Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • National Children's Study, Role: Co-investigator, University of California, Irvine, (09/2008 - 09/2012) Status: Closed

Federal

  • Cancer epidemiology in Adventists - a low risk group, Role: Investigator, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (07/2024 - 07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Building GIS Capacity into Tobacco Control Research Programs of East Asia, Role: Principal Investigator, Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS, (08/2017 - 03/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Epigenetic Mechanisms of Developmental Regulation of Fetal, Newborn, and Adult Cerebral Artery Sympathetic Innervation and Alpha1 Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2016 - 11/2022) Status: Closed
  • Design and Validation of a Tobacco Survey for the Multiethnic Population in Laos PDR, Role: Principal Investigator, Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS, (07/2005 - 06/2011) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

  • Comparative effectiveness of Cytisine versus Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) in the National Smoking Cessation Program of Mongolia_ A Pragmatic Non-Inferiority Trial, Role: PD/PI, Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group, (05/2017 - 12/2019) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Integrating CHWs into Prenatal Care for Maternal Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Feasibility Trial, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nursing - Graduate, (09/2023) Status: Approved
  • CHR Telehealth Project, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU Center for Health Research, (11/2014 - 11/2018) Status: Closed
  • Adventist Multi-Ethnic Nutrition (AMEN) Study, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU Center for Health Research, (07/2013 - 12/2017) Status: Closed
  • Assessing the Pulmonary Function Among Rural Bamboo Water-Pipe Smokers of Luang Namtha Province, Lao, PDR, School of Public Health Center for Health Research Seed Grant, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU Center for Health Research, (05/2010 - 05/2012) Status: Closed
  • Establishing Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy as A Reliable Specimen for Diagnosing, Characterizing and Following Up on Central Nervous System Tumors Using Cell-free DNA sequencing, Role: Research Tech/Assistant, LLU Dept. of Pathology & Human Anatomy, (11/2024) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Integrating CHWs into Prenatal Care for Maternal Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Feasibility Trial, Role: Co-Investigator, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2022 - 06/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Living Whole Employee Wellness Program, Role: Principal Investigator, LLUSS - Risk Management, (05/2019 - 08/2020) Status: Closed
  • Exploratory and Developmental Research on Latino Health and Diabetes, Role: PD/PI, White Memorial Medical Center, (08/2017 - 07/2019) Status: Closed
  • San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Local Lead Agency Program, Role: Principal Investigator, California Health Collaborative, (01/2017 - 12/2017) Status: Closed