DYLAN EDWIN AGANS MONICA AGUILAR LEEN ALMAHDI RUBY GUADALUPE ALVAREZ CLAIRE
JOAL AMABILE KEIRA SIMONE REA ARMSTRONG SARA BAGGIA CONNIE BALBUENA IVAN BEAS
BRITTANY NICOLE BONILLA YADIRA LIZBETH BRIBIESCA LEON MARIUS LEATHLEY CORWIN
RICHELLE FELICIA GARCIA CRUCILLO MATTHEW RAE CASTILLO DE LEON MAYRA ALEJANDRA
DELGADO GARCIA KATRINA DELOSO ROSEMARIE BUSTOS DIAZ ARNOLD DIMAS KATHERINE
BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE TOGETHER
ROSE EILER EVELYN ANABEL ESCOBAR GRAMAJO EMILY ANN FEHRMAN JOANA FERNANDEZ
ANNALEA FORREST MIA GIORDANO MELVIN WOSBELI GIRON RICO MYRELLA OSALBA GONZALEZ
VICTORIA GRESBACH FRANKIE GUEVARA DIDI CHIDUBEM CHISELLI IKEJI VIOLETA JIMENEZ
EDUARDO JUAREZ MARIAM KARAPETYAN SARA KASSABIAN JANG LEE EVA MARIE LEVINGSTON
KATHERINE LEWIS ASHLEY RENEE LOPEZ BRITTNEY TAYLOR LU SAMANTHA REYES MACAM
DANIELLE JENNA MEISLER ANA LUCIA MENDOZA BRAVO MELANIE NICOLE MILLER LEAH
MITCHELL ANSELMO MONTEZ NICOLE ASHLEIGH NELSON LISA TRUC NGUYEN MARIA LUISA
ORTIZ AVILA EDEN PATTON JENNY NHU PHAN TAYLOR CHIEKO PUUOHAU VIRGINIA BERENICE
REYES MUZQUIZ VICTORIA ELIZABETH RONDAN ROSEMARY RUIZ NATIVIDAD SILVA SARAH
BETH STEIN ASHLEY TATANG TAYLOR LAURYNE THOMAS JOCELYN RENEE VIDALES KATHY
LINH VU BAILEY REBECCA WARD NIKOLAS WIANECKI NASSIM AGAHI SAHAR AL-SALMAN CYNTHIA
SYUKO ANDERSON JACQUELYN ARAMKUL HIBA ATIF RAMSHA PARVEZ BAIG JANE JULIANNA
BANDAK BERNICE SUNSHINE BATRES TALIA BEGI NADIA ZAHRA BOURDOUD CATHERINE SIGNE
GRACE BRANDON AMAN CHETAN BURJI NIKHIL CHAKRAVARTY ISABELLA S. CHAVEZ MATTHEW
KYLE COLBERT REECHA SAPKOTA DIXIT RYAN JAMES ELLIOTT YI-GE FANG CANDELARIA LINA
GARCIA ANITA GHOLAMI MIRIAM LAUREN GORBATOV NATALIE MARIE GRADWOHL MINA HANY
HABIB LEO HERNANDEZ JIMMY HUA DAREN GUO KANG HUANG EMMA MERY JANIBEKYAN
SERGIO O’BRIAN JIMENEZ LINA JOWHAR YIXUN KE REBECCA YAE EUN KIM SARA KIM CINDY
LAM JOCELYN AILEEN LIMAS KORE LUM ZHENYI LUO SKYLAR ANN MARTIN KATELYN ANNE
UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION CLASS OF 2023
MAZER JULIA MELEHANI SYDNEY GRACE MERRITT SUNNIE MO HAYDEN MOUNTCASTLE
AISHA MUHAMMAD TIMOTHY NGUYEN TALIA JORDAN PANADERO ANGELIE PATHAK SANDRA
PONCE HAYLEY HAKEMAN POORE JAMIE MICHELLE LALIS PRUDENCIO SARAH SCHOETZ
PAWANI SASADARA SEMASINGHE MIRIAM ELISE SILLIMAN ASHA GITANJALI SLYKER GAVRIELLE
KINNEY SONNTAG RABIA RAHIM SYED DAVID SALOMON VARGAS AYALA GABRIELLA ISABELLA
Fielding School of Public Health
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands).
As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION CLASS OF 2023
BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE TOGETHER
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2023! It is my honor to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and your many accomplishments.
I hope you will always take great pride in what you have achieved at the University of California, and in being a part of the UC family for life. I wish you the best of luck in whatever comes next.
When NASA’s Lucy mission launched two years ago, it was the first spacecraft sent to explore a population of asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter. A plaque inside the craft bears the bilingual poem, “Sunriders,” by former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera—an alumnus of UCLA. This poem captures the essence of the discovery and knowledge-creation you have been engaged in during your higher education. It reads:
Bruins, we are proud of you. I know you will make the world a better, brighter place. Fiat Lux—Let there be light!
Dr. Michael V. Drake President University of California
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Members of the Class of 2023, take a deep breath: You made it.
Graduation offers a special moment to reflect on the past — to look back on your years of diligence and hard work. I hope you are proud of all that you have accomplished, and that your time at UCLA has broadened your perspectives, deepened your relationships and strengthened your skills. I encourage you to honor the family members, friends, and mentors who have helped you on this journey.
Graduation also offers a chance to look ahead — with excitement, curiosity and optimism — to the future that is about to unfold. The world urgently needs your creativity and passion. UCLA values of integrity, compassion, open-mindedness and excellence will serve you well as you enter this next chapter.
As you stand at this crossroads, looking both backwards and forwards, remember that our university and the Bruin community will always be anchors for you. Even though you are graduating, you remain a part of UCLA — now as one of our distinguished alumni.
Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see all that you will accomplish. As John Wooden once said: “Become the best you are capable of becoming!”
Dr. Gene D. Block Chancellor University of California Los Angeles
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FROM THE CHANCELLOR
Dear UCLA Fielding Class of 2023,
I am honored to be with you and your loved ones on this momentous day, and to offer you my congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Your resolve, resilience, and academic training have brought you to this moment in your public health journey — you are uniquely prepared for all that awaits. You’re ready to make your mark and help ensure that the promise of a healthier and more equitable tomorrow becomes an enduring reality.
Today you will join more than 11,000 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduates from 71 countries who are working at the forefront of improving public health here in Los Angeles and around the world. I am confident that you will continue our school’s legacy of exceptional leadership and service, and that you will envision and build solutions that will improve health and equity for all.
I wish you good health and happiness on your journey.
Congratulations!
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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FROM THE DEAN
The California Surgeon General
2023 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. Diana E. Ramos is a well-recognized public health leader dedicated to improving health care quality and equity. She recently served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Chronic Disease Prevention for the California Department of Public Health. Past roles include the Director for Reproductive Health in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and adjunct Associate Professor at the Keck University of Southern California School of Medicine.
Dr. Ramos is the Immediate Past Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, California & Ecuador (IX) District, secretary for the executive board of the National Hispanic Medical Association, and is co-chair for the Women’s Preventive Service Initiative implementation committee.
She serves on many national and international women’s health improvement and equity committees. Her areas of expertise include health disparities, social determinants of health, preconception/interconception health, preterm birth, contraception and quality improvement in health. Dr. Ramos has written and contributed numerous articles to the obstetrics and gynecology and public health literature and has lectured in Spanish and English, locally, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Ramos received her medical degree from the University of Southern California with honors and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Los Angeles CountyUniversity of Southern California Medical Center. She received her MBA from the UCI Paul Merage School of Business with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and innovation and her master’s in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ramos completed her undergraduate degree, a BA in Communications, Arts & Science from the University of Southern California.
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Dr. Diana E. Ramos
FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2023
° PROCESSION
° NATIONAL ANTHEM
° WELCOME REMARKS
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer
Dean
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
° 2023 COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. Diana E. Ramos
California Surgeon General
° PRESENTATION OF STUDENT PLEDGE
Public Health Student Association and UCLA Fielding Class of 2023
° PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND HOODING CEREMONY
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer
Dean
Dr. Yifang Zhu
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Dr. Julienne Jose-Chen
Assistant Dean for Student Services
Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Faculty Advisors
° RECESSIONAL
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2023
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ucla fielding school of public health STUDENT
PLEDGE
This pledge was originally written in 2019 by Cristina Valadez in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and has been adapted for commencement each year since. It is meant to inspire and challenge us as public health professionals and scholars as we prepare to be changemakers in the world.
We started our time here at Fielding as students. Now we are graduating together, in person, into a world trying to navigate what it means to be post-pandemic. This pandemic has caused many individuals within the field of public health and beyond to grapple with
We commit ourselves to the following oath:
We pledge to use our education and resources to improve the health of our communities, today and every day.
We pledge to center those who are disenfranchised and disproportionately exposed to unhealthy environments.
We pledge to mobilize and advocate for the power within communities.
We pledge to create human centered innovations, to thoughtfully engage with the finite resources on our Earth, and to create inclusive environments that honor our diversity.
We pledge to continuously and critically examine the status quo and to actively work towards equality and justice in the world.
As public health professionals and scholars, we hold sacred our duty to protect and promote the health of the public.
This is our pledge.
how to reform and rebuild systems that have resulted in the health inequities we have witnessed, experienced, and studied during our time at UCLA.
Today, as we graduate and enter the workforce, we will share our visions for more equitable social, political, economic, and health systems. We know the future is uncertain, but we have made it through our time at Fielding with new friendships, new knowledge, and new skills. We will not shy away from the hard work of collaborating across sectors to make our visions a reality.
Nos comprometemos al siguiente juramento:
Nos comprometemos a utilizar nuestra educación y recursos para mejorar la salud de nuestras comunidades, hoy y todos los días.
Nos comprometemos a centrar a aquellos que están privados de sus derechos y expuestos de manera desproporcionada a entornos no saludables
Nos comprometemos a movilizar y abogar por el poder dentro de las comunidades.
Nos comprometemos a crear innovaciones centradas en el ser humano, a comprometernos cuidadosamente con los recursos finitos de nuestra Tierra y a crear entornos inclusivos que honren nuestra diversidad.
Nos comprometemos a examinar continua y críticamente el statu quo y trabajar activamente por la igualdad y la justicia en el mundo.
Como profesionales y académicos de la salud pública, consideramos sagrado nuestro deber de proteger y promover la salud del público.
Este es nuestro compromiso.
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UCLA PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT ASSOCIATION BOARD 2022–2023
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee chair
Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Izzet Aziz
Zixuan Cai
Yifan Cui
Jonathan Max King
Javier Magallanes Mendoza
Michael James Markot
Ningyu Qi
Jennifer Yihua Qin
Natalie Victoria Sisto
Hang Sun
Naying Zhou
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSTATISTICS
Yanlong Bai
Yen-Lin Lai
Bryan Tze Kit Lei
Fengxue Li
Tomoki Okuno
Yucai Shao
Jessica Skela
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair
Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Dylan Edwin Agans
Monica Aguilar
Leen Almahdi
Ruby Guadalupe Alvarez
Claire Joal Amabile
Keira Simone Rea Armstrong
Sara Baggia
Connie Balbuena
Ivan Beas
Brittany Nicole Bonilla
Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon
Marius Leathley Corwin
Richelle Felicia Garcia Crucillo
Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon
Mayra Alejandra Delgado Garcia
Katrina Deloso
Rosemarie Bustos Diaz
Arnold Dimas
Jiahao Tian
Jason Wong
Kuan-Hung Yeh
Young Ho Yoo
Qizhe Zhang
Zixi Zhang
Yuhang Zhou
Katherine Rose Eiler
Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo
Emily Ann Fehrman
Joana Fernandez
Annalea Forrest
Mia Giordano
Melvin Wosbeli Giron Rico
Myrella Rosalba Gonzalez
Victoria Gresbach
Frankie Guevara
Didi Chidubem Chiselli Ikeji
Violeta Jimenez
Eduardo Juarez
Mariam Karapetyan
Sara Kassabian
Jang Lee
Eva Marie Levingston
Katherine Lewis
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
(continued)
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)
Ashley Renee Lopez
Brittney Taylor Lu
Samantha Reyes Macam
Danielle Jenna Meisler
Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo
Melanie Nicole Miller
Leah Mitchell
Anselmo Montez
Nicole Ashleigh Nelson
Lisa Truc Nguyen
Maria Luisa Ortiz Avila
Eden Patton
Jenny Nhu Phan
Taylor Chieko Puuohau
Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz
Victoria Elizabeth Rondan
Rosemary Ruiz
Natividad Silva
Sarah Beth Stein
Ashley Tatang
Taylor Lauryne Thomas
Jocelyn Renee Vidales
Kathy Linh Vu
Bailey Rebecca Ward
Nikolas Wianecki
Dr. Shira Shafir director
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Community Health Sciences
Jae Canas
Erika Sawada Chan
Gerri Shaftel Constant
Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt
Yadira Paola Hernandez
Maral Tamar Hindoyan
Aimee Cecilia Jimenez
Sandra Walker Johnson
Maurissa Breanna Lester
Amanda Mauriz
Kira Anahi Molas-Torreblanca
Jacob Ryan Naparstek
Cecilia Raquel Ponce
Vishnu Sanketh Ronda Reddy
Daniela Lucia Rey Ardila
Joanna Marie Rose
Melissa Rose Oreta Samson
Mitra Elisha Simanian
Shiou Udagawa
Nicole Lorene White
Lianne Jean Wong
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Rachael Jones chair
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Aaron Robert Barrall
Camille Norvell Burrus
Cindy Chau
Kaylee Karsh
Tyler James Moy
Alexander N. Nguyen
Maria Jose Rivera
Lizette Romano
Arlene Leah Tieu
To-Wei Ting
Gary J.W. Yen
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Kiera Alexandra Dixon
Lilly Huang
Natalie Anne Ireland
Thomas Rafael Mackey
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
Dr. Matthew Mimiaga
Dr. Beate Ritz vice chairs
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Nassim Agahi
Sahar Al-Salman
Cynthia Syuko Anderson
Jacquelyn Aramkul
Hiba Atif
Ramsha Parvez Baig
Jane Julianna Bandak
Bernice Sunshine Batres
Talia Begi
Nadia Zahra Bourdoud
Catherine Signe Grace Brandon
Aman Chetan Burji
Nikhil Chakravarty
Isabella S. Chavez
Matthew Kyle Colbert
Reecha Sapkota Dixit
Ryan James Elliott
Yi-Ge Fang
Candelaria Lina Garcia
Anita Gholami
Miriam Lauren Gorbatov
Dorothy Hoang Nguyen
Hector Alberto Solis
Lin-Syuan Yang
Natalie Marie Gradwohl
Mina Hany Habib
Leo Hernandez
Jimmy Hua
Daren Guo Kang Huang
Emma Mery Janibekyan
Sergio O’Brian Jimenez
Lina Jowhar
Yixun Ke
Rebecca Yae Eun Kim
Sara Kim
Cindy Lam
Jocelyn Aileen Limas
Kore Lum
Zhenyi Luo
Skylar Ann Martin
Katelyn Anne Mazer
Julia Melehani
Sydney Grace Merritt
Sunnie Mo
Hayden Mountcastle
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DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(continued)
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)
Aisha Muhammad
Timothy Nguyen
Talia Jordan Panadero
Angelie Pathak
Sandra Ponce
Hayley Hakeman Poore
Jamie Michelle Lalis Prudencio
Sarah Schoetz
Pawani Sasadara Semasinghe
Miriam Elise Silliman
Asha Gitanjali Slyker
Gavrielle Kinney Sonntag
Rabia Rahim Syed
David Salomon Vargas Ayala
Gabriella Isabella Villegas
Janet Michelle Warnecke
Jada Nicole Williams
Helina Worku
Chuyue Wu
Yixin Yang
Ruilin Yu
Mayra Graciela Zamora Cantero
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Tiffani Berra
Pamela Hurtado
Amy Yasury Pimentel
Alyssa Rosadela Villa
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Dr. Ninez Ponce chair
Dr. Beth Glenn
vice chair
Armaan Ahmed
Susan Ahmed
Karina Alexis Barajas
Kristen Louise Bormann
Rosemarie Cristen Byrd
Yulissa Cabrera
Breanna Marie Cevallos
Grant Sungyoon Cho
Katherine Cotangco
Kayleigh Sierra Coughlin
Courtney L. Decan
Jordan Nicholas Henry Edwards
Melieka Maryam Fathi
Alina Lizeth Garcia
Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez
Aileen A. Guzman
Anastasio Dimitri Hinaris
Eli Holland
Heaven Miranda Humphreys
Dheeraj K. Jalluri
Jasmine Nazanine Kazempoor
Mariam Khan
Erica Rose Kiemele
Juliana Elisa Kotz
Cassandra Coleman Lautredou
Michelle Melitia Christie Liao
Janae McFadden
Genesis Maria Munguia Rodriguez
Marcos Antonio Munoz
Valerie Nguyen
Melissa Kei Onouye
Vincent Michael Pancucci
Rigoberto Perez Hernandez
James John Phelan
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
(continued)
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)
Shirin Poustchi
Karla Ines Prodigue
Andrea Rodas
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Tanya Saucedo
Nadav Eli Senensieb
Thomas Patrick Sills
Samira Singleton
Katherine Sarah Stricker
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Geoffrey Gusoff
Kaitlin Maureen Hall
Harriet Hussey Huston-Paterson
Elizabeth Lawrence Ranson
Joshua Tiao
Jake Toy
Mackensie Armstrong Yore
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Health Policy and Management
Vanessa Marie Aguilera
Fadumo Mohamed Ali
Elizabeth Barrera
Marcia Fajardo-Skinner
Lance Brett Hall
Rex Yasushi Hamano
Amanda Brianne Renee Haney
Melanie Mylinh Huynh
Anjum Hasan Khan
Chin Wen Lin
Pamela Caitlin Lowney
Benjamin Olmedo
Zohra Pervez
Batstone Pramod Vijaya Raja
Emily Candace Solorzano
Kurian Vallikattu Thomas
Amy Ha Hong Thi Truong
MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
Ani Alvadzhyan
Bryan James Ceron Gonzalez
Jillian Joyce Chopra
Mary Anne Dizon
Christina Durant
Maria Cristina Estrada
Nicole Holmes
Dustin Hudak
Racquel Joy Laxamana
Thomas Brenton Mabrey
Stephanie Gabriela Morillo
Kayla Marie Nagel
Jamie Go Pham
Jessica Salcedo Sanchez
Tania Urooj Sayani
Christopher Owen Sherwood
Monique Minh Thu Trinh
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Dr. Julie Elginer director
Dr. Laura Erskine director
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee chair
Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair
doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2023
Joanna Marie Boland, PhD
chair: Dr. Damla Senturk
Functional Data Analysis Tools for the Analysis of High-Dimensional Brain Imaging Data
Teresa Dianne Bufford, PhD
chair: Dr. Hilary Aralis
Behavioral Health Intervention Effectiveness and Multiple Testing
Emilie Joyce O’Banion, PhD
chair: Dr. Damla Senturk
Analysis of High-Dimensional Functional Electroencephalography Data with Applications to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thomas Gibson, PhD
chair: Dr. Robert Erin Weiss
Bayesian Meta-analysis Methods for Improving Accuracy and Adjusting for Publication Bias
Nicholas Marco, PhD
chair: Dr. Donatello Telesca
Mixed Membership Models with Applications to Neuroimaging
Caesar Zexuan Li, PhD
chair: Dr. Gang Li
Prediction and Inference for High-Dimensional Genetic Data
Shanpeng Li, PhD
chair: Dr. Gang Li
New Approaches to Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Outcomes: with Applications to Dynamic Prediction of Health Outcomes Using Massive Biobank Data
Jane Aibo Pan, PhD
chair: Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
Bayesian Assurance and Sample Size Determination for Experimental Studies
Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Thomas R. Belin and Dr. Elizabeth Rose Mayeda
Link, transport, integrate: a Bayesian latent class mixture modeling framework for scalable algorithmic dementia classification in population-representative studies
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DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
(continued)
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
Erica Su, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Robert Erin Weiss and Dr. Andrew James Holbrook Bayesian Spatial Longitudinal Modeling for Local Rates of Glaucoma Progression
Zhenyu Zhang, PhD chair: Dr. Marc Suchard
Large-scale Inference of Correlation between Complex Biological Traits
Xinkai Zhou, PhD chair: Dr. Hua Zhou
Statistical Inference for Large and Complex Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair
Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro, PhD
chair: Dr. Jessica D. Gipson
An examination of patient experience with telehealth medication abortion services in the United States
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez, PhD chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset
The Effects of State-Level Omnibus Immigrant Laws on Pregnancy Outcomes among Latina Women in the US: An Evaluation of Differences across Nativity and National Origin
Michelle K. Nakphong, PhD
chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset
The integration of support persons into maternity care and quality of care in Kenya: a person-centered approach
Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha, PhD
chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset
Matters of Place and Health: Ethnic Enclaves, Immigration Enforcement, and Preterm Births among Latina Mothers in the U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Rachael Jones chair
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
Rachel Emma Connolly, PhD
chair: Dr. Yifang Zhu
Green Space, Wildfires, and Access to Clean Vehicles: Characterizing Public Health and Equity Outcomes Associated with Environmental Exposures and Policy Implementation across California
Timothy Matthews, PhD
chair: Dr. Jian Li
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Job Strain, Social Isolation, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Workers: A Multi-Cohort Study with a Life-Course Perspective
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
Dr. Oliver Hankinson chair
Sara Christiansen, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne M. Andrews
Interplay of Serotonin and Kappa Opioid Systems in Stress, Anxiety, and Depressive Disorders
Courtney McClure, PhD chair: Dr. Elissa Hallem
Diverse Factors and Biochemical Mechanisms That Regulate Skin-Penetration Behavior in Skin-Penetrating Parasitic Nematodes
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
Dr. Matthew Mimiaga
Dr. Beate R. Ritz vice chairs
Patrick Joseph Arena, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neonatal Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Targeted Investigation of Medical Records in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo with an Expansive Meta-Analysis among Sub-Saharan Countries
Angelica Lynne Barrall, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
ReKAP of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers with Varying Ebola History in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2020 to August 2021
Cynthia Marianna Beard, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
Impacts of COVID-19 on Essential Worker Populations in Los Angeles County, California, with a Focus on Healthcare Workers and First Responders
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DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(continued)
doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2023
Nehaa Khadka, PhD
chair: Dr. Pamina Gorbach
Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery among HIV-Negative Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Antenatal Clinics of Cape Town, South Africa: Adolescent Girls and Young Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Prevention-Effective Adherence
Claire Euiyoung Kim, PhD
chair: Dr. Karin B. Michels
Associations between Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Monobenzyl Phthalate (Mbzp) and Trace Metals and Hormones and Breast Density among Adolescent Girls in Santiago, Chile
Ken Kitayama, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne L. Coleman
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Glaucoma Surgery in the United States
Sherlock Li, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate R. Ritz
Progression and Comorbidity of Parkinson’s Disease and Cost-Effectiveness of Regulating Pesticide in Central California
Alexander James Moran, PhD
chair: Dr. Pamina Gorbach
Drivers of Inconsistent PrEP Care and the Impact of COVID-19 on PrEP Retention in Los Angeles County
Andrew Nguyen, PhD
chair: Dr. Leeka I. Kheifets
Analysis of Potential Right-of-Way Environmental Exposures and Childhood
Leukemia: High Voltage Power Lines, Plant Nurseries, and Pesticides
Sylvia Marie Tangney, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne W. Rimoin
Impact of an Emergency Strategy to Revitalize the Routine Immunization System of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the “Mashako Plan” Policy
Ranjana Nisha Wickramasekaran, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Onyebuchi Arah and Dr. Roch Nianogo
How to Apply Directed Acyclic Graphs to Descriptive, Predictive, and Causal Inference Aims in Epidemiology
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Dr. Ninez Ponce chair
Dr. Beth Glenn
vice chair
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2023
Katherine Laura Chen, PhD
chair: Dr. Frederick Zimmerman
Housing Costs, Context, and Displacement: Population Health Implications and Opportunities for Prevention
Lucia Felix Beltran, PhD
chair: Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Health Reform and the Evolution of the Private Sector in Financing and Workforce of the Mexican Healthcare System
Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce, PhD
chair: Dr. Ninez Ponce
Understanding the Contributions and Relationships of Health Care Systems to Population Health, Value, and Equity
Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Jack Needleman and Dr. Emmeline Chuang
Improving Team Functioning and Team Well-Being in Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study
Adam Resnick, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Corrina Moucheraud and Dr. Emmeline Chuang
Use and Adoption of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies in the Veterans Health Administration for Veterans with Chronic Pain
Taylor Brianna Rogers, PhD
chair: Dr. Xi Zhu
Critical Analysis of Racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Health Services Delivery and Research Workforces and Workplaces
Sophie Snyder, PhD
chair: Dr. Thomas Rice
Three Empirical Studies on Political Health Economics in the United States
Brayan Viegas Seixas, PhD
chair: Dr. James Macinko
Consequences of Childhood Disadvantage on Later-Life Health among Older Brazilians
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student honors and certifications CLASS OF 2023
DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIETY IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Iota Chapter
Teresa Dianne Bufford
Caesar Zexuan Li
Emilie Joyce O’Banion
Jane Aibo Pan
Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw
Zhenyu Zhang
Xinkai Zhou
BIOSTATISTICS
Leen Almahdi
Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon
Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon
Katherine Rose Eiler
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro
Melvin Wosbeli Giron Rico
Maral Tamar Hindoyan
Sandra Walker Johnson
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez
Katherine Lewis
Ashley Renee Lopez
Danielle Jenna Meisler
Michelle K. Nakphong
Jacob Ryan Naparstek
Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha
Melissa Rose Oreta Samson
Sarah Beth Stein
Nikolas Wianecki
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Rachel Emma Connolly
Kiera Alexandra Dixon
Natalie Anne Ireland
Dorothy Hoang Nguyen
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Patrick Joseph Arena
Ramsha Parvez Baig
Angelica Lynne Barrall
Cynthia Marianna Beard
Catherine Signe Grace Brandon
Ryan James Elliott
Yi-Ge Fang
Emma Mery Janibekyan
Claire Euiyoung Kim
Ken Kitayama
Sherlock Li
Jocelyn Aileen Limas
Katelyn Anne Mazer
Sydney Grace Merritt
Alexander James Moran
Yixin Yang
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Armaan Ahmed
Susan Ahmed
Katherine Laura Chen
Nicole Holmes
Heaven Miranda Humphreys
Juliana Elisa Kotz
Chin Wen Lin
Pamela Caitlin Lowney
Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce
Jamie Go Pham
Batstone Pramod Vijaya Raja
Jessica Salcedo Sanchez
Tanya Saucedo
Nadav Eli Senensieb
Amy Ha Hong Thi Truong
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
BIXBY POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Claire Joal Amabile
Yadira Lizbeth Bribiesca Leon
Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro
Katherine Lewis
Ashley Renee Lopez
Victoria Elizabeth Rondan
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Katelyn Anne Mazer
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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student honors and certifications CLASS OF 2023
UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY
Health Policy & Management
Karina Alexis Barajas
Kayleigh Sierra Coughlin
Mary Anne Dizon
Maria Cristina Estrada
Lance Brett Hall
Rex Yasushi Hamano
Amanda Brianne Renee Haney
Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez
Melanie Mylinh Huynh
Anjum Hasan Khan
Racquel Joy Laxamana
Stephanie Gabriela Morillo
Melissa Kei Onouye
Andrea Rodas
Monique Minh Thu Trinh
GLOBAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo
Katherine Lewis
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Isabella S. Chavez
Katelyn Anne Mazer
Sydney Grace Merritt
Hayley Hakeman Poore
Gabriella Isabella Villegas EPIDEMIOLOGY
Heaven Miranda Humphreys
Valerie Nguyen
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TRAINING CERTIFICATE
Brittany Nicole Bonilla
Marius Leathley Corwin
Matthew Rae Castillo De Leon
Didi Chidubem Chiselli Ikeji
Jang Lee
Samantha Reyes Macam
Melanie Nicole Miller
Lisa Truc Nguyen
Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz
Victoria Elizabeth Rondan
Taylor Lauryne Thomas
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Lina Jowhar EPIDEMIOLOGY
Heaven Miranda Humphreys
Valerie Nguyen
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
FOOD STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Violeta Jimenez
Nicole Ashleigh Nelson
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Armaan Ahmad
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
18 UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023
o ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Michael James Markot
Emilie Joyce O’Banion
Ningyu Qi BIOSTATISTICS
Karina Alexis Barajas HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o ADVANCING LGBTQI HEALTH FUND
Lisa Truc Nguyen COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o ANAKWENZE FAMILY FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP
Eva Marie Levingston
Brittney Taylor Lu COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Reecha Sapkota Dixit EPIDEMIOLOGY
o ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY FELLOWSHIP
Rachel Emma Connolly ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
o JEAN BALGROSKY AND PARKER HINSHAW FELLOWSHIP
Javier Magallanes Mendoza ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
o BIOSTATISTICS OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Caesar Zexuan Li
Shanpeng Li
Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw
Xinkai Zhou BIOSTATISTICS
o JUDITH BLAKE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o CELIA G. AND JOSEPH G. BLANN FELLOWSHIP
Erica Su EPIDEMIOLOGY
o E. RICHARD (RICK) BROWN SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP
Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o CHARLES M. CARPENTER MEMORIAL FUND
Cynthia Marianna Beard
Claire Euiyoung Kim
Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY
o CATHERINE CHESHIRE & LAN SING WU FELLOWSHIP
Sahar Al-Salman
Ramsha Parvez Baig EPIDEMIOLOGY
Vincent Michael Pancucci HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o SHONALI M. CHOUDHURY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo
Michelle K. Nakphong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o EUGENE V. COTA-ROBLES FELLOWSHIP
Courtney McClure MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
o ELEANOR J. DE BENEDICTIS FELLOWSHIP IN NUTRITION
Dylan Edwin Agans
Violeta Jimenez
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o DEAN’S LEADERSHIP GRANT
Michael James Markot BIOSTATISTICS
Monica Aguilar
Connie Balbuena
Katherine Rose Eiler
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez
Jang Lee
Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz
Rosemary Ruiz
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Kaylee Karsh
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Cynthia Marianna Beard
Mina Hany Habib
Jada Nicole Williams
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Grant Sungyoon Cho
Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez
Heaven Miranda Humphreys
Dheeraj K. Jalluri
Andrea Rodas
Thomas Patrick Sills
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o DEAN’S OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Erica Su
BIOSTATISTICS
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Timothy Alan Matthews ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Angelica Lynne Barrall EPIDEMIOLOGY
Armaan Ahmed HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o DOWDLE MENTAL HEALTH SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
Samantha Reyes Macam
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o EUGENE & SALLYANN FAMA FELLOWSHIP
Xinkai Zhou
BIOSTATISTICS
Frankie Guevara
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Alexander James Moran EPIDEMIOLOGY
o JONATHAN E. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY
Susan Ahmed HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o KARIN B. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Emma Mery Janibekyan EPIDEMIOLOGY
o PJ FIELDING CHILD HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
Cynthia Marianna Beard
Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY
o PRESTON J. FIELDING FELLOWSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Bailey Rebecca Ward
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
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student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023
o FSPH TRAINING PROGRAM ON POPULATION HEALTH ADVOCACY
Monica Aguilar
Annalea Forrest
Sarah Beth Stein
Jocelyn Renee Vidales COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Lizette Romano
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
o GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS
Arnold Dimas COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Mina Hany Habib
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Marcos Antonio Munoz
Thomas Patrick Sills
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o RAYMOND D. GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Gibson
Crystal Ruth Michelle Shaw BIOSTATISTICS
Emily Ann Fehrman
Eduardo Juarez
Katherine Lewis
Taylor Chieko Puuohau
Ashley Tatang COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Arlene Leah Tieu ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Nassim Agahi
Cynthia Syuko Anderson
Jacquelyn Aramkul
Talia Begi
Catherine Signe Grace Brandon
Isabella S. Chavez
Yi-Ge Fang
Gavrielle Kinney Sonntag
Jada Nicole Williams
Chuyue Wu
EPIDEMIOLOGY
o GRADUATE COUNCIL DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Grant Sungyoon Cho
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o GRADUATE DEAN’S SCHOLAR AWARD
Ken Kitayama EPIDEMIOLOGY
Taylor Brianna Rogers HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o GRADUATE DIVISION DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP
Thomas Gibson
Caesar Zexuan Li
Emilie Joyce O’Banion
Zhenyu Zhang BIOSTATISTICS
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Rachel Emma Connolly ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Angelica Lynne Barrall
Alexander James Moran
Sylvia Marie Tangney EPIDEMIOLOGY
Lucia Felix Beltran
Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o GRADUATE OPPORTUNITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo
Myrella Rosalba Gonzalez
Eduardo Juarez
Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Maria Jose Rivera
Lizette Romano
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Nadia Zahra Bourdoud
Ryan James Elliott
Lina Jowhar
Jocelyn Aileen Limas
Helina Worku EPIDEMIOLOGY
Aileen A. Guzman
Rigoberto Perez Hernandez
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Joanna Marie Boland
Emilie Joyce O’Banion BIOSTATISTICS
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro
Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Rachel Emma Connolly
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Angelica Lynne Barrall
Cynthia Marianna Beard
Alexander James Moran
EPIDEMIOLOGY
o GRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Caesar Zexuan Li
Zhenyu Zhang
Xinkai Zhou
BIOSTATISTICS
Anna Elizabeth Fiastro
Amanda Landrian Gonzalez
Michelle K. Nakphong
Ezinne Nwankwo Akagha
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Patrick Joseph Arena
Angelica Lynne Barrall
Alexander James Moran
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Lucia Felix Beltran
Brayan Viegas Seixas
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNER FELLOWSHIP
Susan Ahmed
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT SCHOLAR AWARD
Armaan Ahmed
Karina Alexis Barajas
Yulissa Cabrera
Breanna Marie Cevallos
Selendi Gonzalez Hernandez
Anastasio Dimitri Hinaris
Eli Holland
Mariam Khan
Melissa Kei Onouye
Rigoberto Perez Hernandez
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Tanya Saucedo
Samira Singleton
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
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student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2023
o JODY HEYMANN AND TIMOTHY BREWER CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE EQUALITY
Heaven Miranda Humphreys HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o JING FAMILY FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP FUND
Jenny Nhu Phan
Taylor Chieko Puuohau COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Yixun Ke EPIDEMIOLOGY
o GERALD F. KOMINSKI FELLOWSHIP
Marcos Antonio Munoz HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o CAROLBETH KORN SCHOLAR AWARD
Carlos Irwin Agustin Oronce HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o BARBARA AND KEN KUBARYCH FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP FUND
Connie Balbuena
Marius Leathley Corwin
Virginia Berenice Reyes Muzquiz
Natividad Silva
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Jane Julianna Bandak EPIDEMIOLOGY
o LEVIN-GORDON HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Janae McFadden
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o JAMES AND LINDA LIPPMAN FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP
Keira Simone Rea Armstrong
Eva Marie Levingston
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o LOS ANGELES AREA HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP (AHRQ T32)
Sophie Snyder
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o DR. URSULA MANDEL FELLOWSHIP
Brayan Viegas Seixas
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o MANGASAR M. MANGASARIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Helen Elizabeth Ovsepyan HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o MPH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP
Erika Sawada Chan
Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt
Maurissa Breanna Lester
Daniela Lucia Rey Ardila
Melissa Rose Oreta Samson
Shiou Udagawa COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o BEVERLEE A. MYERS FELLOWSHIP
Katherine Laura Chen
Brayan Viegas Seixas HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o NEUMANN/DRABKIN GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP AWARD
Evelyn Anabel Escobar Gramajo
Nikolas Wianecki COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Katelyn Anne Mazer
Sydney Grace Merritt EPIDEMIOLOGY
o TONY NORTON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Hector Alberto Solis ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
o ANN G. QUEALY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Armaan Ahmed
Bryan James Ceron Gonzalez
Emily Candace Solorzano HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o MONICA SALINAS FELLOWSHIP IN LATINO HEALTH
Mia Giordano
Ana Lucia Mendoza Bravo COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
o SEGAL AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD
Hannah Wolf Creutzfeldt COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Natalie Marie Gradwohl EPIDEMIOLOGY
o JUNEAL MARIE SMITH FELLOWSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION
Michelle K. Nakphong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Ramsha Parvez Baig
Claire Euiyoung Kim EPIDEMIOLOGY
Armaan Ahmed
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o SAMUEL J. TIBBITTS FELLOWSHIP
Hayley Hakeman Poore
Sarah Schoetz
Asha Gitanjali Slyker EPIDEMIOLOGY
o TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Cynthia Marianna Beard EPIDEMIOLOGY
o UCLA AFFILIATES SCHOLARSHIP
Brayan Viegas Seixas
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o UCLA CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI) TL1 TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
FELLOWSHIP FOR PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINEES IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Taylor Brianna Rogers
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o UCLA STAR PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP
Katherine Laura Chen
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
o WILSHIRE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
ENDOWMENT IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE INTERNSHIP FUND
Tomoki Okuno BIOSTATISTICS
Alexander N. Nguyen
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Natalie Marie Gradwohl EPIDEMIOLOGY
Brayan Viegas Seixas
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
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