2022 UCLA Fielding Commencement Celebration Program

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.

FROM THE

PRESIDENT

Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2022!

I am honored to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and this joyful culmination of your UC education. We are in awe of you and your accomplishments, and we recognize all the work you put in to make it to this moment.

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. This great university will always be a part of you, and UC will always be indelibly better for your time here as students.

In her lecture upon receiving the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska wrote, “Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous ‘I don’t know.’” As you prepare for the next chapter of your life, may you go out into the world equipped with intellectual confidence and the tools of learning. May you take with you the seeds of curiosity and wonder that you tended here. And may you create an inspired future and a better, more equitable planet for all of us.

Your graduation is a milestone reflecting your resilience, your strength, and limitless hope. The world faces unprecedented challenges: war, racial injustice, climate change — to name a few. You are the leaders who will help heal what is wounded and right what is wrong. As you embark on this journey, know that you are ready.

We’re behind you as you go forth into the great unknown, claiming your places in the world.

Congratulations, Bruins! And Fiat lux – let there be light!

Dr. Michael V. Drake President University of California

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FROM THE

CHANCELLOR

Congratulations, Class of 2022!

Graduation is the culmination of many years of determination and hard work. I hope you are proud of all that you have accomplished, and that your time at UCLA has broadened your horizons, deepened your relationships, strengthened your skills and helped you grow.

I also encourage you to take time to honor those who have helped you on your journey and who have been rooting for you from the start: your family members, friends and mentors.

The world today needs your creativity, brilliance and passion.

This pandemic has taught us important lessons about vulnerability and inequality, but also about service, empathy and community. You are well-equipped to contribute to the creation of a more prepared, more resilient and more just society. UCLA values of integrity, compassion, curiosity, open-mindedness and excellence will serve you well as you make your way through this challenging moment and beyond.

The UCLA community you have been a part of — and the broader alumni community you are now joining — will be with you always. I hope they give you strength and inspiration in the days ahead.

Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see where you’ll go from here.

Dr. Gene D. Block Chancellor University of California Los Angeles

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FROM THE

DEAN

Dear UCLA Fielding Class of 2022, I am honored to be with you and your loved ones on this momentous day, and offer my sincere congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Public health addresses the critical challenges facing our world today. Your resolve, resilience, and academic training, coupled with life’s lessons that you’ve learned along the way, have brought you to this moment in your journey. You are uniquely prepared for all that awaits — it’s time 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 10,000 UCLA Fielding School alums 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, success, and happiness on your journey.

Congratulations!

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. Muntu Davis serves as the Los Angeles County Health Officer at the Department of Public Health (DPH). In this role, Dr. Davis serves as the Department’s medical expert regarding public health matters and provides guidance to leadership across the organization. Working in partnership with DPH colleagues and health professional organizations, he consults on, interprets, and enforces County and State laws and regulations to protect and promote the health and wellness of all Los Angeles County residents.

Dr. Muntu Davis County Health Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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Dr. Davis comes to Los Angeles from the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) where he served as Director for six years and Health Officer since 2009. As the Director, he provided strategic and administrative leadership, direction and oversight to planning for a full range of public health activities for over 1.6 million county residents. In his role as County Health Officer, he led public health protection efforts; health policy development; and served as an advisor to elected and appointed officials, members of the medical profession, and the public on matters affecting public health and safety.

For the past decade, he has contributed to statewide and national discussions around how to elevate and implement a health equity framework within government agencies.

Dr. Davis practiced medicine in urban and rural primary care and urgent care clinics in Northern and Southern California.

Dr. Davis has a MD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a MPH from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.

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FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HE ALTH

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PROCESSION

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NATIONAL ANTHEM

COMMENCEMENT

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WELCOMING REMARKS

CLASS OF 2022

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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2022 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Dr. Muntu Davis County Health Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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PRESENTATION OF STUDENT PLEDGE

Public Health Student Association and UCLA Fielding Class of 2022

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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean

Dr. Yifang Zhu Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Dr. Julienne Jose-Chen Assistant Dean for Student Services

Department Chairs, Directors, and Faculty Advisors

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RECESSIONAL

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2022

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STUDENT PLEDGE

This pledge is meant to inspire and challenge us as graduate students and soon-to-be public health professionals as we prepare to be changemakers in the world. It was originally written by Cristina Valadez, MPH ‘19, in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in 2019, and has been adapted for this year’s commencement.

◆ We are graduating into a world still navigating a pandemic and wrestling with how to reform and rebuild systems that have resulted in the health inequities we have witnessed, experienced, and studied during our time at UCLA Fielding.

◆ As we prepare to graduate and enter the workforce, we will share our visions for more equitable social, political, economic, and health systems. We will not shy away from the hard work of collaborating across sectors to make those visions a reality.

◆ Nos estamos graduando en un mundo que aún navega por una pandemia y lucha por cómo reformar y reconstruir los sistemas que han resultado en las inequidades en salud que hemos presenciado, experimentado y estudiado durante nuestro tiempo en UCLA Fielding.

◆ Mientras nos preparamos para graduarnos e ingresar a la fuerza laboral, compartiremos nuestras visiones para sistemas sociales, políticos, económicos y de salud más equitativos. No rehuiremos el arduo trabajo de colaborar entre sectores para hacer realidad esas visiones.

◆ We will continue to critically examine the

◆ Continuaremos examinando críticamente el statu

status quo and actively work toward an antiracist world by centering people who are disenfranchised and disproportionately exposed to unhealthy environments.

quo y trabajaremos activamente hacia un mundo antirracista centrando a las personas que están privadas de sus derechos y expuestas de manera desproporcionada a entornos insalubres.

◆ We will strive to mobilize and advocate for the power within communities, 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 know the future is uncertain, but we have made it through our time at UCLA Fielding with new friendships, new knowledge, and new skills.

We will use these resources to improve the health of our communities, today and every day.

◆ This is our pledge.

◆ Nos esforzaremos por movilizar y abogar por el poder dentro de las comunidades, para crear innovaciones centradas en el ser humano, para comprometernos cuidadosamente con los recursos finitos de nuestra Tierra y para crear entornos inclusivos que honren nuestra diversidad.

◆ Sabemos que el futuro es incierto, pero hemos superado nuestro tiempo en UCLA Fielding con nuevas amistades, nuevos conocimientos y nuevas habilidades. Usaremos estos recursos para mejorar la salud de nuestras comunidades, hoy y todos los días.

◆ Este es nuestro compromiso.

UCLA Public Health Student Association Board 2021–2022

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master degree recipients

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DEPARTMENT OF

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee

Lillian Chen Amanda Julie Edward

BIOSTATISTICS chair

Dr. Thomas R. Belin vice chair

MASTER

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Michael L. Prelip chair

Dr. Dawn M. Upchurch vice chair

SCIENCE

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Sean Riley Asbury Jiaheng Cai Siyan Chen Kaige Feng Milan Aleksandar Filipovic Haoyun Jiang Leyan Li

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Yiyao Hu Dominic John Shehtanian

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John Michael Randazzo Tristan Dale Tibbe Alvin Nanxiong Wang Benson Wu Zhaodong Wu Zian Zhuang

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MASTER

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Reham Abdrabo Setareh Akhavan Rajabi Anabel Alcaraz Vargas Diana Yvette Alfaro Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Chandler David Beck Jacqueline Beltran Erica Mae Browning Katianna Chang Sarah Frances Chang Sophia Phillips De-Oliveira Mayvera T. Doaran Mounica Lakshmi Dugginapeddi Sarah Getachew Fanta Andree Franco-Vasquez Andreina Gomez Dilian Jasmin Guardado Amber Marie Guerra Rachel Kamran Emiko Otera Kranz Kelly Alaina Landaverde

Angela Lee Jane Lee Jasmine Kahyee Lee Regina Lee Cinthia Leon Lazcano Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Daphne Noemie Marvel Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Aleetia Ann Miller Andrea Min Shirelle Mizrahi Aliyah Catherine Moradi-Bidhendi Katherine Morales Naomi Meira Neuman Tram Elayne Nguyen Hannah Marie Taylor O’leary Katharine Mackenzie Peters Natalie Andrea Collins Porter Miriam Del Rosario Ramos Alaina Johnston Randazzo Sabrina Ann Rodrigues Yanel Nohely Saenz

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master degree recipients

DEPARTMENT OF

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

CLASS

OF

MASTER

PUBLIC HEALTH ( continued )

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2022

Ariyana Safarloo Katrina Salinas Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Michelle Domingo Simplina Jasmehr Kaur Singh Kelly Royan Taylor MASTER

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Mikiko Thelwell Jessica Ventura Imani Wilson-Shabazz Joseph Wright Fahima Zaman Monica Zepeda Zúñiga

SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Carly Beth Hyde MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Community Health Sciences

Dr. Shira Shafir director

Jasmine Ayoubi Jalen Lacey-Louise Carter Samantha Chang Itzel Yadira Duran Verdin Meagan Leilani Echevarria Briana Marie Fountain Noe Galvan Sandra Roxana Garcia Shiva Golshani-Hebroni Katherine Ann Graveline

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PUBLIC HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF

MASTER

Dr. Shane Que Hee

Julissa Alvarado John-Paul Angulo Michaella Bassig Neha Bharti Nicole Fernandez-Vina Elena Ireri Hernandez Christopher Holguin Madrigal

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES interim chair

Aneesh Gupta Abdul-Raheem Bolale Habib Andrew James Henreid Karl Ian Neri Pacamalan Sonia Marie Packer Teresa De Jesus Perez Nichol Michele Randall Aneida Taliaferro Shakya Jessica Elyse Vargas Asha Jasmine Vitatoe

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MASTER OF SCIENCE

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Ose Mary Kadiri Eric David Klein Wendy Yessenia Miranda Arevalo Sierra Anne Raby Sarah Elizabeth Thordarson Yue Yu

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Alejandro Munoz

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master degree recipients

DEPARTMENT OF

EPIDEMIOLOGY Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair

CLASS

OF

MASTER

PUBLIC HEALTH

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2022

Alexander George Aguilar Nicola Churchill Catherine Arquero Cortez Hanrong Feng Nicholas Kim Ida Aditi Lahiri Ching Wen Lan Matthew Takashi Leong MASTER

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SCIENCE

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Paulina Kuo Lin Nicholas Thanh-Tai Nguyen Ye Rim Park Corbin Christopher Platamone Sasithorn Sarnthiyakul Hanwen Wang Rachel C. Yen

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Duane Philip Palmer

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HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Jack Needleman chair

Dr. Thomas Rice vice chair

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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Jennifer Chao Janae Lapree Chatmon Sayan Kumar Chatterjee Christian Andres Colorado Brenda Alejandra Cruz Teresa Duff Lorena Annette Espinoza Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez Kenneth Hahn Regina Hieap Kathy Hoi Yan Huen Vanessa Diane Ibarra Madeline Dean Johnson Firooz Nosrat Kabir Mary Kathleen Kane Christopher Ryan Klene Kelsee Lyn Levey David Ly Russyan Mark Solis Mabeza Claudia Martin

Felipe Ocampo Sophia Rose Pennella Monica Celeste Pereznegron Cecilia Melida Ramirez Diego Ramon Rocha Joel Andres Sandoval Vida Selena Sandoval Suren Manouk Shaginian Michelle Liz Dumrique Tabajonda Valerie Thomas Joycelin Dyan Trujeque John Cody Tyndall Demelio Alejandro Urbano Tyler Wayne Valdez Omar Velazquez Geneva Cristina Vogelheim Anika Kashawn Washington Joyce Xiao Ruby Yoakim

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master degree recipients

CLASS DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Dr. Leah Vriesman executive director

MASTER

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OF

2022

SCIENCE IN HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Mariah Blegen Annette Maria Dekker Thomas Elliott Jessica Faiz Ashley Renee Gromis

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Health Policy and Management

Gerardo Arturo Arana Del Rio Josyel Castellon Deborah Luh-Wen Chiou Anne Spooner Crowe Katrina Yvonne Eagilen Gladys Margarita Espinoza Noel Franco Talia Dena Friedman Kyle Nicholas Horne Eugene Kwok-Yin Hui Michelle Schnorf Johnson Alisa Lazaryev Jennifer Leah Powell Lehmann

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Geoffrey Gusoff Adys Mendizabal Maria Yousuf Patanwala Jennifer Brazier Peralta

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Melinda Martinez Bi Mo Veronica Gisel Mota Bianca Kaur Natt Katie Marie Payne Erin Quinn Forouzan Sabzevar Candice Ruth Sakellariou Vivian Hanh Tang Jessica Thies Mary Joselyne Urzua Kunal Kumar Wahi Kevin Wichaya

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

BIOSTATISTICS Dr. Sudipto Banerjee

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Ian Frankenburg, PhD chair :

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee

Bayesian Learning and Calibration of Spatiotemporal Computer Models

chair

Leiwen Gao, PhD

Dr. Thomas R. Belin

chair :

vice chair

2022

Dr. Sudipto Banerjee

Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Multivariate Regionally Aggregated Data Using Directed Acyclic Graph Auto-Regressive (DAGAR) Models

Soo Min Ji, PhD chair :

Dr. Janet Sinsheimer

Statistical Methods for Multivariate Genetic Analysis

Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Hilary Aralis and Dr. Catherine Sugar

Applications of Shared Random Effects Models to Electronic Health Records Data

Yihao Li, PhD chair :

Dr. Damla Senturk

Multilevel Time Dynamic Modeling of Hospitalization Risk in Patients on Dialysis

Benjamin Rogers, PhD chair :

Dr. Robert E. Weiss

Bayesian Covariance Modeling for Longitudinal Zero-Inflated Count Data

John Shamshoian, PhD chair :

Dr. Donatello Telesca

Bayesian Analysis of Structured and Multidimensional Functional Data with Applications to Electroencephalography Experiments

Phillip Sundin, PhD chair :

Dr. Kate Crespi

Stepped Wedge Designs: Extensions to Studies with Multiple Interventions and Multistate Outcomes

Gregory Luke Watson, PhD chair :

Dr. Donatello Telesca

On Model Determination, Prediction and Statistical Learning: The Case of Space-Time Data

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Michael L. Prelip

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2022

Adrian Matias Bacong, PhD chair :

Dr. Gilbert C. Gee

Health Selection and Immigrant Integration: A Longitudinal Analysis of Philippine Emigrants to the United States

Anna Kate Hing, PhD

chair

chair :

Dr. Dawn M. Upchurch

Suppressing the Vote, Suppressing Future Voters: A Multilevel Analysis of Voter Suppression and Black-white Disparities in Life Expectancy and Infant Outcomes

vice chair

Dr. Gilbert C. Gee

Rebekah Israel Cross, PhD chair :

Dr. Chandra L. Ford

Gentrification, Residential Mobility, and Preterm Birth Among Black Women: A Mixed Methods Examination of Racial Resegregation in Northern California

Queenie K. Leung, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez and Dr. Marjorie Kagawa Singer

Stress, Coping, and Psychological Well-Being in Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Randall S. Kuhn and Courtney S. Thomas Tobin

The Political Determinants of Puerto Rican Health Inequities

Jessica Kathryn Richards, PhD chair :

Dr. Randall S. Kuhn

Examining homeless trajectories and health outcomes among young adults in Los Angeles County

Millicent Nicolle Robinson, PhD chair :

Dr. Courtney S. Thomas Tobin

“Won’t Kill Me, Won’t Kill Me. Throw the Hammer Down and We’ll Be Free”: How John Henryism Shapes Mental and Physical Health among African American and Caribbean Black Women

David A. Wiss, PhD chair :

Dr. Michael L. Prelip

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Over the Life Course Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County

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doctoral degree recipients

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Shane Que Hee interim chair

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2022

Jonah Lipsitt, PhD chair :

Dr. Michael Jerrett

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Misaligned Variable Quantification in Public Health: Case Studies in Environmental Health Sciences

Charlene Minh Chau Nguyen, PhD chair :

Dr. Yifang Zhu

Assessing and Reducing Worker Exposure to Exhaled E-cigarette Aerosols in Vape Shops

Yuge Bian, PhD chair :

Dr. Mel Suffet

A Unique Approach of Using the Odor Profile Method and Persistency Curves to Evaluate Odor Nuisance

George Brogmus, PhD chair :

Dr. Niklas Krause

Workplace Intervention to Reduce Back Pain Through the Control of Early Morning Flexion

Liqiao Li, PhD chair :

Dr. Yifang Zhu

Characteristics of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol and Its Impact on Indoor Air Quality

Farzan Oroumiyeh, PhD chair :

Dr. Yifang Zhu

Characterization of particulate matter from non-exhaust traffic emissions INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM

Molecular Toxicology Dr. Oliver Hankinson chair

Abigale Bline, PhD chair :

Dr. Patrick Allard

Investigation of biomolecular condensates as novel targets mediating germ cell toxicity from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure

Yen-Wei Chen, PhD chair :

Dr. Patrick Allard

Developing Systems Biology Strategies for Environmental Exposures in Health and Disease

Merel Dagher, PhD chair :

Dr. Anne Andrews

Investigating Changes in Monoamine Transmission Induced by Stress

Catherine Michelle Shafer, PhD chair :

Dr. Megan McEvoy

From Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Caenorhabditis elegans: Investigations into the Environmental Regulation of Eukaryotic Cu-Handling Mechanisms

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM

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2022

Hiromi Murata, PhD

Molecular Toxicology ( continued )

chair :

Dr. Jeff Bronstein

Role of Glial Cells in Diesel Exhaust Particulate Extract-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Larval Zebrafish Brain

Ellen Ines O’Connor, PhD chair :

Dr. Srinu Reddy

Mechanisms Behind the Casual Role of Dietary Oxylipins of the Lipoxygenase Pathway in the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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EPIDEMIOLOGY Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair

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Ryan David Assaf, PhD chair :

Dr. Pamina Gorbach

Connections Through Cannabis: Assessing Cannabis Behaviors and Their Association with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related State Policy

Anna Marie Bratcher, PhD chair :

Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Ebola Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Connections with Ebola Risk Groups, Risk Behaviors, and Serology

Megan Halbrook, PhD chair :

Dr. Anne W. Rimoin

Population and Geospatial Risks of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type-2 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Di He, PhD chair :

Dr. Beate R. Ritz

Maternal Smoking and Metabolic Outcomes Among Newborns in California

Xiwen Huang, PhD chair :

Dr. Beate R. Ritz

Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Cancer and Health: Maternal Diabetes, Occupational Physical Activity, and Nativity

Soe Ohnmar Khin, PhD chair :

Dr. Sung Jae Lee

HIV Testing and Its Associated Factors Among Women in Myanmar and Other Selected Southeast Asian Countries

Dyna Khuon, PhD chair :

Dr. Pamina Gorbach

BMI as a Predictor of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and High Total Cholesterol Among People Living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific Region and Cambodia General Population

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doctoral degree recipients

CL ASS DEPARTMENT OF

EPIDEMIOLOGY ( continued )

OF

2022

Allison Rosen, PhD chair :

Dr. Pamina Gorbach

Characterizing the Dynamic Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use, Sleep, and STIs in MSM

Melissa Anne Soohoo, PhD chair :

Dr. Onyebuchi Arah Novel Methods for Bias Analysis of Time-Varying Uncontrolled Confounding in Epidemiologic Studies of Chronic Diseases

Lokachet Tanasugarn, PhD chair :

Dr. Sung-Jae Lee Refining Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tool for Prediction of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, All-cause Mortality, and Non-HIV Mortality among People Living with HIV

Lara Sumi Yoon, PhD chair :

Dr. Karin Michels Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, the Gut Microbiome, and Breast Density in a Cohort of Adolescent Girls in Santiago, Chile

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HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Jack Needleman chair

Dr. Thomas Rice vice chair

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Elaine Michelle Albertson, PhD chair :

Dr. Nadereh Pourat Effect of Care Coordination for Subpopulations of High-Utilizing Medicaid Patients

Olawale Odunayo Amubieya, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Ninez Ponce and Dr. Keith Norris Social and Environmental Impacts on Lung Transplant Outcomes

Nathaniel Wallander Anderson, PhD chair :

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman Improving Child and Adolescent Well-Being Measurement for Population Health Assessment

Pragya Bhuwania, PhD chair :

Dr. Jody Heymann The Impact of Gender-Equitable Interventions on Child Marriage and Early Childbearing

Timothy Paul Copeland, PhD chair :

Dr. James Macinko Examining Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes of Vascular Access During Early Hemodialysis Dependence

Sara McCleskey, PhD co - chairs :

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante and Dr. Emmeline Chuang Understanding Health Inequities in Chronic Illness: An Examination of End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure and Caregiver Perspectives in Dementia

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student honors and certificates

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DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIET Y IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Iota Chapter Leiwen Gao Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus Yihao Li John Shamshoian

Millicent Nicolle Robinson Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Michelle Domingo Simplina Joseph Wright

Biostatistics

Communit y He alth Sciences

Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Chandler David Beck Andreina Gomez Rebekah Israel Cross Rachel Kamran Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Shirelle Mizrahi Katharine Mackenzie Peters

Nicole Fernandez-Vina Ose Mary Kadiri Liqiao Li Environmental He alth Sciences

Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo Lokachet Tanasugarn

Elaine Michelle Albertson Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Katrina Yvonne Eagilen Talia Dena Friedman Firooz Nosrat Kabir Mary Kathleen Kane Christopher Ryan Klene Bi Mo Bianca Kaur Natt Sophia Rose Pennella Suren Manouk Shaginian Mary Joselyne Urzua Geneva Cristina Vogelheim He alth Polic y & Management

Epidemiology

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UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIET Y

Health Policy & Management Deborah Luh-Wen Chiou Noel Franco Jennifer Leah Powell Lehmann Kelsee Lyn Levey

Melinda Martinez Katie Marie Payne Joycelin Dyan Trujeque John Cody Tyndall

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Anika Kashawn Washington Joyce Xiao

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BIXBY CERTIFICATE ON POPUL ATION & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Setareh Akhavan Rajabi Erica Mae Browning Amber Marie Guerra

Katherine Morales Katharine Mackenzie Peters

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Imani Wilson-Shabazz Monica Zepeda Zúñiga

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FOOD STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Neha Bharti Jacqueline Beltran

Sarah Frances Chang Lorena Annette Espinoza

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Sarah Getachew Fanta

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GLOBAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE

Diana Yvette Alfaro Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Jacqueline Beltran

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Kelly Alaina Landaverde Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez Sierra Anne Raby

Isabella Farideh Shahmirza Monica Zepeda Zúñiga

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student awards and scholarships

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Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship

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Dome Enrico Palma Lupac

Environmental Health Sciences

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Sierra Anne Raby Laurie and Bill Benenson Environmental Health Fellowship

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Lester Breslow Impact Fellowship

Alyssa Bettina Arbolante Community Health Sciences

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E. Richard (Rick) Brown Social Justice Fellowship

Katharine Mackenzie Peters Community Health Sciences

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Community Health Sciences

Epidemiology

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Community Health Sciences

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Biostatistics

Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Community Health Sciences

Dean’s Leadership Grant

Anna Marie Bratcher Di He Allison Rosen

Amanda Julie Edward Biostatistics

Community Health Sciences

Epidemiology

Christopher Ryan Klene Felipe Ocampo Health Policy and Management

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Elena Ireri Hernandez Eric David Klein

Sophia Rose Pennella

Community Health Sciences

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Andrew B. Fielding Fellowship in Mental Health

Natalie Andrea Collins Porter

Epidemiology Health Policy and Management

Jonathan E. and Karin B. Fielding Family Fellowship in Nutrition

Sarah Getachew Fanta

Environmental Health Sciences

Anna Marie Bratcher Lokachet Tanasugarn

Eugene & Sallyann Fama Fellowship

Sean Riley Asbury

Epidemiology

Chandler David Beck Erica Mae Browning Dilian Jasmin Guardado Daphne Noemie Marvel Shirelle Mizrahi Katharine Mackenzie Peters

Dowdle Mental Health Summer Fellowship

Dilian Jasmin Guardado Natalie Andrea Collins Porter Katrina Salinas

Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Megan Halbrook

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Mimi and Roger Detels Fellowship

Lokachet Tanasugarn

Mayvera T. Doaran

Alexander George Aguilar Nicola Churchill

Catherine Cheshire & Lan Sing Wu Fellowship

Health Policy and Management

Dean’s Global Health Fellowship

Charles M. Carpenter Memorial Fund

Epidemiology

Elaine Michelle Albertson

Community Health Sciences

Molecular Toxicology

Epidemiology

Eleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship in Nutrition

David Andrew Wiss Sarah Getachew Fanta

Judith Blake Memorial Fellowship

Melissa Anne Soohoo

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Fred H. Bixby Fellowship

Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship

Coulson Living Trust

Lara Sumi Yoon

Yen-Wei Chen

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Allison Rosen

Molecular Toxicology

Community Health Sciences

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Environmental Health Sciences

Ellen Ines O’Connor

Environmental Health Sciences

Jane Lee Tram Elayne Nguyen Fahima Zaman

Liqiao Li

Health Policy and Management

Sarah Elizabeth Thordarson

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Community Health Sciences

Timothy Paul Copeland

Environmental Health Sciences

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Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship Community Health Sciences

Community Health Sciences

Atlantic Richfield Company Fellowship

Biostatistics

Rebeka Israel Cross

Millicent Nicolle Robinson

Anakwenze Family Fieldwork Fellowship

Dean’s Outstanding Student Award

Leiwen Gao

Community Health Sciences

Katianna Chang

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Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley

Community Health Sciences

Sierra Anne Raby

Shonali M. Choudhury Memorial Scholarship

Community Health Sciences

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Robert C. Fraser Scholarship

Miriam Del Rosario Ramos Community Health Sciences

Nicholas Thanh-Tai Nguyen Epidemiology

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FSPH Student Impact Fellowship

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Anika Kashawn Washington

Epidemiology

FSPH Training Program on Population Health Advocacy

Erica Mae Browning Emiko Otera Kranz Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Delia Giselle Melendrez Gomez

Daphne Noemie Marvel Community Health Sciences

Environmental Health Services

Janae Lapree Chatmon Lorena Annette Espinoza Cecilia Melida Ramirez

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Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Joseph Wright

Erin Aaberg Givans Memorial Scholarship

Community Health Sciences

Health Policy and Management

Health Policy and Management

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Raymond D. Goodman Scholarship

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Elaine Michelle Albertson Timothy Paul Copeland

Graduate Council Diversity Scholarship

Health Policy and Management

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Community Health Sciences

Joycelin Dyan Trujeque Demelio Alejandro Urbano Health Policy and Management

Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award

Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Health Policy and Management

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Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program

Jody Heymann and Timothy Brewer Centennial Scholars Graduate Fellowship to Advance Equality

Firooz Nosrate Kabir Health Policy and Management

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Fellowship

Joseph Wright Community Health Sciences

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Implementation Research to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Disparities

Di He Epidemiology

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Derrick B. Jelliffe Health Travel Fellowship

Setareh Akhavan Rajabi

Health Policy and Management

Rebekah Israel Cross Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Isabella Farideh Shahmirza

Health Policy and Management Scholar Award

Kelsee Lyn Levey

Ryan David Assaf Anna Marie Bratcher Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo

Yihao Li Gregory Luke Watson

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Graduate Research Mentorship Program

Health Policy and Management and Community Partner Fellowship

Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Firooz Nosrat Kabir

Health Policy and Management

Vida Selena Sandoval

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Christopher Holguin Madrigal Wendy Yessenia Miranda Arevalo

Community Health Sciences

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Health Policy and Management Alumni Association Scholar Award

Kelsee Lyn Levey

Community Health Sciences

Gates Millennium Scholars

Jasmine Kahyee Lee Katherine Morales Yanel Nohely Saenz Imani Wilson-Shabazz

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Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program

Diana Yvette Alfaro Cinthia Leon Lazcano Dome Enrico Palma Lupac Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley Katherine Morales Jessica Ventura Monica Zepeda Zuniga

FSPH Violence Prevention Fund

Health Policy and Management

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Health Policy and Management

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Environmental Health Sciences

Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez David Ly

Community Health Sciences

Health Policy and Management

Sierra Anne Raby

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Haynes-Lindley Fellowship

Jessica Kathryn Richards

Nathaniel Wallander Anderson

Community Health Sciences

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Allison Rosen Melissa Anne Soohoo

Health Policy and Management

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Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship

Community Health Sciences

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John Shamshoian Tristan Dale Tibbe Gregory Luke Watson

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Rebekah Israel Cross Community Health Sciences

Biostatistics

Anna Kate Hing Rebekah Israel Cross Millicent Nicolle Robinson

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Melissa Anne Soohoo Epidemiology

Community Health Sciences

Megan Halbrook Melissa Anne Soohoo Epidemiology

Carolbeth Korn Scholar Award

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Levin-Gordon Executive MPH Fellowship

Jalen Lacey-Louise Carter Nichol Michele Randall Community Health Sciences

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Levin-Gordon Health Policy and Management Fellowship

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Kyle Nicholas Horne James and Linda Lippman Fieldwork Fellowship

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Community Health Sciences

Ashley Renee Gromis

Anna Marie Bratcher

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Katianna Chang Aliyah Catherine Moradi-Bidhendi Joseph Wright Community Health Sciences

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National Clinician Scholars Program Fellowship

Mariah Blegen Thomas Elliott Jessica Faiz Geoffrey Gusoff Maria Yousuf Patanwala Jennifer Brazier Peralta Health Policy and Management

Biostatistics Community Health Sciences

Pauline Kuo Lin Epidemiology

Elaine Michelle Albertson

Public Health Alumni Association Student Fellowship

Health Policy and Management

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Health Policy and Management

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Epidemiology

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Ruth Roemer Scholarship in Social Justice

Imani Wilson-Shabazz

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

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Community Health Sciences

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Epidemiology

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Richard and Jean Sanville Endowed Fellowship in Global Health

Shirelle Mizrahi Community Health Sciences

Training & Community Intervention to Prevent Drug Use and HIV Transmission in Vietnam

Lokachet Tanasugarn

Monica Salinas Fellowship in Latino Health

Isabella Farideh Shahmirza

Toffler Scholars

Lara Sumi Yoon

Community Health Sciences

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3M PSD Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship

Charlene Minh Chau Nguyen

Anne Rimoin Research Fund

Megan Halbrook

Lee Thomassen Healthcare Finance Fellowship

Talia Dena Friedman

Ann G. Quealy Memorial Fellowship

Health Policy and Management

Health Policy and Management

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Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley

Jessica Thies Geneva Christina Vogelheim

Beverlee A. Myers Fellowship

Pragya Bhuwania Sophia Rose Pennella Anika Kashawn Washington

Alexandra Marie-Varnum Klomhaus

John-Paul Angulo Christopher Holguin Madrigal Liqiao Li Sierra Anne Raby

Community Health Sciences

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Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship

Tony Norton Memorial Fellowship

Michelle Domingo Simplina

Health Policy and Management

Maternal & Child Health Leadership Training Program

Health Policy and Management

Environmental Health Sciences

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

Regina Hieap

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Dr. Ursula Mandel Fellowship

Pragya Bhuwania Sayan Kuman Chatterjee Roberto Giovanni Gonzalez Kenneth Hahn Felipe Ocampo Cecilia Melida Ramirez Demelio Alejandro Urbano Tyler Wayne Valdez Omar Velazquez

Catherine Arquero Cortez

Community Health Sciences

Health Policy and Management

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Community Health Sciences

Neumann/Drabkin Global Public Health Summer Internship Award

Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Sarah Gentachew Fanta

Los Angeles Area Health Services Research Training Program Fellowship (AHRQ T32)

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

Cheryl Anne Padilla Batac Amber Marie Guerra Naomi Meira Neuman Isabella Farideh Shahmirza

Biostatistics

Alyssa Bettina Arbolante

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Tristan Dale Tibbe

Health Policy and Management

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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

UCLA/Cambodia HIV/AIDS Training Program in Data Management and Analysis

Dyna Khuon Epidemiology

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UCLA CAncer Epidemiology Training Program

Melissa Anne Soohoo Lara Sumi Yoon Epidemiology

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UCLA Center for the Study of Women Jean Stone Dissertation Fellowship

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Health Policy and Management

Community Health Sciences

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Olawale Odunayo Amubieya

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UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Tl1 Translational Science Fellowship for Pre-Doctoral Trainees in Health Policy and Management

Elaine Michelle Albertson Nathaniel Wallander Anderson Timothy Paul Copeland Sara McCleskey Health Policy and Management

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UCLA/Myanmar Training Program in Advanced HIV/AIDS Methodologies

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

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Community Health Sciences

Health Policy and Management

Nicola Churchill Epidemiology

University Credit Union Scholarship

Teresa Duff Health Policy and Management

Rebekah Israel Cross Community Health Sciences

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VRS DNRS/Dr. Pamina Gorbach Research

Wilshire Health and Community Services Endowment in Geriatric Medicine Internship Fund

Reham Abdrabo Katianna Chang

UCLA STAR Program Fellowship

Olawale Odunayo Amubieya

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Richard D. and Veda F. Weisman Family Endowment for Epidemiology Research Fund

Dyna Khuon

Soe Ohnmar Khin

Health Policy and Management

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Annette Maria Dekker

Rebeka Israel Cross UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Tl1 Translational Science Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Trainees in Health Policy and Management

UCLA Emergency Medicine Program Fellowship

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J. Yang Scholarship

Ching Wen Lan Epidemiology

Dyna Khuon Epidemiology

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