1. Ninez A. Ponce ( ) is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
2. Susan D. Cochran is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, and the Department of Statistics, UCLA.
3. Jennifer C. Pizer is senior counsel and marriage project director for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, in Los Angeles.
4. Vickie M. Mays is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology, UCLA, and in the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health. She directs the Center on Research, Education, Training, and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities, UCLA.