Tara Becker is a Senior Research Associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, where she works with the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the Data Equity Center, and the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab. Her work focuses on the measurement of populations that are often hidden or invisible in quantitative data, as well as the differential impact of health policy on underserved and marginalized populations. She co-leads the CHIS sexual orientation and gender identity working group. Previously, Dr. Becker was a senior program officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) where she served as the study director for the NASEM report Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation. Prior to joining the Center, Becker worked as a UCLA/RAND postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UCLA, where she trained in U.S. health policy. She also previously worked as a biostatistician at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, where she provided statistical consultation, study design, data analysis, and grant-writing support services to medical and public health researchers. Dr. Becker received her PhD in sociology, an MS in statistics, and a BS in mathematics and sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.