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Arnab Mukherjea, MPH      Berkeley, CA

Arnab Mukherjea became a member of SAPHA in 2000 and was Co-Chair of its Board of Directors from 2004 - 2006. In addition to being a current Board member, he is also the coordinator of the local SAPHA group in the San Francisco Bay Area. Arnab Mukherjea's primary interests include looking at how cultural behaviors, knowledge, values and attitudes play a direct role in disparate health outcomes among South Asian populations in the United States. In addition to his commitment to the South Asian community in health and education (in conjunction with other Asian and Pacific Islander groups), he is also a staunch advocate of cultural competency and diversity in health care education, practice, and delivery.  He has lectured and/or served on numerous committees and panels for a number of academic institutions, government entities, health advocacy groups, and community-based organizations.

Arnab is currently a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Candidate in the School of Public Health at the University of California (UC), Berkeley.  He is also a graduate student instructor at the same institution.  In addition, Arnab served as the Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, in official relations with the American Public Health Association (APHA) from 2006 - 2007 and is the current Chair-Elect of Programs for Scientific Abstracts pertaining to Asian and Pacific Islander health presented at the APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition.  Arnab is the program director of Health Careers Connection, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring undergraduates to choose careers in health care and public health through practical exposure and support. Arnab received his MPH in Health and Social Behavior in 2002 from UC Berkeley with a specialty in multicultural health and his BA in molecular & cell biology (neurobiology) with a minor in education.