Leadership & Staff

Founders & Visionaries

Jane B Semel

Founder

Terry Semel

Founder

Key Leadership & Semel HCI Staff

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S. Associate Vice Provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA	Louise Ino Finance, Operations & Administration Manager for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA	Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH Research Associate	Catie Imbery, MPH Operations & Research Coordinator
Jade Takahashi, M.A. Communications Coordinator

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S. Associate Vice Provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA	Louise Ino Finance, Operations & Administration Manager for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA	Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH Research Associate
Catie Imbery, MPH Operations & Research Coordinator	Jade Takahashi, M.A. Communications Coordinator

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S. Associate Vice Provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA	Louise Ino Finance, Operations & Administration Manager for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA
Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH Research Associate	Catie Imbery, MPH Operations & Research Coordinator
Jade Takahashi, M.A. Communications Coordinator

Pod Leaders & Support Staff

Peter Angelis EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services	Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Chief of Psychology, David Geffen School of Medicine	Burton Cowgill, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health	Dana Cuff, PhD BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Architecture & Urban Planning; Founding Director, city LAB
Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Executive Director, UCLA Student Resilience and Mental Health Services	Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor Emeritus, Fielding School of Public Health	David Karwaski BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Director, UCLA Transportation	Erinn McMahan EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Executive Director, UCLA Recreation
Michael Ong, MD, PhD BreatheWell Pod Leader, ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor in Residence, Medicine and Health Policy and Management; Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Theodore Robles, PhD EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology	Amy Rowat, PhD EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology	Janet Tomiyama, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology

Peter Angelis EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services	Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Chief of Psychology, David Geffen School of Medicine	Burton Cowgill, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Dana Cuff, PhD BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Architecture & Urban Planning; Founding Director, city LAB	Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Executive Director, UCLA Student Resilience and Mental Health Services	Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor Emeritus, Fielding School of Public Health
David Karwaski BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Director, UCLA Transportation	Erinn McMahan EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Executive Director, UCLA Recreation	Michael Ong, MD, PhD BreatheWell Pod Leader, ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor in Residence, Medicine and Health Policy and Management; Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Theodore Robles, PhD EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology	Amy Rowat, PhD EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology	Janet Tomiyama, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology

Peter Angelis EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services	Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Chief of Psychology, David Geffen School of Medicine
Burton Cowgill, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health	Dana Cuff, PhD BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Architecture & Urban Planning; Founding Director, city LAB
Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM MindWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Executive Director, UCLA Student Resilience and Mental Health Services	Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor Emeritus, Fielding School of Public Health
David Karwaski BEWell Pod Co-Leader; Senior Director, UCLA Transportation	Erinn McMahan EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Executive Director, UCLA Recreation
Michael Ong, MD, PhD BreatheWell Pod Leader, ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor in Residence, Medicine and Health Policy and Management; Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Theodore Robles, PhD EngageWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology
Amy Rowat, PhD EatWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology	Janet Tomiyama, PhD ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader; Professor, Psychology

Yang Yang, PhD

BEWell Pod Support Staff; Assistant Director of Research for CityLAB

Sarahjeet Dosanjh

EatWell Pod Support Staff

Sydney Kong

MindWell Support Staff

Yuan Xin Goh

ResearchWell Grant Coordinator; Semel HCI Center Undergraduate Staff Coordinator

Yang Yang, PhD BEWell Pod Support Staff; Assistant Director of Research for CityLAB	Sarahjeet Dosanjh EatWell Pod Support Staff	Sydney Kong MindWell Support Staff
Yuan Xin Goh ResearchWell Grant Coordinator; Semel HCI Center Undergraduate Staff Coordinator

Yang Yang, PhD BEWell Pod Support Staff; Assistant Director of Research for CityLAB	Sarahjeet Dosanjh EatWell Pod Support Staff
Sydney Kong MindWell Support Staff	Yuan Xin Goh ResearchWell Grant Coordinator; Semel HCI Center Undergraduate Staff Coordinator

Student Staff & Fellows

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Valeria Sanchez Garcia Garden Coordinator	Ashley Te Garden Coordinator	Callista O’Connor Garden Coordinator, Global Food Initiative Fellow	Cooper Bowen Garden Coordinator, Global Food Initiative Fellow
Jessica Fay Graduate Student Researcher	Photographer/Videographer (vacant) Photographer Videographer	Yuan Xin Goh ResearchWell Grant Coordinator; Semel HCI Center Undergraduate Staff Coordinator	Katrina Iguban Social Media Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Website Coordinator
Hannah Yip Social Media Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Website Coordinator	Sebastian Garibay Undergraduate Student Researcher

Valeria Sanchez Garcia Garden Coordinator	Ashley Te Garden Coordinator	Callista O’Connor Garden Coordinator, Global Food Initiative Fellow
Cooper Bowen Garden Coordinator, Global Food Initiative Fellow	Jessica Fay Graduate Student Researcher	Photographer/Videographer (vacant) Photographer Videographer
Yuan Xin Goh ResearchWell Grant Coordinator; Semel HCI Center Undergraduate Staff Coordinator	Katrina Iguban Social Media Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Website Coordinator	Hannah Yip Social Media Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Website Coordinator
Sebastian Garibay Undergraduate Student Researcher

Past Leadership

Associate Vice Provost of the Healthy Campus Initiative

2012 – 2014: Dr. Michael Goldstein, Professor Emeritus, Fielding School of Public Health

EatWell

2012 – 2014: Dr. Wendy Slusser, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health; Medical Director of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program
2014 – 2015: Julie Kwan, Associate Director of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library and the Science and Engineering Library

MoveWell

2012 – 2013: Dr. Antronette Yancey*, Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Fielding School of Public Health; Co-Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
2012 – 2016: Michael Deluca, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Campus Life at UCLA
2016 – 2017: Wendy Windsor, former Director of UCLA Recreation
2013 – 2019: Angelia Leung, Professor Emerita, World Arts and Cultures/Dance

BreatheWell

2012 – 2015: Dr. Linda Sarna, Dean, UCLA School of Nursing

ResearchWell

2016 – 2017: Dr. Warner Hudson, Medical Director of Occupational and Employee Health for UCLA Health System
2016 – 2017: Dr. Roshan Bastani, Professor of Health Policy and Management

Food Studies Undergraduate Minor

2014 – 2018: Joseph Nagy, Professor Emeritus, English

*Deceased

Founders & Visionaries

Jane B Semel

Terry Semel

Key Leadership & Semel HCI Staff

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S.

Louise Ino

Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH

Catie Imbery, MPH

Jade Takahashi, M.A.

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S.

Louise Ino

Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH

Catie Imbery, MPH

Jade Takahashi, M.A.

Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S.

Louise Ino

Tabia Richardson, PhD, MPH

Catie Imbery, MPH

Jade Takahashi, M.A.

Pod Leaders & Support Staff

Peter Angelis

Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN

Burton Cowgill, PhD

Dana Cuff, PhD

Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM

Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA

David Karwaski

Erinn McMahan

Michael Ong, MD, PhD

Theodore Robles, PhD

Amy Rowat, PhD

Janet Tomiyama, PhD

Peter Angelis

Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN

Burton Cowgill, PhD

Dana Cuff, PhD

Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM

Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA

David Karwaski

Erinn McMahan

Michael Ong, MD, PhD

Theodore Robles, PhD

Amy Rowat, PhD

Janet Tomiyama, PhD

Peter Angelis

Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN

Burton Cowgill, PhD

Dana Cuff, PhD

Nicole Presley Green, PhD, EdM

Richard Jackson MD, MPH, FAAP, HON ASLA, HON AIA

David Karwaski

Erinn McMahan

Michael Ong, MD, PhD

Theodore Robles, PhD

Amy Rowat, PhD