Core Staff
Arianne Teherani, PhD
Founding Co-Director
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Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH
Founding Co-Director
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Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD
Co-Director
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Claire Brindis, DrPH
Strategic Advisor
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Annemarie Charlesworth, MA
Research Specialist
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Maren Hale, MAS
Research Project Coordinator
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Sigal Maya, MS
Doctoral Research Specialist
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Annie Rosenthal, MSW
Associate Director of Programs and Operations
Anne Sausser
Communications Coordinator
Kristin Shiplet, MSW
Associate Director of Operations and Strategy
Veronique Whittaker, MPH
Doctoral Research Specialist
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Postdoctoral Fellows
- Rebecca Sugrue, PhD, UCSF
- Sophia Arabadjis, PhD, UCSB
- Caitlin Jones, PhD, UCSD
- Pearl Ante-Testard, PhD, UCSD
Pillar Chairs
- Orlando Harris, PhD, FNP, MPH, Education Co-Chair
- Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD, MPH, Education Co-Chair
- Seema Gandhi, MD, Health Systems Co-Chair
- Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, Policy Co-Chair
- Emily Arnold, PhD, Policy Co-Chair
- Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD, Research Co-Chair
- David Eisenman, MD, MSHS, Research Co-Chair
- Neeta Thakur, MD, Research Co-Chair
UC Campus Leads
- UC Berkeley: David Ackerly, PhD, Meghana Gadgil, MD, MPH, FACP, Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
- UC Davis: Clare Cannon, PhD and Kathryn Conlon, PhD, MPH
- UC Irvine: Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD
- UC Los Angeles: David Eisenman, MD, MSHS
- UC Merced: Rebecca Ryals, PhD
- UC Riverside: Jade Sasser, PhD
- UC San Diego: Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD
- UC Santa Barbara: Chris Funk, PhD
- UC Santa Cruz: Audrie Lin, PhD
Initiatives
UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council
- Elissa Epel, PhD, Director for the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council
- Jyoti Mishra, PhD, Associate Director for the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council
- Philippe Golden, PhD, UC Davis
Climate & Health Education Ambassador Program
- Heather Whelan, MD, Education Ambassador Lead
Academic & Community Partnerships
- Manijeh Berenji, MD, MPH, Academic & Community Partnerships Lead
Clinical Faculty Decarbonization Fellowship
- Seema Gandhi, MD, Co-director
- Shira Abeles, MD, Co-director
- William Pevec, MD, Co-director
Climate-Ready Patient Outreach Tool
- Maggie Jones, MD
Anu Ramachandran, MD