Health Promotion

Dr. Philip M. Massey, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in Community Health Sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. His health communication scholarship focuses on examining new and emerging technologies as they relate to health. He seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions designed to leverage positive impacts of media and technology on health while also buffering negative influences. His work takes an interdisciplinary approach to address emerging public health challenges, and he has worked globally with colleagues across multiple disciplines.

Professor Faghri joined UCLA Department of Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Connecticut, where she was a Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Director of the Center for Environmental Health and Health Promotion. She had joint appointments as professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, and professor of Public Health,  School of Medicine.

Dallas Swendeman, PhD, MPH, is an applied multi-disciplinary behavioral scientist whose research currently focuses on leveraging mobile phones’ nearly ubiquitous integration into our daily routines for innovative intervention and research methods, specifically for prevention, self-management, and treatment adherence and retention interventions targeting HIV/AIDS, substance use, sexual risk behaviors, mental health and quality of life.

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 obesity medicine and serves as the Senior Advisor for Healthcare Solutions for the American Council on Exercise. She also is a diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

Office Location: CHS 61-253B

Jonathan Fielding is a Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and of Pediatrics in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Fielding is an expert in public health preparedness and communications.