Wellness and Inclusion Services
We know that getting through graduate school takes a lot of effort, so we provide support to our students along the way. Many of Graduate Division’s services can help you maintain your work/life balance. At UCI, we believe that healthy Anteaters are productive Anteaters.
Services Offered
- Academic support
- Equity and inclusion support
- Time management strategies
- Tools to master effective communication skills
- Strategies for navigating professional and academic expectations in graduate school
- Referrals to campus services

Phong Luong
Director of Wellness and Inclusion
Dr. Phong Luong works as the Director of Wellness and Inclusion at UC Irvine. His work revolves around student wellness, community inclusion, and academic progress. He meets with graduate students and Postdocs for individual appointments and facilitates workshops on the topics of communication development, stress management in an academic setting, work-life balance, Imposter Syndrome, and conflict management.
Outside of work, he is an ultra-distance runner, BJJ and Muay Thai coach and competitor, enjoys watching the San Diego Padres with his family, and functions on Vietnamese Coffee.