Laurel Grzesik-Mourad is a Policy Analyst at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center. She received her BA in the Study of Religion and a minor in Arabic & Islamic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and completed her Master of Public Policy at the…

D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, PhD, MPH, is a research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Her research agenda primarily focuses on the structural and social determinants related to inequities in mental health, access to mental health care, and economic…

Nicholas Perry is a Senior Research Analyst and the Outreach Coordinator at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center. In addition to research work on work and family, education, poverty, and aging policy issues, Nicholas coordinates WORLD’s global research and dissemination…

Gonzalo Moreno is a senior analyst at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center, where he is a database lead on WORLD’s constitutions and child marriage projects, and also coordinates the production of all of WORLD’s policy data for presentation and download on our website.…

Max Hechter received an MPH in epidemiology from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 1994. Max started working for the UCLA MACS (now called the MWCCS) in 1994, primarily focused on ascertainment and confirmation of clinical outcomes of interest of this cohort,…

Alison K. Herrmann, PhD is Associate Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity (Equity Center) and Research Scientist at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is also Co-Director of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) in the UCLA…

Sean Tan (he/him) is a Senior Public Administration Analyst at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. His primary duties as a researcher for the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) include monitoring and evaluating health insurance coverage and access to care in…

Irish Del Rosario is the project manager for Dr. Ritz' lab, including the Parkinson's Disease Environmental and Genetics study, the Parkinson's Disease Registry Project, and the Human Placenta Project at UCLA. She graduated from the UCLA FSPH Masters program in Public…

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…