The Public Health faculty at UC Merced are committed to addressing issues within the San Joaquin Valley through research, teaching, and service to the community. All Public Health efforts are led by a multidisciplinary group of faculty with expertise in the following:
| RESEARCH AREA | FACULTY |
|---|---|
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Environmental Health |
Asa Bradman, Ricardo Cisneros, Alec Chan-Golston, Sandie Ha, Andrea Joyce |
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
Alec Chan-Golston, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Sandie Ha, Irene Yen |
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Health Systems & Policy |
Ali Rivera-González, Nancy Burke, Arturo Durazo, Mariaelena González, Susana Ramírez, Maria-Elena Young |
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Health Promotion & Communication |
Susana Ramírez, Lindsay Crawford, Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo |
| BY RESEARCH TOPICS | FACULTY |
|---|---|
|
Health Equity |
Nancy Burke, Alec Chan-Golston, Lindsay Crawford, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Mariaelena González, Sandie Ha, Thelma Hurd, Susana Ramírez, Ali Rivera-González, Irene Yen, Maria-Elena Young |
|
Latino and Immigrant Health |
Maria-Elena Young, Nancy Burke, Arturo Durazo, Ali Rivera-González, Mariaelena González, Ricardo Cisneros |
|
Sexual and Gender Minority Health |
Arturo Durazo |
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Community Health |
Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Thelma Hurd, Maria-Elena Young |
|
Mental and Behavioral Health |
Arturo Durazo, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Susana Ramírez |
|
Nicotine and Cannabis |
Nancy Burke, Arturo Durazo, Mariaelena González, Irene Yen |
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Air Pollution and Occupational Health |
Asa Bradman, Alec Chan-Golston, Ricardo Cisneros, Sandie Ha |
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Maternal and Child Health |
Asa Bradman, Karina Díaz Rios, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Sandie Ha |
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Food and Nutrition |
Karina Díaz Rios, Susana Ramírez |
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Education |
Lindsay Crawford, Karina Díaz Rios, Irene Yen |
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Housing |
Asa Bradman, Irene Yen |
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Health Insurance and Hospital Utilization |
Ali Rivera-González, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Alec Chan-Golston, Sandie Ha |
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Vector-Borne and Infectious Diseases |
Andrea Joyce |
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Public Health Disasters |
Ali Rivera-González, Sandie Ha |
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Chronic Disease and Aging |
Nancy Burke, Sandie Ha |
| BY METHODS AND METHODOLOGY | FACULTY |
|---|---|
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Community-Engaged / Participatory Research |
Asa Bradman, Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Sandie Ha, Ali Rivera-González, Irene Yen |
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Qualitative Methods |
Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Susana Ramírez, Ali Rivera-González, Irene Yen, Maria-Elena Young |
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Spatial Statistics and GIS |
Alec Chan-Golston, Ricardo Cisneros |
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Mixed Methods and Multi-Methods |
Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Susana Ramírez, Ali Rivera-González |
|
Health Care Big Data Analyses |
Alec Chan-Golston, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Sandie Ha, Ali Rivera-González |
Updated November 2025
