Dr. Kristen Choi
PhD, RN, FAAN
Season 04 - Episode 06
Kristina Choi PhD, RN
Dr. Kristen Choi is a psychiatric nurse and health services researcher. She currently works as an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Public Health at UCLA. Dr. Choi studies health services and policy approaches to promoting mental health among children and adolescents. Her current research projects include studies on adverse childhood experiences, developmental disabilities, and the intersection of homelessness and mental illness. In addition to her role at UCLA, Dr. Choi is an Investigator with Kaiser Permanente Southern California and an Associate Director for the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program. As both a clinician and a scientist, Dr. Choi maintains a clinical practice as a registered nurse at a safety net psychiatric hospital in Downtown Los Angeles.
Update:
Dr. Choi was selected as part of the 2021 cohort of inductees to join as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in November 2021
