Dr. Sara Mcmenamin

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sara McMenamin is an Associate Professor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She serves as the Associate Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program and as an Interim Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education. Her research centers around state-level policies concerning tobacco treatment, preventive services, and health insurance coverage related to tobacco dependence within the private and public insurance markets in California. Furthermore, Dr. McMenamin is the vice chair of the California Health Benefits Review Program, where she is part of a university-wide task force that evaluates the effectiveness, cost, and public health impacts of proposed health insurance legislation as it is considered by the California state legislature.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2016-09-01 — Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Teaching and conducting research in public health, focusing on tobacco use and health insurance policies.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).