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Who We Are

Our interdisciplinary team is made up of faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows from numerous schools, departments and divisions across UCSF. We bring broad and deep expertise in implementation science, including the application of implementation science frameworks and methods, participatory research, mixed-methods research, quasi-experimental study designs, program evaluation, program management, multi-sectoral stakeholder facilitation, and program implementation.

PRISE Center Faculty

Dr. Neeta Thakur

PRISE Center Co-Director
Department of Medicine

Leadership Team Executive Committee
Dr. Jennifer Velloza smiling at the camera, wearing a sleeveless black top, with blurred green foliage in the background.

Dr. Jennifer Velloza

PRISE Center Co-Director
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Leadership Team Executive Committee
Headshot of Dr. Elaine Khoong smiling, with long dark hair framing her face against a neutral tan background.

Dr. Elaine Khoong

PRISE Center Faculty
Department of Medicine

Executive Committee
Dr. Matt Spinelli wearing glasses, a dark suit, light shirt, and patterned tie, smiling at the camera against a neutral gray backdrop.

Dr. Matthew Spinelli

PRISE Center Faculty
Department of Medicine

Executive Committee
Dr. Priya Shete standing with arms crossed, wearing a bright yellow blouse and a stethoscope around her neck, smiling against a dark blue background.

Dr. Priya Shete

PRISE Center Faculty
Department of Medicine

Executive Committee
Headshot of Dr. Oanh Nguyen smiling, wearing a gray top and dark blazer, with a softly blurred outdoor background.

Dr. Oanh Nguyen

PRISE Center Faculty
Department of Medicine

Headshot of Dr. Maria Garcia smiling, with long dark hair and wearing a blue blouse, against a softly blurred outdoor background.

Dr. Maria Garcia

PRISE Center Faculty
Department of Medicine

PRISE Center Staff

Leah Murphy standing outdoors under leafy tree branches, smiling with long brown hair and wearing a light gray blouse with a tie-neck, against a softly blurred background.

Leah Murphy, MPH, RDN

PRISE Center Director of Operations & Strategy
Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Leadership Team
Tiese Etim-Inyang standing outdoors before a leafy and floral background, wearing a red turtleneck under a light-colored dress, hands on hips, looking at the camera.

Tiese Etim-Inyang, MPH

PRISE Center Program Manager
Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Leadership Team
Headshot of Aliza Adler wearing glasses and a pink blazer, smiling at the camera, with a blurred wooden fence and dappled light behind her.

Aliza Adler, MPH

PRISE Center Data Analyst
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

PRISE Center T32 Postdoctoral Fellows

Arturo Gasga smiling at the camera, wearing a white physician’s coat over a shirt and patterned tie, standing against a plain light-gray background.

Arturo Gasga, MD

Department of Medicine

2024-2025 Cohort
Giovanni Ramos is looking at the camera, wearing a dark blue shirt and black tie, with short hair, and standing in front of a brick building.

Giovanni Ramos, PhD

University of California, Irvine

2024-2025 Cohort
Becca Sugrue smiling at the camera, long dark hair over her shoulders, wearing a black sweater and two gold necklaces, standing against a light gray tiled wall.

Rebecca Sugrue, PhD

Department of Medicine

2024-2025 Cohort
Canice Christian smiling at the camera, wearing a black blazer and top with long brown hair draped over one shoulder. She stands on a rooftop with a sprawling cityscape of houses and buildings under a clear blue sky behind her.

Canice Christian, PhD, MSc

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2023-2024 Cohort
Alan Zambeli-Ljepovic standing with arms crossed, wearing a blue suit and patterned tie, smiling in front of a glass-windowed building.

Alan Zambeli-Ljepoviç, MD, MHS

Department of Surgery

2023-2024 Cohort
Elizabeth Ambriz smiling outdoors underneath a tree, wearing a black cardigan over a purple-green blouse.

Elizabeth Ambriz, DrPH

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2023-2024 Cohort