Dr. Najib Aziz is Adjunct Professor of Department of Epidemiology of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He has served as research scientist in the Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine of UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine from 1988 to 2012.
Education
- MD, School of Medicine, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1978
- SC (ASCP), Specialist in Chemistry, certified by American Society of Clinical Pathologist, 2010
Dr. Hsu brings a diverse background and experience to inform his research and teaching. With training in both engineering and epidemiology, he has applied methods such as program optimization and modeling to the areas of risk assessment, mild traumatic brain injuries (concussions), and the role of firearms in homicide-suicide events. Recent projects have included a needs assessment of gang intervention workers, evaluating community-based programs for violence prevention, and investigating the role of culture and other factors in minority health.
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Nicole Hoff is the Kinshasa, DRC based country director and a senior administrative analyst within the UCLA-DRC Research Program at UCLA. Nicole earned her B.A. in Biology and Sociology, followed by a MPH in Epidemiology from Tulane University. Focusing in global health and infectious disease, She earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 2014.
Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- MPH, Epidemiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- BA, Biology and Sociology, Hood College, Frederick, MD
Jody Heymann, MD, PhD, is founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center and served as dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health from 2013-2018.
Center Affiliations
Education
- PhD, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- MD, Harvard University, Boston, MA
I joined UCLA in 2009 and am an Associate Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prior to coming to UCLA I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an agency of the World Health Organization.
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY
- MPH, Boston University, Boston, MA
- AB, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Su Yon Jung is an Associate Professor in the UCLA School of Nursing and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Jung is a faulty member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program in Bioscience. Dr. Jung is a molecular genetic cancer epidemiologist. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
- MPH, Occupational Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, Korea
- BSN, Nursing Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Mia Hashibe, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Member of the Cancer Control and Survivorship Program at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also has a joint appointment in the Division of Digestive Diseases. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Japanese at UCLA and her MPH and PhD in Epidemiology degrees from the UCLA School of Public Health. After obtaining her PhD, she held a postdoctoral fellow and scientist position at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France.
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- BS, Biology, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Professor Emeritus Lawrence R. Ash has a long-standing interest in the diagnosis of parasitic disease infections. One of the vehicles of this interest is the development of two major reference textbooks. These two texts are: 1. Lawrence R. Ash and Thomas C. Orihel. Atlas of Human Parasitology, 5th 2. Thomas C. Orihel and Lawrence R. Ash. Parasites in Human Tissues. ed. ASCP Press, 2007. This edition has also been translated into Spanish and is published by Editorial Medica Panamericana, 2010. ASCP Press, 1995.
Dr. Haroutune K. Armenian is Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Professor in Residence of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he received his MPH, and Dr.P.H. degrees (1972-4) and his M.D. from the American University of Beirut in 1968 where he has specialized in internal medicine. His career in epidemiology has spanned a number of countries and regions of the world. He has special interests in the application of epidemiologic methods to health services research and chronic diseases.
Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene & Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- MPH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
- BS, American University of Beirut School of Arts and Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Harawa is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is also a professor of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, where she serves as Associate Director of Research for the Drew Center for AIDS Research, Education, and Services (Drew CARES). Trained in epidemiology, Dr.
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA