Lois Takahashi, PhD

Core Scientist, Policy Impact Core


Lois Takahashi, PhD, is a UCLA Luskin professor emeritus who’s research focuses on public and social service delivery to vulnerable populations in the U.S. and in Southeast Asian cities. Her expertise spans several issues, including homelessness and HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles, community opposition directed at social services (the NIMBY syndrome) in the U.S., social capital and health for vulnerable populations, and environmental governance in the U.S. and Southeast Asian cities.

She is currently investigating the dynamics of social capital, especially related to health in impoverished and marginalized communities. Her environmental governance research (with her collaborators Amrita Daniere and Jeffrey Carpenter) has investigated the role of low-income residents and non-governmental organizations in environmental management and policy making in Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Chin, J. J., Forbes, N., Lim, S., & Takahashi, L. M. (2024). Correlates of HIV Testing Among Asian Immigrant Female Sex Workers in New York City and Los Angeles County. AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education, 36(3), 182–197. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.3.182


2. Voisin, D. R., Takahashi, L., Walsh, J. L., DiFranceisco, W., Johnson, A., Dakin, A., Bouacha, N., Brown, K., & Quinn, K. G. (2024). An exploratory study of community violence and HIV care engagement among Black gay and bisexual men. AIDS care, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2024.2331221


3. Quinn, K. G., Walsh, J. L., Johnson, A., Edwards, T., Takahashi, L., Dakin, A., Bouacha, N., & Voisin, D. (2024). Police Violence Experienced by Black Gay and Bisexual Men: The Effects on HIV Care Engagement and Medication Adherence. AIDS and behavior, 28(5), 1642–1649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04278-2