Dorothy J. Wiley, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Public Health Nursing
and Community Health Nursing

Dorothy Wiley received her BS in Nursing in 1978, an MPH in Maternal and Child Health in 1983, and PhD in 1995 in Epidemiology. She has been a faculty member in the UCLA School of Nursing since 1999. Her primary area of research focuses on women's health as it relates to sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, including population surveillance for cervical cancer screening activities, vaccine efficacy and risk factors for infection; HIV infection, including risk factors for disease progression; HPV-and HIV-specific cellular immune responses. Her instructional expertise is community health, population-based public health nursing practice, and prevention strategies. Dr. Wiley’s area of research expertise is largely focused in understanding HPV infection; most recently her studies have focused on molecular changes associated with progression of HPV-associated dysplasias. Her research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

Felicia Schanche Hodge, Dr. P.H.
Professor, Primary Care Nursing, UCLA School of Nursing
Professor, UCLA School of Public Health
Chair, American Indian Studies
Director, Center for American Indian/Indigenous Research and Education (CAIRE)

Felicia Schanche Hodge, Dr.P.H. is a Wailaki Indian from Northern California. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Hodge has over 20 years of experience in Indian health, education, and evaluation projects. Dr. Hodge is the founder and director of the Center for American Indian Research and Education (CAIRE) that supports research, evaluation, education, policy development, planning, prevention and community service activities. She is currently a Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and is/was the Principal Investigator of several large R01 research projects targeting American Indian cervical cancer, nutrition, smoking cessation, breast cancer, wellness concepts, and diabetes, all supported by the National Cancer Institute and/or the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Hodge's research is in the area of developing and testing culturally sensitive intervention models for American Indian populations. Her publications include an analysis of urban and rural smoking patterns, an examination of culturally sensitive interventions, and research into the application of the CES-D (depression) scale among American Indian adults, as well as various cancer and diabetes interventions.

Dr. Hodge has developed and tested the “Talking Circle” model that examines group process and counseling techniques to increase cancer screening rates among American Indians. Hodge has also developed the train-the-trainers program for smoking cessation programs. Consumer advocacy, participatory research, and culturally sensitive interventions for the American Indian population are at the heart of Hodge’s research.

UCLA School of Nursing
The UCLA School of Nursing (SON) was established on the University of California Los Angeles campus in 1949 and rapidly became a leading school of nursing in the U.S. SON now enjoys a national and international reputation for excellence in teaching, research, and clinical practice. It is currently ranked among the nation's top 10 nursing schools.

One of SON’s strengths is its teaching of the scientific basis for nursing practice, leadership, and research. Related clinical experiences are arranged within the UCLA Medical Center, its affiliates, or in selected community sites. The majority of its graduate students acquire expertise as nurse practitioners, with several options for clinical preparation in primary or acute care. Its doctoral program prepares scholars who do original research, generate new theories, and build the scientific basis for professional nursing practice. Research is both basic and applied.

SON has an exceptionally well-qualified faculty, many of whom have earned national and international reputations for excellence. The school is consistently ranked highly for its teaching and research programs. The innovative curriculum is responsive to national needs in health care and the diversity of the patient population. Graduates of the program are sought by health care institutions and educational programs, and many alumni have become leaders in the field.