About
Dr. Judith (Judy) Perrigo is an Assistant Professor in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Social Welfare Department and serves as the Research Director for the Data Informed Futures project at UCLA’s Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities. Her research builds on over 20 years of clinical experience and focuses on prevention and early intervention strategies to enhance early childhood wellbeing. Dr. Perrigo’s work emphasizes equitable approaches to address socioeconomic and ethnoracial disparities, using diverse research methodologies. She is dedicated to transforming early childhood ecosystems and making research accessible and culturally humble.