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, Andrea Joyce, Ricardo Cisneros, Sandie Ha, Alec Chan-Golston |
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Sandie Ha, Irene Yen, Alec Chan-Golston |
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Health Systems & Policy |
Ali Rivera-González, Maria-Elena Young, Arturo Durazo, Susana Ramírez, Nancy Burke, Mariaelena González |
|
Health Promotion & Communication |
Susana Ramírez, Lindsay Crawford, Arturo Durazo, Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios |
| RESEARCH TOPICS | FACULTY |
|---|---|
|
Health Equity |
Maria-Elena Young, Ali Rivera-González, Arturo Durazo, Nancy Burke, Irene Yen, Susana Ramírez, Karina Díaz Rios, Alec Chan-Golston, Sandie Ha, Lindsay Crawford, Mariaelena González, Thelma Hurd |
|
Latino and Immigrant Health |
Maria-Elena Young, Ali Rivera-González, Susana Ramírez, Arturo Durazo, Nancy Burke, Ricardo Cisneros, Mariaelena González |
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Sexual and Gender Minority Health |
Arturo Durazo |
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Community Health |
Maria-Elena Young, Arturo Durazo, Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Thelma Hurd |
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Mental and Behavioral Health |
Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Susana Ramírez, Arturo Durazo |
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Nicotine and Cannabis |
Arturo Durazo, Irene Yen, Nancy Burke, Mariaelena González |
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Air Pollution and Occupational Health |
Asa Bradman, Alec Chan-Golston, Sandie Ha, Ricardo Cisneros |
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Maternal and Child Health |
Sandie Ha, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Karina Díaz Rios, Asa Bradman |
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Food and Nutrition |
Karina Díaz Rios, Susana Ramírez |
|
Education |
Lindsay Crawford, Karina Díaz Rios, Irene Yen |
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Housing |
Irene Yen, Asa Bradman |
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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 |
| RESEARCH METHODS AND APPROACHES | FACULTY |
|---|---|
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Community-Engaged and Translational Research |
Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Nancy Burke, Irene Yen, Ali Rivera-González, Susana Ramírez, Asa Bradman, Sandie Ha |
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Qualitative Methods |
Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Arturo Durazo, Irene Yen, Maria-Elena Young, Susana Ramírez, Ali Rivera-González |
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Spatial Statistics and GIS |
Alec Chan-Golston |
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Mixed Methods and Multi-Methods |
Nancy Burke, Karina Díaz Rios, Ali Rivera-González |
|
Health Care Big Data Analyses |
Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Alec Chan-Golston, Sandie Ha, Ali Rivera-González |
Updated February 2025
