Research Summary

I am Professor in Residence and a practicing clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF. My research interest centers on developing and testing culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions for reducing cancer health disparities, particularly in tobacco control targeting vulnerable populations. I am a bilingual and bicultural psychologist originally from Hong Kong, China, my research and clinical specialties are in the areas of behavioral medicine and health psychology, and in individual and group cognitive behavioral treatment in diverse populations, including Asian American immigrants. I have extensive training and research experience in questionnaire design, qualitative methods, intervention development, clinical research methodology, and treatment outcome evaluation.

My current research funded by NIH and the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), which targets tobacco use among Asian Americans. In addition to leading a current NIDA R01 study testing a family-focused intervention targeting Asian American smokers, I have led or co-led more than 14 smoking cessation clinical trials combining the use of psychological and pharmacological treatments, including interactive multi-media intervention systems targeting smokers with comorbid disorders such as depressive disorders in outpatient psychiatric settings, smokers with substance use disorders in drug treatment settings, pregnant smokers in prenatal care settings, and Asian American smokers in the community and primary care settings. I have extensive experience in developing and testing interactive computerized tailored intervention programs such as the “Pathways-to-Change Expert System” and “Video Doctor” in both clinical and community settings. In summary, I have expertise in designing and implementing culturally and linguistically intervention program targeting multiple Asian American communities on tobacco use reduction and other health related areas. In addition, I have extensive experience in conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR).

Research Funding

  • July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024 - Connect Cancer Patients to Tobacco Cessation Care by Automated Interactive Outreach , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Sponsor Award ID: T32IP4743
  • December 1, 2020 - May 31, 2024 - Getting Asian Americans INFORMED to Facilitate COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH/NIDA, Sponsor Award ID: 3R01DA036749-05S1; 3R01DA036749-05S2
  • July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2023 - Interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD) to Promote Tobacco Cessation among Cancer Patients , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: T31IP1716
  • November 21, 2021 - March 31, 2023 - Evaluating Methods to Remove Thirdhand Smoke from Homes , Principal Investigator (11/21/2022 - 3/31/2023); Co-Investigator (4/1/2019 - 11/20/2022) . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Sponsor Award ID: T29IP0284CA
  • September 1, 2014 - November 30, 2021 - A Family-Focused Intervention for Asian American Male Smokers , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01DA036749
  • August 31, 2018 - August 30, 2020 - HDFCCC Tobacco Treatment Program , Project Leader . Sponsor: NIH/ National Cancer Institute, Sponsor Award ID: 3P30CA082103-19S2
  • July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 - Empower Korean Families to End Tobacco Use & Smoke Exposure , Principal Invesigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Sponsor Award ID: 26IP-0037
  • July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 - Interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD) for Asian smokers , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 24AT-1301
  • August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2017 - A Family-Based Approach to Reduce Smoking in Vietnamese Men , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 22RT-0089H
  • March 1, 2011 - February 28, 2014 - A family intervention to reduce smoking among Chinese and Vietnamese men , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21DA030569
  • July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013 - The Chinese Community Internet Stop Smoking Project , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 19BT-0039
  • July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2013 - A Family Intervention to Reduce Smoking in Vietnamese Men , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 19XT-0083H
  • July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2009 - A Stage-Matched Scheduled Smoking Intervention for Chinese , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 14RT-0160
  • January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2007 - Family Assisted and Expert System Interventions for Chinese Smokers , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: American Cancer Society, Sponsor Award ID: TURSG-03-102-01-PBP
  • August 16, 2000 - July 31, 2005 - TREATING CHINESE SMOKERS WITH INTERACTIVE EXPERT SYSTEMS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K23DA000468
  • September 1, 1999 - March 31, 2003 - Smoking and Depression in Chinese vs. non-Chinese , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 8KT-0012

Education

State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, B.A., 1990, Psychology
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, M.A., 1993, Clinical Psychology
University Univ. of Mississippi/Veterans Affairs Med. Center, Jackson, MS, Residency, 1994-95, Clinical Psychology
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Ph.D., 1995, Clinical Psychology
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Post-doc, 1995-97, Cancer Prevention
University of California San Francisco, CA, Post-doc, 1997-99, Substance Abuse
University of California San Francisco, CA, Certificate, 2001-02, Clinical Research

Honors & Awards

  • 1996
    University Cancer Foundation Fellowship Award in Cancer Prevention Research, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  • 1999
    New Investigator Award -Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, University of California
  • 2000
    Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • 2005
    Nominated for the First Annual Award for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship to Postdoctoral Scholars, Postdoctoral Scholars Association, University of California San Francisco

Selected Publications

  1. Choi J, Ta Park V, Nguyen E, Jung A, Tsoh J. Understanding the caregiving experiences of Asian Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American family care partners of persons living with dementia. Aging Ment Health. 2023 Sep 01; 1-9.  View on PubMed
  2. Van Ta Park, Joshua D. Grill, Niloufar Ameli, Sarit Helman, Marian Tzuang, Janice Y. Tsoh, Oanh L. Meyer, Bora Nam, Ladson Hinton, Alka Kanaya, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Quyen Vuong, Joon Bang, Hye-Won Shin, Stuart Gansky. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders’ preferences in recruitment strategies/messaging for participation in a research recruitment registry for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiving research: A discrete choice experiment survey. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2023 Jun 16; 19(S8).  View on PubMed
  3. Van Ta Park, Oanh L. Meyer, Janice Y. Tsoh, Bora Nam, Marian Tzuang, Quyen Vuong, Heather Chun, Ladson Hinton, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Alka Kanaya, Joshua D. Grill. Increasing Asian Americans’ and Pacific Islanders’ representation in research: Updates from the CARE research recruitment registry. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2023 Jun 16; 19(S8).  View on PubMed
  4. Piasecki TM, Smith SS, Baker TB, Slutske WS, Adsit RT, Bolt DM, Conner KL, Bernstein SL, Eng OD, Lazuk D, Gonzalez A, Jorenby DE, D'Angelo H, Kirsch JA, Williams BS, Nolan MB, Hayes-Birchler T, Kent S, Kim H, Lubanski S, Yu M, Suk Y, Cai Y, Kashyap N, Mathew JP, McMahan G, Rolland B, Tindle HA, Warren GW, An LC, Boyd AD, Brunzell DH, Carrillo V, Chen LS, Davis JM, Deshmukh VG, Dilip D, Ellerbeck EF, Goldstein AO, Iturrate E, Jose T, Khanna N, King A, Klass E, Mermelstein RJ, Tong E, Tsoh JY, Wilson KM, Theobald WE, Fiore MC. Smoking Status, Nicotine Medication, Vaccination, and COVID-19 Hospital Outcomes: Findings from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW) Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 05 22; 25(6):1184-1193.  View on PubMed
  5. Ta Park VM, Grill JD, Tsoh J, Meyer OL, Ameli N, Helman S, Tzuang M, Nam B, Hinton L, Kanaya A, Gallagher-Thompson D, Vuong Q, Bang J, Shin HW, Gansky SA. Asian Americans' and Pacific Islanders' preferences in recruitment strategies and messaging for participation in the CARE registry: A discrete choice experiment. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 May 12.  View on PubMed
  6. McGarity-Palmer R, Saw A, Horse AJY, Yi SS, Tsoh J, Takeuchi D. Profiles of a COVID-19 Syndemic: Anti-Asian Racism, Economic Challenges, and Mental and Physical Health. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Jan 24.  View on PubMed
  7. Park LG, Meyer OL, Dougan MM, Golden B, Ta K, Nam B, Tsoh JY, Tzuang M, Park VMT. Social Support and Technology Use and Their Association With Mental and Physical Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian Americans: The COMPASS Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023 Jan 23; 9:e35748.  View on PubMed
  8. Kim-Mozeleski JE, Pike Moore SN, Trapl ES, Perzynski AT, Tsoh JY, Gunzler DD. Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 01 19; 20:E03.  View on PubMed
  9. Khalili M, Kim NJ, Tsoh JY, Walsh JME, Elizabeth Goldman L, Park H, Lau I, Wong C, Gildengorin G, Nguyen TT. Efficacy of a Primary Care-Based Mobile Application to Increase Hepatitis C Screening Among Asian Americans: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jan; 10(1):ofad002.  View on PubMed
  10. McGarity-Palmer R, Saw A, Tsoh JY, Yellow Horse AJ. Trends in Racial Discrimination Experiences for Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Jan 05.  View on PubMed
  11. Tsoh JY, Hessler D, Parra JR, Bowyer V, Lugtu K, Potter MB. Addressing tobacco use in the context of complex social needs: A new conceptual framework and approach to address smoking cessation in community health centers. PEC Innovation. 2022; 1(1):100011.  View on PubMed
  12. Park VT, Tsoh JY, Dougan M, Nam B, Tzuang M, Park LG, Vuong QN, Bang J, Meyer OL. Correction: Racial Bias Beliefs Related to COVID-19 Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: Findings From the COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Survey Study (COMPASS). J Med Internet Res. 2022 Oct 31; 24(10):e42716.  View on PubMed
  13. Fiore MC, Smith SS, Adsit RT, Bolt DM, Conner KL, Bernstein SL, Eng OD, Lazuk D, Gonzalez A, Jorenby DE, D'Angelo H, Kirsch JA, Williams B, Nolan MB, Hayes-Birchler T, Kent S, Kim H, Piasecki TM, Slutske WS, Lubanski S, Yu M, Suk Y, Cai Y, Kashyap N, Mathew JP, McMahan G, Rolland B, Tindle HA, Warren GW, An LC, Boyd AD, Brunzell DH, Carrillo V, Chen LS, Davis JM, Dilip D, Ellerbeck EF, Iturrate E, Jose T, Khanna N, King A, Klass E, Newman M, Shoenbill KA, Tong E, Tsoh JY, Wilson KM, Theobald WE, Baker TB. The first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0274571.  View on PubMed
  14. Cheng J, Tsoh JY, Guan A, Luu M, Nguyen IV, Tan R, Thao C, Yu E, Lor D, Pham M, Choi J, Kim M, Stewart SL, Burke NJ. Engaging Asian American Communities During the COVID-19 Era Tainted With Anti-Asian Hate and Distrust. Am J Public Health. 2022 11; 112(S9):S864-S868.  View on PubMed
  15. Wang K, Ma C, Li FM, Truong A, Shariff-Marco S, Chu JN, Oh DL, Allen L, Kuo MC, Wong C, Bui H, Chen J, Gomez SL, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY. Patient-reported supportive care needs among Asian American cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov; 30(11):9163-9170.  View on PubMed
  16. Park VT, Tsoh JY, Dougan M, Nam B, Tzuang M, Park LG, Vuong QN, Bang J, Meyer OL. Racial Bias Beliefs Related to COVID-19 Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: Findings From the COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Survey Study (COMPASS). J Med Internet Res. 2022 08 09; 24(8):e38443.  View on PubMed
  17. Kim-Mozeleski JE, Shaw SJ, Yen IH, Tsoh JY. A Qualitative Investigation of the Experiences of Tobacco Use among U.S. Adults with Food Insecurity. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 06 16; 19(12).  View on PubMed
  18. Tracy E. Crane, Mara M. Minion, Sarah D. Hohl, Kimberly Shoenbill, Jennifer A. Peregoy, Adam Goldstein, Elyse R. Park, Graham W. Warren, Janice Y. Tsoh. Trends in assessing and offering tobacco treatment to support persons as part of cancer care. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022 Jun 1; 40(16_suppl):e13542-e13542.  View on PubMed
  19. Ta Park VM, Meyer OL, Tsoh JY, Kanaya AM, Tzuang M, Nam B, Vuong Q, Bang J, Hinton L, Gallagher-Thompson D, Grill JD. The Collaborative Approach for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Research and Education (CARE): A recruitment registry for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiver-related research. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 02; 19(2):433-443.  View on PubMed
  20. Saw A, Yi SS, Ðoàn LN, Tsoh JY, Yellow Horse AJ, Kwon SC, Samoa R, Aitaoto N, Takeuchi DT. Improving Asian American health during the Syndemic of COVID-19 and racism. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Mar; 45:101313.  View on PubMed

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