Elizabeth Dixon, RN Ph.D.

Dr. Elizabeth Dixon is a registered nurse who serves as the Director of the QueensCare Health and Faith Partnership. Dr. Dixon is also an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UCLA School of Nursing. Dr. Dixon has worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and was named the Outstanding Public Health Nurse in Los Angeles County. She has earned a dual Master’s degree in nursing and public health and a Ph.D. in nursing. Dr. Dixon’s research interests include examination of the complex relationships between social inequalities, social and physical environments, and population health. Dr. Dixon is a lead community investigator on the Community Partners in Care study, an NIH-funded study led jointly by community and academic partners, designed to evaluate the efficacy of large-scale community-engagement efforts around access to quality care for depression. Dr. Dixon has a long record of advocating for the poor and uninsured and continues to engage in public health service, research, and teaching.