Faculty Directory
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African American Studies
Anderson School of Management
Achitecture and Urban Design
American Indian Studies
Anthropology
Art
Art History
Administration
Charles J. Alexander
Associate Vice Provost for Student Diversity
Director, Academic Advancement Program
calexander@college.ucla.edu
Bioengineering
Tzung K. Ksiai
Professor
Director, Cardiovascular Engineering Research Laboratory, SEAS
thsiai@mednet.ucla.edu
Biological Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chicano/a Studies
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM)
Stanley Korenman, MD
Associate Dean for Ethics
Medical practitioner, Reproductive Endocrinology
skorenman@mednet.ucla.edu
Alejandra Casillas, MD MSHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine in Residence;
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine Department of Medicine
acasillas@mednet.ucla.edu
Carlos Irwin Oronce, MD, MPH, MSc
UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program
Resident, Internal Medicine
coronce@mednet.ucla.edu
Valencia Walker, MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Equity and Diversity Inclusion
Medical Practitioner, Neonatologist
vpwalker@mednet.ucla.edu
Claude Wasterlain, M.D., L.Sc.D.
Distinguished Professor, Neurology
Member, Brain Research Institute
wasterla@ucla.edu
Design Media Arts
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
English
Fielding School of Public Health
Shane Que Hee
Professor and Interim Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Industrial Hygiene Program
squehee@ucla.edu
Michael A. Rodriguez
Professor, Dept. of Community Health Sciences and Dept. Family Medicine
mrodriguez@mednet.ucla.edu
Susan Ettner
Faculty Associate, UCLA Center of Health Policy Research
Interim Dean, UCLA Graduate Division
settner@mednet.ucla.edu
Gerald Kominski
Professor Emeritus, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health; Professor Emeritus, Department of Public Policy, Luskin School of Public Affairs
kominski@ucla.edu
Film, Television, and Digital Media
Chon Noriega
Distinguished Professor, Cinema and Media Studies;
Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Latinx Affairs (with Sylvia Hurtado);
Vice Chair, Council on Academic Personnel
cnoriega@ucla.edu
French and Francophone Studies
School of Education and Information Studies
Herb Alpert School of Music
Gender Studies
Safiya Umoja Noble
Associate Professor; Gender Studies
African American Studies
Faculty Director; UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
snoble@ucla.edu
Geography
History
Integrative Biology and Physiology
Law
Angela R. Riley
Professor of Law
Director, J.D./M.A. Law and American Indian Studies Joint Program
riley@law.ucla.edu
Stephen Gardbaum
Professor;
Faculty Director, Promise Institute for Human Rights
gardbaum@law.ucla.edu
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Mathematics
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Physics & Astronomy
Psychology
Vickie M. Mays
Distinguished Professor; Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Black Life
mays@ucla.edu
Public Policy
Gerald Kominski
Professor Emeritus, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health;
Professor Emeritus, Department of Public Policy, Luskin School of Public Affairs
kominski@ucla.edu
Brian D. Taylor
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy;
Director, Institute of Transportation Studies
btaylor@ucla.edu
Residential Life
Lori Vogelgesang
Director, Academic Support and Organizational Development
lvogelgesang@orl.ucla.edu
School of Dentistry
Ronald Mito
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Dentistry; Doctor of Dental Surgery; Faculty of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh;
Executive Associate Dean
rmito@dentistry.ucla.edu
School of Nursing
Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures
Social Welfare
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese
Statistics
Ophthalmology
Theater, Film, & Television
UCLA Health
Robert Eldridge
Assistant Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
reldridge@mednet.ucla.edu
Undergraduate Research Center
Kelly Kistner
Assistant Director; Professor, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
kkistner@college.ucla.edu
Urban Planning
Michael Lens
Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy;
Associate Faculty Director
mlens@ucla.edu
Kirsten Schwarz
Associate Professor, Urban Planning;
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Fielding School of Public Health
kschwarz@luskin.ucla.edu
Brian D. Taylor
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy;
Director, Institute of Transportation Studies
btaylor@ucla.edu
World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Writing Programs
Peggy Davis
Continuing Lecturer in Writing Programs; Writinng Consultant; UCLA Clusters Program
peggy@humnet.ucla.edu
Christine Holten
Director, UCLA Writing Programs; Director, Undergraduate Writing Center
holten@humnet.ucla.edu