About
The UCLA Rapid, Rigorous, Relevant Implementation Science Hub (UCLA 3R IS Hub) provides expert consultation, capacity-building, and technical assistance to support efforts to develop the implementation science knowledge base needed to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. The Hub is supported by an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) supplement award from the National Institute of Mental Health (Sponsor Award Number 3P30MH058107-24S2).
Goal
The unique goal of the UCLA 3R IS Hub is to provide leadership and support for 3R HIV-related implementation research emphasizing pragmatic study designs and methods that address health equity and produce sustainable solutions.
Core Activities
- Provide expert, tailored consultation, coaching, and technical assistance for EHE implementation research grantees.
- Facilitate cross-grantee collaboration to promote knowledge-sharing and opportunities for partnership to enhance our collective EHE implementation research efforts.
- Offer high-quality training and educational opportunities to build capacity in HIV-related implementation science among grantees and the broader EHE community, with a focus on cutting-edge 3R content, methods, strategies, models, theories, and frameworks.
- Promote acceleration of HIV research impacts by collaborating with the HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI), the other funded hubs, and IS consortia, and by identifying resources and opportunities for advancing evidence-based interventions through the implementation pipeline.
- Participate in cross-hub, multisite implementation research and evaluation projects.
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to join the email listserv for the UCLA 3R IS Hub, please contact ucla3rhub@mednet.ucla.edu.
Team
Our multidisciplinary UCLA 3R IS Hub team has diverse expertise to support high-impact HIV implementation science activities. Select each team member’s name to learn more about their exciting work.
Faculty and Leadership
Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Chief Officer of Implementation and Policy at the VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
Uyen Kao, MPH
CHIPTS Executive Director
Uyen Kao, MPH, is the Executive Director for CHIPTS, providing scientific and programmatic leadership and support for CHIPTS and its funded projects.
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Anna Lau, PhD
Co-Investigator
Anna Lau, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology and Asian American Studies at UCLA.
Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, MPH
Co-Investigator
Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, MPH, is Director of the CHIPTS Methods Core and a Professor-in-Residence in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
Chunqing Lin, PhD
Co-Investigator
Chunqing Lin, PhD, is Associate Director of the CHIPTS Methods Core and Associate Professor-in-Residence in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
Tamra Loeb, PhD
Co-Investigator
Tamra Loeb, PhD, is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
Norweeta Milburn, PhD
Co-Investigator
Norweeta Milburn, PhD, is Director of the CHIPTS Development Core and a Professor-in-Residence in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
Expert Consultants
Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Expert IS Consultant
Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico and Director of the Center for Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science (CADIS) at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
Ana Baumann, PhD, MA
Expert IS Consultant
Ana Baumann, PhD, MA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and faculty in the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.
Matt Chinman, PhD
Expert IS Consultant
Matthew Chinman, PhD, is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND and Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Science Core in the VA HSR&D Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.
Erin Finley, PhD, MPH
Expert IS Consultant
Erin Finley, PhD, MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Consultation Core in the Center for Research to Advance Community Health, at UT Health San Antonio.
Russ Glasgow, PhD
Expert IS Consultant
Russ Glasgow, PhD, is Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Program of the Adult & Child Center for Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (ACCORDS) and Research Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Events
Visit the UCLA 3R IS Hub YouTube playlist to view recordings of past learning opportunities, including IS Methods Workshops and Beachside Chats with expert implementation scientists. To stay updated on upcoming events, contact ucla3rhub@mednet.ucla.edu to join our email listserv.
