Claire Brindis, DrPH, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine and
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco
Email: claire.brindis@ucsf.edu
Biosketch:
Dr. Brindis is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine and in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. She is a Co-Director of the Bixby Center and also the Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is Executive Director of the National Adolescent Health Information Center and Associate Director of the Policy Information and Analysis Center for Middle Childhood and Adolescence; both organizations are sponsored by the Division of Adolescent Medicine and funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is currently chairing the UCSF Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW).
Dr. Brindis’s research focuses on program evaluation and the translation of research into policy. She is currently working with a multi-disciplinary, campus-wide team in launching and evaluating UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). She has also led a multidisciplinary team in evaluating California’s Office of Family Planning Family PACT program. Other research projects include evaluations of California’s comprehensive teenage pregnancy programs, and work with the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health.
Dr. Brindis was honored by the California Department of Health Services with the 2000 Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health, and was recognized by the California State Senate Resolution for her achievements. In 2001, Dr. Brindis was honored with the annual John C. MacQueen Lecture Award from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. In 2005, Dr. Brindis received the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau Director’s Award, and in 2009, she received the UCSF Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women
Areas of Interest:
- Adolescent and child health policy
- Adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention
- Adolescent health and risk-taking behaviors
- Reproductive health services
- School-based and integrated health and social services
- Adolescent health policy, and women's health
Publications on PubMed
Updated June 2009