Alumni

 

Natalie Alizaga, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Cañada College
Redwood City, CA
2017-2018

 

Stacey Anderson, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
UC San Francisco Social and Behavioral Sciences
San Francisco, CA
2003-2005
Profile: Stacey Anderson

 

Dorie Apollonio, PhD
Professor
UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, Dept of Clinical Pharmacy (Health Policy & Management Track)
San Francisco, CA
2003-2005
Profile: Dorie Apollonio

 

Frank Bandiera, PhD
Tobacco Control Regulatory Science Fellow
Office of Health Communication & Education FDA/Center for Tobacco Products
Washington, DC
2012-2014

 

Richard Barnes, JD (1939-2017)
Emeritus Clinical Professor
UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Health Sciences

 

Emeritus Adjunct Assistant Professor
UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
2003-2004
Profile: Richard Barnes

 

Joaquin Barnoya, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery

 

Associate Professor
Unidad de Cirugia Cardiovascular de Guatemala, Research Department
2001-2004
Profile: Joaquin Barnoya

 

Anne Berit Petersen, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
2015-2017
Profile: Anne Berit Petersen

 

Dharma Bhatta, PhD
Research
California Dept of Public Health
Kathmandu, Nepal
2017-2019

 

Cati Brown-Johnson, PhD
Research Scientist, Division of Primary Care & Population Health
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
2011-2013
Profile: Cati Brown-Johnson

 

Janine Cataldo, PhD, RN (1951-2021)
Professor and Chair
UC San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Physiological Nursing
San Francisco, CA
2006-2007
Profile: Janine Cataldo

 

Catrina Chambers, PhD
Chief, Health Information & Statistics
California Department of Public Health, Chronic Disease Control
Sacramento, CA
2013-2015

 

Kai-Wen Cheng, PhD
TCORS Postdoc
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
2009-2011
Profile: Kai-Wen Cheng

 

Dan Cook, PhD
Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences
University of Nevada
Reno, NV
2003-2005

 

Daniel Cortese, PhD
Associate Professor
Governors State University
University Park, IL
2005-2008
Profile: Daniel Cortese

 

J. Alton Croker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Policy and Management in the Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
2021-2023

 

Eric Crosbie, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Community Health Sciences
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
2016-2018

 

Margaret Daniel, PhD
Education Consultant and Multimedia & Sound Artist
MR Daniel Consulting LLC
2001-2003

 

Alexis Dinno, SciD
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Oregon Health & Science University - Portland State University
Portland, OR
2006-2008

 

Joshua Dunsby, PhD
Principal
Total Health Management Practice
Mercer, CA
2002-2004

 

Arturo Durazo, PhD
Community Engagement Scholar & Health Scientist, Health Sciences Research Institute
University of California, Merced
Merced, CA
2018-2021

 

Lauren Dutra, ScD
Tobacco Control Research Scientist
RTI International, Division of Social Policy, Health & Economics Research
Berkeley, CA
2013-2016
Profile: Lauren Dutra

 

Catherine Egbe, PhD
Specialist Scientist
South African Medical Research Council

 

Editor
Tobacco Control Journal
Pretoria, South Africa
2015-2017
Profile: Catherine Egbe

 

Amanda Fallin, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
2011-2013
Profile: Amanda Fallin

 

Quan Gan, PhD
Director
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Tobacco Control
Beijing, China
2007-2009

 

Chris Ganchoff, PhD
Service Coordinator
Splunk Inc.
2007-2009

 

Sheiphali Gandhi, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2021-2023
Profile: Sheiphali Gandhi

 

Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY
2008-2010
Profile: Maciej Goniewicz

 

Mariaelena Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC Merced
Merced, CA
2009-2013
Profile: Mariaelena Gonzalez

 

Rachel Grana Mayne, PhD
Health Scientist
National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Regulatory Science
Bethesda, MD
2010-2014
Profile: Rachel Grana Mayne

 

Dian Gu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Institute for Health & Aging, UCSF
San Francisco, CA
2021-2025

 

Noah Gubner, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
2014-2016

 

Jamie Guillory, PhD
Research Scientist
RTI International
Raleigh, NC
2013-2015
Profile: Jamie Guillory

 

Amy Hafez, PhD
Legislative Fellow
American Association in Advancement of Science & Technology Fellowship
Washington, DC
2018-2019

 

Eileen Han, PhD
Data and Research Services Librarian
Rice University
Houston, TX
2021-2025

 

Arit Harvanko, PhD
Scientist, Behavioral and Clinical Pharmacology
Food & Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products
Bethesda, MD
2018-2020

 

Yogi Hendlin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2015-2018

 

Norval Hickman, PhD
Psychologist
Private Practice
Oakland, CA
2008-2010

 

Louisa Holmes, PhD
Assistant Professor
Penn State University, Geography & Social Science Research Institute
University Park, PA
2013-2016

 

Jennifer Ibrahim, PhD
Dean
Temple University, College of Public Health

 

Professor
Temple University, Department of Health Services Administration and Policy

 

Associate Director
Robert Wood Johnson’s National Program Office: Public Health Law Research
Philadelphia, PA
2002-2004

 

Abra Jeffers, PhD
Data Analyst II
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
2019-2021

 

Nan Jiang, PhD
Assistant Professor
NYU School of Medicine, Department of Population Health
New York City, NY
2010-2014
Profile: Nan Jiang

 

Rijo John, PhD
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology
Jodhpur, India
2006-2008

 

Cristin Kearns, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Francisco School of Dentistry
San Francisco, CA
2014-2017
Profile: Cristin Kearns

 

Andrew Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA
2014-2015

 

Minji Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor,
University of South Carolina, Dept of Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Columbia, South Carolina
2016-2021

 

Ganna Kostygina, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, National Opinion Research Center
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2011-2014

 

Shannon Kozlovich, PhD
Tobacco Control Program Manager
Equality California Institute
Los Angeles, CA
2019-2020

 

Margarete Kulik, PhD
Program Officer
Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
2014-2018

 

Sungkyu Lee, PhD
Senior Researcher
National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency
Seoul, Republic of Korea
2011-2013

 

Younoki Lee, PhD
Research Scientist
RTI International
Raleigh, NC
2010-2012
Profile: Younoki Lee

 

Joann Lee, DrPH
Program Manager
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment - RAISE
Oakland, CA
2009-2011
Profile: Joann Lee

 

Ryan Lindsay, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Community & Public Health
Idaho State University
Meridian, Idaho
2013-2014

 

Elena Lingas, DrPH
Assistant Director & Associate Professor
Touro University
Mare Island, CA
2008-2010

 

Karla Llanes, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas, El Paso
El Paso, TX
2021-2025

 

Joanne Lyu, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
2019-2024

 

Hadii Mamudu, PhD
Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University, Public Health
Johnson City, TN
2006-2009
Profile: Hadii Mamudu

 

Sarah Mars, PhD
Qualitative Project Director
UC San Francisco Department of Family & Community Medicine, Heroin in Transition Study
San Francisco, CA
2003-2006

 

Phyra McCandless, JD, MPH
Associate Attorney
Brayton Purcell LLP
Burlingame, CA
2009-2011
Profile: Phyra McCandless

 

Patricia McDaniel, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
UC San Francisco Social and Behavioral Sciences
San Francisco, CA
2003-2006
Profile: Patricia McDaniel

 

Emily McDonald, PhD
Professor
CUNY - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York City, NY
2012-2014
Profile: Emily McDonald

 

Karma McKelvey, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Research, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery
Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
2015-2017

 

Julia McQuoid, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept of Family & Preventative Medicine
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
2016-2020

 

Joshua Miller, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
2020-2022

 

Sarah Milov, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia, Corcoran Dept of History
Charlottesville, VA
2013-2014
Profile: Sarah Milov

 

Mehrdad Mohammadi, MD, MPH, MA in Law & Diplomacy
Philanthropy Manager
Science History Institute
Philadelphia, PA
2023-2025

 

Holly Morrell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
2007-2009

 

Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH
Associate Professor & Chair (Effective Fall 2021), Department of Health Sciences
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA
2010-2012
Profile: Arnab Mukherjea

 

Narges Neyazi, PhD
Research Scientist III
California Department of Public Health, CaliforniaTobacco Prevention Program
Sacramento, CA
2024-2025

 

Sam Oh, PhD
Director of Epidemiology
UC San Francisco Department of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
2010-2014
Profile: Sam Oh

 

Andre Luiz Oliveira da Silva, PhD
Regulation Officer
ANVISA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2022-2024

 

Dan Orenstein, JD
Professor, School of Law
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
2017-2019

 

Martin Otanez, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
2004-2008

 

Lucy Popova, PhD
Assistant Professor
Georgia State University, School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA
2011-2016
Profile: Lucy Popova

 

Poonam Rao, MBBS
Medical Residency
CHRISTUS Health Residency Program
Longview, TX
2020-2022

 

Maria Roditis, PhD
Health Communication Specialist
FDA Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Health Communication & Education, Research & Evaluation
Silver Spring, MD
2012-2014
Profile: Maria Roditis

 

Erik Rodriquez, PhD
Staff Scientist
NHLBI Division of Intramural Research
Washington, DC
2012-2015

 

Kathryn Ross Edwards, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Westat
Rockville, MD
2014-2016

 

Ashley Sanders-Jackson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
2011-2013
Profile: Ashley Sanders-Jackson

 

Rebecca Schane, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
UC San Francisco Department of Family Medicine

 

UCSF Staff Physician
Kaiser Permanente
South San Francisco, CA
2008-2010

 

Suzaynn Schick, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
UC San Francisco School of Medicine, ZSFG
San Francisco, CA
2002-2004
Profile: Suzaynn Schick

 

Nick Schneider, MD
Senior Government Official (Deputy Head of the EU Health Policy & EU Coordination Division & Head of the EU-General Data Protection Working Group)
German Federal Ministry of Health
2007-2008

 

Ernesto Sebrie, MD
Associate Director
Tobacco Free Kids, International Research
Washington, DC
2004-2006

 

Anna Song, PhD
Associate Professor
UC Merced
Merced, CA
2006-2008

 

Gideon St. Helen, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Francisco Department of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
2011-2015
Profile: Gideon St. Helen

 

Laura Tesler, PhD
Senior Research Associate
MAPI Values
Boston, MA
2006-2009

 

Johannes Thrul, PhD
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
2014-2017
Profile: Johannes Thrul

 

Randy Uang, PhD
Director of Tobacco Prevention & Control Services
Breathe California
San Francisco, CA
2014-2016
Profile: Randy Uang

 

Yvette van der Eijk, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health
University of Singapore
2016-2018

 

Manali Vora, BDS
Resident, Clinical Residency in Periodontology
University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT
2017-2020

 

Priyanka Vyas, PhD
Lecturer
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
2017-2019

 

Shannon Watkins, PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Public Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
2016-2019

 

Amit Yadav, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor, Tobacco Control
The Union Southeast Asia Office
New Delhi, India
2019-2020

 

Joshua Yang, PhD
Professor, Public Health
California State University, Health Science
Fullerton, CA
2007-2009

 

Tingting Yao, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
UC San Francisco Institute of Health & Aging
San Francisco, CA
2010-2014
Profile: Tingting Yao