Recent Highlights
“UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health is well-positioned to be a leader, with exceptional faculty and staff focused on academic excellence and state-of-the-art research methods, within a program in public health explicitly committed to social justice and equity.”
Areas of Excellence
At Wen Public Health, our thirteen Areas of Excellence give focus to our research efforts and form the foundations of the field of public health. Developed to meet the needs of our ever-changing public health landscape, our Areas of Excellence represent the primary areas of contribution and service to UCI, our local communities, and beyond.
Strength in Numbers
200+
Active Research Projects
By more than 60 full-time faculty members
$30 M
Annual contracts & grants
To support research covering our 15 areas of excellence
15+
Centers, Institutes & Labs
Leading and affiliated with more than 15 dedicated research sites
In the Community
In Orange County and beyond, Wen Public Health is committed to serving diverse communities through research, education and public service. Community-engaged research tackles real-life challenges informed by key stakeholders and is one of many research areas that Wen Public Health faculty are using to address health disparities.
Research Team
David Richardson, PhD
Associate Dean for Research Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health
