Affiliates & Partners

Transforming Reproductive Health Together

Groundbreaking work happens when brilliant minds connect. Our network of faculty affiliates and organizational partners brings together diverse expertise, creating powerful collaborations that advance sexual and reproductive health equity.

Faculty Affiliates

Faculty affiliates include UCLA academic and research faculty working in sexual and reproductive health and/or maternal and child health. Our faculty affiliates bring deep expertise and passion to the Bixby Center. These dedicated researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders work to transform complex challenges into practical solutions that improve people’s lives.

The Graduate Research Opportunity (GRO) Program funds UCLA graduate students to assist Bixby Faculty Affiliates on research projects, with Faculty Affiliates serving as Faculty Mentors. The GRO Program provides UCLA graduate students with opportunities to develop and apply research skills through meaningful, hands-on involvement in sexual and reproductive health research under the guidance of a Faculty Mentor.

Faculty Affiliate

Victor Agadjanian, PhD

Professor in the Department of Sociology and the International Institute at UCLA
Faculty Affiliate

Martha Bailey, PhD

Professor in the Department of Economics and Director of the California Center for Population Research at UCLA
Faculty Affiliate

Dana Beck, PhD, MSN, MS, FNP-BC

Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse Practitioner, Health Services & Policy Researcher
Faculty Affiliate

Wei-Ti Chen, RN, CNM, PhD, FAAN

Professor and Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair at UCLA School of Nursing
Faculty Affiliate

Amander Clark, PhD

Director of the Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education, Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
Faculty Affiliate

Dvora Joseph Davey, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology
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Rebecca Delafield, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences
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Kate Dovel, PhD, MPH

Faculty Lead, Global Health Research, Co-lead Global Health Pathway
Faculty Affiliate

Ugo F. Edu, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology
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Julie Elginer, DrPH, MBA

Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management
Faculty Affiliate

Molly Fox, PhD

Associate Professor of Anthropology
Faculty Affiliate

Cary Franklin, J.D.

McDonald/Wright Chair of Law | Faculty Director of the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy | Faculty Director of the Williams Institute
Faculty Affiliate

Alison Gemmill, PhD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Faculty Affiliate

David Gere, PhD

Professor, Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Faculty Affiliate

Jessica Gipson, PhD, MPH

Professor and Fred H. Bixby Chair of Population and Reproductive Health Director, UCLA Bixby Center
Faculty Affiliate

Pamina M. Gorbach, MHS, DrPH

Professor of Epidemiology
Faculty Affiliate

Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH

Professor-in-Residence of Community Health Sciences
Faculty Affiliate

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, MFA

Professor of Documentary, and Vice Chair/Head of Undergraduate Studies & MFA Documentary program at UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television
Faculty Affiliate

Martie Haselton, PhD

Professor of Communication and Psychology
Faculty Affiliate

Patrick Heuveline, PhD

Professor of Sociology
Faculty Affiliate

Marjan Javanbakht, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology
Faculty Affiliate

Kiran Kavipurapu, JD, MPH, DO

Residency Program Director of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assistant Clinical Professor
Faculty Affiliate

Gail Kligman, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Faculty Affiliate

Sung-Jae Lee, PhD

Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Faculty Affiliate

Philip Massey, PhD, MPH

Professor and Vice Chair in Community Health Sciences
Faculty Affiliate

Jesse N. Mills, MD

Professor of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Faculty Affiliate

Elizabeth O’Brien

Associate Professor of the History of Medicine and Latin American History
Faculty Affiliate

Rajita G. Patil, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Comprehensive Menopause Program at UCLA
Faculty Affiliate

Radhika Rible, MD, MSc

HS Clinical Professor, Program Director, Complex Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Faculty Affiliate

Hannah Reiser, MD MSc

Assistant Clinical Professor of OBGYN at UCLA
Faculty Affiliate

Lara Stemple, JD

Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student Programs
Faculty Affiliate

May Sudhinaraset, PhD

Professor of Community Health Sciences
Faculty Affiliate

Megan Sweeney, PhD, MS

Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the California Center for Population Research
Faculty Affiliate

Dallas Swendeman, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor-in-Residence of Epidemiology
Faculty Affiliate

Bonnie Taub, PhD, MPH, MA

Associate Director, Latin American Institute, Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.
Faculty Affiliate

Angie Verissimo, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Teaching at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Faculty Affiliate

Jennifer Wagman, MHS, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences Associate Director, UC Global Health Institute's Center for Gender and Health Justice

Research, Practice, Community Collaborators

Collaboration is the cornerstone of meaningful change. We work closely with a diverse network of organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health equity.

Collaborating with the Bixby Center means:

  • ZAccess to cutting-edge research utilizing innovative approaches
  • ZCollaboration with leading experts in sexual and reproductive health
  • ZOpportunities to make tangible impacts on sexual and reproductive health equity
  • ZNetworking with a dynamic, interdisciplinary community