Arnab Mukherjea

Expertise

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 a Professor of Public Health and Director of the University Honors Program at California State University, East Bay.  He also serves as the Faculty Director of the Health Professions in the Office of the Chancellor and is the Inaugural Director of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Middle Leadership Academy, a joint effort of the CSU Student Success Network and the CSU Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program. 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 East Bay 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

• Kaiser Strike: What It Could Mean for Patients if 75,000 Workers Walk off Job (ABC-7)

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

  October 3, 2023

• California’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Gives Hookahs a Pass (SF Chronicle)

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

  November 3, 2022

• Alameda County Reinstates Mask Mandates (KQED)

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

  June 3, 2022

• Local doctor discusses importance of COVID-19 testing as cases rise (CBS)

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

  May 4, 2022

• Second COVID boosters OKd: Should people 50-plus get one right away, or wait? (SF Chronicle)

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

  March 29, 2022

• Q&A: Doctor Address COVID-19 Concerns Amid Omicron Surge (NBC Bay Area)

  Arnab Mukherjea, chair of Cal State East Bay’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

• Advice for Returning to School Amid Surge (CBS News)

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

  January 5, 2022

• California disciplining doctors over questionable medical exemptions for vaccines (Sacramento Bee)

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

  December 8, 2021

• New vaccine mandates: Most US employees must get shot or test weekly for COVID by Jan. 4 (ABC-7)

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

  November 4, 2021

• Moderna versus Pfizer: Is one COVID vaccine more effective than the other? (SF Chronicle)

  Chair of the public health department at Cal State East Bay, Arnab Mukherjea, compares the effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine with the Pfizer vaccine.

  September 24, 2021

• East Bay school districts embrace vaccine mandates. Will other Bay Area districts soon follow? (SF Chronicle)

  Arnab Mukherjea, chair of the public health department at Cal State East Bay, voices his support for vaccine mandates in school districts.

  September 23, 2021

• Newsom recall fight isn't focused on school closures but anger lingers for some parents (SF Chronicle)

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

  September 10, 2021

• Bay Area Council Recommends Private Companies Require Employee Vaccine Mandates (KTVU)

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

  September 1, 2021

• What Side Effects to Expect from Your COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot (SF Chronicle)

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

  September 1, 2021

• Should Bay Area residents be worried while waiting for boosters? (SF Chronicle)

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

  August 26, 2021

• Time To Unify (Transylvania Times)

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

  August 16, 2021

• Risks of the Delta Variant for Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated People (Healthline)

  Cal State East Bay’s Chair of the Department of Public Health, Arnab Mukherjea, examines the risks of the delta variant, especially for unvaccinated people.

  August 6, 2021

• ‘We Are in a Race’: With Delta Variant Cases Spiking, Oakland Continues Vaccination Push (Oaklandside)

  Arnab Mukherjea, chair of the Department of Public Health at Cal State East Bay, 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

• San Francisco’s City Employee Vaccine Mandate is Not a First in America (KPIX)

  Cal State East Bay’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