Alexander Adia
PhD Student
Alexander Adia is a Health Policy PhD student (Population and Data Science track) interested in topics of health equity, specifically focusing on racial and ethnic health disparities and aging and the social safety net programs aimed at ameliorating such challenges. Prior to graduate school, Alexander was a Senior Consultant at Precision Advisors working on pricing and market access challenges for life sciences firms and is a member of the board of directors for the Filipinx/a/o Community Health Association. Alexander received a bachelor's degree and MPH from Brown University.
Alex Schulte
PhD Student
Alex is a Health Policy PhD candidate in the Organizations and Management track. She is interested in applying quantitative methodologies to better understand how organizational, market, and policy changes impact reproductive healthcare access and quality. Prior to starting her PhD, Alex worked as a healthcare consultant at Deloitte and later as a program officer at the Deloitte Health Equity Institute. She has bachelors degrees in Economics and Health Policy & Management from UNC Chapel Hill.
Christine Lo, MPH
PhD Student
Christine Lo is a Health Policy Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley with a focus on Organizations and Management. Her research interests include Medicaid delivery and policy, healthcare safety nets, and health and social care integration. Christine previously worked with health systems to develop and scale programs aimed to improve clinical effectiveness and address patients' social needs. Christine holds a MPH from Yale University and bachelor's degree from University of Washington.
Cindy Alvarez, MPH
PhD Student
Cindy Alvarez is a Health Policy Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley with a focus on Organizations and Management. Her research interests include primary care, Medicaid policy, and health workforce issues. Prior to graduate school, Cindy was a researcher at Mathematica, working on projects related to primary care, health equity, and public health interventions. Cindy received a bachelor’s degree and MPH from Yale University.
Eloisa Lopez
MPH Student
Eloisa Lopez (she/her) is a first-year in the two-year Health Policy & Management MPH program. Her hometown is Coachella, CA and she graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 as a public health major. In the last couple of years, Eloisa has worked as a research assistant doing health disparities research. She is also passionate about increasing access and support for minoritized students and volunteers with Cal Bears in the Desert and ECV for Change. In her spare time, Eloisa enjoys baking, hiking, and going to coffee shops.
Jeremy Rodriguez
PhD Student
Jeremy Rodriguez is a PhD student in Health Policy on the Population Health Sciences track. His research interests include health care inequities, intergenerational health, and examining the effects of structural racism and colonization on health care access and utilization. Prior to joining the program, Jeremy was a program supervisor at a federally qualified health center, where he oversaw the volunteer and clinical student program, developed clinic support services, and facilitated learning opportunities for health professionals in training. His interest in research began at his undergraduate years, where he worked on projects concerning the impact of U.S. federal colonial policies on Puerto Rican maternal health outcomes, food insecurity, and examined the potential environmental and health effects of neonicotinoids (pesticide) legislation. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology modified with Public Health and Public Policy from Dartmouth College.
Stacy Chen, MPH
PhD Student
Stacy Chen is a Health Policy Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley in the Organizations and Management track. Her research interests include patient access to safety-net providers and government health programs, specifically among immigrants and low-income individuals. Prior to graduate school, Stacy was a senior healthcare economist at the MITRE Corp supporting government-funded research and development projects such as income mobility in Census and optimizing virtual care for federally-qualified health centers in HRSA. Stacy received an MPH and BA in economics from Tufts University.