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Jiyoon Kim

Jiyoon Kim

Jiyoon Kim is a PhD student in Urban Planning and Development at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Originally from South Korea, she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Landscape Architecture and Architecture from Seoul National University. Her research ...
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Nora Manzanilla

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Ermogenes Mendoza

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Kimberly Whyte

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Ana Maritza Mendoza

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Allison Gordon

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Ana Maria Sánchez

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John Bosco Bunyi

John Bosco Bunyi is interested in studying the application of mental health technologies for increasing access to mental health care for traditionally marginalized populations and for increasing treatment fidelity and effectiveness. He received in BA in Cognitive Psychology from UC ...
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Seo-Yun Choi

Seo Yun, Choi is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. Additionally, she is an international student at from South Korea. She holds a B.A. degree in ...
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Chaejeong Lee

Chaejeong Lee (she/her) is currently a doctoral student at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. She is interested in exploring the challenges of transitioning to older adulthood, with a particular focus on technological ...
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Juyoung Park

Juyoung Park, MSG, is a Ph.D. candidate at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Her research focuses on gerontological social work, emphasizing elder mistreatment, social isolation, mental health, and the well-being of older adults. With a deep commitment ...
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Marianne Chianti-Ketterl

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Jiaming Liang

Dr. Jiaming Liang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Southern California, where he explored social isolation and caregiver support ...
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David Camacho

David Camacho

Dr. Camacho is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He earned his PhD in Social Work in Advanced Clinical Practice at Columbia University. His postdoctoral training is in Behavioral ...
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Yvette I. Cordero, BS

Special Project Manager, USC Unidos en el Cuidado

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Ángela Gutiérrez, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Scholar

Ángela Gutiérrez is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Southern California (USC) Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on improving health and quality of life ...
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Nasim Baghban Ferdows

Nasim Baghban Ferdows, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dr. Ferdows is a health economist with multidisciplinary training in gerontology and health services research. With a background in mathematics and economics, she possess a wide range of analytical skills that encompass economics theories and quasi-experimental methods to answer policy-relevant ...
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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 ...
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Iris Chi

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, ...
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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. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social ...
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Shinyi Wu

Shinyi Wu, PhD

Professor of Social Work and Industrial & Systems Engineering
Senior Scientist

Shinyi Wu is an associate professor with a secondary appointment at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. She is also a senior scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Wu brings an engineering approach to research that ...
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Charles Kaplan

Charles D. Kaplan, PhD

Emeritus Research Professor

We remember the life and legacy of Dr. Charles D. Kaplan who passed away on July 27, 2026. Charlie was an internationally respected scholar, mentor, and humanitarian whose work transformed the fields of social work, addiction, public health, and medical sociology. He leaves ...
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Hsin-Yi Hsiao

Hsin-Yi Hsiao, PhD

Research Associate Professor
Faculty Associate

Hsinyi Hsiao is a research associate professor of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She has pursued an intensive agenda of cross-cultural research in health, behavioral health, work–life balance, and social work and environmental sustainability among vulnerable populations. ...
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William A. Vega

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 ...
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Vern Bengtson

Vern L. Bengtson, PhD

Emeritus Professor

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Past Fellows and Scholars

2020-2021

Ángela Gutiérrez, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar

Yong Ju Cho, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2019-2020

Nasim Baghban Ferdows, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2016–2019

Junsoo Hur, MSW, PhD
Visiting Scholar

2016–2019

Erica Lizano, MSW, MPA, PhD
Research Fellow

2015–2019

Dahlia Fuentes, MSW, MPH, PhD
Research Fellow

2018

Danielle R. Madden, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2017

Francisca Rodriguez, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2016–2017

Ann W. Nguyen, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2015–2016

Honglin Chen, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Yin Yin, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Weiyu Mao, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2014–2015

Ryon J. Cobb, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

Stipica Mudrazija, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

2013–2014

Aimei Guo, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Jing Zhou, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Dongmei Zuo, PhD
Visiting Scholar

2013

Angela Leung, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Vivian W. Q. Lou, PhD
Visiting Scholar

2012–2013

Gong Chen, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Qingfang Yang, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Mariana Lopez Ortega, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Yu Zhang
Predoctoral Fellow

2013

Alma Vega, PhD
Predoctoral Visiting Fellow

2012

Seok In Nam, MSW, PhD
Visiting Scholar

Qilin Zhang, PhD
Visiting Scholar

2011

Zachary D. Gassoumis, PhD
Predoctoral Fellow

2010

Dennis T. Kao, MSW, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

USC Roybal Institute Fellowship Award Recipients

2012

Shieva Davarian, MS
Krystal Hayes, MSW, LCSW
Jeff Laguna
Ling Xu, MLaw, MSW

2011

Dahlia Fuentes, MSW, MPH
Marissa Hansen, PhD, MSW
Min-Kyoung Rhee, MSW

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