About Us

Lead Investigators, University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Other UCI Team Members

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Community Engagement Unit – Adrijana Gombosev; Robynn Zender, MS

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Esther Cookson; Nezahat Barlas

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health – Mercedes Caballero; Yerin Jung, MS; Ramandeep Kaur; Jesselle Legaspi, MPP; Bianca Marroquin; Briseida Miranda; Celina Phillipson, MS; Karen Valladares; Carolina Villanueva, PhD

UCI Center for Clinical Research

Other Research Collaborators

Environmental Sciences & Policy Division, Duke University – Kate Hoffman, PhD

Community Advisory Panel

Representatives of the following organizations and communities provide input on community engagement and research activities:

Coalition of Orange County Community Health CentersIsabel Becerra, Chief Executive Officer

Garden Grove School District Baldwin Pedraza, Director of Student Services

Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community AllianceMary Anne Foo, Founder and Executive Director

Orange County CoastkeeperRay Hiemstra, Associate Director of Programs

Orange County Department of EducationNadia Moya, Program Specialist in Health Sciences    

Community Members At-Large –José Moreno, PhD; Pamela Pimentel, RN; Betty Valencia, PhD

Water Quality Panel

Representatives from the following water agencies have also provided information and advice for this study:

City of Garden Grove

City of Orange

East Orange County Water District

National Water Research Institute

Orange County Water District

Yorba Linda Water District

Spanish Translation Services

Javier Zamorano