Dr. Ronald Brooks is an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator. His research efforts focus on the development, implementation and evaluation of HIV prevention and treatment interventions for LGBT populations and people of color. He also provides training and technical assistance to health jurisdictions and community-based organizations involved in HIV prevention and treatment. Dr. Brooks earned his PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA and completed his postdoctoral training here in the School of Public Health.

Dr. Brandon Brown teaches public health and medical ethics, mentors students, leads the campus Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) program at UCR, and conducts community based participatory research on HIV and aging. He is also an equity advisor, an honors faculty fellow, and a member of the campuswide institutional review boards. He earned his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of California, Irvine, followed by a M.P.H. in epidemiology from UCLA. He then attended the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to earn his Ph.D. in international health with a focus on epidemiology.

From 1998-2009 Dr. Klausner was a Deputy Health Officer, Director of STD Prevention and Control Services at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, member of the UCSF School of Medicine faculty in the Divisions of AIDS and Infectious Diseases and Attending Physician at San Francisco General Hospital. While in San Francisco Dr. Klausner helped identify key factors associated with the increased spread of HIV and STDs and implemented multiple novel public health prevention programs. He helped create the St. James Infirmary, the first occupational health and safety clinic for sex workers and Magnet, a community-based peer-run sexual health clinic for gay men.
From 2009-2011 Dr. Klausner was Branch Chief for HIV and TB at the Centers for Disease Control in Pretoria, South Africa, helping lead the South African PEPFAR program for care and treatment.

After returning from South Africa, from 2011-2021. Klausner was a senior faculty member in the UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public health. At UCLA, Dr. Klausner was the Principal Investigator for multiple NIH-funded networks, projects and studies on sexually transmitted infections in Peru, Botswana, South Africa, Vietnam, Haiti, Pakistan and India antimicrobial resistance and HIV prevention.

Dr. Klausner's research interests are in applied epidemiology and the prevention and control of infectious diseases of public health importance like HIV, STDs, TB, COVID-19 and cryptococcal infections. Dr. Klausner has a particular interest in the use of technology?information, digital, and laboratory?to facilitate access to treatment for disadvantaged populations. Dr. Klausner has been funded by the NIH, CDC, private pharmaceutical and test manufacturers to study the benefits of new ways to find and treat infectious diseases. Dr. Klausner is a frequent advisor to the CDC, NIH and WHO and a popular public speaker. Dr. Klausner is a highly sought after mentor who has trained dozens of fellows, residents and students of medicine and public health.

Dr. Jessica Saleska is an epidemiologist and behavioral scientist. She is deeply interested in using insights from psychology, behavioral economics and human-centered design to foster positive experiences and behaviors, particularly in people’s encounters with the healthcare system. She is presently the Director of Research at Radicle Science, which conducts clinical trials on health and wellness products.

Chrysovalantis (Chrys) Stafylis is a Postdoctoral Research Associate. His main focus is syphilis, HIV prevention through telehealth and COVID-19 epidemiology. He enjoys mentoring students and junior researchers. Chrys studied in Greece, and he received his MD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece and his MPH from the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.

Yara Tapia is a Project Specialist in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Before leading Proyecto FACIL, Yara has worked years in the space of HIV prevention and is deeply passionate about improving healthcare systems to better serve marginalized communities. As a Latinx transwoman, they value the importance of engaging communities in research and policy. They received their Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.