Aisha Queen-Johnson

Aisha serves as the Director of Community Engaged Learning at UCSF’s Center for Community Engagement.  Her work focuses on developing infrastructure and pathways for faculty, staff, students, and community members to create mutually beneficial community/campus partnerships across the university. Bringing over 16 years of experience at UCSF, as the previous Administrative Program Director for PRIME-US (Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved), where she led the Community Engagement Curriculum. Her work is fundamentally rooted in the principles of cultural humility and social justice. Aisha is deeply committed to advancing health equity through innovative program development and strategic community-campus partnerships, leveraging the joint expertise to address health inequities and enhance health promotion. She focuses on integrating community engagement into the health professions curriculum, believing in its transformative power.

Holding a master’s degree in social work, Aisha has also dedicated 15 years to working with children, youth, and families in community-based organizations in San Francisco before her tenure at UCSF.

Aisha is a San Francisco native, loves trying new restaurants and especially spending time with family.