Kirstin Chickering, MPH
Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Kirstin is the Associate Director the UCLA-DRC Research Group at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She manages ongoing international research studies on emerging infectious diseases, including Ebola, monkeypox, polio, sleeping sickness and other diseases. Prior to coming to UCLA, Kirstin worked at FHI360 for several years as well as at the Los Angeles County Health Department, STD Program. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Kirstin has worked with a number private clients to help them develop and implement back to work safety protocols. Her clients have included Beyond Meat, Legendary Entertainment, United Talent Agency, Gersh Agency, Topa Equities and several TV productions. Kirstin earned her B.A. in Political Science and French at Duke University and her M.P.H. at UCLA. She is fluent in French and also speaks some German and Spanish.
Expertise: Global health, health education, public health program planning, implementation, and evaluation