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June 9, 2021
Center director Dr. Vickie Mays was presented a Presidential Citation at the American Psychological Association’s Science Meeting on May 16 for her contributions to psychological science and public policy. Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly, president of the association, praised Mays’ research and policy development in the area of health disparities that impact communities of color, particularly the Learn more…
January 15, 2021
The UCLA BRITE Center is currently seeking individuals for a study on race discrimination and racism. We are looking for African-American men 40 to 65 and over who have experienced racism and are willing to share their stories and perspective via a telephone interview. Participants will receive a $10 gift card as thanks for sharing. Learn more…
January 11, 2021
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected. The researchers hope the new model, which can be applied to other counties and jurisdictions Learn more…
November 21, 2020
Center director Dr. Vickie Mays partnered with the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge team (Dr. Paul Ong, Chhandara Pech, and Nataly Rios Gutierrez) to develop a COVID-19 medical vulnerability model consisting of various indicators that help to identify which Los Angeles neighborhoods are most at risk and should be prioritized in public health interventions. Read Learn more…
October 25, 2020
Columnist Kate Baggaley speaks to Center Director Vickie Mays and other experts about how past mistreatment by the medical community is factoring in to current efforts to recruit African-Americans for COVID-19 vaccination trials and how the current approach to testing the American population may need rethinking.
July 1, 2020
Center Director Vickie Mays sat down with Stuart Wolpert to answer questions on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Black Americans and her work on a bill requiring better data on the race and ethnicity of people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the interview here.
May 25, 2020
Center Director Vickie Mays will speak as part of a panel Thursday, April 30, from 12 to 1:30 p.m on the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities during a virtual town hall meeting presented by the Minority Health Institute. Other panelists include: Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FACP*President Learn more…
May 25, 2020
Dr Vickie Mays was awarded the Academic Senate’s 2020 Senate Service Award for service to the university. Each year the Senate Service Award is given to a faculty member who most demonstrates UCLA’s mission of education, research, and service.
May 26, 2019
Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays received the Career Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from the UCLA Academic Senate for her contributions in research, student development, and community service through research that focuses on women and ethnic minorities and community-based curricula that creates pathways into research and higher education for underrepresented communities. The award Learn more…
January 11, 2019
BRITE Center research study is seeking Koreans ages 18-19 to serve on our advisory board regarding a study of smoking among Korean youth. If interested in serving on our advisory board, please send us an email with your name and contact information. срочный займ быстрый займ на карточку zaymi-bistro.ru займ на длительный срок онлайн мгновенный Learn more…
January 11, 2019
The UCLA BRITE Center is seeking African-American males ages 18-30 to helps us learn more about what happens in the brain when someone treats you badly or unfairly just because you are an African American male. Participants will fill out a questionnaire and perform a short computerized task and will receive $20 in cash as Learn more…
January 9, 2019
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November 17, 2015
Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially charged incidents on their campus. The Afrikan Student Union, which led the rally, and faculty members spoke to a crowd of 200 about the similarities between racial issues Learn more…
July 6, 2015
BRITE Center Director was recently quoted in an article out of the San Francisco Bay View newspaper. The article brings attention to the understudied problem of the real effects on physical health racism and discrimination can have. The BRITE Center is currently seeking men ages 40 and older who have experienced racism and have a Learn more…
December 8, 2014
As part of a UCLA-sponsored program which aims to understand how mobile phones and smartphones can be used to empower individuals to make lifestyle changes, several ladies from the Faithful Central Bible Church congregation were given a smartphone app to help them achieve their own heathy lifestyle goals. The app used each of the lady’s eating Learn more…
July 10, 2014
Center Director Vickie Mays mentioned in FORBES opinion piece on “Mental Illness and Reduction of Gun Violence and Suicide: Bringing Epidemiologic Research to Policy” article in Annals of Epidemiology.
June 30, 2014
A working group evaluating the International Classification of Diseases, the World Health Organization’s standard diagnostic tool, has recommended that sexual orientation–related disorders be deleted from the publication’s disease classification system. The group, which includes UCLA Fielding School of Health professor Susan D. Cochran, says the removal of these disorders will make getting health care easier Learn more…
June 25, 2014
Center Director, Vickie Mays, offers praise on Rivers’ Handling of Donald Sterling scandal.
June 24, 2014
Scholars say that, overall, gun violence can be reduced by instituting a risk-based approach to firearms possession and purchases.
June 16, 2014
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June 12, 2014
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014 Time: 10AM-1PM Where: Mar Vista Gardens Community Center Prizes! Fun for the whole family! Learn to train your dog! Raffles! Come learn how to live a more positive and healthy lifestyle while also being visited by some very cute and lovable service animals. [slideshow_deploy id=’2838′] unshaven girl онлайн Learn more…
May 9, 2013
The Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC), was established in 1992 by Dr Elizabeth Bjork to give students an opportunity to develop their presentation skills and share their research efforts with peers and colleagues. Since then PURC has steadily grown in the number of applicants and in visibility and now includes students from across the country doing research Learn more…
May 6, 2013
A new report published in the Journal of Black Psychology lists an article published in 1994 by Center staff as being one of the most highly cited articles to be published in the Journal of Black Psychology. The report is a twelve year content analysis of articles published in the Journal of Black Psychology from Learn more…
March 12, 2013
The Legacy of the U. S. Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in African American Men, in Health Care Reform and the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act
September 13, 2011
Article highlights work by Center researcher Susan Cochran and Director Vickie Mays.
September 13, 2011
Vickie Mays asked to serve on advisory board of grant to create a center to promote research and training on health inequities found among differing racial, economic and ethnic groups in the United States. займы на карту быстрый кредит без проверок zaymi-bistro.ru кредит под 0 на карту online кредит на карту zaymi-bistro.ru онлайн кредит без Learn more…
September 13, 2011
Dr. Mays was one of over 30 academic researchers and leaders in AIDS research and treatment that signed on to a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services asking for an increase in HIV/AIDS and health research funding across federal agencies.
September 13, 2011
Dr. Mays was interviewed for this article on the high infant mortality rate among African American women in Los Angeles county.
September 13, 2011
Dr. Mays moderated a panel on intervention research at the meeting for members of Congress.
September 12, 2011
BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays contributed to recommendations for 12 indicators and 24 objectives to guide a national health agenda.
August 15, 2011
Center Director Vickie Mays contributed to the New York Times’ recent debate on how public health officials can fight the spread of H.I.V. among young gay black men.
May 4, 2011
Work will review systems for HIV/AIDS care.
May 4, 2011
BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays quoted in an article on disaster recovery in Joplin, MO.
May 3, 2011
Article covers report by BRITE Center researchers Dr. Vickie Mays, Susan Cochran and Namdi Barnes on race-based discrimination and health.
May 2, 2011
Interview with BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays and New Orleans resident Viola Washington on the stress caused by disaster and paths to recovery.
March 16, 2011
Women in Los Angeles County are becoming less healthy, and their well-being is expected to decline further because of the slumping economy and other factors that deter access to better food and exercise, according to a sweeping study released Wednesday.
March 3, 2010
BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays is quoted in an article on a Los Angeles County survey of more than 3,500 women, including women 65 and older, those with disabilities, and women who defined themselves as bisexual or lesbian.
January 13, 2009
(Psychological Science Agenda) Center Director Vickie Mays participated as a panelist in two workshops—one concerning the collection of data on race and ethnicity, and the other on the next decade of HIV in the United States.
September 27, 2007
Interview with BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays on the link between race and the shortened life expectancy of African American men.
September 24, 2007
BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays is quoted in article about the physiological response to racism.
August 13, 2007
Article quotes BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays and references BRITE Center research on interventions to lessen the negative impact of discrimination on health.
July 15, 2007
Article quotes BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays and cites BRITE Center research on the brain’s circuits and structures during laboratory conditions of discrimination and whether responses vary based on lifelong exposure to racial prejudice.
