Healthcare College of Health Sciences School of Medicine UC Irvine

Team Members

Senior Investigators


Sherrie Kaplan, Ph.D., MPH

The practice of being a patient »
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Quyen Ngo-Metzger, M.D., MPH

Why do you think the patients enjoy the coached care for diabetes program? »
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Sheldon Greenfield, M.D.

What makes coached care different from other diabetes education programs? »
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Co-Investigators


Dara Sorkin, Ph.D.

What are the qualities that make a good coach? »
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Israel De Alba, M.D.

What are some of the main challenges that face Latinos patients in managing diabetes? »
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Dana Mukamel, Ph.D.

Project Director

John Billimek, Ph.D.

What are the unique challenges of hiring and retaining the coaches of each ethnicity? »
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Project Coordinator

Herlinda Guzman

Challenges at clinical setting »
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Research Assistants

Left to right: Martina Panzenboeck, Mai Tran, Odette Chida
Not pictured: Evelyn Gonzalez, Andrew Vu

Community Coaches

English-Speaking Community Coaches

Left to right: Grada Christensen, Debbie Acuna and Sandra Maitlen

My experience as a diabetes coach »
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Spanish-Speaking Community Coaches

Left to right: Guadalupe Sanchez, Cecilia Urquiza, Ignacia Roman

My experience as a diabetes coach »
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Vietnamnese-Speaking Community Coaches

Left to right: Bich-Chau Tran and Molan Doan
Not pictured: Hong Pham

My experience as a diabetes coach »
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