Anu Aryal, MPH, is a graduate student researcher at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. In her current role at UCLA CHPR, she studies the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine intention among Californians using California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data under the supervision of Dr. Ninez A. Ponce and Dr. Vickie Mays. In her doctoral dissertation, Aryal examines factors related to patients, providers, and health systems that contribute to improved primary health care service delivery and patient outcomes in low-resource settings. She strongly advocates building policies and programs to strengthen health systems that are accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate to serve the marginalized population.
Aryal worked as a program research specialist in the Bureau of Chronic Disease Evaluation and Research at the New York State Department of Health, Albany. She brings six years of experience working with grassroots nonprofits, government, and research institutes in Nepal and the U.S.
Aryal has an MPH in global health from the University of Washington, Seattle, which was funded through the Fulbright program. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal.
