Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are widely known to have harmful impacts on mental health, but a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) revealed large disparities in rates of serious psychological distress across immigrant subgroups in California.

Dr. Elizabeth Yano was honored with the Under Secretary Award from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Stephanie Taylor received the Veterans Affairs’ Research Career Scientist Award.

Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) was named a 2023 Women’s History Month honoree by Catalyst California for being “a trailblazer in health policy and management.”

Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) served as associate editor of DEI for JAMA Health Forum.

Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) participated in the 2022-23 White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders as a Data Disaggregation Subcommittee member.

Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) served as a 2023 editorial board member for the journal Health Affairs Scholar.

Dr. Michael Ong was appointed associate chief of staff for research and development at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

Dr. Ron D. Hays received the 2022 Health Assessment Lab/Medical Outcomes Trust Career Achievement Award.

Dr. Felicia Hodge was inducted into the inaugural cohort of the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honor Society.