Dr. Fernanda Bravo

Associate Professor

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Biography

Fernanda Bravo joined the UCLA Anderson faculty in 2015. Her primary research goal is to inform health care policy decision making using contracting theory and operations management modeling. She focuses on designing health care policy to align incentives, fostering health care innovation through market design, and supporting decision making in health systems with data-driven models. Some of her insights derived from research guide policymakers and private stakeholders in contracting services, promoting new medical innovations, and allocating scarce resources. Bravo teaches Operations Technology Management to MBA and FEMBA students and an elective in health care analytics for MSBA students, as well as a Ph.D. course in supply chain contracting. She has worked at major organizations such as Boston-area Children's Hospital and UCLA Health, bringing valuable real-world interactions into her classroom. Her research streams include the design and management of shared mobility systems, the use of machine learning for model analysis, and improving system performance in health care delivery.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

UCLA Anderson School of Management • Los Angeles, CA

Teaching and conducting research in health care policy, operations management, and decision-making processes.

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.