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MARIELENA LARA, MD, MPH 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407 (310) 393-0411 X7657 / [email protected] CAREER OBJETIVE: To continue to make a difference in the health, social and economic wellbeing of vulnerable communities through collaborative action and policy research

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:  Career-long commitment to evidence-based implementation research to dismantle inequities and inequalities  International leader in multisectoral and community-based participatory research to improve outcomes for chronic illnesses, with a special emphasis on  Creativity in visualizing and executing research and policy initiatives including evaluation and dissemination with the goal of long-term sustainability  Excellent multilingual communication skills with multiple audiences, including policymakers, private and public sector leaders, scientists and researchers, communities, and the lay public  Broad methodological expertise in quantitative and qualitative analytic approaches across disciplines and racial/ethnic groups

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RAND CORPORATION 1991 – Present Senior Physician Policy Researcher 2018 – Present Full and Senior Physician Policy Researcher 2006 – 2015 Affiliated Staff 1995 – 2006; 2015 – 2018 Consultant 1991 – 1995

Designed, obtained funding for, and executed difficult research and policy studies as Principal Investigator, for example:  Engaging NGOs in Puerto Rico (PR) for Disaster Recovery. As the recipient of the 2020 RAND Alumni Award I brought together 8 leading PR NGOs to collaborate with RAND to disseminate, and possibly implement, recovery actions developed by RAND and submitted by the government of Puerto Rico to Congress (funding RAND Alumni Impact Fund; Feb 2020 -- Present)  ‘Cuidarse’ (Taking Care of Yourself and Your Risk for Cancer: A Health Communication Intervention for Latinas). Led an interdisciplinary team of 11 individuals, including community health workers, to conduct qualitative formative research and execute an RCT (randomized controlled trial) of 3 alternative ways to provide breast cancer prevention education among Spanish-speaking Latinas in (funding AHRQ $1.5 M; 2012-2015)  A Short Video Intervention for Immigrant Day Laborers at Occupational Health Risk. Created a video in Spanish collaborating with day laborers who served as actors, a Latino film producer, and a local trusted health care clinic to develop the script, cut the video, and conduct an RCT to evaluate its effects (funding NIOSH $447 K; 2011-2014)  Over the course of 14 years, spearheaded 2 large efforts to stimulate systems change for children with asthma in Puerto Rico  Alianza Contra el Asma Pediátrica en Puerto Rico (Allies Against Asthma) brought together a multisectoral to improve community and health care systems for children with asthma from San Juan housing projects. The coalition actively engaged health care and community participants in an intervention that improved dramatically the quality of care and quality of life of the over 700 children with asthma served. After the program ended, the San Juan Department of Health sustained some of the intervention components (funding RWJF $1.7 M; 2001-2005)  La de Asma Infantil de Puerto Rico (Childhood Asthma Network). This second effort, grounded on translational science, focused on the adaptation of existing evidence-based interventions for use among children with asthma from poor Puerto Rican communities. A national 2

multisectoral network supported the local adaptation of the interventions and advocated for the necessary policy changes to scale up the interventions for broader reach (funding Merck Childhood Asthma Network $3 M; 2006-2015)  Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the US: A Blueprint for Policy Action. Assembled national experts and leaders to compose policy recommendations for an integrated federal, state, and community-level approach to asthma management. The CDC and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute used some of the recommendations to model asthma programs (funding RWJF 229K; 1999-2001)

Played an important role in the development and implementation of RAND-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion activities, including:  Facilitated the production of three events celebrating 2020’s Heritage Month (hosting a distinguished Latina speaker, creating and presenting a lunch-break trivia game about American culture, and actively participating in an equity and public policy seminar)  Assembled a team to create a strategic framework to promote equity in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for the RAND Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC)  Mentored RAND staff and students of color, including associate level researchers and policy analysts, administrative assistants, graduate students, and summer associates  Participated in the corporate-wide diversity committee since its inception

Led analysis of epidemiological, psychometric, and other quantitative data, for example:  Constructed and validated a bilingual (English/Spanish) survey measure for and children with chronic respiratory disease to describe symptom level and quality of life. This “RAND bilingual asthma scale” was recommended by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for national use  Ascertained disparities in mortality, morbidity, and prevalence of asthma among non-white children and adults who are black and/or of Puerto Rican, Mexican American, Cuban, or another race/ethnicity. Analysis results were quoted and disseminated by the CDC

Co-Investigator for other RAND projects:  Development of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan (PI: Cook 2018-2020)  Potential Effects on the Labor Market in Puerto Rico from Expanding the Formal Long-term Care Sector (PI: Rohwedder 2019)  Delivering Development of a New Measure of Asthma-Related Quality of Life (PI: Sherbourne 2011-2014)  DUI Treatment Programs to Reduce Disparities Among Latinos (PI: Osilla 2014-2015)  Estimating the Impact of Improving Asthma Treatment (PI: Mattke 2009-2010)  Brief Interventions in DUI Programs (PI: Watkins 2009-2010)  Evaluation of the Kaiser Permanente’s Health Eating Active Living Initiative (PI: Cohen 2006)  Quality of Health Information on the Internet (PI: Berland 2001)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2015 – 2018 Professor of Pediatrics Attending Pediatrician and Director of Asthma Clinic, Children’s Hospital  Founded an interdisciplinary weekly specialty pediatric asthma clinic in collaboration with Esperanza Community Housing Corporation to improve quality of primary care and life children with asthma and their families (estimated 625 patient encounters over the course of 2 years)  Trained and supervised pediatric residents taking care of patients in the general pediatrics outpatient clinic (estimated 720 patient encounters over 2 ½ years)  Provided direct urgent pediatric patient care (estimated additional 750 patient encounters over 2 ½ years)

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 Co-Investigator for 2 public health research projects with AltaMed Health Services o Healthy Communities, Healthy Lives (CDC; PI: Hochman 2014-2018) o Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities Initiative (Office of Minority Health; PI: Davis 2015)  Created a translational research partnership with the Los Angeles Unified , the USC School of Public Health, and other community and academic partners to enhance asthma health care and community services in Los Angeles

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 1995 – 2006 Assistant and Associate Professor of Pediatrics Attending Pediatrician and Co-Director of Asthma Clinic, View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA

As Director of the Program on Latino children with asthma, led 3 health services and community-based studies:  A qualitative assessment of primary physician perceptions of barriers to quality care for Latino children with asthma and their families in East Los Angeles  A 24-hr ER longitudinal study about whether children with asthma come to the emergency room because of access barriers and/or acute need for severe symptoms  A formative study of how children and parents perceive the impact of asthma differently  As part of the clinical faculty trained pediatric residents and provided direct asthma for uninsured children with asthma including child and family education about symptoms, how to use medications and control home allergens

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1988 – 1990 Program Officer, Council on Health Care Technology  Directed a project to establish priorities for medical technology assessment by convening an expert panel to review scientific evidence and eliciting views from national organizations and thought leaders in the health care, academic, industry, and government sectors

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM Summers 1983-1987  Research assistant, Orthopedics Biomechanics Laboratory, Beth Israel Hospital, working as part of a team developing a new biodegradable bone cement for hip and knee replacements (Summer 1983)  Research Associate, Lung Sounds Laboratory, General Hospital, participating in the development of a sound transducer prototype for acoustic analysis of tracheal sounds in premature babies (Summers 1985-1987)

UPJOHN PHARMACEUTICALS Summer 1984 Assistant Engineer, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico  Designed a network of fermentation tanks for the cultivation of micro-organisms as part of pharmaceuticals production

COMMUNICATION / MEDIA EXPERIENCE  Authored 53 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 12 policy reports (see selection below)  Testified to the US Hispanic Congressional (2003)  Testified twice to the California Senate Health and Human Services Committee (1999; 2016)  Over 40 scientific and policy invited presentations to international, national, and state audiences in English and Spanish, including; o International: Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (London, UK 1989); Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (Madrid, 1989); International Convention of the National Medical Association (Toronto, 2013).

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o US federal agencies: Agency for Healthcare Research 2006; CDC 2004; EPA 2006; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: 1996, 2001, 2003; NIH Hispanics-In- Research Capability Partnership 2009 o Other US policy audiences: National Health Policy Forum ( DC 2000); Puerto Rico ’s Office (April 1996); California Department of Health and Human Services (Sacramento, California 2001)  Over 10 press conferences in English and Spanish, including the National Press Club in Washington DC, and the Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain.  Over 15 television interviews in English and Spanish in the Mainland US and Puerto Rico including ABC, Fox, , PBS, , and California TV channels (KCRA, KG07, KMAX, KOVR; KVEA, KXTV)  Facilitated over 10 community workshops in collaboration with cross-sectoral and grassroot stakeholders in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, and Los Angeles  Led 4 workshops with Puerto Rico as part of the RAND PR recovery plan project (2018)  Author for the RAND Blog

PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (* Indicates Trainees) (available at: http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/lara_marielena.html#publications) 1. Lara M, Duan N, Sherbourne C, Lewis MA, Landon C, Halfon N, and Brook RH. Differences Between Child and Parent Reports of Symptoms Among Latino Children with Asthma. Pediatrics. 1998;102(6):e68 http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/102/6/e68 2. Lara M, Allen F*, and Lange L. Physician Perceptions of Barriers to Care for Inner-City Latino Children with Asthma. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1999;10(1): 27-44. 3. Lara M, Morgenstern H, Duan N, and Brook RH. Elevated Asthma Morbidity in Puerto Rican Children: A Review of Possible Risk and Prognostic Factors. West J Med. 1999;170(4):75-84. PMCID: PMC1305446 4. Lara M, Sherbourne C, Duan N, Morales L, Gergen P, and Brook R. An English and Spanish Pediatric Asthma Symptom Scale. Medical Care. 2000;38:342-350. http://www.rand.org/health/surveys/asthma.survey/ 5. Homa DH, Mannino DM, and Lara M. Asthma Mortality in Mainland U.S. Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban Heritage, 1990-1995. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2000;161:504-509. 6. Berland GK, Elliott MN, Morales LS, Algazy JI, Kravitz RL, Broder MS, Kanouse DE, Munoz JA, Puyol J, Lara M, Watkins K, Yang H, McGlynn EA. Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish. JAMA. 2001;285(20):2612-2621. 7. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lamberty G, Lara M, et al. Why Ethnicity and Race Are So Important In Child Health Services Research Today. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1178-1179. 8. Lara M, Rosenbaum S, Rachelfsky G, Nicholas W*, Morton S, Emont S, Branch M, Genovese B*, Wheeler L, Smith V, Platts-Mills T, Clark N, Lurie N, and Weiss, K. Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the U.S.: A Blueprint for Policy Action. Pediatrics. 2002;109(5):919-30. http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/109/5/919 9. Morales L, Lara M, Kington RS, Valdez RB, and Escarce JJ. Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Behavioral Factors Affecting Hispanic Health Outcomes. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2002;13(4):477-503. PMCID: PMC1781361 10. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lamberty G, Lara M, et al. The Health of Latino Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda. Findings of the Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research. JAMA. 2002;288(1):82-90. 11. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lara M, McLaurin JA, et al. The Health of Latino Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda. Findings of the Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research. In Reply Letter. JAMA. 2003;290(6):756. 5

12. Lara M, Duan N, Sherbourne C, Leibowitz A, Halfon N, and Brook RH. Children’s Use of Emergency Rooms for Asthma: Persistent Barriers or Acute Need? J Asthma. 2003; 40(3):289-299. 13. Olson LM, Lara M, Frintner MP. Measuring Health Status and Quality of Life for US Children: Relationship to Race, Ethnicity, and Income Status. Ambul Pediatr. 2004;4(4 Suppl):377-86. http://www.ambulatorypediatrics.org/article/S1530-1567(05)60328-0/abstract 14. Lara M, Gamboa C*, Kahramanian MI, Morales L, and Hayes Bautista D. Acculturation and Latino Health in the US: A Review of the Literature and its Sociopolitical Context. Annual Reviews of Public Health. 2005;26:367-397. 15. Akinbami LJ, Lara M, and Rhodes JC. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Rates of Asthma Diagnosis among Children who Wheeze. Pediatrics. 2005;115(5):1254-1260. 16. Lara M, Akinbami L, Flores G, and Morgenstern H. Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma among Hispanics: Bear a Disproportionate Burden. Pediatrics 2006; 117(1):43-53. 17. Meurer JR, Navon L, Redd SC, Gilmore LA, Butterfoss F, Lara M, Cohn J, LaChance LL. Childhood Asthma Surveillance by Community Coalitions. Health Promotion Practice 2006;7(2):77S-86S. 18. Peterson JW, Lachance L, Butterfoss F, Houle C, Nicholas E, Gilmore LA, Lara M, Freidman A. Engaging the Community in Coalition Efforts to Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion Practice 2006;7(2):56S-65S. 19. Butterfoss F, Geng X, Gilmore L, Krieger J, LaChance LL, Lara M, Meurer J, Orians C, Peterson JW, S, Rosenthal M. From Formation to Actions: How Allies Against Asthma Coalitions Are Getting the Job Done. Health Promotion Practice 2006; 7(2):34S-43S. 20. Krieger J, Bourcier E, Doctor LJ, Fishwick-Taylor J, Lara M, Peterson JW, Rosenthal M. Integrating Asthma Prevention and Control: The Roles of the Coalition. Health Promotion Practice 2006; 7(2):127S-138S. 21. Lara M, Meurer JR, LaChance LL, Houle CR, Cabana M, Rosenthal M, Krieger J, Vega I. Improving Quality of Care and Promoting Health Care System Change: The Role of Community- Based Coalitions. Health Promotion Practice 2006; 7(2):87S-95S. 22. Lara M. Allies Against Asthma Coalitions: The Alianza Contra el Asma Pediátrica en Puerto Rico (ALIANZA). Health Promotion Practice 2006; 7 (2): 155S-162S. 23. Lyon-Callo S, Boss L, Lara M. A Review of Potential State and Local Policies to Reduce Asthma Disparities. Chest 2007; 132:840S-852S. 24. Cabana MD, Lara M, Shannon J. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Asthma Care. Chest 2007; 132:810S-817S. 25. Wood PR, Smith B, O’Donnell L, Galbreath AD, Lara M, Forkner E, and Peters JI. Quantifying Asthma Symptoms in Adults: The Lara Asthma Symptom Scale. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;120 (6):1368-72. 26. Lara M, Ramos G, Gonzalez J, Arabia C*, Morales B*, Chinman M. Reducing Inequities among Children with Asthma in the of Puerto Rico: Experiences of a Community-Based Trans- Sectoral Effort. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2009; 20(4 Suppl):116–136. 27. Cohen DA, Sturm R, Lara M, Gilbert ML*, Gee S. Discretionary calorie intake a priority for obesity prevention: results of rapid participatory approaches in low-income US communities. Journal of Public Health 2010; 32(3): 379-386. 28. Clark N, Doctor LJ, Gilmore L, Kelly C, Krieger J, Lachance L, Lara M, Meurer J, Milanovich AF, Nicholas E, Rosenthal M, Stoll SC, Wilkin M. Policy Change and Community Coalitions: Outcomes from Allies Against Asthma. AJPH 2010; 100(5): 904-912. 29. Lara M, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Findley S, González-Gavillán J, Mitchell H, Ohadike Y, Persky V, Ramos- Valencia G, Rojas-Smith L, Rosenthal M, Thyne S, Uyeda K, Viswanathan, Woodell C. “Translating” Asthma Evidence-Based Interventions in the “Real World.” Health Promotion Practice 2011;12:63S-72S. 30. Findley S, Rosenthal M, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Lara M, Mansfield C, Matiz A, Nourani V, Peretz P, Persky V, Ramos-Valencia G, Uyeda K, Viswanathan M. Community-based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion Practice 2011;12: 6

52S-62S. 31. Mansfield C, Viswanathan M, Woodell C, Nourani V, Ohadike Y, Lesch J, Malveaux FJ, Bryant- Stephens T, Findley S, Lara M, Matiz A, Ramos-Valencia G, Rosenthal M, Perksy V, Uyeda K, Williams R, Banda E, Ramírez-Diaz E, Morales-Reyes B*, Montoya M, West C. Outcomes from a Cross-site Evaluation of a Comprehensive Pediatric Asthma Initiative Incorporating Translation of Evidence-based Interventions. Health Promotion Practice 2011;12:34S- 51S. 32. Rojas-Smith L, Nerz P, Bryant-Stephens T, Damitz M, Lara M, Peretz P, Ramos-Valencia G, Persky V, Uyeda K, Darcy N, Viswanathan M, Lesch J, Malveaux F. The Role of Partnerships in Addressing Childhood Asthma: The Experience of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) Initiative. Health Promotion Practice 2011;12:73S- 81S. 33. Williams R, Woodell C, McCarville E, Damitz M, Banks T, Montoya J, Lesch J, Lara M. Desired Attributes and Skills of Program Managers in Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions. Health Promotion Practice 12: 82S-90S. 34. Osilla KC, D’Amico EJ, Día-Fuentes C*, Lara M, Watkins K. Multicultural Web-based Motivational Interviewing for Clients with a First-Time DUI Offenders. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2012, 18(2), 192-202. PMCID: PMC3335756 35. Lara M, Ramos-Valencia G, González-Gavillán J, López-Malpica F, Morales-Reyes B*, Marín H, Rodríguez-Sánchez M, Mitchell H. Reducing Quality of Care Disparities for Childhood Asthma: La Red de Asma Infantil Intervention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Pediatrics 2013; 131: S26-S37. 36. Clark NM, Lachance L, Doctor LJ, Gilmore L, Kelly C, Krieger, J, Lara M, Meurer J, Friedman Milanovich A, Nicholas E, Rosenthal M, Stoll SC, Wilkin M. Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions: long term results of the Allies Against Asthma initiative. American Journal Public Health 2013; 103(6): 1124-1127. 37. Eberhart N, Sherbourne C, Edelen M, Stucky B, Sin N, Lara M. Development of a Measure of Asthma-Specific Quality of Life among Adults. Quality of Life Research 2014; 23(3); 837- 848. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0510-x 38. Stucky B, Edelen M, Sherbourne C, Eberhart N, Lara M. Developing an Item Bank and Short Forms that Assess the Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life. Respiratory Medicine 2014; 108(2): 252-263. 39. Edelen M, Stucky B, Sherbourne C, Eberhart N, Lara M. Correspondence between the RAND- Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Item Bank and the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Clinical Therapeutics 2014; 36(5): 680-688. 40. Sherbourne C, Stucky B, Edelen M, Eberhart N, Kleerup E, Lara M. Assessing the Validity of the RAND Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Short-Forms. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2014; 134(4): 900-907. 41. Lara M, Edelen M, Eberhart N, Stucky B, Sherbourne C. Development and validation of the RAND Asthma Control Measure. European Respiratory Journal 2014; 44(5): 1243-1252. 42. Lachance L, Benedict MB, Doctor LJ, Gilmore LA, Kelly C, Krieger J, Lara M, Meurer J, Friedman Milanovich A, Nicholas E, Rosenthal M, PX, Stoll SC, Awad DF, Wilkin MK, Clark NM. Asthma coalition effects on vulnerable sub groups of children: the most frequent users of health care and the youngest. J Asthma 2014; 51(5):474-9. 43. Clark N, Doctor LJ, Gilmore L, Kelly C, Krieger J, Lachance L, Lara M, Meurer J, Milanovich AF, Nicholas E, Rosenthal M, Stoll SC, Wilkin M. Policy Change and Community Coalitions: Outcomes from Allies Against Asthma. Health Educ Behav 2014; 41(5):528-38. 44. Kelly P, Stoll S, Lara M, Ramos G, Bryant-Stephens T, Persky V, Uyeda K, Ohadike Y, Malveaux F. The Influence of Setting on Care Coordination for Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion Practice 2015; 16(6):867-877. DOI: 10.1177/1524839915598499 45. Stoll S, Janevic M, Lara M, Ramos G, Bryant-Stephens T, Persky V, Uyeda K, Ohadike Y, Malveaux F. A Mixed- Method Application of the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool to Evaluate Sustainability Capacity among Four Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination Programs. Preventing Chronic Disease 2015;12:150133. 46. -Fuentes C*, Martinez L*, Tarver M, Lara M. Jornaleros’ (Immigrant Day Laborers) Perceptions of their Occupational and Social Experiences. American Journal of Industrial 7

Medicine 2016; 49:476-485. DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22575 47. Osilla K, Watkins KE, Kulesza M, Flórez K*, Miles JNV, Lara M. Study design to evaluate cognitive behavioral therapy among adults with a first-time DUI offense. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2016; 11:7. 48. Janevic MR, Shelley S, Wilkin M, Song P, Baptist A, Lara M, Ramos-Valencia G, Bryant Stephens T, Persky V, Uyeda K, Lesch JK, Wang W, Malveaux F. Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination in Underserved Communities: A Quasi-Experimental Study. American Journal of Public Health. 2016: 106 (11): 2012-2018. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303373 49. Janevic MR, Stoll S, Lara M, Ramos-Valencia G, Bryant-Stephens T, Persky V, Uyeda K, Lesch JK, Malveaux F. The "Retrofitting" Approach to Adapting Evidence-based Interventions: A Case Study of Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination, , 2010- 2014. Preventing Chronic Disease 2016; 13: E14. DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160129 50. Janevic MR, Baptist AP, Bryant-Stephens T, Lara M, Persky V, Ramos-Valencia G, Uyeda K, Hazan R, Garrity A, Malveaux F. Effects of Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination in Underserved Communities on Parent Perceptions of Care and Asthma-Management Confidence. Journal of Asthma 2016; 54:5, 514-19, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1242136 51. Martinez C*, Ríos D, Lara M, Hochman ME, Escaron AL*. Revising School Wellness Policies Using Evidence-based Healthy Eating & Active Living Strategies by Engaging District Stakeholders. J Family Med Community Health 2017; 4(2): 1108 52. Escaron AL*, Vega-Herrera C*, Steers N, Chung J, Martinez C*, Hochman M, Lara M. Factors associated with leisure time physical activity among school children in a predominantly Latino community. J Sch Health 2019; 89:444-451. 53. Payán D*, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons M, Karen R Flórez*,Nelly Mejía N*, Marian Hemmelgarn M*, David Kanouse D, Kahn K, Daniela Golinelli D, Diaz-Fuentes C*, Sydne J Newberry SJ, Lara M. Taking Care of Yourself and Your Risk for Breast Cancer (CUIDARSE): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Health Communication Intervention for Latinas. Health Educ Behav. 2020; 47 (4): 569-580. 54. Escaron AL, Martinez C, Lara M, Vega-Herrera C, Rios D, Lara M, Hochman M. Program Evaluation of Environmental and Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Promotion in a Lower Income Latinx School District in Southeast Los Angeles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8405. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228405 55. Lewinter K, Kysh L, Hudson S, Lara M, Betz C, Espinoza J*. Reconsidering Reviews: the Role of Scoping Reviews in Pediatrics. npj Digital Medicine 2020; 3, 158. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00368-2

POLICY REPORTS & POLICY BRIEFS (selected from 12) (available at: http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/lara_marielena.html#publications)  Lara M and Goodman CS, eds. National Priorities for the Assessment of Clinical Conditions and Medical Technologies: Report of a Pilot Study. Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press, Washington DC, 1990  Lara M. The Urgent Need for a California Asthma Program. Presented to the California Senate Health and Human Services Committee, April 7, 1999. RAND CT-155, Santa Monica, CA http://www.rand.org/organization/health/urgenttest.html  Lara M, Rosenbaum S, Rachelfsky G, Nicholas W, Morton S, Emont S, Branch M, Genovese B, Wheeler L, Smith V, Platts-Mills T, Clark N, Lurie N, and Weiss, K. Policy Brief: How to improve childhood asthma outcomes: a blueprint for policy action. RAND RB-4551. Santa Monica, CA. April 2002  Lara M, Nicholas W, Morton S, Vaiana M, Genovese B and Rachelefsky G. Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the U.S.: A Blueprint for Policy Action. RAND MR-1330-RWJ. Santa Monica, CA. May 2002. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1330/MR1330.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Improving-Childhood-Asthma-Outcomes 8

 Out of the Ivory Tower, Into the Real World: Examples of Street-smart Community Health Research. RAND RB-9394. Santa Monica, CA. November 2008  Nunez-Neto B, Lauland A, Aguirre J, Castro G, Gutierrez I, Lara M, Rosas E, Weidmer B. Puerto Rico. on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico’s Recovery: Assessing Damage, Needs, and Opportunities for Recovery After . RAND RR-2604. Santa Monica, CA 2020 https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2604.html

NATIONAL COMMITTEES & ADVISORY PANELS (selected from 20)  Hispanic Research Workgroup, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning Research and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services (2011-2014)  Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks for Children (2010-2012)  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Services Study Section (2008-2012)  Expert Panel for Asthma Translational Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services (2009)  National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Guidelines Implementation Panel (2005-2007)  Executive Committee, Epidemiology Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2000-2004  American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research, Latino Consortium (2000-2002)

HONORS & AWARDS  RAND Alumni Impact Award (2020)  RAND Key Contributor (2018)  America’s Top Pediatricians (2006)  Presidential Citation from the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT (2004)  Agency for Health Research and Quality Mentored Clinical Scientist (2000)  Association of American Medical Colleges Fellow (2000)  American Lung Association Junior Investigator Research Award (1997)  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Fellow (1996)  UCLA Academic Senate Committee on Research Award (1996)  National Research Service Award (1995)  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar (1993)  First Hispanic admitted to the Harvard Medical School/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (1984)

VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (selected)  Girl Troop Leader (2013-2016)  Volunteer Physician, Jordan International Aid Medical Relief Mission to (2012)  Parent Volunteer, El Marino Language School, Culver City, CA (2009-2015)  Steering Committee Member, MIT Club of Puerto Rico (2004-2008)  Volunteer Physician, American Lung Association and YMCA Asthma Camps (1994-1997)

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS  Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics (1993 – Present)  Licensed Physician, California (1991- Present)

LANGUAGES & CITIZENSHIP  English (high level fluency): read, write & speak  Spanish (native speaker; high level fluency): read, write & speak  French: read (high), write & speak (medium to high)  US-European Community dual citizen  Born and raised in Puerto Rico (US citizen) 9

EDUCATION

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) Bachelor in Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in French (1984)

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL (HMS)/ MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Doctorate in Medicine (1988)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Masters in Public Health in Heath Policy and Management (1993)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES Pediatric Residency Certificate (1993)

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