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10 �une 2016 � �oyce hall
�MMENCEMENTC�ss of 2016
Fielding School of Public Hl
mmencement 2016
Dear UCLA Graduate:
Congratulations! Today’s Commencement is a joyful day for each of you and your families, a celebration of all that you have accomplished in your time at UCLA. A UCLA degree is highly respected and will serve you well in whatever you choose to do in the future.
As a graduate of UCLA, you are now counted among thousands of your fellow alumni who are exemplary leaders and tireless innovators dedicated to improving lives here at home and around the world. I encourage you to further the Bruin legacy of excellence and service, with the spirit of optimism that makes UCLA a special place. We look forward to what your future holds and will take great pride in your accomplishments.
Thank you for the many contributions you have made to our campus that have advanced our mission of education, research and service to California and beyond. You and your fellow students have enriched me personally, providing fresh perspectives and insights.
Your relationship with UCLA will continue throughout your life. I hope that you will take full advantage of the many resources available to our alumni and that you will remain engaged with campus. Remember that you are one of UCLA’s best advocates and ambassadors. You are always welcome here.
Today is special, unlike any other day in your life. Enjoy this time with your family and friends in memorable ways. I am enormously proud of you, and I wish you a lifetime of fulfillment and happiness.
With Very Best Wishes,
Gene D. BlockChancellor
University of California Los Angeles
Chancello
Fielding School of Public Hl
Dear Graduates:
Warmest congratulations and good wishes to the Class of 2016, and to their families and friends on Commencement Day 2016! Although one door is closing, innumerable others are opening before you, just waiting for you to step through them. Never before in our nation’s history have college graduates had more opportunities to contribute to the common good than now. Whether it be in the community, private industry, or public service, to name but a few, your UC education and experiences have provided you with the knowledge and abilities to make a difference in the lives of many others. As Robert F. Kennedy once noted, “The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.” On this triumphal day, I challenge you to commit your newly earned UCLA degree and all that you have learned to bring hope, compassion, and healing to a troubled world. You can shape the future and, from what I know of our graduates, if you put your mind to doing just that, the future will be a bright and hopeful one.
Go Bruins—we know you’ll make us proud whatever door you choose!
Janet NapolitanoPresidentUniversity of California
President
mmencement 2016
Dear Graduates,
I am honored to be with you today, on this joyous occasion, and to offer my heartfelt congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
You came to the Fielding School with dedication and a profound sense of purpose: to acquire the skills and experience that would enable you to develop and implement solutions that will make our world healthier. You achieved that goal, laying the groundwork for a career which can change thousands of lives and more.
We have made tremendous progress in public health, resulting in longer and healthier lives in the U.S. and countries around the world, but our work is far from complete. The challenges we face as a global community are formidable. Yet when I see your resolve, your talent, and your passion, I am filled with optimism about our future.
You have learned from leading experts and practitioners, from the populations you intend to serve, and from each other. In the process, you have inspired us with your unwavering commitment, and we know this is just the beginning of your incredible journey. I look forward to learning about your professional achievements in the years to come and the remarkable impact I know you will have.
And I do hope you will remain in touch with our school; you are all treasured members of our community.
Carpe diem!
Jody Heymann, MD, PhDDean
Fielding School of Public HealthUCLA
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Fielding School of Public Hl
Robert K. Ross, MD, is president and chief executive officer for The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation established in 1996 to address the health needs of Californians. Prior to his appointment in July 2000, Dr. Ross served as director of the Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego from 1993 to 2000.
Dr. Ross has an extensive background in health philanthropy, as a public health administrator, and as a clinician. His service includes: Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; medical director for LINK School-Based Clinic Program, Camden, New Jersey; instructor of clinical medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and faculty member at San Diego State University’s School of Public Health.
Dr. Ross has been actively involved in community and professional activities at both the local and national level. He is a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans, Co-Chair, Diversity in Philanthropy Coalition, and has served as a member of the California Health Benefit Exchange Board, the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Board, National Vaccine Advisory Committee, and on the boards of Grantmakers in Health, the National Marrow Donor Program, San Diego United Way and Jackie Robinson YMCA. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatrics, served on the President’s Summit for America’s Future and as chairman of the national Boost for Kids Initiative, and was honored by the Council on Foundations as the Distinguished Grantmaker of the Year for 2008. Dr. Ross received his undergraduate, masters in Public Administration and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
The California Endowment makes grants to organizations and institutions that directly benefit the health and well-being of the people of California. For more information, visit our web site www.calendow.org.
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Bipandeep AhdiMichelle DeVost
Tara Christine Hitzeman
Kari Elizabeth SorgeVincent Ngoc Vu
Lucia ChenLionel Duarte
Cheng-Yow Timothy LinKevin Beedon McLaughlin
Neil Todd Mercer
Bingling WangDaidong Wang
Jason WangJustin WilliamsZizhao Zhang
Department BioatiicsSudipto Banerjee, PhD, Chair
Thomas R. Belin, PhD, Vice Chair
Maer Public Hl
Maer Science Bioatiics
Department communi hl sciencesSteven P. Wallace, PhD, Chair
Carol S. Aneshensel, PhD, Vice Chair
Maer Public Hl
Shirley AuBanke Olasunbo BalogunJacob Philip Beckerman
Aaron CaminosSteven Ethington
Roz Ashley FanaieyanAmelia Fay-Berquist
Nicole GarciaAdrienne Greer
Ruth HsuElizabeth H. Jacoby
Justin KumarChiara Bartfeld Kuryan
Jaime Michelle La ChariteElida Emelina Ledesma
Marcie LeeJacqueline Annette Leon
Dana Michelle LevinAshley Janay Lewis
Ryan LoongTamara Marzouk
Roya MasonSamantha Claire Flores Mojica
Tanya MorenoJuliane Nguyen
Jessica Jeanne Parry
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Mae Degree Recipients Css 2016
Fielding School of Public Hl
Maer Science Public HlCommunity Health Sciences
Catherine IdemaLinghui Jiang
Hannah Joy Malan
Emerald SnowShayla Spring Spilker
Mindy Zhao
Erik PeñaAlexandra Nicole Prince
Kaitlin Lourie ReidJanelle Rodriguez
Vanessa Cecilia RodriguezJuan Carlos Rodriguez Tapia
Emily Jane RozemaSally Saleh
Chelsea SantosDevin Elyse Saragosa-HarrisPriscilla Christina Schaper
Maria Del Sol Torres ReyesJennifer TranKatelyn TranRakhi Varma
Katrina VoNicole Marie Wainwright
Kelly Burke WarnerSayaka Weis
Christopher Gene WellsTony Tung Yao
Maer Public HlCommunity Health Sciences (continued)
Maer Public Hl Hl Professionals Community Health Sciences
Aaron Alexander GuggenheimDanny A. KalashDanielle Keenan
Andrea LopezSalina Rose Massei
Beatriz NavarroAustin Nunez
Kathleen Mary RiceDevika Roy
Jorge Solorzano-ArellanoSanaz SoltaniEvelyn TorresSelma Turgut
Andrew Ginn Bong Young
Css 2016 Mae Degree Recipients
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mmencement 2016
Mae Degree Recipients Css 2016
Department environmental hl sciences Michael Jerrett, PhD, Chair
Maer Public Hl
Jacob Michael ArquietteCarlos Daniel Barragan
Clifford Bryan ShumJimmy Bao Tran
Wendy Megumi GreeneCharlene Minh Chau Nguyen
Chanbopha SenElaine Allison West
Maer Science environmental Hl sciences
Department epidemiology Zuo-Feng Zhang, MD, PhD, Interim Chair
Anne Rimoin, PhD, MPH, Acting Vice Chair
Maer Public Hl
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Marisol ArguellesSyeda Naada AzeemuddinMegha Sharad Bhatnagar
David Da BogumilHannah Katherine Brosnan
Francesca Elena Trabe CazzulinoXiyun Chen
Xuanzi ChengqianZuelma Arellano Contreras
Bryant DaoRishi Das
Rica Dela CruzNan Feng
Rene Ramos GarciaSohum Shreekant Gokhale
Phong Anh HuynhClaire Hae-Ri Jang
Sharfaa Amina Zulaikha JunaidEn Lin
Jane Zhen LiuHeidi Sigrid Hope Ransohoff
Nailing SunElizabeth Allison Van Dyne
Alison Meilin WuShiming XuYouran XuShuang Yu
Keren ZhangMingyan Zhang
Maer science epidemiolog
Kaila McDonald
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Fielding School of Public Hl
Department hl PolicY ManagementJack Needleman, PhD, Chair
Thomas Rice, PhD, Vice Chair
Maer Public Hl
Ava Dolores AguadoRobin Blythe
George M. BuckleyLuz Corona Gomez
Claire Elizabeth CrawleyAndrew H. Do
Katherine FragosoAlbert Omar Funes
Kumar Rajesh GandhiGloria Garcia
Mindy Noelle Grasska FriedmanKenechukwu Dshaikh Izuchukwu
Callie JaquesDanielle Marie Janes
Shelly Marie Kane
Ella Rose KoosisRachel Jean Landauer
Vivian LeiShanen Heather McGinley-Stempel
Amarachi Cynthia OkoroNicole Michelle Porter
Nahal Shannon SabrkhaniJessica Meri SchumerJanani Srikantharajah
Rachel SteinbergAleksandra Oli Van Loggerenberg
Jason Scott WilliamsonDaniel Joseph YbarraMarissa Wai Gin Yee
James B. Yoo
Maer Science Hl policy management
Priya BatraKevin Blansit
Reshma GuptaChristine Anyee Lam
Leonard Jamison Moore
Daniel Mark RolstonAnimesh Anant Sabnis
Megha Dilip ShahJesus Gildardo Ulloa
Css 2016 Mae Degree Recipients
mmencement 2016
Mae Degree Recipients Css 2016
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Executive Maer Public Hl
Health Policy & Management
Thomas Richard Armentrout-WiswallKelly Benshoof
Bridget BohannonAilene A. Bui
Lucy Amparo De LeonKayitz Levy FinleySusan FredericksAndrew HallumAriel Iris Huhn
Jean Young KangOariona LoweAlicia Macklin
Boyd Martin, IIINiki Miller
Nguyen NguyenPunita Oswal
Daniel N. OvadiaEmilia Pasiah
Eric SchwimmerAlicia Christine Shewmaker
Victoria TangWendy Tucker
Chetera Diane Watson
Fielding School of Public Hl
Michelle M. Clark, PhDJanet Sinsheimer, Chair
Statistical Models for Detecting Transgenerational Genetic Effects
Jason P. Estes, PhDDamla Senturk, Chair
Time Dynamic Modeling and Inference Approaches for Outcomes in Patients on Dialysis
Mandev S. Gill, PhDMarc A. Suchard, Chair
Bayesian Modeling of Viral Phylodynamics
Xiang Lu, PhDThomas R. Belin, Chair
Handling Incomplete High-Dimensional Multivariate Longitudinal Data with
Mixed Data Types by Multiple Imputation Using a Longitudinal Factor Analysis Model
Wendy Shih, DrPHSteve Horvath, Chair
Ensemble Based Estimators of a Latent Variable: Application in Aging Research
Sheng Wu, PhDKate Crespi and
Weng Kee Wong, Co-ChairsOptimal Design of Cluster Randomized Trials
with Binary Outcomes
Department BioatiicsSudipto Banerjee, PhD, Chair
Thomas R. Belin, PhD, Vice Chair
Department communi hl sciencesSteven P. Wallace, PhD, Chair
Carol S. Aneshensel, PhD, Vice Chair
Héctor E. Alcalá, PhDMarjorie Kagawa-Singer, ChairThe Role of Health Behaviors and
Socioeconomic Status in Explaining the Relationship Between Child Abuse and Cancer
Matthew Beymer, PhDLinda B. Bourque, Chair
Formulation of a Novel HIV-Risk Algorithm for Men who Have Sex with Men Visiting a
Community-Based Clinic in Los Angeles, California
Adam Carl Cohen, PhDDeborah C. Glik, Chair
Evaluating an Online Patient Engagement Platform and Smartphone Application
that Notifies Clients of Sexually Transmitted Infection Test Results
Elinam Dzifa Dellor, PhDDawn M. Upchurch, Chair
Childhood Adversity, Intimate Partner Violence and Inflammation in Young Adults
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Css 2016 doctoral Degree Recipients
mmencement 2016
doctoral Degree Recipients Css 2016
Sabrina Adelaine, PhDHilary Godwin, Chair
An Assessment of the Resilience of Hospitals to Environmental Impacts in Los Angeles County
Department environmental hl sciences Michael Jerrett, PhD, Chair
Eva Maria Durazo, PhDSteven P. Wallace, Chair
How Ethnic Enclaves Affect Diabetes and Depression Risk Among Older Mexican-origin
Latinos in the Southwest
Elizabeth Ayn Evans, PhDDawn M. Upchurch, Chair
Childhood Adversity and the Presence and Persistence of Substance Use Disorders
among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adult Women
Anne Elizabeth Fehrenbacher, PhDCarol S. Aneshensel, Chair
Job Insecurity, Spillover, and Quality of Life: Testing the Effect of Stress Proliferation
from Work to Family Life
Darrah Leigh Goo Kuratani, PhDMarjorie Kagawa-Singer, Chair
How do Native Hawaiian Conceptualizations of Well-being Inform the Meaning and
Social Function of Food?
Michael Craig Stajura, PhDLinda B. Bourque, Chair
A Taxonomy for Community Organizations Active in Disasters
Department communi hl sciences (continued)
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Interdepartmental Program
Molecur toxicologOliver Hankinson, PhD, Director
Aaron Lulla, PhDJeff Bronstein, Chair
Neurotoxicity of the Parkinson's Disease-Associated
Pesticide Ziram is Synuclein Dependent
Daniel Jacob Malkin, PhDRobert Schiestl, Chair
Characterizing Previously Unknown Levels of Genotoxicity Found in
Lymphocyte-Mediated Pathogeneses
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Fielding School of Public Hl
Vivian Alfonso, PhDBeate R. Ritz, Chair
Assessing Risk Factors for Adverse Birth Outcomes and Early Childhood Respiratory Illness: An
Examination of Supplement Initiation and Partici-pation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children During Pregnancy
Priya Bhagwat, PhDPamina M. Gorbach, Chair
Measurement of Abdominal Fat Changes and Predictors of Excess Fat Gain in HIV-Infected
Individuals Initiating Therapy
Claire Bristow, PhDFrank Sorvillo, Chair
Contributions to the Improvement and Understanding of New Diagnostics for HIV
Infection and Syphilis
Xin Cui, PhDBeate R. Ritz, Chair
Bias Analyses in Population-Based Studies of Parkinson's Disease
Dvora Davey, PhDPamina M. Gorbach, Chair
Evaluating Individual and Couple-level Risk Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in
HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Zambia: Alcohol Use, Fertility Desire, and HIV Acquisition from Outside Partners in an Open Cohort in Zambia
Megan Dillavou, PhDPamina M. Gorbach, Chair
Individual and Couple-level Risk Factors Associated with HIV Transmission, Family Planning, and ART
Initiation in an Open Cohort of Heterosexual HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples in Rwanda
Daniel Keebler, PhDZuo-Feng Zhang, Chair
Genetic Risk Factors for AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study: Candidate-Gene Study,
Genome-Wide Association Study, and Pathway Analyses
Claire Kim, PhDZuo-Feng Zhang, Chair
Secondhand Tobacco Smoke, Genetic Susceptibility, and Lung Cancer in
Never Smokers
Kimberly Paul, PhDBeate R. Ritz, Chair
Environmental and Genetic Risk factors for Susceptibility and Progression
in Parkinson’s Disease
Victoria Tseng, PhDAnne Coleman, Chair
Cataract Surgery and Falls, Fractures, and Mortality in the United States Population
Aolin Wang, PhDOnyebuchi Arah, Chair
Opening the Black Box: Estimation of Targeted Effects in Causal Mediation Analysis—With
Applications to Global Health and Occupational Epidemiology
Jie Wu, PhDRoger Detels, Chair
HIV/STIs Related Risk among Middle Aged and Old MSM in Shenzhen, China
Department epidemiology Zuo-Feng Zhang, MD, PhD, Interim Chair
Anne Rimoin, PhD, MPH, Acting Vice Chair
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Css 2016 doctoral Degree Recipients
mmencement 2016
Kimberly Narain, PhDSusan L. Ettner, Chair
Welfare Reform & the Health of Single Mothers
Barbara Wentworth, PhDMoira Inkelas, Chair
Do Health Insurance Policies which Split Children within the Same Household into
Different Publicly-financed Programs Affect Rates of Enrollment or Utilization of
Basic Health Care Services?
Aaron Dawes, PhDRobert H. Brook, Chair
Improving Quality Improvement in Surgery: The Role of Quality Improvement Collaboratives
John Dinkler, PhDCarol M. Mangione and
Michael K. Ong, Co-ChairsAn Evaluation of Hypertension Control in the
General Population and Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Clinical Trial of Heart Failure
Lauren Gase, PhDNinez A. Ponce, Chair
Identifying Opportunities to Improve the Health of At-Risk Youth through the Education
and Juvenile Justice Systems
Ashley Parks, DrPHMoira Inkelas, Chair
Improving the Linkage to HIV Specialty Care: Referral and Authorization Process Redesign
at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Department hl Polic ManagementJack Needleman, PhD, Chair
Thomas Rice, PhD, Vice Chair
Health Services
Health Policy & Management
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Greg Sacks, PhDSusan L. Ettner, Chair
Surgeon Perception of Risk and Benefit in the Decision to Operate under Uncertainty
doctoral Degree Recipients Css 2016
Fielding School of Public Hl
ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI
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Alec Chan-GolstonBiostatistics
QFRED H. BIXBY INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS
ON POPULATION & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Emerald SnowCommunity Health Sciences
QCELIA G. AND JOSEPH G. BLANN FELLOWSHIP
Anne Elizabeth FehrenbacherCommunity Health Sciences
QLESTER BRESLOW STUDENT WRITING
COMPETITION GRAND PRIZE
Jacob Philip BeckermanBiostatistics
QBURROUGHS WELLCOME FUND
INTER-SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAM IN
METABOLIC DISEASES
Kimberly PaulEpidemiology
QCALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION
FELLOWSHIP
Vanessa Cecilia RodriguezDevin Elyse Saragosa-Harris
Katelyn TranCommunity Health Sciences
Jason Scott WilliamsonHealth Policy & Management
Q
CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH
PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP
Juliane Nguyen Sally Saleh
Community Health SciencesJane Zhen LiuEpidemiology
QCLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
INSTITUTE (CTSI) TRAINING GRANT
Lauren GaseHealth Policy & Management
QDEAN’S GLOBAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIPS
Roz Ashley FanaieyanRyan Loong
Tony Tung Yao Mindy Zhao
Community Health SciencesRica Dela Cruz
Heidi Sigrid Hope RansohoffElizabeth Allison Van Dyne
Epidemiology
QDEAN'S LEADERSHIP GRANT
Jacob Philip BeckermanRoz Ashley Fanaieyan
Nicole GarciaElizabeth H. Jacoby
Tanya MorenoErik Peña
Alexandra Nicole PrinceVanessa Cecilia RodriguezCommunity Health Sciences
Carlos Daniel BarragaEnvironmental Health Sciences
Aards Schoships 2016
Css 2016 udent aards Schoships
mmencement 2016
udent aards Schoships Css 2016
Marisol ArguellesSeyda Naada Azeemuddin
Rishi DasRene Ramos Garcia
EpidemiologyRobin Blythe
Rachel Jean LandauerNahal Shannon Sabrkhani
Jason Scott WilliamsonHealth Policy & Management
QDEAN'S OUTSTANDING
STUDENT AWARD
Jason P. EstesBiostatistics
Héctor E. AlcaláCommunity Health Sciences
Elaine Allison WestEnvironmental Health Sciences
Aolin WangEpidemiology
Claire Elizabeth CrawleyHealth Policy & Management
QDISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP
Michelle M. ClarkJason P. Estes
BiostatisticsElinam Dzifa DellorEva Maria Durazo
Community Health SciencesDaniel KeeblerEpidemiology
Kimberly NarainHealth Policy & Management
QDRABKIN-NEUMANN INTERNSHIPS
IN GLOBAL HEALTH
Mindy ZhaoCommunity Health Sciences
Q
FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT:
CONNECTING CALIFORNIANS TO CARE
Ava Dolores AguadoNicole Michelle Porter
Health Policy & Management
QFIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS
FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Jacob Philip BeckermanCommunity Health Sciences
Rishi DasEpidemiology
Nahal Shannon SabrkhaniHealth Policy & Management
QFIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MARATHON STUDENT FELLOWSHIP FUND
Amelia Fay-BerquistRoya Mason
Jessica Jeanne ParryAlexandra Nicole Prince
Community Health Sciences
QFIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
NONRESIDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Seyda Naada Azeemuddin Epidemiology
QFIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SCHOLARSHIP
Albert Omar FunesJason Scott Williamson
Epidemiology
QRAYMOND D. GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Aolin WangEpidemiology
Q
Fielding School of Public Hl
GRADUATE OPPORTUNITY FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
Ashley Janay LewisTanya Moreno
Shayla Spring SpilkerMaria Del Sol Torres ReyesCommunity Health Sciences
Carlos Daniel BarragonEnvironmental Health Sciences
Marisol ArguellesEpidemiology
Albert Omar FunesHealth Policy & Management
QGRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSHIP AWARD
Megan Dillavou EpidemiologyAaron Dawes
Greg SacksHealth Policy & Management
QGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER
OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Lucia Chen Biostatistics
Zuelma Arellana ContrerasEpidemiology
QGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH
MENTORSHIP FELLOWSHIP
Priya BhagwatDvora Davey
Vivian Alfonso Claire BristowEpidemiology
Q
CORNELIUS HOPPER AWARD, CALIFORNIA
TOBACCO RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH
PROGRAM
Zuelma Arellana ContrerasEpidemiology
QINCOMING STUDENT OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Tara Christine Hitzeman Biostatistics
Amelia Fay-BerquistNicole Garcia
Elida Emelina LedesmaJacqueline Annette Leon
Ashley Janay LewisAndrea LopezChelsea Santos
Maria Del Sol Torres ReyesCommunity Health SciencesSeyda Naada Azeemuddin
Rica Dela CruzEpidemiology
Nicole Michelle PorterJanani Srikantharajah
Health Policy & Management
QRIC AND SUZANNE KAYNE
PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
Nicole GarciaRuth Hsu
Elizabeth H. JacobyAshley Janay Lewis
Tanya Moreno Vanessa Cecilia Rodriguez
Devin Elyse Saragosa-HarrisMaria Del Sol Torres Reyes
Katelyn TranCommunity Health SciencesHannah Katherine Brosnan
EpidemiologyClaire Elizabeth Crawley
Health Policy & Management
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Css 2016 udent aards Schoships
mmencement 2016
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CAROLBETH KORN SCHOLAR AWARD
Lauren GaseHealth Policy & Management
QVIRGINIA LI OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Marcie LeeCommunity Health Sciences
QANNE SULLIVAN REHER LIVIO FUND
FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
OF THE HOMELESS
Jaime Michelle La ChariteCommunity Health Sciences
QLIVIO TRUST HOMELESSNESS
SUMMER INTERNSHIP FUND
Jaime Michelle La ChariteCommunity Health Sciences
QDR. URSULA MANDEL SCHOLARSHIP
Aaron DawesGreg Sacks
Health Policy & Management
QMAX FACTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION
SUMMER INTERNSHIP FUND
Elida Emelina LedesmaCommunity Health Sciences
QFOSTER G. McGAW SCHOLARSHIP
Claire Elizabeth CrawleyHealth Policy & Management
QMOLINA HEALTHCARE STUDENT
WRITING COMPETITION AWARD
Jacob Philip BeckermanCommunity Health Sciences
Q
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH SCIENCES T32 TRAINING GRANT IN
MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
Daniel Jacob MalkinMolecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program
QNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
CENTER FELLOWSHIP
Charlene Minh Chau NguyenChanbopha Sen
Elaine Allison WestEnvironmental Health Sciences
QTONY NORTON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Elaine Allison WestEnvironmental Health Sciences
QPUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION WOMEN,
INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM
Jane Zhen LiuEpidemiology
QANNE G. QUEALY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Bridget BohannonVivian Lei
Health Policy & Management
QROEMER HEALTH SERVICES FELLOWSHIP
Ashley ParksHealth Policy & Management
QMONICA SALINAS INTERNSHIP IN LATINO
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Elida Emelina LedesmaCommunity Health Sciences
Q
Fielding School of Public Hl
JUNEAL MARIE SMITH FELLOWSHIP IN
INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION
Linghui JiangCommunity Health Sciences
QSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/
ORANGE COUNTY AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Chanbopha SenEnvironmental Health Sciences
QSUMMER COMMUNITY FIELDWORK
FELLOWSHIP
Amelia Fay-BerquistRoya Mason
Jessica Jeanne Parry Alexandra Nicole Prince
Community Health Sciences
QSUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM
FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
FELLOWSHIP
Jane Zhen LiuEpidemiology
QTHRASHER EARLY CAREER AWARD
Elizabeth Allison Van DyneEpidemiology
QSAMUEL J. TIBBITTS FELLOWSHIP
Héctor E. AlcaláCommunity Health Sciences
Kimberly NarainHealth Policy & Management
QUCLA CFAR/AI SEED GRANT
Megan DillavouEpidemiology
Q
UCLA FELLOWSHIP IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Vivian AlfonsoMarisol Arguelles
Priya BhagwatClaire Bristow
Xin CuiZuelma Arellano Contreras
Bryant DaoDvora Davey
Rica Dela CruzMegan Dillavou
Sohum Shreekant GokhaleDaniel Keebler
Kaila McDonaldEpidemiology
QUCLA PRE- AND POST-DOCTORAL PROGRAM
IN MOLECULAR GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF
CANCER
Zuelma Arellano ContrerasDaniel Keebler
Claire KimEpidemiology
QWILSHIRE FOUNDATION HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES INTERNSHIP IN
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Elizabeth H. JacobyJustin Kumar
Juan Carlos Rodriguez TapiaMaria Del Sol Torres Reyes
Jennifer TranCommunity Health Sciences
Claire Hae-Ri JangEpidemiology
Nahal Shannon SabrkhaniHealth Policy & Management
QLAN WU AND CATHY CHESHIRE
FELLOWSHIP FUND
Seyda Naada AzeemuddinEpidemiology
Q
Css 2016 udent aards Schoships
mmencement 2016
Michelle M. ClarkJason P. EstesZizhao Zhang
Biostatistics
Jacob Philip BeckermanEva Maria Durazo
Anne Elizabeth FehrenbacherNicole Garcia
Chiara Bartfeld KuryanTamara Marzouk
Juan Carlos Rodriguez TapiaEmerald Snow
Shayla Spring SpilkerCommunity Health Sciences
Sabrina Adelaine Elaine Allison West
Environmental Health Sciences
Priya BhagwatClaire Kim
Victoria TsengElizabeth Allison Van Dyne
Aolin WangJie Wu
Epidemiology
Robin BlytheSusan Fredericks
Danielle Marie JanesRachel Jean Landauer
Alicia MacklinKimberly Narain
Health Policy & Management
Aaron LullaDaniel Jacob Malkin
Molecular Toxicology IDP
Delta Omega honorary Socie public healthIOTA Chapter
Thomas Richard Armentrout-WiswallAilene A. Bui
Andrew H. DoClaire Elizabeth Crawley
Callie JaquesVivian Lei
Jessica Meri SchumerAlicia Christine Shewmaker
Upsilon Phi DeltaHealth Policy & Management
udent honors certifications Css 2016
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Banke Olasunbo BalogunAnne Elizabeth Fehrenbacher
Ryan LoongErik Peña
Tony Tung YaoMindy Zhao
Community Health Sciences
Rica Dela CruzHeidi Sigrid Hope RansohoffElizabeth Allison Van Dyne
Epidemiology
Ruth Hsu Sally Saleh Emerald Snow
fielding school Public health global hl certifite
BIXBY certifite POPULATION REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Community Health Sciences
Fielding School of Public Hl
Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship
QAcademy Health Delivery System Science
FellowshipQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Fellowship
QAIDS Institute Fellowship
QAmerican Industrial Hygiene Foundation
QARCO Fellowship
QASPH/CDC/PRC
Minority FellowshipQ
Lawrence R. Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre-Birkner
Memorial ScholarshipQ
Fred H. Bixby Doctoral Fellowship in Population and Reproductive Health
QFred H. Bixby Research
Mentorship ProgramQ
Fred H. Bixby International Internships on Population and
Reproductive Health AwardQ
Judith Blake Memorial FellowshipQ
Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann FellowshipQ
Lester Breslow Student Writing Competition Award
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E. Richard "Rick" Brown Social Justice AwardQ
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Inter-School Training Program in
Chronic DiseasesQ
California Wellness Foundation FellowshipQ
Chancellor’s PrizeQ
Child and Family Health Program FellowshipQ
Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Training Grant
QDean's Continuing Student
Recognition AwardQ
Dean's Global Health FellowshipsQ
Dean's Leadership GrantQ
Dean’s Outstanding Student AwardQ
Dean’s Special Fund for International Internships
QEleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship in Nutrition
QDepartment of Health Policy
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Dissertation Year FellowshipQ
Drabkin-Neumann Internships in Global Health
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The Fielding School of Public Health gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided to its students through
the following scholarship and awards programs:
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Alma and Gabriel Elias ScholarshipQ
EMPH Best Business Plan AwardQ
Max Factor Family FoundationQ
Faucett Catalyst Fund FellowshipQ
Fielding Scholars AwardQ
Fielding School of Public Health Community Partnership Grant
QFielding School of Public Health Marathon
Student Fellowship FundQ
Fielding School of Public Health Nonresident Scholarship
QFogarty International Training
and Research ProgramQ
Future Public Health Leaders AwardQ
Gates Millennium ScholarshipQ
Raymond D. Goodman ScholarshipQ
Graduate Opportunities Fellowship Program
QGraduate Summer Research
Mentorship FellowshipQ
Health Policy & Management Alumni Association Award
QCornelius Hopper Award, California
Tobacco Related Diseases Research ProgramQ
William and Flora Hewlett FoundationQ
Phil and Ann Heymann Global Fellowship Fund
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Incoming Student Opportunity AwardQ
International Biometric SocietyWestern North American Region
Student Paper CompetitionQ
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationQ
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center FoundationQ
Ric and Suzanne Kayne Public Health Fellowships
QRuth L. Kirschstein
National Service AwardsQ
Carolbeth Korn Scholar AwardQ
Virginia Li Opportunity AwardQ
Anne Sullivan Reher Livio Fund for the Health and Well-Being of the Homeless
QLivio Trust Homelessness Summer
Internship FundQ
Dr. Ursula Mandel ScholarshipQ
Foster G. McGaw ScholarshipQ
Molina Healthcare Writing AwardQ
Muslim Aid UK South East Asia Regional Office Integrated
Emergency Response ProgramQ
National Science FoundationNIEHS Training Grant in
Molecular ToxicologyQ
National Institutes of HealthPredoctoral Individual
National Research Service AwardQ
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and Research Center FellowshipQ
Tony Norton Memorial FellowshipQ
President's Volunteer Service AwardQ
Public Health Foundation Women,
Infants, and Children ProgramQ
Ann G. Quealy Memorial FellowshipQ
Eugene Cota Robles FellowshipQ
Ruth Roemer Award in Social JusticeQ
Monica Salinas FellowshipQ
Monica Salinas Internship in Latino and Latin American Health
QMonica Salinas Opportunity Award
QDavid Satcher Opportunity Award
QCharles F. Scott Award
QPhilip & Aida Siff Award
QJuneal Marie Smith Fellowship
in International Nutrition Q
Society of ToxicologyQ
Southern California American Industrial Hygiene Association
QSouthwest Region Public Health
Training Center AwardQ
Systems and Integrative Biology Training Program
QThrasher Early Career Award
QSamuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship
QUCLA Affiliates Special Fellowship
QUCLA Blum Center Summer Scholars
QUCLA Epidemiology Department
FellowshipQ
UCLA Epidemiology SummerResearch Fellowship
QUCLA Epidemiology
Student Poster SessionQ
UCLA/USC Fellowships in Molecular Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer
QUCSD Potdoctoral Fellowship:
NIDA Training Program in Substance Use, HIV and Related Infections
QUnited States Environmental
Protection Agency FellowshipQ
Wilshire Foundation Internship FundQ
Women's Environmental Council ScholarshipQ
Lan Wu and Cathy Cheshire Fellowship Fund
Q Toni Yancey Opportunity Award
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The wearing of caps and gowns for commencement ceremonies and convocations, which traces its origins
to the universities of medieval Europe, has been an integral feature of American pageantry since the end of the 19th century.
Beginning in the colonial times, the faculties of some American universities wore caps and gowns in keeping with their European heritage and custom. But a century was to pass before the attire became generally standardized.
In 1885, there developed in this country a widespread student movement to wear caps and gowns at commencement ceremonies as a sign of belonging to the academy. Ten years later, a group of American universities convened a conference at Columbia University to agree on a common code of academic dress. It followed in 1902 that the Regents of the University of the State of New York gave a charter to an organization named the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume to serve as a source of information and guidance in such matters. A Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies, appointed by the American Council on Education in 1959, reviewed the costume code and made several changes. These standards continue to guide the nation’s colleges and universities.
At commencements, all persons participating in the ceremony, either as a dais party member, faculty member or student, must wear academic attire. The gown is commonly black, but it may
be designed with special variations, such as velvet borders on the body and crossbars on the sleeve to show the level of the wearer’s degree. Candidates of masters and doctoral degrees wear the hood, which resembles its ancestor the medieval cowl. At UCLA, candidates for bachelors’ degrees do not wear hoods. Its velvet border indicates by its color the general field of the degree. Its silk lining, seen at the back, represents the colors of the school that has awarded the degree. The tassel color is indicative of the field of the degree. Candidates for bachelors’ degrees wear the tassel on the right side. During the commencement ceremony, they will shift their tassel to the left. Candidates for higher degrees do not shift their tassels; they wear them on the left side from the outset.
The fourragère, made of braided cord and worn around the arm at the shoulder, indicates the wearer has been singled out for special decoration. It originated with the military, but has been adapted for academic use by many universities. At UCLA, the gold fourragère, signifying academic distinction, is awarded to the top fifteen percent of bachelor’s candidates who graduate each quarter. It is worn on the left shoulder and is purely a commencement-day honor. The blue and gold fourragère designates the Chancellor’s Service Award and is given in recognition of community service. It is worn on the right shoulder and is also purely a commencement day honor. n
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We as health professionals, do hereby commit ourselves to advocacy and action to promote the health rights of all human beings.
The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being. It is not a
privilege reserved for those with power, money or social standing.
Health is more than the absence of disease, but includes prevention of illness, development of individual potential, a positive sense of physical, mental and social well-being.
Health care should be based on dialogue and collaboration among citizens, professionals, communities and policymakers.
Health services should emphasize equity, accessibility, community participation, prevention and sustainability.
Health begins with healthy development of the child and a positive family environment. Health must be sustained by the
active role of men and women in health and development. The role of women and their rights must be recognized, respected and promoted.
Health care for the elderly should preserve dignity, respect and concern for quality of life and not merely extend life.
Health requires a sustainable environment with balanced human population growth and preservation of cultural diversity.
Health depends on more than access to health care. It depends on healthy living conditions and the availability to all people of basic essentials:
food, safe water, housing, education, productive employment, protection from pollution and prevention of social alienation.
Health depends on protection from exploitation and discrimination on account of race, religion, political belief, ethnic group, national origin,
gender, sexual preference or economic or social status. Health requires peaceful and equitable development and collaboration of people.
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