Researcher, Educator, and Public Health Communicator
Dr. Alicia Hong was invited to present at UCSF Promoting Research in Social Media and Health Symposium (PRISM) panel of International Perspectives on Social Media and Global Health. She shared her experiences on using WeChat to reduce stress, stigma and…
Dr. Lisa McKeown’s first manuscript from her thesis was published! The article entitled Trends and Differences in Perceptions of Patient-Centered Communication Among Adults in the US” was published on Patient Education and Counseling. Lisa graduated in August 2023 and works…
The WECARE protocol was published on JMIR Aging! It details the protocol development process and the main features of WECARE.
The results of a KakaoTalk-based intervention promote HBV screening and liver cancer prevention among Korean Americans were published on Digital Health. This study was funded by Potomac Health Foundation, PI was community partner Ms. Soo Yee, Founder and President of…
Dr. Alicia Hong, along with Dr. Sojung Kim and Dr. Emily Ihara received a grant of $45,000 from Virginia Center for Aging Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund for the project entitled “Alzheimer’s Research Inquiry and Care for Asian…
Dr. Alicia Hong led an interdisciplinary team and received a seed grant of $50,000 from College of Health and Human Services for a research project entitled “Prototype development of EARBUD: A Wearable Sensor System for Dietary Monitoring and Personalized Intervention”.…