FROM THE DEAN
Dear UCLA Fielding Class of 2025,
It is my honor to join you, your family, and your friends on this momentous day, and to offer my sincere congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
The degree you have earned is a milestone that reflects your hard work, resolve, dedication, and resilience. You are uniquely prepared for your professional journey—to make your mark in public health and to build a healthier future for all.
Today you will join the community of nearly 12,000 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduates from 73 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 UCLA Fielding’s legacy of exceptional leadership and service, and that you will envision and build solutions that will help ensure the promise of a healthier and more equitable tomorrow becomes an enduring reality.
I wish you good health and happiness on your journey.
Congratulations!
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Dr. Jonathan Fielding
Distinguished Professor Department of Health Policy & Management
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2025 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. Jonathan Fielding is a distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health and professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Fielding is an expert in public health preparedness and communication, and prior to becoming a full professor at UCLA he served as Commissioner of Public Health for Massachusetts.
For 16 years, Dr. Fielding was Public Health Director and Health Officer for Los Angeles County. He was responsible for Los Angeles County’s public health response to the full range of chronic and infectious diseases, as well as the social and environmental threats to our collective health.
Dr. Fielding is a national leader in identifying the quality of evidence for disease prevention and health promotion interventions. He was a founding member of the U.S. Clinical Preventive Services Task Force and, for 17 years, chaired the U.S. Task Force on Community Preventive Services. He chaired the Advisory Committee for the Healthy People 2020, and was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
At the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Dr. Fielding is a founder and co-director of the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions, which focuses on protecting human health from the harmful effects of climate change. He also co-founded the UCLA Center for Health Advancement, which models policies and programs to cost-effectively improve health and health equity. He is both a longtime faculty member and supporter of the school, which is named for him and his wife Karin.
Dr. Fielding is the longstanding editor of the Annual Review of Public Health. Dr. Fielding holds MD, MPH, and MA degrees from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His honors include the UCLA Medal, the Sedgwick Medal, and the Roemer, Fries and Porter prizes, as well as honorary doctorates.
FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2025
{ PROCESSION
{ WELCOME REMARKS
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer
Dean
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
{ 2025 COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. Jonathan Fielding
Distinguished Professor
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
{ PRESENTATION OF STUDENT PLEDGE
Isabella Luong and Wendy Tran
Co-Presidents, Public Health Student Association
Phoebe Kim and Madeline Mai
FSPH Undergraduate Student Ambassadors
{ PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND HOODING CEREMONY
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer
Dean
Dr. Kyle McJunkin
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Dr. Sudipto Banerjee
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Dr. Julienne Jose-Chen
Senior Assistant Dean for Student Services
Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Faculty Advisors
{ RECESSIONAL
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2025
ucla fielding school of public health STUDENT PLEDGE
This pledge is meant to inspire and challenge us as graduate students and as soon-to-be public health professionals as we prepare to be changemakers in the world. It was originally written by Cristina Valadez in the Department of Environmental Health
Sciences in 2019, and has been adapted for this year’s commencement by the 2024–2025 Co-Presidents of the FSPH Public Health Student Association and the FSPH Undergraduate Student Ambassadors.
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 needlessly disenfranchised and disproportionately exposed to unhealthy environments.
•
We pledge to mobilize and advocate for the empowerment of communities.
•
We pledge to advance human-centered solutions, wisely steward the finite resources of our Earth, and foster inclusive environments that respect our humanity and honor our diversity.
•
We pledge to continuously and critically challenge systems of power and oppression and to actively work towards equity 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.
UCLA PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT ASSOCIATION BOARD
2024–2025
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
public health undergraduate program CLASS OF 2025
Angelica Barrios
Alyssa Leilani Gates
Paola Gutierrez
Jasleen Kaur Hira
Elysse Peyton Storm Johnson-Mendoza
Elizabeth Marie Lee
Supriya Anjali Macha
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Gabriela Stephany Amaya-Velis
Madison Leslie Chan
Grace Chang
Ellie Mensor Cohen
Kaia Le Duc Evulich
Tyler Huy Ha
Mariko Anne Hashimoto
Phoebe Elise Kim
Fernando Lezama
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
Dr. Damla Senturk chair
Dr. Catherine M. Crespi vice chair
Aine Chizuru Meaney
Ciara Alexandra Murphy
Leslie Lam Nguyen
Clarice Maryann Pace
Cayden Shuijin Pascarella
Clyne Cupick Sagona
Daphne Santos
Madeline Hong An Mai
Ermela Dereje Negash
Karen Nguyen
Emiliano Olivo Cauberghs
Alekhya Devi Pantula
Hayle Yahaira Rivera Oajaca
Aya Nicole Soler
Jayden James Tan
Matthew Minh-Quan Vu
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Jason K. Fan
Lang Guo
Yuting Huang
Anqi Zang
{ MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSTATISTICS
Hiroyasu Ando
Feiyang Huang
Joanna Jiang
Puyuan Liu
John-Paul Vincent Quinones
Yijia Sun
Xinghua Tao
Hsin Ying Tseng
Hanbei Xiong
Bowen Zhang
Yingxin Zhang
Ziheng Zhang
{ MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE IN HEALTH
Juan Jorge Alvarado
Yang An
Prince Blue
Linyi Chen
Zhihao Chen
Zijie Chen
Maxwell Chien
Qianhui Du
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
(continued)
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Chengwu Duan
Jiayu Gao
Yuxin Gao
Xiyan Han
Weijie He
Kathy Thuy An Hoang
Zehan Hu
Chun-Siang Huang
Adolfo Jacobo
Gengquan Jia
Chunchun Li
Yilin Li
Zhi Li
Zongzhe Lin
Jeffrey Longan
Monica Shiqi Lu
Xier Lu
Yiming Lu
Tao Luo
Wenqing Mao
William Taylor Martinez
Brilla Meng
Huailing Mu
Vem William Nazarian
Sabrina Lannhi Nguyen
Jiaxin Ni
Rongcong Niu
Kate Anne Pohs
Brittney Paige Primer
Nanfei Shen
Yue Shu
Sebastian Cesar Trevejo Martinez
Luqin Wang
Weikuan Wang
Yongcan Wang
Yuhan Wang
Yuhui Wang
Zianyi Wang
Ziqi Wei
Chunxi Wen
Jinrui Wen
Xinrui Xiong
Yuan Xu
Xiaodong Xue
Hongyu Yang
Bruce Song Xian Zhang
Hinn Zhang
Jiyin Zhang
Li Zhang
Lingyi Zhang
Ruidong Zhang
Shijiao Zhang
Wenze Zhang
Yan Zhang
Yangyijia Zhang
Yihan Zhang
Yuxin Zhang
Anran Zhao
Joyce Zhou
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair
Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Reaghan Frances Allison
Lauren Renee Anderson
Harshmir Kaur Bhangu
Sonya Lynette Brooks
Brynne Judith Burrows
Diana Calderon
Sandra Carolina Castro
Richie Vy Chu
Chloe Elizabeth Curry
Hoa Huy Tran Doan
Bryana Alexis Dorothy Dyson
Danielle Ehsanipour
Cynthia L. Fok
Carmele Alicia Forbes
Autumn Grace Frlekin
Suzannah Leah Gadd
Anna Marie Ginther
Carla Susana Gomez Victor
Elissa Maricela Gomez
Collette Adelle Doerfler Goode
Norma Guzman Hernandez
Brendan Isaac Harshberger
Suhong He
Nohely Hernandez Pineda
Sumaita Syeda Hossain
Alexander Kim Ida
Yeab Kefale
Samira Khabbazzadeh-Rashti
Frances Hannah Kiles
Zoe Sequoyah King
Michelle Yu-Yao Ko
Robert Lara
Angelica Mikaela Mah
Gabriela Medina
Camryn Leigh More
Cielo Viviana Munoz
Danielle Marie Paulazzo
Hana Zahida Rahman
Breanna Rojas
Ashley Shen
Kathy G. Silva
Brenda Soun
Elizabeth Grace Strutz
Samiya Tabassum
Sabella Tran
Sheena Sakura Uchino
Tomohiro Ujikawa
Meera Varma
Mackenzie Leigh Whitaker
Connie Isabella Wong
Erin Castle Work
Hoi Ching Yang
Tricia Chui Yong
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Community Health Sciences
Katherine Aguilar
Brandy Monica Bautista
Mariah Evangelina Caracoza
Oscar Chavez
Stefany Beatriz Cruz
Angela Rose Manalo David
Roxana Delgado-Martinez
Monica Esquivel
Elizabeth Morgan Gaines
Philip Kuo Ho
Aleyda Sherrell Metts
Victor Luis Mleczko
Ujuonu Nwizu
Armando Guzman Perez
Rebecca Morgan Speyer
Alicia Nicole Valdivia
Rachel Nina Mendoza Viloria
Julius Elijah Young
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES
Dr. Rachael Jones chair
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Madison Chi
Yong Jae Cho
Victoria Allison Green
Sienna Marley
Nicholas Nolan Vincent Momaney
Shafaq Naeem
Aziza Noor
Tyler Andrew Smith
Reza Waloewandja
Yena Wei
Ali Sayed Sajad Zahori
Xochil Berenice Zarate
{ MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Tamara Marlene Bader
Bella Chen
Hope Abigail Davey
Eden Dawit
Seunghyun Han
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
Dr. Matthew Mimiaga
Dr. Beate Ritz vice chairs
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Maximiliano Abundez Toledo
Nisha Carissa Choothakan
Joanna Elise Curry
Jasmine Feng
Carina Daniela Gregorio
Milton Joseph Han
Sarah Harb
Haifa Mouin Hilal
Ekaolise Divine Jose
Sonali Alison Kamath
David Chanju Kim
Luke Nikolay Zuk Hodges
Kiara Phillips
Srinidhi Sridharan
Qingyang Wu
Angie Zhuang
Dian Li
Isabella Luong
Parsa Eliyahou Mokhtar
Eden Taylor Moore
Brianna Allison Murillo
Skylar Ailani Petrichko
Kanika Rana
Nikita Shimoga Satish
Chhavi Sodhi
Yayun Xu
{ MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Christine Joy Francisco Abella
Arriel O. Alvarez
Callisto Viz Boka
Miaosen Liu
Katherine Lorraine Osborne
Yesenia Perez
Seda Shirinian
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Dr. Ninez Ponce chair
Dr. Beth Glenn vice chair
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Samantha Joyce Deveaux
Serenai Miriam Dincer
Erica Vega Escalera
Isabella Galvan
Denise Renee Guzman Naranjo
Tiffany Hayoon Han
Hannah Lee
Alejandra Lopez Macha
Larissa Nicolas
Morgan Jane Reid
Saitiel Sandoval Gonzalez
Ryan Logan Wingfield
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Joseph Bishop
Vanessa Irene Chuang
Jason Cruz Velasco
Brandi Lynn Jones
Tracy Doan Nguyen
Meredyth Christine Pray
Wendy T. Tran
{ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH POLICY
Taylor Meade Carty
Arisa Dhiensiri
Jarrod Matthew Erdman
Cindy Berenice Flores
{ MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Zainab Noor Ahmed
Chelsea Benmessaoud
Daniel Gonzalez
Salmaan Zaki Kamal
Kera Lea Kwan
Hera Maryam
Margaret Mirekua Nkansah
Kristen Obiakor
Deborah Oyeyemi
Melissa Ann Powell
Walter Mauricio Solorzano
Rebecca Kate Tsevat
Hurnan Vongsachang
Saya Yusa
Neil Si-Jia Zhang
{ EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Policy and Management
Ray Lawrence Chandler
Vanessa Nicole Villafuerte
Lisa Kay Edwards
Mark Jonifer De Peralta Martinez
Nicole Stephanie Morales
Dayanara Elizabeth Nieto Flores
Eunice Ninet
Elías Rodríguez
Alan Rozet
Daisy Wang
Alvin Jay Wong
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
(continued)
master degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
{ MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
Sanad Ghassan Abdelrahman
Oscar A. Acosta
Debbie Ruby Aguilera
Alice Anaya
Jennifer Claire Arnold
Fady Bekheet
Lindsey Nicole Borrego
James Brittain
Breanna Renee Castanon
Abigail Adriana Ceja-Cerezo
Uma Chandavarkar
Somnath Chivukula
Hannah Elinore Churchill
Amanda Coronado
Julissa Marie Cuison
Deepti Kathleen Datta
Kelli Michel Dejohn
Brandy Duong
Shayok Dutta
Srihitha Gaddam
Lisa Marie Gerstenberger-Heil
Armand Salarda Gomez, Jr.
Anusha A. Gunaratne
Anabel Guzman
Carmen Hernandez
Alyssa Lorraine Huang
Karisa Jaime Kanachki
Zahirah Kasim
Prossy Annette-Nabakooza Kiwanuka
Aarudhra Premchander Kolli
Palwinder Kooner Kaur
Casimir Helen Kwiatkowski
Austin Corbin Lesher
Trang T. Lieu
Lea Alexandra Macias
Kaylah Medina
Araksya Minasyan
Ani Mkrtoumian
Danielle Adrienne Montes
Marcel Mungaray, III
Alexandra M. Murphy
Lily Nguyen
Trysten Trang Nguyen
Saumya Nigam
Itzel Olivas Varela
Moses James Papier
Brianna Patterson
Amie Phan
Christopher Pogar
Alexis Tecson Poole
Jane Garrison Presto
Celeste Quiroz
Luis Enrique Rueda
Gene Salgado
Jihae Sihn
Edna Rita Smith
Nathaniel Robert Smith
Leng Guech Tang-Ritchie
Shantel Velasquez
Joshua Adam Wachenheimer
Lisa Ann Yachetti
Sama Zafar
Dominic Andrew Zavala
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
Dr. Damla Senturk chair
Dr. Catherine M. Crespi vice chair
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Elvis Cui, PhD
chair: Dr. Weng Kee Wong co-chair: Dr. Gang Li
Nature-inspired Metaheuristics for Biostatistical and Biomedical Research
Mingfei Dong, PhD
chair: Dr. Damla Senturk
Statistical Analysis of Inter-trial Variability in Stimulus-related Task Responses in Autism Spectrum Disorders
William Walter Gertsch, PhD
chair: Dr. Weng Kee Wong
Designing Efficient Toxicology Studies with Metaheuristics
Qi Qian, PhD
chair: Dr. Damla Senturk
Modern Modeling Techniques for Adverse Events in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Jay Xu, PhD
chair: Dr. Thomas R. Belin co-chair: Dr. Gang Li
Statistical Advances in Causal Inference, Generalizability and Transportability, and the Analysis of Recurrent Event Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Gilbert C. Gee chair
Dr. May Sudhinaraset vice chair
Jessie Chien, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Gilbert Gee and Dr. Randall Kuhn
Contested Geographies of Health: A Mixed Methods Examination into the Health Consequences of Anti-Homeless Practices on the Unhoused Community in Los Angeles
Iris Y. Guzman-Ruiz, PhD
chair: Dr. Anne Pebley
Discrimination in the Workplace and by Law Enforcement: Impacts on Health and Healthcare Utilization Among Asian and Latino Immigrants in California, 2018–2020
Esmeralda Melgoza, PhD
chair: Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez
A Vision for Equity in Emergency Care: An Examination of the Multi-Level Factors that Impact the Provision of Emergency Medical Services to Hispanic Older Adults
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
(continued)
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Rachael Jones chair
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM
MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
Dr. Oliver Hankinson chair
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Eunhee V. Park , PhD
chair: Dr. Jennifer Wagman
Barriers to Prenatal Care in the Context of Maternal Methamphetamine Use and Congenital Syphilis in Los Angeles County, 2011-2020
Saanchi Vijay Shah, PhD
chair: Dr. May Choo-Wang
Evaluating the Contribution of Diet to Disparities in Metabolic Syndrome and Longevity in Costa Rica: Application of DNA Methylation-based Approaches
Rebecca C. Woofter, PhD
chair: Dr. May Sudhinaraset
A Multi-Method Examination of Perinatal Mental Health Screening Practices, Factors Associated with Perinatal Mental Health Screening, and Postpartum Care Use at an Academic Health System in California
Yi-Hsuan Chen, PhD
chair: Dr. Candace S.J. Tsai
Investigating Respirable Coal Mine Dust: A Comprehensive Assessment of Dust Exposure, Particle Characteristics, and Cellular Toxicity in Modern Coal Underground Mining Environment
Qiao Yu, PhD
chair: Dr. Yifang Zhu
Towards Equitable Clean Transportation: Understanding Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption Trends, Air Quality and Public Health Benefits, and Public Access to Charging Infrastructure Hotspots
Caroline Cherry, PhD
chair: Dr. Brigitte Gomperts
Mechanisms of Wildfire-Induced Airway Injury and Development of Effective Mitigators
Rajat Gupta, PhD
chair: Dr. Jesus A. Araujo
Studies on the Role of Gut Microbiome in the Cardiometabolic Toxicity
Induced by Particulate Matter, and on Cardiovascular Effects Triggered by Electronic Cigarettes
Samuel Delk, PhD
chair: Dr. Srinivasa T. Reddy
Studies on the Role of Intestinal Aplipoprotein A-1 in HDL Physiology, Endotoxin Metabolism, and Systemic Inflammation
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang chair
Dr. Matthew Mimiaga
Dr. Beate Ritz
vice chairs
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Ting Chow, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate Ritz
Grandmother’s Race/Ethnicity, Grandparents’ Age, and Grandmother’s Pregnancy Complications on Autism Spectrum Disorders in Grandchildren, a California Multigenerational Birth Study
Yang Cheng Hu, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate Ritz
Exploring Biomarkers of Physical Activity Among Parkinson’s Patients
Ryo Ikesu, PhD
chair: Dr. Elizabeth Rose Mayeda
Causal Inference Approaches to Identifying Determinants of Dementia and Outcomes among Persons with Dementia
Tahmineh Kalbasi, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate Ritz
Untargeted Longitudinal Serum Metabolomics in Pregnancy: Insights into Hypertensive Disorders, Gestational Age Prediction, and Placental Development in a Diverse Cohort of Pregnant Women in Los Angeles County
Dayoon Kwon, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate Ritz
Air Pollution and Parkinson’s Disease
Yuyuan Lin, PhD
chair: Dr. Beate Ritz
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure and Metabolic Signatures of Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Michael Frederic Gerard Mengual, PhD
chair: Dr. Akihiro Nishi
Simulation Studies of Stay-at-Home Behavior During Epidemics: Learning Approaches, Financial Incentives, and Outcomes
Gina Eujeong Nam, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Elizabeth Rose Mayeda and Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang
Association between Cancer and Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(continued)
doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Yancen Pan, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Mia Hashibe and Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang
Bidirectional Relationships between Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Lung Cancer, and Racial Disparities of CVD and Depression in Lung Cancer Patients
Yuhang Qian, PhD
chair: Dr. Matthew Mimiaga
Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors and Prediction of Multiple Adverse Health Outcomes among Sexual Minority Men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
Naira Setrakian, PhD
chair: Dr. Pamina Gorbach
Exploring the Intersection of Cannabis Use, Mental Health, and Sociodemographic Factors in Diverse Populations: Insights from Primary Care and Community-based Cohorts in Los Angeles
John Philip Waggoner, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Roger Detels and Dr. Frank Sorvillo
An Examination of Tickborne Illness Hospitalizations in the United States of America from 2012 to 2019
Qiao Wang, PhD
chair: Dr. Timothy Brewer
Understanding Anti-Tuberculous Drug Resistance Detection, Prevalence of Resistance-Conferring Mutations, and Population Dynamics of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex in a High HIV and Tuberculosis Setting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Dr. Ninez Ponce chair
Dr. Beth Glenn vice chair
{ doctoral degree recipients CLASS OF 2025
Lawrence Nathaniel Philip Benjamin, PhD
chair: Dr. Carol Mangione
Comparative Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screening Strategies: An Analysis of the Veterans Health Administration Experience
Jane C. Fazio, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante and Dr. Ninez Ponce
Immigration Status, Work Illness and Worker’s Compensation in California: Silicosis in Stone Countertop Workers
Wilson Hyer Hammett, PhD
chair: Dr. Jody Heymann
Addressing Domestic Violence Deaths From Gun Violence: The Role of State Level Policy in Reducing Mortality in Mass Shootings and Beyond
Jaime Michelle La Charite, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Kristen Choi and Dr. Frederick Zimmerman
Childhood Exposure to Urban Public Spending on Family-Focused Community Resources: Mediators, Moderators, and Long-Term Health Implications
David Richard Lee, PhD
co-chairs: Dr. Xi Zhu and Dr. David Reuben
Multilevel Approach to Understanding Dementia Care Management
Ashwini Nagappan, PhD
chair: Dr. Xi Zhu
Examining Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare Through Three Lenses: Consumer Trust, Industry Evolution, and Policy Uncertainty
Joseph Chidinma Nwadiuko, PhD
chair: Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Three Essays on Health, Health Systems, and Migration
student honors and
certifications
CLASS OF 2025
DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIETY IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Iota Chapter
Grace Chang
Kaia Le Duc Evulich
Tyler Huy Ha
Mariko Anne Hashimoto
Supriya Anjali Macha
Ermela Dereje Negash
Matthew Minh-Quan Vu
Public Health
Undergraduate Program
Juan Jorge Alvarado
William Walter Gertsch
Kathy Thuy An Hoang
Chun-Siang Huang
Genqquan Jia
Chunchun Li
Puyuan Liu
Zhi Li
Monica Shiqi Lu
Wenqing Mao
William Taylor Martinez
Vem William Nazarian
Xinghua Tao
Jay Xu
Bowen Zhang
Hinn Zhang
Yingxin Zhang
Yuxin Zhang
Biostatistics
Jessie Chien
Richie Vy Chu
Angela Rose Manalo David
Cynthia L. Fok
Anna Marie Ginther
Collette Adelle Doerfler Goode
Michelle Yu-Yao Ko
Esmeralda Melgoza
Ujuonu Nwizu
Eunhee V. Park
Brenda Soun
Sabella Tran
Rachel Nina Mendoza Viloria
Connie Isabella Wong
Rebecca C. Woofter
Community Health Sciences
Victoria Allison Green
Sienna Marley
Shafaq Naeem
Kiara Phillips
Qiao Yu
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Ryo Ikesu
Miaosen Liu
Parsa Eliyahou Mokhtar
Katherine Lorraine Osborne
Yuhang Qian
Chhavi Sodhi
John Philip Waggoner
Yayun Xu EPIDEMIOLOGY
Jennifer Claire Arnold
Joseph Bishop
Taylor Meade Carty
Uma Chandavarkar
Lisa Kay Edwards
Jarrod Matthew Erdman
Jane C. Fazio
Cindy Berenice Flores
Srihitha Gaddam
Tiffany Hayoon Han
Casimir Helen Kwiatkowski
Jaime Michelle La Charite
Mark Jonifer De Peralta Martinez
Ani Mkrtoumian
Alexandra M. Murphy
Ashwini Nagappan
Amie Phan
Alexis Tecson Poole
Alvin Jay Wong
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY
Health Policy & Management
Fady Bekheet
Lindsey Nicole Borrego
James Brittain
Amanda Coronado
Brandy Duong
Anabel Guzman
Austin Corbin Lesher
Eunice Ninet
Moses James Papier
Alan Rozet
Leng Guech Tang-Ritchie
Daisy Wang
Dominic Andrew Zavala
student honors and certifications CLASS OF 2025
BIXBY CERTIFICATE ON POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Bryana Alexis Dorothy Dyson
Autumn Grace Frlekin
Elizabeth Grace Strutz
Erin Castle Work
Tricia Chui Yong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Arisa Dhiensiri HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
GLOBAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Katherine Aguilar
Oscar Chavez
Angela Rose Manalo David
Carmele Alicia Forbes
Carla Susana Gomez Victor
Julius Elijah Young COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Carina Daniela Gregorio
Milton Joseph Han
Skylar Ailani Petrichko
Kanika Rana
EPIDEMIOLOGY
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TRAINING CERTIFICATE
Brynne Judith Burrows
Diana Calderon
Cynthia L. Fok
Autumn Grace Frlekin
Norma Guzman Hernandez
Zoe Sequoyah King
Brenda Soun
Erin Castle Work
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Arriel O. Alvarez EPIDEMIOLOGY
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Tricia Chui Yong COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
FOOD STUDIES GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Tyler Andrew Smith ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2025
{ JING FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FUND
Carmele Alicia Forbes
Suhong He
Community Health Sciences
Yayun Xu
Epidemiology
{ RIC AND SUZANNE KAYNE FELLOWSHIP
Diana Calderon
Esmeralda Melgoza
Community Health Sciences
Brandi Lynn Jones
Health Policy and Management
{ KIM-FARLEY FAMILY AWARDS FOR UNDERGRADUATE EXCELLENCE
Grace Chang
Supriya Anjali Macha
Public Health Undergraduate Program
{ GERALD AND LAURIE KOMINSKI FELLOWSHIP
Samantha Joyce Deveaux
Health Policy and Management
{ CAROLBETH KORN SCHOLAR AWARD
Ryo Ikesu
Epidemiology
{ BARBARA AND KEN KUBARYCH FELLOWSHIP FUND
Carla Susana Gomez Victor
Frances Hannah Kiles
Community Health Sciences
Morgan Jane Reid
Health Policy and Management
{ LEADERS OF TOMORROW SCHOLARSHIP
Michelle Yu-Yao Ko
Community Health Sciences
{ LEVIN-GORDON EXECUTIVE MPH FELLOWSHIP
Alan Rozet
Health Policy and Management
{ LEVIN-GORDON HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Meredyth Christine Pray
Health Policy and Management
{ JAMES AND LINDA LIPPMAN FIELDWORK FELLOWSHIP
Sabella Tran
Community Health Sciences
Yayun Xu
Epidemiology
{ ANNE SULLIVAN REHER LIVIO FUND FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE HOMELESS
Jaime Michelle La Charite
Health Policy and Management
{ LOS ANGELES AREA HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP (AHRQ T32)
Ashwini Nagappan Health Policy and Management
{ MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TRAINING PROGRAM
Brynne Judith Burrows
Diana Calderon
Cynthia L. Fok
Autumn Grace Frlekin
Norma Guzman Hernandez
Zoe Sequoyah King
Brenda Soun
Erin Castle Work
Community Health Sciences
Arriel O. Alvarez Epidemiology
{ MHA OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Uma Chandavarkar
Casimir Helen Kwiatkowski Health Policy and Management
{ MPH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP
Brandy Monica Bautista
Angela Rose Manalo David
Ujuonu Nwizu
Rachel Nina Mendoza Viloria
Community Health Sciences
{ DR. URSULA MANDEL FELLOWSHIP
Yi-Hsuan Chen
Qiao Yu Environmental Health Sciences
Ting Chow
Epidemiology
Alejandra Lopez Macha Health Policy and Management
{ MANGASAR M. MANGASARIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Seda Shirinian Epidemiology
{ NEUMANN/DRABKIN GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH APE x AWARD
Lang Guo Biostatistics
Danielle Ehsanipour
Community Health Sciences
student awards and scholarships CLASS OF 2025
{ TONY NORTON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Hope Abigail Davey
Eden Dawit
Environmental Health Sciences
{ PUBLIC HEALTH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Reaghan Frances Allison
Sonya Lynette Brooks
Cynthia L. Fok
Community Health Sciences
Arisa Dhiensiri
Health Policy and Management
{ PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Sonya Lynette Brooks
Diana Calderon
Carla Susana Gomez Victor
Suhong He
Nohely Hernandez Pineda
Robert Lara
Gabriela Medina
Ujuonu Nwizu
Sabella Tran
Community Health Sciences
Yong Jae Cho
Tyler Andrew Smith
Environmental Health Sciences
Brianna Allison Murillo
Nikita Shimoga Satish
Epidemiology
Ray Lawrence Chandler
Isabella Galvan
Brandi Lynn Jones
Nicole Stephanie Morales
Tracy Doan Nguyen
Dayanara Elizabeth Nieto Flores
Jane Garrison Presto
Health Policy and Management
{ ANN G. QUEALY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Lisa Kay Edwards
Jason Cruz Velasco
Health Policy and Management
{ ROEMER HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Taylor Meade Carty
Wendy T. Tran
Health Policy and Management
{ CHARLES F. SCOTT FELLOWSHIP
Esmeralda Melgoza
Community Health Sciences
{ SAMUEL J. TIBBITTS FELLOWSHIP
Jaime Michelle La Charite
Joseph Chidinma Nwadiuko Health Policy and Management
{ KAREN TOFFLER CHARITABLE TRUST STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
Feiyang Huang Biostatistics
Katherine Lorraine Osborne Epidemiology
{ LEE THOMASSEN FELLOWSHIP
Eunice Ninet
Health Policy and Management
{ UCLA SPECIALTY TRAINING AND ADVANCED RESEARCH (STAR) PROGRAM
Lawrence Nathaniel Philip Benjamin
Jane C. Fazio
Jaime Michelle La Charite
David Richard Lee
Health Policy and Management
{ STEVE WALLACE FELLOWSHIP
Jiachen Ai Biostatistics
Hoi Ching Yang
Community Health Sciences
Yena Wei
Environmental Health Sciences
{ FRED AND PAMELA WASSERMAN FELLOWSHIP
Joseph Chidinma Nwadiuko Health Policy and Management
{ WILSHIRE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FELLOWSHIP IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Richie Vy Chu
Collette Adelle Doerfler Goode
Esmeralda Melgoza
Community Health Sciences
Ryo Ikesu Epidemiology
