Research Team

Research Leadership
Maria T. Chao, DrPH, MPA
Associate Director of Research, Associate Director for Health Equity and Diversity, Associate Director of Clinical Research and Analytics
Frederick Hecht, MD
Director of Research, Osher Foundation Endowed Chair in Research in Integrative Medicine
Research Faculty
Shelley R. Adler, PhD
Director, Osher Foundation Distinguished Professor of Integrative Medicine
Anand Dhruva, MD
Integrative Oncologist and Ayurvedic Practitioner, Director of Education, Core Research Faculty
Jennifer Felder, PhD
Core Research Faculty
Ashley Mason, PhD
Integrative Clinical Psychologist, Core Research Faculty
Wolf Mehling, MD
Integrative Physician, Core Research Faculty
Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD
Core Research Faculty
Non-Faculty Academics
Wendy Hartogensis, PhD, MPH
Research Specialist
Patty Moran, PhD
Research Specialist
Helen Weng, PhD
Research Associate
Research Staff
Claudine Anglo
Clinical Research Coordinator
Anoushka Chowdhary
Clinical Research Coordinator
Sarah M. Fisher
Clinical Research Coordinator
Vierka Goldman
Clinical Research Coordinator
Ivan Leung, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator
Vivian Liu
Clinical Research Coordinator
Riya Mirchandaney
Clinical Research Coordinator

Jenifer Prather
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Denise Ruvalcaba
Clinical Research Coordinator
Nicole Thompson, BA, CCRP
Project Director
Danou Veasna
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
Research Fellows
Emilio Esquivel, MS
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Karena Puldon
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Chelsea J. Siwik, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
George Yeung, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow