Dr. Isomi Miake-Lye is the Program Director for the Executive Master of Public Health (EMPH) program in Health Policy and Management and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. As an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the EMPH program for over six years, she teaches “Practices of Evaluation in Health Services: Theory and Methodology.” She recently conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the EMPH program, focusing on its future direction, before stepping into the EMPH Program Director role.

Dr. Miake-Lye has devoted the last 15+ years to research at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. She is currently Co-Director of the VA Greater Los Angeles Evidence Synthesis Program and Core Investigator and Assistant Director of Communications for the VA Health Services Research Center of Innovation (VA HSR COIN) Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy. She has expertise in evidence synthesis, mixed methods research, implementation science, and organizational behavior. Her work focuses on how the organization of health systems affects the use of evidence and evidence-based practices.

Dr. Miake-Lye received her PhD in Health Policy and Management from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 2016 and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies from USC.