Dr. Onyebuchi Arah has been elected by the membership of the Society for Epidemiologic Research to serve as the society's president-elect (2021-22), president (2022-23), and past president (2023-24).
About Dr. Shafir
Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
- MPH, University of California, Berkeley
- BS, Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Teresa Seeman, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and of Medicine in the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Trained as an epidemiologist, with post-doctoral training in neuroendocrinology, her research interests are inter-disciplinary, focusing on role of social and psychological factors in health and aging, with particular interest in elucidating the biological pathways through which such factors impact on health.Working in both community- and laboratory-based contexts, her work has documented the widespread health effects of protective
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- BA, French Literature, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- MS, Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Marissa Seamans, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Seamans’ research focuses on the intersection of social epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology to address substance use and mental health. Her work explores the use of large healthcare databases to examine prescription drug use in families and the effectiveness of treatments for mental health and substance use disorders. Methodologically, Dr.
Education
- Postdoctoral, Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- MSPH, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- BA, Comparative Literature and Society, Columbia University, Columbia College, New York, NY
Education
- MD, Health Science University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, CA
- MS, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, CA
Elizabeth Rose Mayeda (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Mayeda's research focuses on identifying modifiable determinants of cognitive decline and dementia among older adults. Her research program has both applied and methodological themes. Her research focuses on identifying effective population-level strategies to promote late-life cognitive and brain health. She also leads work addressing methodological challenges in longitudinal studies of cognitive aging and dementia risk.
Education
- Postdoctoral fellowship, University of California, San Francisco
- PhD, University of California, San Francisco
- MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Martinez-Maza received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from UCLA in 1981, going on to do postdoctoral work at the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm), Pasteur Institute (Paris), and at UCLA. He has been a faculty member at UCLA since 1988, most recently serving as professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (vice chair for Basic Research) and Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, as well as in Epidemiology in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- BS, University of California, Irvine, CA
Education
- PhD
Dr. Beate Ritz joined the faculty of the School of Public Health at UCLA in 1995 and is Professor of Epidemiology with co-appointments in the Environmental Health department at the UCLA School of Public Health and in Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine; she is a member of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), the Southern California Environmental Health Science Center (SCEHSC), co-directed the NIEHS-funded UCLA Center for Gene-Environment Studies of Parkinson's disease and is the Interim Director for the APDA Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease R
Center Affiliations
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, CA
- MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, CA
- Doctoral Degree, Medical Sociology, University of Hamburg, Germany
- MD, Medical Examination Certificate, Physician Registration
Dr. Anne W. Rimoin is Professor of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and holds the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health. She directs the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health and is internationally recognized for her work on emerging infectious diseases, global health security, and One Health approaches to pandemic preparedness.
Center Affiliations
Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, Baltimore, MD
- MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, CA
- BA, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT