Dhruv Khurana, Ph.D., is a health economist specializing in the design, implementation, and evaluation of system-wide interventions using quasi-experimental causal inference methods to improve health outcomes for underserved and marginalized populations.
Education
- Ph.D., Economics (Health Economics & Econometrics), Claremont Graduate University, California, USA
- M.A., Economics (Behavioral Economics & Neuroeconomics), Claremont Graduate University, California, USA
- M.S., Finance (Corporate Finance & Accounting), London School of Economics, London, UK
Dr. May Sudhinaraset figures there are at least four generations of immigrants in her family. They started out in Indonesia and migrated to China, then moved to Thailand before eventually landing in the United States. Sudhinaraset was born and raised in Long Beach, California, surrounded by families with roots in Cambodia, Laos and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Dr. Kathryn Kietzman, whose research has focused on health policies affecting older adults and other physically, socially, and financially vulnerable populations, has been named an associate center director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).
Zach Ambroziak is a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program at the UCLA Fielding School. The MHA program is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM), and is administered by the Office of the Executive Programs in HPM.
UCLA Fielding graduate student Trishna Singh will be awarded the 2026 EMPH Lee Thomassen Healthcare Finance Fellowship at the upcoming UCLA Health Policy and Management Alumni Association awards event, set for May 18.
Currently with the healthcare consulting firm Premier, Inc., Singh was selected by the faculty for her mastery of accounting and finance coursework and her promise in financial management. This fellowship is awarded in memory of Executive MPH alumnus and faculty member, Lee Thomassen (EMPH Class of 2012).
Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair in UCLA Fielding's Department of Health Policy and Management and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), has been honored with AcademyHealth’s 2026 Gail Wilensky Award for Impact in Health Policy.
CBS News interviewed Dr. Alison Gemmill, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about U.S. fertility rates and parental demographics.
Dr. Rebecca Delafield, whose research aims to fill the substantial gaps in maternal and perinatal health research in order to improve health and healthcare outcomes for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities, has been appointed the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH).
The New York Times quoted Dr. Wendelin Slusser, a physician and professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Community Health Sciences, about the "Food as Medicine" strategy of connecting nutrition, diet, and medical treatment.
Kayla de la Haye, Ph.D., is a Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health who works to promote health and prevent disease by studying how social relationships and everyday environments shape public health. Her research examines how family and community networks, built environments, and public policies work together to influence eating habits, nutrition security, and lifestyle behaviors linked to chronic disease. Her work shows that health behaviors are not simply individual choices—they are shaped by the social and economic conditions in which people live.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Health Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Bachelor of Health Science (Hons), Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Anthropology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia