[CONTACT INFORMATION]
3250 Public Affairs Bldg.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 825-7388
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[AFFILIATION]
Associate Professor
Departments of Social Welfare and Medicine/Geriatrics, Schools of Public Affairs and Medicine

[EDUCATION &CERTIFICATIONS]
Ph.D. in Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
M.P.H. in Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
B.S. in Psychology, University of California, Davis, 1990

[AWARDS & RECOGNITION]
Fellow, Health and Aging Policy Program, 2010-2011
Fellow, The Lewis Center, UCLA School of Public Affairs, 2009-2011
Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, Recognition for Program Chair Service, 2007
Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar, 2005-2007
Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, Leadership Recognition, 2002
Honorable Mention: Aetna Older Women in Public Health, 2000
American Public Health Association, Gerontological Health Section New Investigator Award, American Public Health
Association,Gerontological Health Section, 1999

[RESEARCH INTERESTS]
Aging Communication Caregiving Program Evaluation Mixed Methods Health and Aging Policy

[RESEARCH INTEREST TOPIC AREAS]
Chronic conditions/Morbidity
Quality of care in nursing homes
Social support/Social integration

[SELECT PUBLICATIONS]
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