The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes nine new faculty members, in four different academic departments, for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Andrew Holbrook, assistant professor of biostatistics, applies his expertise in Bayesian and computational statistics to public health issues, including geographic spread of viruses and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, leads research addressing social inequalities in exposure to environmental hazards, and race and class determinants of environmental health disparities.
Pouran D. Faghri, professor of environmental health sciences, is a physician whose work has included identifying psychosocial and environmental risk factors at the workplace, as well as developing and evaluating models for integrating health promotion with workplace injury prevention.
Miriam Marlier, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, examines the interactions between environmental change and public health using remote sensing data.
Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor of environmental health sciences and urban planning, is an urban ecologist working at the interface of the environment, equity, and health.
Paul Dluzniewski, assistant professor of epidemiology, focuses on the role of epidemiology in drug development. His research addresses the development and use of therapies for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and heart failure.
Matthew Mimiaga, professor of epidemiology, conducts cohort studies and randomized controlled trials of biobehavioral interventions for HIV prevention, substance abuse and mental health problems, and global public health.
Daniel Eisenberg, professor of health policy and management, conducts research into how to invest effectively and efficiently in the mental health of young people. He serves as principal investigator on the national “Healthy Minds Study” of college students.
Xi Zhu, associate professor of health policy and management, studies micro and macro organizational behaviors in health care delivery systems, including the structures, strategies, and change processes in health care teams and organizations.
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
