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2024 E.R. Brown Symposium

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Date

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
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Time

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM PDT

Location

Hammer Museum, Bay-Nimoy Theatre
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

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2024 E.R. Brown Symposium

As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) invites you to a research symposium to showcase the innovations and impact that have made CHPR one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers, and envision the future of health policy through new advances in research, evaluation, and community engagement.

This year’s E.R. Brown Symposium will feature presentations by CHPR researchers, faculty, and staff. Join us to hear about some of our signature projects like the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, and Elder Index; newer work, including the national Data Equity Center, Health Equity Challenge, and NHPI Data Policy Lab; innovations in survey science; and what's next for the CHPR.

Dr. Aaron Carroll, President and CEO of AcademyHealth, will provide the keynote address. 

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Register by Wednesday, October 16.

More information coming soon!

The E.R. Brown Symposium, named after UCLA CHPR founder E. Richard "Rick" Brown, is an annual event that honors the life of Rick Brown, who spent his life building evidence and advocating for a health-care-for-all system and improving social factors that assure equitable opportunities for people to achieve the best health possible.

Speakers

Ninez A. Ponce Read Bio
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, is director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Professor and Wasserman Endowed Chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She leads the California Health Interview Survey and champions better data on communities of color, better care for overlooked groups, and more.
Aaron E. Carroll Read Bio
Aaron E. Carroll, MD
President and CEO, AcademyHealth

Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President and CEO of AcademyHealth. A nationally recognized thought leader, science communicator, pediatrician, and health services researcher, he is a passionate advocate for the creation and use of evidence to improve health and health care for all.

Nadereh Pourat Read Bio
Nadereh Pourat, PhD
Associate Center Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Nadereh Pourat, PhD, is associate center director at UCLA CHPR, director of the Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program, and a professor at UCLA FSPH. She is an evaluations expert of national, state, and local health programs.
Todd Hughes Read Bio
Todd Hughes
Director, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Todd Hughes is the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) director. He oversees data collection, survey research projects, and vendor management. Previously, he was the assistant division chief of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Kathryn Kietzman Read Bio
Kathryn Kietzman, PhD, MSW
Director, Health Equity Program
Kathryn G. Kietzman, PhD, MSW, is the director of the Health Equity Program and senior research scientist at UCLA CHPR and a UCLA FSPH associate researcher. She studies long-term health and social care needs of older adults and people with disabilities who rely on public programs.
Susan Babey Read Bio
Susan Babey, PhD
Director of Research
Susan H. Babey, PhD, is the director of research, director of the Chronic Disease Research Program, and a senior research scientist at UCLA CHPR. She focuses on the prevention of chronic health conditions and social and environmental determinants of health.
AJ Scheitler Read Bio
AJ Scheitler, EdD
Director of Development, Engagement, and Strategic Planning
AJ Scheitler, EdD, is the director of development, engagement, and strategic planning, and coordinator of the National Network of State and Local Health Surveys. She manages development activities, funder relationships, and several programs at UCLA CHPR.
Garen Corbett
Garen Corbett
Riti Shimkhada Read Bio
Riti Shimkhada, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Riti Shimkhada, PhD, is a UCLA CHPR senior research scientist, responsible for design and analysis planning and scientific writing for studies in health and social disparities, immigrant and global health, and state-level health policies.
Richard Chang Read Bio
Richard Chang, JD
Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab
Richard Calvin Chang, JD, is the director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab at UCLA CHPR.
Royce Park Read Bio
Royce Park
CHIS Assistant Director, Survey Planning and Operations
Royce Park is the assistant director of survey planning and operations for the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) at the UCLA CHPR. Park supervises the design, implementation, operations, and dissemination of CHIS findings.
Jacob Rosalez Read Bio
Jacob Rosalez, MA
Senior Public Administration Analyst, Data Dissemination
Jacob Rosalez is a senior public administration analyst at UCLA CHPR. He oversees online dissemination tools powered by California Health Interview Survey data, including AskCHIS, AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition, and Health Profiles.