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Deepalika Chakravarty is a biostatistician with extensive research experience in behavioral studies of HIV prevention, ART adherence and PrEP adherence

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Jessica is a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator. Prior to this position, she worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in San Francisco. She also recently completed her master’s degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley, concentrating on Health Policy and Management. While there and following graduation, she helped conduct an impact evaluation of a reintegration program for obstetric fistula survivors in Kenya.

Victor de la Cruz Matos is a clinical research coordinator on Dr. Vijayaraghavan's team. He was born and raised in Lima, Peru.

Jessica Escober is a Clinical Research Coordinator on Maya Vijayaraghavan's team. She received her BA in Public Health from Mills College and her MPH degree from the University of Michigan in 2022. Prior to her current role, Jessica was an ACRC at UCSF for two years, working on qualitative research focused on patients who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) and/or adult trauma. She has experience across a range of clinical settings in the Bay Area, providing resources and care coordination to diverse patient populations.

Mark Hawes, PhD, MSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and a postdoctoral fellow at the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE).

Dr. Vijayaraghavan is a practicing general internist and a researcher in tobacco control with a focus on populations experiencing homelessness. She is the Director of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, a Center focused on eliminating disparities in tobacco use prevalence among behavioral health populations. Through her work, she has intervened at the individual, community, health systems and policy levels to help increase access to cessation services.