Dulce Medina, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Planned, organized, managed, and directed the day-to-day administration of the Pension Policy Research & Analysis unit. Managed research projects to address important retirement issues, answer strategic business questions, and assess the impact of complex retirement policy, program, and process improvement changes. Utilized qualitative and quantitative research methods, including, survey analysis, statistics, and forecasting to ensure accuracy of reports. Oversaw process improvement projects aimed at eliminating waste. Acted as an internal consultant educating senior management staff on retirement and pension research. Presented research to staff, management, Executive Staff, and stakeholders. Directed the development of authoritative and informational reports/publications regarding complex pension issues based on data and industry research.

Managed User Acceptance Testing for the GEN3 data warehouse used for health claims data analysis. Collaborated with various CalPERS research divisions to ensure Program needs were met and UAT issues were corrected.

Doctoral training: demographic methods, theory, research methods, writing for publication, mixed-methods, and teaching (see below). Courses taught: JUS 302 Statistics, JUS 432 Racial Justice, JUS 305 Intro to Justice Studies Courses TA’s: JUS 323 Social Welfare, JUS 620 Research Methods, JUS 350 Immigration and Justice, JUS 324 Statistical Analysis Justice Studies, JUS 323 Justice & Development/ Welfare State, SOC 241 Modern Social Problems

Courses taught: Sociology