Dr. Kenneth Wells, MD, MPH, is a psychiatrist, and has been the David Weill Professor for the Jane and Terry Semel Insitute for Neuroscience and Behavioral Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine; and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of Health Policy and Management. He has directed the Health Services and Society Center of the Semel Institute and its Healing and Education through the Arts (HEArts) program, which focuses on community engagement to improve access, quality and outcomes of care for promoting mental wellness and recovery from psychiatric disorders across the lifespan, including through the arts. He has been Affiliated Adjunct Staff for the RAND Corporation, and is a Staff Psychiatrist for the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Wells is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received national and international awards, including the Association of Clinical and Translational Science Team Science Award and the Sarnat Prize for international contributions to mental health of the National Academy of Medicine. He is a choral conductor and composes operas on themes to reduce the stigma of mental illness, and received the Awareness Film Festival’s Special Jury Courage Award for his “Veteran Journeys” opera film. Dr. Wells' works have been performed at UCLA, The Basile Opera Center, The Mütter Museum, and Harvard University.