Dr. James Macinko is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Macinko received his M.A. in International Affairs at George Washington University and his Ph.D. in Health and Social Policy from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prior to becoming a UCLA faculty member, Dr. Macinko was the former director of the NYU MPH program. His research interest include global health and health inequalities specifically pertaining to Brazil. In Brazil, he assessed existing primary health care programs and policies. Domestically, he works pertains to eliminating primary health care barriers faced in Latino communities within Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City.