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Annabelle de St. Maurice, MD, MPH
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Nava Yeganeh, MD, MPH
Pediatric infectious disease specialist
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Pathologist
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Shilpa Baweja, LCSW, PhD
Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
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Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Matthew Flesock
Executive Director
UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind
Melissa Brymer, PhD
Director of Terrorism and Disaster Programs
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Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
UCLA’s Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Laura McMullin, PhD
Clinical Curriculum Developer
DMH-UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
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