PhD Alumni

PhD Students

Ekland Abdiwahad

Ekland Abdiwahab, PhD, MPH

Graduation Date
2024

Dissertation
The Effects of Multilevel Social Stressors on Cancer-Related Health Behaviors

Advisor
Scarlett Gomez

Sarah Ackley, PhD

Graduation Date
2018

Dissertation
Mathematical Models of Vaccine-Preventable Disease in California

Advisor
Travis Porco

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Vignesh Arasu, PhD

Stephen B. Asiimwe, MD

Stephen B. Asiimwe, PhD, MD

Yea-Hung Chen, PhD

Graduation Date
2016

Dissertation
HIV transmission among men who have sex with men: risks, tools, and consequences

Advisor
Travis Porco

Kristina Dang, PhD

Joshua Demb, MPH

Joshua Demb, PhD, MPH

Graduation Date
2018

Dissertation
Multilevel Factors in Cancer Screening

Advisor
Isabel Allen

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Jean Digitale, PhD

Natalie Engmann, PhD from UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Natalie Engmann, PhD

Adrienne Epstein

Adrienne Epstein, PhD, MS

Alice Guan, PhD

Kristen Hoeft, PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Sciences

Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH

Graduation Date
2016

Dissertation
Parental preventive behaviors and oral health in Latino children

Advisors
Robert Hiatt, Judith Barker

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Raj K. Kalapatapu, PhD, MD

Graduation Date
2020

Dissertation
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Cocaine Use Disorder

Advisor
Kevin Delucchi

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Dan Kelly, PhD

Graduation Date
2022

Dissertation
Natural history and epidemiology of Ebola virus disease

Advisor
George Rutherford

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Crystal Langlais, PhD

Cyrus Maher, PhD in UCSF Epidemiology and Biostatistics

M. Cyrus Maher, PhD, MPH, MS

Maya Mascarenhas, PhD

Erika Meza, PhD

Cecily Miller, PhD at UCSF Department of Epidemilogy and Biostatistics

Cecily Rose Miller, PhD, MPH

Heidi Moseson, PhD alumna of UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Heidi Serene Moseson, PhD, MPH

Katherine Nishimura, PhD

Priya Prasad, PhD, MPH

Priya Prasad, PhD, MPH

Kathryn Ray, PhD, MA

Graduation Date
2018

Dissertation
Innovative Microbial Outcomes in Randomized Control Trials

Advisor
Thomas Lietman

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Michelle Roh, PhD student at UCSF Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Michelle Roh, PhD, MPH

Eduardo Santiago-Rodriguez, PhD

Graduation Date
2024

Dissertation
The Social Environment and Colorectal Cancer in the United States

Advisor
Robert Hiatt

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Caroline Tai, PhD, graduate of UCSF Doctoral Program in Epidemiology and Translational Science

Caroline Tai, PhD, MPH

Graduation Date
2018

Dissertation
Integrating Genetics Into Population-Based Studies

Advisor
John Witte

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Hannah Thompson

Hannah Thompson, PhD, MPH

Graduation Date
2014

Dissertation
Participatory Action Research to Improve Physical Education in San Francisco Public Schools

Advisors
Eric Vittinghoff; Kristine Madsen

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Tu My To, PhD, MPH