Senior Scientists María P. Aranda, PhD Executive Director and Professor María P. Aranda is a professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, the executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and the director of the outreach, recruitment and engagement core of the USC Yuri Jang, PhD Professor of Social Work Senior Scientist Yuri Jang is a professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a senior scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Before she joined the USC in 2018, she was affiliated with the Steve Shinyi Wu, PhD Associate Professor of Social Work and Industrial & Systems Engineering Senior Scientist Trained in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) and specializing in health systems, Shinyi Wu brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to her research on improving quality and cost-effectiveness of health services and population health, especially for patients with chronic illnesses and underserved Early Career Investigators Marianne Chianti-Ketterl Jiaming Liang David Camacho Emeriti Iris Chi, DSW Professor Emerita Iris Chi is the Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a senior scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Prior to joining USC, William A. Vega, PhD Emeritus Provost Professor William Vega was formerly executive director of the USC Roybal Institute and a Provost Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) with appointments in social work, preventive medicine, psychiatry, family medicine, psychology and gerontology. He also held the Cleofas Vern L. Bengtson, PhD Emeritus Professor In Memorium: Vern Bengtson
María P. Aranda, PhD Executive Director and Professor María P. Aranda is a professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, the executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and the director of the outreach, recruitment and engagement core of the USC
Yuri Jang, PhD Professor of Social Work Senior Scientist Yuri Jang is a professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a senior scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Before she joined the USC in 2018, she was affiliated with the Steve
Shinyi Wu, PhD Associate Professor of Social Work and Industrial & Systems Engineering Senior Scientist Trained in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) and specializing in health systems, Shinyi Wu brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to her research on improving quality and cost-effectiveness of health services and population health, especially for patients with chronic illnesses and underserved
Iris Chi, DSW Professor Emerita Iris Chi is the Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a senior scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Prior to joining USC,
William A. Vega, PhD Emeritus Provost Professor William Vega was formerly executive director of the USC Roybal Institute and a Provost Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) with appointments in social work, preventive medicine, psychiatry, family medicine, psychology and gerontology. He also held the Cleofas
