Managing in Turbulent Times: Emerging Leaders in Public Health

Current Scholars

Adriana Andaluz Adriana Andaluz, MPH
Associate Staff Analyst, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Area of work: HIV

I currently work under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). I assist in the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of activities for the Bureau program units, and conduct research and analysis to support the development of policies and the implementation of strategic planning initiatives. Previous to this position, I interned with the Assistant Commissioner at the Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health at the DOHMH in a similar capacity while I earned my MPH at New York University.

Before moving to New York, I worked as the Grassroots Coordinator for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA). There I had the opportunity to collaborate with several community organizations, volunteers, and advocates as we worked to pass legislation to protect the reproductive health rights of California's men and women. This position also afforded me the opportunity to work with the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project, the electoral arm of PPLA, on a number of political campaigns in Southern California, Oregon, and Iowa.

I completed my undergraduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles and earned a bachelors degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics with a minor in Spanish Literature.

Personal Information

I am originally from Southern California but moved to New York City almost three years ago to pursue an MPH. Besides family and career, my next biggest passions are traveling, politics, and baking.

What I would like to get out of this program

Learning how to be an effective team leader is of utmost importance at this point in my career. Although I have not worked at the DOHMH for very long, I have found that progress is stymied by ineffective leaders more so than the bureaucratic process that gets blamed. I look forward to hearing and learning from public health professionals in other organizations who have overcome similar challenges.