Dr. Dana Beck

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dana Beck is an Assistant Professor at the Joe C. Wen School of Nursing at UCLA. She is a nurse practitioner specializing in sexual and reproductive health and serves as a health services policy researcher. Currently, she holds a NIH Loan Repayment Award supported by NICHD. With a rich clinical background, Dr. Beck emphasizes the importance of community mobilization in her research and practice, particularly focusing on maternal health in under-resourced communities. Her research has included significant work in Ethiopia and Zambia. Dr. Beck's current projects concentrate on community partnered co-design for the implementation of health systems solutions for individuals across the perinatal spectrum, including access to abortion care, as well as behavioral health and social determinants of health.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.