to findings for policymakers, citizens, civil society, and researchers. Amy has been…

Willetta Waisath is a Senior Research Analyst and Research Manager at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD), where she guides the development of law and policy databases, contributes to analysis, and supports the translation and dissemination of findings to diverse,…

Jenna Mendoza is the Student Affairs Officer for the UCLA Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA). As Student Affairs Officer, Jenna works with the MHA students to assist them with program inquiries throughout their time as MHA students. Jenna earned her Bachelor of…

​Flor Vásquez, MPA, is the administrator of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Vásquez ensures compliance of contract terms for CHIS projects; coordinates and manages contract deliverables; and provides ongoing public relations and communications with the…

Mellisa Mulia is the Web Specialist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR). Mulia oversees day-to-day operations, updates, and maintenance of the center’s website and digital presence. Before joining the center, Mulia specialized in Ecommerce, web, and…

Riti Shimkhada received her PhD in Epidemiology from UCLA with an emphasis on health services research. Shimkhada is a senior research scientist at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research, where she is involved in research on a number of health policy topics such as…

When I called the epidemiologist Denis Nash this week to discuss the country’s worsening COVID numbers, he was about to take a rapid test. “I came in on the subway to work this morning, and I got a text from home,” Nash, a professor at the City University of New York,…