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Public Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, Community-Engaged Research, Interpretation of Health Research for Public Comprehension

Biography

Arnab Mukherjea is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV.  He completed his undergraduate (BA in Molecular & Cell Biology with a minor in Education) and graduate (MPH in Health & Social Behavior with specialization in Multicultural Health; DrPH in Applied Health Disparities Research) degrees at UC Berkeley and postdoctoral training (Tobacco Control and Chronic Disease Prevention) at UCSF and UC Davis; he maintains formal research affiliations with all three institutions. 

In The News

• Help Wanted: Professors Who Look Like and Understand Our Students’ Lived Experience

  Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Chair and Professor of Public Health Arnab Mukherjea works with the Chancellor’s Office to change the makeup of those who serve our diverse student body.

  November 8, 2023

• Public health professor Arnab Mukherjea says patients might still feel the impact of the strike even with preparations in place.

  October 3, 2023

• Professor Arnab Mukherjea provides insight on how cultural communities suffer when their practices are used to market products for mass consumption.

  November 3, 2022

• Public Health chair Arnab Mukherjea discusses the indoor mask mandate that Alameda County reinstated and whether it made sense to implement.

  June 3, 2022

• With COVID cases on the rise again, Public Health Chair Arnab Mukherjea discusses the importance of testing regularly.

  May 4, 2022

• Public health professor Arnab Mukherjea discussed why those aged 50 and over should get the second COVID-19 booster.

  March 29, 2022

• Arnab Mukherjea, chair of Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s public health department, shared thoughts on how to stay safe during the current COVID-19 surge, when it might end and what the future may look like.

  January 12, 2022

• Arnab Mukherjea, chair of Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s public health department, gives advice for parents on how to keep kids safe at school during the current Omicron surge.

  January 5, 2022

• Arnab Mukherjea, chair of the Public Health department, discusses the societal consequences of individual liberty.

  December 8, 2021

• Public Health chair Arnab Mukherjea discussed President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements for large businesses and health care workers.

  November 4, 2021

• Chair of the public health department at Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, Arnab Mukherjea, compares the effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine with the Pfizer vaccine.

  September 24, 2021

• Arnab Mukherjea, chair of the public health department at Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, voices his support for vaccine mandates in school districts.

  September 23, 2021

• Department of Public Health Chair Arnab Muhkerjea discusses distance learning in California.

  September 10, 2021

• Department of Public Health Chair Arnab Mukherjea discusses potential vaccine mandates for employees of big businesses.

  September 1, 2021

• Department of Public Health Chair Arnab Mukherjea says the booster shot rollout will happen in plenty of time.

  September 1, 2021

• Dr. Arnab Mukherjea, a professor of public health at Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, reassures vaccinated people and looks forward to COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

  August 26, 2021

• An opinion article about the importance of mass vaccination with a quote by Arnab Mukherjea, Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s chair of the Department of Public Health.

  August 16, 2021

• Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Chair of the Department of Public Health, Arnab Mukherjea, examines the risks of the delta variant, especially for unvaccinated people.

  August 6, 2021

• Arnab Mukherjea, chair of the Department of Public Health at Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, emphasizes how getting the COVID-19 vaccine is crucial to slowing down the spike in cases and hospitalizations due to the delta variant.

  August 3, 2021

• Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Chair of the Department of Public Health, Arnab Mukherjea, talks about the contagious delta variant, the importance of following local mask mandates, and getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

  August 1, 2021