Dana Rose Garfin
Fielding School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Point of Contact
Dana Rose Garfin, PhD
Associate Professor-in-Residence, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Pronouns: she/her
dgarfin@ucla.edu
Bio:
Garfin investigates the effects of disasters, trauma, and collective stress on health and communication, with work informing risk messaging, resilience, and public discourse. She directs the REACH Lab, where she studies how traumatic events and community disasters affect people across the lifespan and how community-based interventions can support recovery. Her work uses longitudinal surveys, qualitative studies, and clinical trials to understand how individuals adapt to adversity.
Dialogue Experience/Expertise:
Dana Rose Garfin was a Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellow in 2024–25.
