She worked as a physician for more than seven years before joining the HCA department as a tenure-track faculty member in 2009; she currently serves as the faculty advisor both for the CSULB Health Care Administration Student Forum (HCASF) and the CSULB chapter of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society. Dr. Erlyana received her MD at the University of Atmajaya, Indonesia, and earned a Ph.D. in Public Administration (with a concentration in health service administration) from the University of Southern California. Her research interests include access to care for underserved populations, social determinants of health care utilization, disparities on health, managed care, and comparative health. Dr. Erlyana also teaches CSULB study abroad courses in Taiwan and Germany.