Expertise
- Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
- Health Promotion
- Nutrition
- Media Advocacy and Public Health
Areas of Interest
Development and evaluation of community nutrition; health communication; health promotion interventions. Current projects include physical education in low-income schools; changing the food environment by engaging small business owners; using systems sciences to understand interventions’ impact on obesity in young children; development of health literacy measures for West African youth. Works both locally and internationally (West Africa and Mexico).
Education
DPA
MPH
CHES
CPH
Links
UCLA SPH Field Studies Program, Community Health Sciences
Nutrition Friendly Schools and Communities
UCLA Health and Media Research Group
This faculty member is available to serve as:
- Doctoral Advisor
- Masters Advisor
- PhD Committee Member
- DrPH Committee Member
- MS Thesis Committee Member
- MS Report Committee Member
Please check with the faculty member or their office about availability to serve during current academic period.
