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Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her BA in Biology from UCSD and completed her MPH and PhD in Epidemiology at Yale University, with a special emphasis on Perinatal Epidemiology. Dr. Araneta's research primarily focuses on maternal and pediatric health, particularly in the contexts of HIV/AIDS, birth defects, and health disparities among different ethnic groups. As a recognized expert in her field, she has received the American Diabetes Association’s Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award for her contributions to diabetes research in Asian and Pacific Islander populations. Additionally, she serves on the NIH Advisory Council for the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Her work emphasizes understanding life course exposures and their impact on regional fat distribution, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).