Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Ph.D., M.p.H.

Pilot Investigator

Pilot Studes
1. "Mexican-origin women’s concepts of giving care to older relatives." (2005-2006)
2. "Elder caregiving in Los Angeles County."
(2008-2009)
CHIME Diversity Supplement
"Mexican-origin women’s concepts of giving care to older relatives." (2006-2007)

Address
UCLA School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences 275B CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

Phone
(310) 206-8152

Fax
(310) 794-1805

Email
camendez@ucla.edu

Biography
Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Ph.D., P.H., is an assistant professor of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Mendez-Luck received her Ph.D. and M.P.H. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining the UCLA Public Health faculty, Dr. Mendez-Luck was a project director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. She directed a study that applied an innovative small-area methodology to multiple large data sources to create sub-county estimates of hypertension, diabetes, asthma, obesity and health insurance coverage. These local-level data were the first of their kind and widely used by policy makers and advocates throughout California. Dr. Mendez-Luck is currently a pilot investigator with the UCLA Center for Health Improvement for Minority Elders (UCLA CHIME) and is the recipient of an NIH/NIA-funded diversity supplement with the UCLA CHIME. Her research interests include community-based participatory research methods, care giving of older Latinos and aging-related health disparities in this population.