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Marissa Seamans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Her research focuses on social epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology, particularly in relation to substance use and mental health. She utilizes large healthcare databases to examine prescription drug use and the effectiveness of treatments for mental health and substance use disorders. Methodologically, her work emphasizes the development and application of innovative statistical tools and study designs aimed at estimating population health effects through observational data. Dr. Seamans completed her BA in Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and she holds an MSPH and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Drug Dependence Epidemiology and Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health • Los Angeles, CA
Conducts research on social epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology related to substance use and mental health.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.