Sarah J. Cousins, M.P.H., M.C.H.E.S., received her Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She also holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Sociology and Political Science.  Ms. Cousins’ career began as a Research Coordinator at the Matrix Institute on Addictions, a nonprofit organization that provides research, training, and treatment for substance use disorders. Since coming to UCLA ISAP, she has worked on clinical trials and state and county evaluation projects, overseeing single and multi-site projects and assuring protocol, contractual and regulatory compliance.Ms. Cousins is trained on the development, implementation, and evaluation of community health interventions. She has a devoted interest in eliminating health disparities which guides her work on topics such as recovery support services or, more recently, a needs assessment among undocumented immigrants. During her tenure at UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP), she has been involved in all phases of research from grant development, development of research questions, data collection, statistical analyses, synthesis of findings and manuscript development. As the Project Director for the Los Angeles County Evaluation System, Ms. Cousins is responsible for overseeing LACES staff as well generating research questions and evaluation plans, monitoring progress toward contractual deliverables, analyses, manuscript and report writing, grant preparation, data analysis and regulatory compliance