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Beate Ritz joined the faculty of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 and currently serves as a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Epidemiology. She holds co-appointments in the Department of Environmental Health at UCLA's School of Public Health and in Neurology at UCLA's School of Medicine. Dr. Ritz is a member of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Southern California Environmental Health Science Center, and she co-directs the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)-funded UCLA Center for Gene-Environment Studies of Parkinson's Disease. Her research focuses on the health effects of occupational and environmental toxins, including pesticides, ionizing radiation, air pollution, chronic diseases, neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's Disease, cancers, and adverse birth outcomes like asthma. Over the years, she has investigated the causes of cancer in workers exposed to chemical toxins and radiation, and has assessed the impact of ergonomic workplace factors on musculoskeletal disorders. In recent years, Dr. Ritz has studied the effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes, particularly in children in Southern California. She has received awards for her outstanding achievements in air quality medicine and has directed and collaborated on federally and state-funded research projects.
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
serving as Vice Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and member of various health centers.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.