UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2019
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Dear UCLA Graduate: Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2019! Today we join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in celebrating you and your wonderful accomplishment. You have worked hard, sometimes overcoming great obstacles, in pursuit of your UC education. UCLA alumnus and tennis great Arthur Ashe once gave some simple but elegant advice: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Your time at UCLA has given you the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to go out into the world and change it for the better. Nationally and globally, we face serious challenges. But as a UCLA graduate, you are well prepared to do your part to respond to these challenges, and help your local community, the nation, and the world. As you embark on this journey, you are equipped with the tools you need to gather information, think critically, and continually adjust your understanding of the world around you. I hope you will always take great pride in what you have accomplished at the University of California, and in being a part of the UC family for life. I wish you the best of luck in whatever comes next. Go forth, Bruins, and make the world a better, brighter place. Fiat lux — Let there be light!
Janet Napolitano President University of California
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FROM THE
CHANCELLOR
Dear UCLA Graduate: Congratulations! I hope you, along with your friends and family, enjoy this day. You’ve earned it. I also hope you will take time to reflect upon all that you have accomplished here—and that this moment inspires you as you face challenges in the future. Earning admission to UCLA, navigating its complexities, creating a path for yourself academically and socially, and, of course, graduating, all took vision, persistence and hard work. Those qualities will serve you well throughout your life. I hope you benefitted from the support of others over the past few years—from family, friends, colleagues, faculty, and staff who wanted you to succeed. As you move forward in life, I encourage you to seek out and create communities of mutual support with people of integrity who want the best for you and encourage you to achieve your greatest aspirations. This is also an important moment for our campus, as we begin celebrating UCLA’s 100th anniversary. That makes your graduation ceremony today a very special occasion for the entire Bruin community. Your contributions and achievements are part of our history and will help propel us into the next century. Whether you are now headed to graduate school, to the private sector, or to public service, or you are still figuring out your next steps, please know that you are a Bruin for life. UCLA will always have a place for you, and we hope that UCLA will always remain in your heart. All my best wishes,
Gene D. Block Chancellor University of California Los Angeles
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FROM THE
DEAN
Dear Fielding School Class of 2019, I am honored to be with you on this momentous day and to offer you my sincere congratulations on your graduation from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Each of you possesses the optimism, intelligence, and perseverance to make our communities healthier, and coupled with the exceptional education you’ve received from Fielding School faculty, you are uniquely prepared for all that awaits. History tells us that significant progress is possible on problems that once seemed unsolvable, but we must be willing to dream big and we must have the right tools. In public health we know that we need to bring together wide-ranging stakeholders if we want to develop societallevel solutions. We need to forge partnerships—even, and sometimes especially, the most unlikely partnerships—to achieve what is in our collective interest: a truly high level of health and wellness for all members of all communities. Public health is focused on maximum impact and results, and with all of you graduating today I predict even greater ideas and greater impact. Today marks the day that you formally join the thousands of Fielding School alumni who are working at the forefront of improving health here in Los Angeles and around the world. I am confident that you will continue our school’s legacy of leadership and service, and that you will envision and build solutions that will improve health for all. I wish you every success, and boundless joy along the way. Congratulations!
Ron Brookmeyer, PhD Interim Dean UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER Bernard J. Tyson is the chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals — known as Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Kaiser Permanente serves 12.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Tyson assumed the role of chairman in January 2014 and has served as CEO since 2013. His career at Kaiser Permanente has spanned more than 35 years, and he has served in roles from hospital administrator and division president to chief operating officer of the Oakland, California-based national health care organization.
Bernard J. Tyson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
kaiser permanente
Under Tyson’s leadership, Kaiser Permanente continues to lead and set the expectation for delivering affordable, accessible, highquality health care and improving the health of its members and the 68 million residents in its communities. The organization is delivering on the promise of its “Thrive” campaign by bringing an industry-leading 21st-century approach to health care and coverage that is helping members achieve their aspirations of total health — physical health as well as mental health and wellness. Tyson’s influence has been felt both nationally and internationally. TIME has listed him on its list of the most influential people in the world and named him one of the Health Care 50. In addition to being named by Modern Healthcare as one of the most influential people in health care for 5 consecutive years, he’s been No. 2 on the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list and on Fast Company’s list of most creative people. Tyson serves on the boards of directors for the American Heart Association and Salesforce. He is Deputy Chairman of the Americas of the International Federation of Health Plans, and a steward of the World Economic Forum’s Global Challenge on the Future of Health and Healthcare. Tyson is also chair of The Business Council and a member of the Bay Area Council, a business-led public policy organization advocating for a strong economy and better quality of life for Bay Area residents. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Tyson earned a Master of Business Administration in Health Service Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Health Service Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He earned a leadership certificate from Harvard University.
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Ron Brookmeyer Interim Dean
Yifang Zhu Associate Dean of Academic Programs
Elizabeth Yzquierdo Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and
Department Chairs and Faculty Advisors n R EC E SS I O N A L
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Class of 2019
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master degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF
BIOSTATISTICS Sudipto Banerjee, PhD chair Thomas R. Belin, PhD vice chair
MASTER
OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Saron Goitom Lucia Maria Jimenez MASTER
OF
Khoa Tran
science IN biostatistics
Joanna Marie Boland Emilie Campos Nan Chen Shuang Gao Huiyu Hu Lu-Ming Huang Shanpeng Li Zexuan (Caesar) Li Bryan Lin Landi Luo
Narek Manoukian Adam William Northrup Chad Eagle Pickering Matthew Ponzini Mitchell Aaron Schepps Darrick Shen Ziyan Song Danyang Wang Ke Zhao
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COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Michael L. Prelip, DPA, MPH chair Dawn M. Upchurch, PhD vice chair
MASTER
OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Suzette Aguirre Ayda Alemayehu Jennifer Amanda Archuleta Lauren Elizabeth McNulty Bedel Reina Denise-Michele Black Ledaly Alejandra Blandino Holly Louise Calhoun Haley Francesca Cameron Angela Hyejin Cho Emily Lauren Cornell Cinthia De Leon Karen Diaz Lou Paulette Salcedo Din Kendall Marie Dunlop-Korsness Katelyn Farro Julia Diana Feygelman Seth Freeman Esther Gao
Maciel Nathaly Gonzalez Alexandria Marie Goodyear Alexandra Hanel Kyra Huete, Jr. James Huynh Samantha Hwang Jeffrey Ryan Jacobs Marufa Khandaker Bridget Lerman Maliya Lor Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Mehar Kawal Maju Leah Jean McConnell Brian Kevin McInerney Enya Meng Ana Victoria Ordaz Dana Jessica Tobia Paycao Melanie Marie Potter
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mate degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
MASTER
OF
P UBLIC HEALTH ( continued )
Stephanie Marie Prideaux Allison Renee Proud Marina Stephanie Quintanilla Dalia Hinde Regos Noemi Rivera-Olmedo Atkia Sadia Adam Shahar Ellen Denny Summerfelt Sakura Takahashi MASTER
OF
S CIENCE
IN
Armen Michael Ter-Barsegyan Alexia Chiara Vartanian Jade Verdeflor Nicole Danielle Wachter Carey Walovich Marissa C. Watkins Zoe Delaney Womack Lois Yoon LaTiera T. Zachery
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Whitney Akabike Elsa Natalia Carrasco Kimberly Clair M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H Community Health Sciences
Nabil Abdullah M. Almelhi Garrett Quinn Barr Jaclyn Marie Chavira Hannah Jean Fernald Linda Flores-Diaz Jonathan Matthew Hurng Sierra Smith Lewis Melannie Mason
Kyle Patrick Ryan Parker Reed Sexton Artemisia Valeri FOR
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Eric Michael Scott Michael Scott Simmons Christine Jeanette Leiva Sims Kathrine Colleen Taylor Jennifer Yvett Villalta Lacey Wood Matthew Yu Anjelica Tiffany Zeno n n n
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mate degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Michael Jerrett, PhD chair
MASTER
OF
P UBLIC HEALTH
Jayhee Joanna An Hagop Jack Arouchian Rebecca Ruth Ferdman Xueyao Gao Catherine Shannon Gibson Lamar Hayes Nadia Ho MASTER
S CIENCE
OF
IN
Brian Hsiao Yi-Ting Hwang Emily Marino Chloe Quinlan Raenita Spriggs Cristina Valadez
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Nathaly Jossabeth Aquino Eden Axelrad Cynthia Gelpi Blackman Kailie M. Briza Ruth Hwang Sitao Jia
Heran Li Xingmei (Sherry) Liu Muchuan Niu Kaiyi Wang Fanyu Zhang
n n n DEPARTMENT OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY Karin Michels, ScD, PhD chair
MASTER
OF
P UBLIC HEALTH
Leanne Alarid Ryan David Assaf Nancy Xi Chen John Joseph Donoghue Mikala Evans Maxwell Green Vennis Hong Chase Benjamin Israel Jessica Monique Jara Eric Hao Luong Sandra Paola Martinez MASTER
OF
S C I E N C E
Taylor Meredith Mobley Jessica Rosalyn Osorio Linda Trang Dai Phan Jennifer K. Pitt Sarah Kathryn Ritz Arianne Young Vance Xingzuo Wang Yang Wang Deanna Ho Yin Wong Tong Xia James Yang IN
Hsiang-Chin Chou Natthaprang Nittayasoot Celeste Joy Romano
E P I D E M I O LO G Y
Virginia Vilar Sampaio Kyu Kyu Thinn Sijia Wang n n n
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master degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT Jack Needleman, PhD chair Thomas Rice, PhD vice chair
MASTER
OF
P UBLIC HEALTH
Brenda Abarca Ivan Barragan Gabriel Gensler Edwards Gabriela Gonzalez Gabrielle Louise Hands Reynold Henry Madison Olivia Hoffstetter Ridhima Iyer Seth James Earle Lake Ming-Hsin Tiffany Li Alexandra Lizarraga Harmeet Kaur Mann Michael Miano MASTER
OF
S CIENCE
IN
Alfonso Molina Casey James Nagel Damond Barrick Ng Dhara Patel Nicole Pereira Sofia Victoria Porter-Castro Weixi Ran Janele Glenda Sechrist Sarah Anne Sprague Deborah Shiao-Yin Wu Arshia Rahul Yadav Corinne Alexandria Zahlis
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Melissa Yvonne Chinchilla Kristen Rae Choi Molly Crimmins Easterlin
Eric Herschel Fein Altaf Saadi Tarak Kanadarp Trivedi
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF P UBLIC HEALTH Health Policy & Management
Kelechi M. Abanobi Shamta Chabra Lope “Leon” Cristobal III David Crawley Delgado Juanalilia Devora Harleen Kaur Gill Mark J. Jackson Maritza Johnson Denise Johnson Yael Kessler Soeun Kim Smriti Kirubanandan
Erlinda Laska Angelica Valerio Lewis John Anthony Madrigal Jacqueline Nicole Ong Rebecca Pan Udari Perera Monica Bianca Velasco Neeraj Wadhwa Stephanie Marie Wally Kyle James Wright Curt Michael Zimmer
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF
BIOSTATISTICS Sudipto Banerjee, PhD chair Thomas R. Belin, PhD vice chair
Nada Ahmed Abdelfattah Abdalla, PhD chair: Sudipto Banerjee
Parametric and Non-parametric Bayesian Modeling of Spatio-temporal Exposure Data in Industrial Hygiene
Jason S. Clague, PhD chair: Thomas R. Belin
Addressing Spatial Dependence and Missing Data in Dental Research
Martiniano Jose Flores, PhD chair: Robert E. Weiss
Multivariate Spatial Modeling of HIV Risk
Eric Shinya Kawaguchi, PhD chair: Gang Li
Scalable Methods for Big Time-to-Event Data
Aaron Wolfe Scheffler, PhD chair: Damla Senturk
Modeling Region-Referenced Longitudinal Functional Electroencephalography Data
Yu Shi, PhD
co-chairs: Weng Kee Wong, Grace Hyun Jung Kim
Using Particle Swarm Optimization to Find Efficient Designs for Mixed Effects Models with Sparse Grid and Predict Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis using Baseline High Resolution Computed Tomography Scans with Random Forest
Priscilla Kimberly Yen, PhD chair: Weng Kee Wong
Evaluation of Clinical Trial Design Quality Using Desirability Functions n n n DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES Michael L. Prelip, DPA, MPH chair Dawn M. Upchurch, PhD vice chair
Rachel Adams, PhD chair: Deborah C. Glik
Disabilities and Disasters: How Social Cognitive and Community Factors Influence Preparedness among People with Disabilities
Catherine Branson, PhD chair: Deborah C. Glik
The Impact of City Bans on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries on Marijuana Use among High School Students in Los Angeles County, California
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ( continued )
Pornsak Chandanabhumma, PhD chair: Chandra L. Ford
Towards an Inclusive Vision of Health: A Mixed Methods Study of the Influences of Group Diversity on the Processes and Achievements of Community-based Participatory Research Partnerships
Chia-Hsin Emily Cheng, PhD
co-chairs: Donald Morisky and Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
Beyond the Freshman 15: Exploring the Contextual, Psychosocial and Behavioral Risk/Protective Factors Associated with Obesity among U.S. College Students
Helene Chokron Garneau, PhD chair: Gilbert C. Gee
How are Motives of Marijuana Use Associated with Symptoms of Depression, Symptoms of Anxiety, and Overall Psychological Distress in Young Adults of Los Angeles?
Lindsay Duplessis, DrPH
chair: Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
Pathways Linking Trauma and Delinquency among Black Young Adults
Danielle Dupuy, PhD
chair: Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
The Impact of Youth Incarceration on Violent Crime and Behavior: An Examination of Youth Arrests, Incarceration, and Recidivism by Race among Male Youth in Los Angeles, California
Monique Gill, PhD
chair: Michael L. Prelip
Leveraging Schools to Promote Health: A Mixed Methods Study of Early Adolescent Health Behaviors and the Middle School Health Environment
Evan Krueger, PhD
co-chairs: Donald Morisky and Dawn M. Upchurch
Sexual Orientation and Health Disparities: Understanding Group Differences in Mental Health, Resilience, and Substance Use
Chiao-Wen Lan, PhD chair: Chandra L. Ford
HIV-related Stigma, Social Support, and Access to Care among People Living with HIV in Rural Anhui Province, China
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ( continued )
Stephanie Ly, PhD
chair: Ondine von Ehrenstein
Child Stunting in Madagascar and Zambia: An Examination of Maternal and Child Characteristics, Household Water/Sanitation, and Armed Conflict Exposures
Subasri Narasimhan, PhD chair: Anne R. Pebley
Uncertain Futures: An Examination of Intimate Partner Violence and Contraceptive Use in Kenya n n n DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Michael Jerrett, PhD chair
Teniope Adewumi-Gunn, PhD chair: Wendie Robbins
Salon Safety: Community-Engaged Approaches to Workplace Safety Interventions
Evelyn Natalia Alvarez, PhD
co-chairs: Hilary Godwin and Richard J. Jackson
The Hospital as Environment: Assessing and Improving the Efficacy and Impacts of Interventions Designed to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections
Michelle Romero Franco, PhD
co-chairs: Hilary Godwin and Timothy Malloy
Development of an Integrative Framework to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Engineered Nanomaterials
Yan Lin, PhD
co-chairs: Yifang Zhu and Jesus Araujo
Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Early Cardiovascular Effects
Tamanna Rahman, PhD
co-chairs: Hilary Godwin and Richard J. Jackson
The Local Health Department Role in the California Climate Investments: An Opportunity to Integrate Public Health Sector Engagement in Local Climate Action Initiatives to Advance Environmental Health Equity n n n
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM
Lisa M. Barnhill, PhD
MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
The Molecular Mechanisms of Diesel Exhaust Neurotoxicity: Autophagy as a Mediator of Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Oliver Hankinson, PhD director
May Bhetraratana, PhD
chair: Jeff Bronstein
chair: Jesus Araujo
Studies on the Role of Macrophages in the Toxicity Induced by Diesel Exhaust Particles, and on Cardiovascular Effects Triggered by Electronic Cigarettes
Yichang Chen, PhD chair: Patrick Allard
Assessing the Safety of Bisphenol A, Its Substitutes, and Associated Detoxification Methods Using the Alternative Animal Model Caenorhabditis elegans
Jessica Aimee Camacho Diaz, PhD chair: Patrick Allard
Mechanism of Transgenerational Inheritance of Reproductive Dysfunction Stemming from Environmental BPA Exposure in C. elegans n n n DEPARTMENT OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY Karin Michels, ScD, PhD chair
Aryana Amoon, PhD
co-chairs: Onyebuchi Arah and Leeka Kheifets
Methodologic Issues in the Studies of Childhood Leukemia and Overhead Power Lines
Yeonsoo Baik, PhD chair: Anne Rimoin
Population-Level Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy and Mixed Strain of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection on Tuberculosis Transmission
Paul Brendel, PhD
chair: Onyebuchi Arah
Applications of Multi-Bias Analysis in Studies of the Associations between Parkinson’s Disease and Cancer
Yan Amy Chai, PhD
co-chairs: Jody Heymann and Zuo-Feng Zhang
Impacts of Paid Maternity Leave Policy on Breastfeeding Practices and Bloody Diarrhea in Children under Age of Five: Longitudinal Evidence from Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY ( continued )
Michael Chien, PhD chair: Frank Sorvillo
Factors Associated with Progression towards HIV Viral Suppression among the Framework of the HIV Care Continuum
Kirsty Clark, PhD
chair: Susan Cochran
Sexual Orientation Differences in Distal and Proximal Risk Factors of Suicide
Ryan Robert Cook, PhD chair: Pamina Gorbach
The Effects of HIV, Obesity, and Methamphetamine Use on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Young Men who have Sex with Men
Matthew Feaster, PhD chair: Onyebuchi Arah
Work Stress, Blood Pressure and Information Bias: Assessing the Role of Work Stress on Ambulatory and Resting Blood Pressure
Adva Gadoth-Goodman, PhD chair: Anne Rimoin
Helminth Infection and Treatment among Pregnant Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an Examination of Associated Risk Factors, Co-Morbidities and Birth Outcomes
Brian Huang, PhD
chair: Zuo-Feng Zhang
Immune Dysregulation and Pancreatic Cancer: Overactivity, Inflammation, and Epigenetic Modifications of Immune Function
Vahe Khachadourian, PhD
co-chairs: Onyebuchi Arah and Haroutune Armenian
Effect of Earthquake-Related Losses and Post-Earthquake Events on Morbidity and Mortality: Casual Mediation Analysis of the Prospective Cohort Data of the 1988 Earthquake Survivors in Armenia
Cynthia Kusters, PhD chair: Beate Ritz
Genetic Risk Factors for Dyskinesia and Hallucinations among Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Sitong Luo, PhD
chair: Roger Detels
Barriers to Expanding HIV Testing among Male Students Who Have Sex with Men in Chengdu, China
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY ( continued )
Solomon Makgoeng, PhD
co-chairs: Onyebuchi Arah and Shehnaz Hussain
Circulating Markers of Immune Activation and Inflammation, and AIDSAssociated Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
Jee Won Park, PhD chair: Roger Detels
The Effect of Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use on the Immune System in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
Samuel Wing, PhD chair: Beate Ritz
The Effect of Transportation-Related Air Pollution on the HPA Axis and Adverse Birth Outcomes n n n DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT Jack Needleman, PhD chair Thomas Rice, PhD vice chair
Stephanie Boumediene, DrPH chair: Beth Glenn
Proposed Recommendations for Organizations Providing Community Integration Services to Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
Julian William Maxwell Brunner, PhD chair: Emmeline Chuang
Clinical Decision Support: Design Strategies and Quality Outcomes in Primary Care
Russell Glen Buhr, PhD
co-chairs: Carol Mangione and Michael Ong
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Thirty-day Rehospitalizations: An Analysis of the Nationwide Readmission Database
Christopher Childers, PhD chair: Susan Ettner
Understanding Variation of Intraoperative Disposable Supply Costs in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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doctoral degree recipients
CLASS OF 2019 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT ( continued )
Michelle Sophie Keller, PhD
co-chairs: Jack Needleman and MarySue Heilemann
Understanding Clinician Decision-Making Around Opioid Prescribing
Raluca Kurz, PhD
chair: Jack Needleman
Uptake of BRCA Testing and Downstream Healthcare Utilization
Selene Synn Lum Mak, PhD chair: Jack Needleman
Mobile Health Technology Use in Vulnerable Populations
Narissa Jennifer Nonzee, PhD chair: Roshan Bastani
Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer Among Ethnically Diverse and Low-Income Populations
Andrea Sorensen, PhD chair: Carol Mangione
An Evaluation of the Impact of Clinical Pharmacists on Care Transitions in a Non-Integrated Healthcare System
Linda Diem Tran, PhD chair: Ninez Ponce
Impact of Gentrification on Adult Mental Health
Joseph Viana, PhD chair: Ninez Ponce
Self-reported Legal Status in the California Health Interview Survey: An Evaluation of Data Quality and Application towards Adolescent Mental Health n n n
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student awards and scholarships
CLASS OF 2019 n
Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship Emily Marino Environmental Health Sciences
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Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) Fellowship Yan Lin Environmental Health Sciences
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Laurie and Bill Benenson Environmental Health Fellowship Emily Marino Environmental Health Sciences
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Bixby International Internships on Population and Reproductive Health Lou Paulette Salcedo Din Community Health Sciences
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Bixby Research Mentorship Whitney Akabike Community Health Sciences
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Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship Yan Lin Environmental Health Sciences
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Lester Breslow Fellowship James Huynh Community Health Sciences
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E. Richard (Rick) Brown Social Justice Fellowship Ivan Barragan Health Policy and Management
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Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Teniope Adewumi-Gunn Environmental Health Sciences California Center for Population Research Training Program Stephanie Ly Community Health Sciences
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Shonali M. Choudhury Memorial Award Monique Gill Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Community Health Sciences
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Catherine Chesire and Lan Wu Fellowship John Joseph Donoghue Sandra Paola Martinez Sarah Kathryn Ritz Epidemiology
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Child and Family Health Summer Internship Jennifer Amanda Archuleta Emily Lauren Cornell Cinthia De Leon Katelyn Farro Maciel Nathaly Gonzalez Alexandria Marie Goodyear Dana Jessica Tobia Paycao Alexia Chiara Vartanian Lois Yoon Community Health Sciences Chase Benjamin Israel Taylor Meredith Mobley Arianne Young Vance Epidemiology Ivan Barragan Nicole Pereira Health Policy and Management
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Community Partners Fellowship Award Julian William Maxwell Brunner Health Policy and Management
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CTSI TL1 Postdoctoral Training Fellowship Russell Glen Buhr Health Policy and Management
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Eleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship Suzette Aguirre Esther Gao Stephanie Marie Prideaux Community Health Sciences
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student awards and scholarships
CLASS OF 2019 n
Dean’s Global Health Fellowships
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Dissertation Year Fellowship Eric Shinya Kawaguchi Aaron Wolfe Scheffler Yu Shi Biostatistics Rachel Adams Community Health Sciences Jessica Aimee Camacho Diaz Environmental Health Science Paul Brendel Ryan Robert Cook Vahe Khachadourian Epidemiology Christopher Childers Courtney Coles Health Policy and Management
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Dowdle Mental Health Fellowship Emily Lauren Cornell Alexandra Hanel Leah Jean McConnell Community Heatlh Sciences John Joseph Donoghue Jennifer K. Pitt Epidemiology
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Max Factor Family Foundation Summer Internship Fund Lauren Elizabeth McNulty Bedel Enya Meng Community Health Sciences
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Eugene and Sallyann Fama Fellowships in the Fielding School of Public Health Adam Shahar Community Health Sciences Chloe Quinlan Environmental Health Sciences Vennis Hong Epidemiology Harmeet Kaur Mann Health Policy and Management
Funded by the Jonathan & Karin Fielding Endowed Fund and the Linda Rosenstock Global Health Innovation Fund
Kendall Marie Dunlop-Korsness Jeffrey Ryan Jacobs Marufa Khandaker Ellen Denny Summerfelt Carey Walovich Community Health Sciences Ryan David Assaf Epidemiology n
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Dean’s Leadership Grant Jennifer Amanda Archuleta Mehar Kawal Maju Noemi Rivera-Olmedo Armen Michael Ter-Barsegyan Community Health Sciences Ryan David Assaf John Joseph Donoghue Mikala Evans Maxwell Green Vennis Hong Chase Benjamin Israel Yang Wang Epidemiology Ivan Barragan Seth James Earl Lake Alexandra Lizarraga Nicole Pereira Sofia Victoria Porter-Castro Health Policy and Management Dean’s Outstanding Student Award Eric Shinya Kawaguchi Biostatistics Monique Gill Community Health Sciences Yan Lin Environmental Health Sciences Vahe Khachadourian Epidemiology Julian William Maxwell Brunner Health Policy and Management
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student awards and scholarships
CLASS OF 2019 n
PJ Fielding and Friends Child Health Fellowship Ellen Denny Summerfelt Community Health Sciences
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Fielding School of Public Health Impact Fellowship Lamar Hayes Environmental Health Sciences
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Fielding School of Public Health Local Student Fieldwork Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Community Health Sciences Raenita Spriggs Environmental Health Sciences John Joseph Donoghue Eric Hao Luong Sandra Paola Martinez Epidemiology
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Hilton Doctoral Training Program Yan Amy Chai Adva Gadoth-Goodman-Goodman Vahe Khachadourian Epidemiology
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Hilton Global Summer Scholars Marina Stephanie Quintanilla Community Health Sciences
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Carolbeth Korn Scholar Award Aaron Wolfe Scheffler Biostatistics
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Summer Fieldwork Fellowship Esther Gao Mehar Kawal Maju Zoe Delaney Womack Community Health Sciences Catherine Shannon Gibson Yi-Ting Hwang Environmental Health Sciences Jessica Monique Jara Sarah Kathryn Ritz Epidemiology Dhara Patel Health Policy and Management
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Gates Millennium Scholarship Jennifer Amanda Archuleta Maciel Nathaly Gonzalez Samantha Hwang LaTiera T. Zachery Community Health Sciences
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Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA James Huynh Community Health Sciences
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LA Sustainability Collaborative Fellowship Rebecca Ruth Ferdman Environmental Health Sciences
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Raymond D. Goodman Scholarship Christopher Childers Molly Crimmins Easterlin Health Policy and Management
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Jorge Paulo Lemann Fellowship Fund Virginia Vilar Sampaio Epidemiology
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Howard and Irene Levine Distinguished Fellows Program Alexandria Marie Goodyear Community Health Science
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Ann and Phil Heymann Global Fellowship Marissa C. Watkins Community Health Sciences
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student awards and scholarships
CLASS OF 2019 n
Anne Sullivan Reher Livio Fund for the Health and Well-Being of the Homeless Ledaly Alejandra Blandino Community Health Sciences Jennifer K. Pitt Epidemiology
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Luskin Center for Innovation Graduate Research Grant Rebecca Ruth Ferdman Environmental Health Sciences
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Maternal and Child Health Professionals Leadership Training Program Alexandra Hanel Lois Yoon Community Health Sciences
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Mentored Pilot Grant Program Evan Krueger Community Heatlh Sciences
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – Southern California Education and Research Center Fellowship Nathaly Jossabeth Aquino Hagop Jack Arouchian Cynthia Gelpi Blackman Nadia Ho Xingmei (Sherry) Liu Environmental Health Sciences Matthew Feaster Epidemiology
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Neumann/Drabkin Global Public Health Field Experience Kendall Marie Dunlop-Korsness Community Health Sciences
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Tony Norton Memorial Fellowship Nadia Ho Xingmei (Sherry) Liu Environmental Health Sciences
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Public Health Training Program on Population Health Advocacy Whitney Akabike Lauren Elizabeth McNulty Bedel Reina Denise-Michele Black Holly Louise Calhoun Kyra Huete, Jr. James Huynh Samantha Hwang Maliya Lor Enya Meng Melanie Marie Potter Noemi Rivera-Olmedo Armen Michael Ter-Barsegyan LaTiera T. Zachery Community Health Sciences Cristina Valadez Environmental Health Sciences Leanne Alarid Maxwell Green Linda Trang Dai Phan Epidemiology Seth James Earl Lake Health Policy and Management
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Ann G. Quealy Memorial Fellowship Lope “Leon” Cristobal III Sofia Victoria Porter-Castro Health Policy and Management
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Monica Salinas Internship Fund in Latino and Latin American Health Angela Hyejin Cho Cinthia De Leon Community Health Sciences Ivan Barragan Health Policy and Management
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student awards and scholarships
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Summer Community Fieldwork Fellowships Esther Gao Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Community Health Sciences Catherine Shannon Gibson Environmental Health Sciences John Joseph Donoghue Epidemiology Dhara Patel Nicole Pereira Health Policy and Management Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation Environmental Fellowship Teniope Adewumi-Gunn Environmental Health Sciences
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Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship Linda Diem Tran Health Policy and Management
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Chang-Lin Tien Fellowship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion James Huynh Community Health Sciences
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UCLA Department of Epidemiology Opportunity Award Ryan David Assaf Taylor Meredith Mobley Celeste Joy Romano Epidemiology
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UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program Natthaprang Nittayasoot Kyu Kyu Thinn Epidemiology
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UCLA/Fogarty China NCAIDS Program Sitong Luo Epidemiology
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UCLA Pre- and Post-Doctoral Program in Molecular Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer Brian Huang Epidemiology
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Wilshire Health and Community Services Internship in Geriatric Medicine Bridget Lerman Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Community Health Sciences Sandra Paola Martinez Epidemiology
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Yancey/Edgley Fellowship Dissertation Award Monique Gill Community Health Sciences
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student honors
CLASS OF 2019 DELTA OMEGA HONORARY SOCIETY IN PUBLIC HEALTH Iota Chapter
Joanna Marie Boland Eric Shinya Kawaguchi Zexuan (Caesar) Li Biostatistics Jennifer Amanda Archuleta Pornsak Chandanabhumma Helene Chokron Garneau Alexandria Marie Goodyear James Huynh Jeffrey Ryan Jacobs Bridget Lerman Naomi Tinn Hun Louie Leah Jean McConnell Melanie Marie Potter Kyle Patrick Ryan Community Health Sciences
Teniope Adewumi-Gunn Yan Lin Environmental Health Sciences Adva Gadoth-Goodman Vahe Khachadourian Soe Ohnmar Khin Cynthia Kusters Epidemiology Ivan Barragan Julian William Maxwell Brunner Christopher Childers Seth James Earl Lake Alfonso Molina Dhara Patel Corinne Alexandria Zahlis Health Policy and Management
n n n UPSILON PHI DELTA NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY Health Policy & Management
Lope “Leon” Cristobal III David Crawley Delgado Gabrielle Louise Hands Ridhima Iyer Jacqueline Nicole Ong
Sofia Victoria Porter-Castro Sarah Anne Sprague Stephanie Marie Wally Deborah Shiao-Yin Wu
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WITH APPRECIATION The Fielding School of Public Health gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided to its students through the following scholarship and awards programs:
n 3M PSD Occupational Health and
n California Center for Population Research
n Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship
n California Certified Unified Program
Safety Scholarship
n Academy Health Delivery System
Science Fellowship
n Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality Fellowship
NICHD Predoctoral Training Program Agency (CUPA)
n California Immigration Research Initiative
Fellowship
n California Wellness Foundation Fellowship
n AIDS Institute Fellowship
n Chancellor’s Prize
n Air & Waste Management Association
n Child and Family Health Program
n Air Quality Research and Study Award n American College of Toxicology n American Industrial Hygiene Foundation n American Society of Safety Engineers’
Foundation (ASSEF), Rixio Medina & Associates Hispanics in Safety Scholarship
n Anakwenze Family Fieldwork Fellowship n Annie’s Sustainable Agriculture
Scholarship
n Association of Rheumatology
Health Professionals (ARHP)
n Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)
Fellowship
n ASPH/CDC/PRC Minority Fellowship n Laurie and Bill Benenson Environmental
Health Fellowship
n Lawrence R. Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre-
Birkner Memorial Scholarship
Fellowship
n Clinical Translational Science Institute
(CTSI) Training Grant
n Community Health Sciences’ Best
Community Project, Best Research Project, and Best Teaching Apprentice Awards
n Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship n Coulson Fund Doctoral Research Travel
Grant in Epidemiology
n Dean’s Global Health Fellowships n Dean’s Leadership Grant n Dean’s Outstanding Student Award n Eleanor J. De Benedictis Fellowship
in Nutrition
n Delta Omega National Poster
Competition Award
n Dissertation Year Fellowship n Dowdle Mental Health Summer Fellowship
n Bixby Doctoral Fellowship in Population
n Drabkin-Neumann Internships
n Bixby Research Mentorship Program
n Environmental Health Sciences
and Reproductive Health
n Bixby International Internships on
Population and Reproductive Health Award
in Global Health
Student Travel Award
n EMPH Best Business Plan Award
n Judith Blake Memorial Fellowship
n Epidemiology Congress of the Americas
n Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship
n Max Factor Family Foundation
n Lester Breslow Fellowship
n Eugene and Sallyann Fama Fellowships
n E. Richard “Rick” Brown Social Justice
n Faucett Catalyst Fund Fellowship
Fellowship
n Burroughs Wellcome Fund Inter-School
Training Program in Chronic Diseases
n PJ Fielding and Friends Child Health
Fellowship
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WITH APPRECIATION n Jonathan & Karin Fielding Endowed Fund n Fielding Scholars Award n Fielding School of Public Health
Community Partnership Grant
n Fielding School of Public Health
Fieldwork Fund
n Fielding School of Public Health Local
Student Fieldwork
n Fielding School of Public Health Marathon
Student Fellowship
n Fielding School of Public Health Public
Health Impact Fund
n Cornelius Hopper Award, California
Tobacco Related Diseases Research Program
n International Biometric Society n Robert Wood Johnson Foundation n Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Foundation
n Ric and Suzanne Kayne Public Health
Fellowships
n Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service
Awards
n Carolbeth Korn Scholar Award
n Gates Millennium Scholarship
n Summer Fieldwork Fellowship
n Rose and Sam Gilbert Scholarship
n Jorge Paulo Lemann Fellowship Fund
n Raymond D. Goodman Scholarship
n Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellowship
n Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
n Virginia Li Opportunity Award
n Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program
n James and Linda Lippman Fieldwork
n Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship
n Anne Sullivan Reher Livio Fund for the
(GOFP)
n Graduate Student Researcher
Opportunity Award
n Graduate Summer Research Mentorship
Program
n Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence
Scholarship for Armenian PhD Students
n Dean Hansell Fellowship to Address Gun
Violence
n Health Policy & Management Alumni
Association Award
n Health Policy & Management Community
Partner Fellowship Endowment
n William and Flora Hewlett Foundation n Phil and Ann Heymann Global Fellowship
Fund
n Hilton Doctoral Training Program n Hilton Global Summer Scholars n Carl E. Hopkins Estate Fund
Fellowship
Health and Well-Being of the Homeless
n Livio Trust Homelessness Summer
Internship Fund
n Bette and Hans Lorenz Fellowship n Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship n Foster G. McGaw Scholarship n Beverlee A. Myers Memorial Fellowship n Muslim Aid UK South East Asia Regional
Office Integrated Emergency Response Program
n National Science Foundation n NIEHS Training Grant in Molecular
Toxicology
n NIH Genomic Analysis and Training
Program
n NIH Predoctoral Individual National
Research Service Award
n NIOSH Southern California Education
and Research Center Fellowship
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WITH APPRECIATION n NSF Graduate Research Fellowship n National Swimming Pool Foundation
(NSPF) Board Fellowship
n Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship n Tony Norton Memorial Fellowship n President’s Volunteer Service Award n Public Health Foundation Women, Infants,
and Children Program
n Public Health Training Program on
Population Health Advocacy
n Public Health Alumni Association Fund for
Student Fellowships
n UC Global Health Institute Migration and
Health Fellowship
n UC President’s Global Food Initiative
Student Fellowship Program
n UCLA Affiliates Fellowship n UCLA Blum Center Summer Scholars n UCLA/Cambodia HIV/AIDS Training
Program
n UCLA Center for Occupational &
Environmental Health (COEH) Student Project Award
n UCLA College Freshman Cluster
Teaching Fellowship
n Ann G. Quealy Memorial Fellowship
n UCLA Competitive Edge
n Ruth Roemer Award in Social Justice
n UCLA Epidemiology Department
n Linda Rosenstock Global Health
n UCLA Faculty Women’s Club
Innovation Fund
n Ralph Sachs Visiting Scholar
n UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Training
and Research Program
n Monica Salinas Fellowship
n UCLA/Fogarty China NCAIDS Program
n Richard and Jean Sanville Fellowship
n UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
n David Satcher Opportunity Award
n UCLA Pre- and Post-Doctoral Program in
n Charles F. Scott Award n Philip & Aida Siff Award n Juneal Marie Smith Fellowship in
International Nutrition
n Southern California Society of Toxicology n Southern California American Industrial
Hygiene Association
n Southern California/Orange County
American Industrial Hygiene Association Scholarship
n Southwest Region Public Health Training
Center Award
n Systems and Integrative Biology Training
Program
n Thrasher Early Career Award
Molecular Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer
n UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
Powell Policy Fellowship
n United States Environmental Protection
Agency Fellowship
n Richard D. and Veda F. Weisman
Family Fund
n Wilshire Foundation Internship Fund n Women’s Environmental Council
Scholarship
n Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)
Orange County Graduate Scholarship
n Lan Wu and Cathy Cheshire Fellowship
Fund
n Toni Yancey Opportunity Award
n Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship
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traditions and symbols
ACADEMIC ATTIRE
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 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.
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fielding school of public health
STUDENT PLEDGE
CLASS OF 2019
n We
are graduating into a world with growing unrest, violence and a loss of discourse. We as public health practitioners should not shy away from the difficult conversations.
n We
cannot hope to address prevention without acknowledging the interconnected systems and policies that have led to the isolation and disempowerment of vulnerable populations.
n We must examine whether we are actually changing
these systems to be more equitable or simply maintaining the status quo. n We have had the privilege of attending an exceptional
academic institution. n We should now strive to put at the center of our work
the voices of those most vulnerable. n We should strive to empower communities, to place
people over profits, to understand that our Earth is not a place with infinite resources. n We must strive to create inclusive environments that
honor our diversity. n As
the future continues to be uncertain, as we face unknown crises, we leave this university with the tools and experiences to be brave in raising our voices, in questioning the status quo, in breaking down silos, and building diverse, impactful and just coalitions.
n This, is our pledge.
Cristina Valadez Department of Environmental Health Sciences UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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BETTERING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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