Dr. Erika Meza

Erika Meza, Ph.D. Associate Professor   Email: emeza08@calpoly.edu Office: 43A-358 Phone: 805-756-5543

Education

Postdoc, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

Ph.D in Epidemiology, University of California San Francisco

MPH in Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University

B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University

Specialization

• Social Epidemiology
• Environmental Health
• Cognitive Aging

Research and Interests

My research examines the impact of social and environmental factors on the health of older adults. For instance, my work has explored how depressive symptoms influence the risk of stroke and how education and different sources of pollution relate to cognitive function and dementia. Other areas of research interest include immigrant health, occupational health, and community-based participatory research.