A celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Steven P. Wallace, an internationally renowned scholar on aging in communities of color and immigrant health and health policy, a champion for health equity, and a beloved educator and mentor, who passed away on March 30, 2021.
Family, friends, colleagues, and students gathered to share stories and memories in honor and remembrance of his life.
Dr. Wallace was a Professor of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Associate Center Director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Director of the National Institute on Aging's Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) National Coordinating Center, and Principal Investigator of the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities-funded RIGHTS (Research on Immigrant Health and State Policy) Study.
Above all, Steve Wallace was a devoted husband, father, and brother who cherished his wonderful family: his wife Trudy, son Brian, and sister Lisa.
Dr. Wallace’s wide-ranging contributions to public and community health span over 40 years, though his influence as a mentor will live on forever. Since his passing, students, colleagues, and mentees have shared their stories of Steve Wallace — how he lifted them up and created space for them to thrive on their own strengths, his commitment to creating opportunities for women of color and other marginalized communities, his kindness and compassion, his beautiful soul, his smile and laugh that filled a room, his boundless generosity of spirit. While each story is unique, they all share a common thread: Steve Wallace’s impact is forever.
Steve Wallace Fellowship Fund
A fellowship fund has been created in Dr. Wallace’s honor to continue his work in mentoring first-generation students to become leaders in advancing public health policy. To learn more, visit http://ucla.in/3ebDBgg.
