Qian Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
About Dr. Qian Lu
Dr. Qian Lu is a Professor in the Department of Health Disparities Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is deeply committed to advancing health equity and eliminating disparities across the cancer prevention and control continuum through rigorous intervention research, education, training, and collaborations with underserved communities.
Dr. Lu's work centers on creating brief, scalable, and resource-efficient behavioral interventions, such as expressive writing and narrative videos, as well as multilevel strategies addressing social determinants of health, including peer support and access. Her research primarily serves understudied and underserved populations, including ethnic minorities, young adults, rural populations, individuals with low socioeconomic status, and the uninsured.
A leading expert in cancer disparities and survivorship research, Dr. Lu has pioneered innovative psychosocial interventions to help cancer patients and survivors navigate their journeys and improve their quality of life. She conducted the first behavioral trial to enhance the quality of life for Asian American cancer survivors and evaluated the first peer mentor program for ethnic minority survivors. Additionally, she spearheaded a multilevel intervention aimed at increasing HPV vaccination uptake among young adults.
Dr. Lu has received continuous extramural funding since 2007 from various sources. Her work has garnered multiple ongoing grants from the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, supporting her research to improve quality of life and promote cancer preventive behaviors in underserved communities.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Tenured Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, US, Social Psychology (Major), Health Psychology (Minor), Quantitative Psychology (Minor), Ph.D |
| 2000 | Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Psychobiology, M.S |
| 1997 | Shandong Medical University, Jinan, CN, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2005-2007 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2020
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2018
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2014
Assistant Researcher, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2007 - 2008
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Culture and Health Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2018
Cancer Prevention Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Research Associate Professor (Zero Compensation Appointment), University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2021
Fellow, University of Houston HEALTH Research Institute, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2018
Institutional Committee Activities
Co-chair, Cancer Survivorship Seed Money Review Committee, 2022 - 2023
Member, UT Austin-MD Anderson Collaborative Research Summit Planning Committee, 2022 - 2023
Co-Chair, Department of Health Disparities Research Faculty Search Committee, 2021 - 2022
Member, Health Equity Research and Practice Senior Faculty Working Group, 2021 - 2022
Program Lead, MD Anderson/UT Austin Research Collaboration, 2021 - Present
Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Outstanding Trainee Awards Review Committee, 2021 - 2022
Member, UTH-MDA Population Health Initiative Community Engagement and Service Delivery Workgroup, 2020 - 2020
Member, The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) Advisory Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, Psychosocial, Behavioral and Health Services Research Committee (PBHSRC), 2019 - 2021
Member, Cancer Survivorship Research Advisory Workgroup, 2018 - Present
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Vaccination Initiative Control Advisory Panel, 2018 - 2019
Member, Susan G. Komen Graduate Training in Disparities Research External Advisory Board, 2018 - 2020
Member, Department of Health Disparities Research Faculty Search Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Department of Behavioral Science Faculty Search Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Planning Committee for the State of the Science Cancer Research Symposium, 2018 - Present
Member, Neuro-oncology Chair Search Committee, 2018 - 2020
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Distinguished Mentor Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2023 | Fellow, Society of American Psychological Association |
| 2021 | Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine |
| 2020 | President's Recognition of Faculty Excellence in Education & Mentorship Advancement, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | Health Equity SIG Mentoring Award, Health Equity SIG, Society of Behavioral Medicine |
| 2016 | AAPA Okura Community Leadership Award, Asian American Psychological Association |
| 2015 | Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology Award (Early Career), American Psychological Association Division 38 (Health Psychology) |
| 2007 | Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society |
| 2006 | Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society |
| 2006 | APS Scholars Award, American Psychosomatic Society |
| 2006 | Lance Armstrong Foundation Travel Award, Lance Armstrong Foundation |
| 2005 | Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society |
| 2004 | Graduate Research Scholarship in Psychology, American Psychological Foundation (APF) Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) |
| 2004 | Bertram H. Raven Award Best Social Issues Research Paper, Social Psychology Program, UCLA |
| 2004 | Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Berkman AM, Choi E, Cheung CK, Salsman JM, Peterson SK, Andersen CR, Lu Q, Livingston JA, Hildebrandt MAT, Parsons SK, Roth ME. Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Health Conditions in Asian Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers. None 13(2):262-270, 2024. PMID: 37594775.
- Tsai, W, Kim, J H J, Yeung, N C Y, Lu, Q. Socioeconomic status, stress, and cancer-related fatigue among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: The mediating roles of sleep. Asian American Journal of Psychology 15(3):213-222, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: None.
- Lu, Q, Kim, J H J, Fang, CY. Expanding the frontier of Asian American cancer control and survivorship research. Asian American Journal of Psychology. Asian American Journal of Psychology 15(3):191-195, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Xu YA, Cho D, Dawkins-Moultin L, Borjas M, Hopfer S, Nguyen N, Mann S, Lun D, Ramondetta LM. HPV Vaccination Decision Among Catch-up Population Through a Digital Intervention: Empowering Young Adults to Their Own Health Decision-Making. None None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39239757.
- Lu Q, Choi E, Berkman AM, Battle A, Betts AC, Salsman JM, Milam J, Andersen CR, Miller KA, Peterson SK, Cheung CK, Livingston J, T Hildebrandt MA, Parsons SK, Freyer DR, Roth ME. Psychological distress and mental health care utilization among Black survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. None 130(17):3011-3022, 2024. PMID: 38676935.
- Kim, J H J, Ahmed, K, Ahn, S-H, Nguyen, B, Phung, P, Pan, S, Lu, Q, Singer K, M, Stanton, A L. Health care professionals’ views of supportive care needs for Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans with metastatic cancer. Asian American Journal of Psychology 15(3):233-245, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: None.
- Long LJ, Viana AG, Zvolensky MJ, Lu Q, Gallagher MW. The influence of hope and optimism on trajectories of COVID‐19 stress, health anxiety, and wellbeing during the COVID‐19 pandemic. None 80(12):2387-2404, 2024. PMID: 39380319.
- Tan NQP, Ma GX, Maxwell AE, Brown RL, Zhou K, Loh A, Young L, Volk RJ, Lu Q, Wang JH. The impact of a small-group mammography video discussion on promoting screening uptake among nonadherent Chinese American immigrant women: A randomized controlled trial. None None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39257218.
- Chen, L, Wang, C, Smith, G L, Dawkins-Moultin, L, Shin, LJ, Lu Q. Job Loss and well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: The mediating role of income and perceived stress. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine None(None):None, 2024. PMID: None.
- Berkman AM, Choi E, Salsman JM, Peterson SK, Cheung CK, Andersen CR, Lu Q, Livingston JA, Hildebrandt MAT, Parsons SK, Roth ME. Excess risk of chronic health conditions in Hispanic survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers. Journal of Cancer Survivorship None(None):None, 2023. PMID: 36750493.
- Maccora J, Bean HR, Diggens J, Ftanou M, Alexander M, Lu Q, Stafford L, Francis PA, Bei B, Wiley JF. Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Light Therapy for Cancer-Related Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial during Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Behav Sleep Med 21(3):227-241, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35580165.
- Berkman AM, Choi E, Cheung CK, Salsman JM, Peterson SK, Andersen CR, Lu Q, Livingston JA, Hildebrandt MAT, Parsons SK, Roth ME. Risk of chronic health conditions in lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers. Cancer 130(4):None, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38044705.
- Miller SJ, Sly JR, Alcaraz KI, Ashing K, Christy SM, Gonzalez B, Lu Q, Newton RL, Redmond M, Shen M, Thomas-Purcell K, Yi J, Veinot T, Meade CD. Equity and behavioral digital health interventions: Strategies to improve benefit and reach. Translational Behavioral Medicine 13(6):400–405, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: None.
- Choi E, Becker H, Lu Q, Roth M. Sex differences in comorbid conditions, health behaviors, health care utilization, and health-related quality of life among young adult cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer 31(3):181, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36820926.
- Choi E, Berkman AM, Cheung CK, Betts AC, Salsman JM, Andersen CR, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Miller K, Milam J, Shah A, Peterson SK, Lu Q, Livingston JA, Hildebrandt MAT, Parsons SK, Freyer D, Roth ME. Psychological distress and mental health care utilization among Hispanic/Latino survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. Psychooncology 32(12):1918-1929, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37955581.
- Lu Q, Yeung NCY, Tsai W, Kim JHJ. The Effects of Culturally Adapted Expressive Writing interventions on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behav Res Ther 161(None):104244, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36592575.
- Choi E, Shin LJ, Chen L, Lu Q. Lived experiences of young adult Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A qualitative analysis of their strengths and challenges using expressive writing. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 62(102253):None, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36628853.
- Guan A, Shim JK, Allen L, Kuo MC, Lau K, Loya Z, Brooks JD, Carroll PR, Cheng I, Chung BI, DeRouen MC, Frosch DL, Golden T, Leppert JT, Lichtensztajn DY, Lu Q, Oh DL, Sieh W, Wadhwa M, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Factors that influence treatment decisions: A qualitative study of racially and ethnically diverse patients with low- and very-low risk prostate cancer. Cancer Medicine 12(5):6307-6317, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36404625.
- Guan A, Santiago-Rodríguez EJ, Chung BI, Shim JK, Allen L, Kuo MC, Lau K, Loya Z, Brooks JD, Cheng I, DeRouen MC, Frosch DL, Golden T, Leppert JT, Lichtensztajn DY, Lu Q, Oh D, Sieh W, Wadhwa M, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Patient and physician perspectives on treatments for low-risk prostate cancer: a qualitative study. BMC Cancer 23(1):1191, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38053037.
- Li M, Liao K, Chen AJ, Cascone T, Shen Y, Lu Q, Shih YT. Disparity in checkpoint inhibitor utilization among commercially insured adult patients with metastatic lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 115(3):295-302, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36346180.
- Hirko KA, Xu H, Rogers LQ, Martin MY, Roy S, Kelly KM, Christy SM, Ashing KT, Yi JC, Lewis-Thames MW, Meade CD, Lu Q, Gwede CK, Nemeth J, Ceballos RM, Menon U, Cueva K, Yeary K, Klesges LM, Baskin ML, Alcaraz KI, Ford S. Cancer disparities in the context of rurality: risk factors and screening across various U.S. rural classification codes. Cancer Causes Control 33(8):1095-1105, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35773504.
- Mitchell KR, Brassil KJ, Osborne ML, Lu Q, Brown RF. Understanding racial-ethnic differences in patient-centered care (PCC) in oncology through a critical race theory lens: A qualitative comparison of PCC among Black, Hispanic, and White cancer patients. Patient Education and Counseling 105(7):2346-2354, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34857428.
- Yeung NCY, Lu Q. Social constraints and fear of recurrence among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: An exploration of psychosocial mediators. Psychooncology 31(1):98-106, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34374165.
- Teng S, Wang M, Han B, Ma Y, Du H, Ji L, Sun X, Liu J, Lu Q, Jia L, Lu G. The relationship between post-traumatic stress and negative emotions in patients with breast cancer: the mediating role of emotion regulation. J Psychosoc Oncol 40(4):506-518, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34392806.
- Cho, D, Wang C, Pierce, Dawkins-Moultin J, L, Lu Q. Preliminary efficacy of a tailored narrative intervention to increase human papillomavirus vaccination intention among a multi-ethnic sample of female students. Journal of American College Health None(None):1-8, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35981315.
- Lu Q, Chen L, Shin LJ, Wang C, Dawkins-Moultin L, Chu Q, Loh A, Young L, Wang C. Improvement in Quality of Life and Psychological Well-being Associated with a Culturally Based Psychosocial Intervention for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Support Care Cancer 29(8):4565-4573, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33481114.
- Chu Q, Tang M, Chen L, Young L, Loh A, Wang C, Lu Q. Evaluating a Pilot Culturally Sensitive Psychosocial Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Behavioral Medicine 48(4):251-260, 2022. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33226894.
- Kim J, Lu Q, Stanton A. Overcoming constraints of the model minority stereotype to advance Asian American health. American Psychologist 76(4):611- 626, 2021. PMID: 34410738.
- Chu Q, Wong CCY, Lu Q. Social Constraints and PTSD among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: not all kinds of social support provide relief. None 44(1):29-37, 2021. PMID: 32519299.
- Guan A, Kim-Mozeleski JE, Vyas P, Stewart SL, Gildengorin G, Burke NJ, Ma K, Pham AT, Tan J, Lu Q, McPhee SJ, Tsoh JY. Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Self-rated Health Among Chinese and Vietnamese American Immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health 23(3):574-582, 2021. PMID: 32617753.
- Murillo R, Vazquez M, Martinez Leal I, Hernandez DC, Lu Q, Reitzel LR. Perceptions and barriers to physical activity in childhood and adulthood among Latinas. Health Behavior and Policy Review 8(4):294-304, 2021. PMID: None.
- Long LJ, Lu Q, Walker RL, Gallagher MW. Examining the Measurement Invariance of the LOT-R Measure of Optimism in the United States and Japan. Journal of Well-Being Assessment 4(None):447–462, 2021. PMID: None.
- Wu IH, Heredia N, Dong Q, McNeill LH, Balachandran DD, Lu Q, Chang S. Sleep Duration and Type 2 diabetes Risk: A Prospective Study in a Population-based Mexican American Cohort. Sleep Health 7(2):168-176, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33582048.
- Chu Q, Wu IHC, Tang M, Tsoh J, Lu Q. Temporal Relationship of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters during and after an Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. J Psychosom Res 135:110142, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32485623.
- Wang L, Geng X, Ji L, Lu G, Lu Q. Treatment decision making, family influences and cultural influences of Chinese breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study using an expressive writing method. Support Care Cancer 28(7):3259-3266, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31735999.
- Y Yeung NC, Ji L, Zhang Y, Lu G, Lu Q. Caregiving burden and self-efficacy mediate the association between individual characteristics and depressive symptoms among husbands of Chinese breast cancer patients. None 28(7):3125-3133, 2020. PMID: 31701268.
- Shelal Z, Cho D, Urbauer DL, Lu Q, Ma BY, Rohrer AM, Kurian S, Sturgis EM, Ramondetta LM. Knowledge Matters and Empowers: HPV vaccine advocacy among HPV-related cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 28(5):2407-2413, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31489512.
- Chu Q, Wu IHC, Lu Q. Expressive Writing Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: The Moderating Role of Social Constraints. Qual Life Res 29(4):891-899, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31900761.
- Hoang TM, Shin LJ, Xu S, Lu Q. Coping with breast cancer among immigrant Chinese Americans. Asian American Journal of Psychology:108-116, 2020. PMID: None.
- Hughes C, Kirtz S, Ramondetta L, Lu Q, Cho D, Katzin C, Khalor L. Designing and implementing an educational social media campaign to increase HPV vaccine awareness among men on a large college campus. American Journal of Health Education:87-97, 2020. PMID: None.
- Yeary KHK, Alcaraz KI, Ashing KT, Chiu C, Christy SM, Felsted KF, Lu Q, Lumpkins CY, Masters KS, Newton RL, Park CL, Shen MJ, Silfee VJ, Yanez B, Yi J. Considering religion and spirituality in precision medicine. Transl Behav Med 10(1):195-203, 2020. PMID: 31294809.
- Warmoth K, Yeung NCY, Xie J, Feng H, Loh A, Young L, Lu Q. Benefits of a psychosocial intervention on Positive Affect and Posttraumatic Growth for Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A pilot study. Behav Med 46(1):1-9, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30657442.
- Yeung NCY, Wang LJ, Ji L, Lu Q, Lu G. Difficulties in identifying and describing feelings, social constraints, affect, and functional well-being among Chinese breast cancer patients: A mediation model. Eur J Oncol Nurs 47(None):101760, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32645622.
- Wu IHC, Tsai W, McNeill LH, Lu Q. The associations of self-stigma, social constraints, and sleep among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 28(8):3935-3944, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31858250.
- McNeill, L, Wu, IHC, Cho, D, Lu Q, Escoto, K, Harris, C. Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies to Address Breast Cancer Disparities. Current Breast Cancer Reports 12(None):209-215, 2020. PMID: None.
- Yeung NCY, Zhang Y, Ji L, Lu G, Lu Q. Finding the silver linings: Psychosocial correlates of posttraumatic growth among husbands of Chinese breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology 29(10):1646-1654, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33463847.
- Warmoth K, Wong CCY, Chen L, Ivy S, Lu Q. The role of acculturation in the relationship between self-stigma and psychological distress among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Psychol Health Med 25(10):1-15, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32174167.
- Chu Q, Wong CCY, Chen L, Shin L, Chen L, Lu Q. Self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A serial multiple mediation model. Psycho-Oncology 30(3):392-399, 2020. PMID: 33175446.
- Yeung NCY, Zhang Y, Ji L, Lu G, Lu Q. Correlates of sexual quality of life among husbands of Chinese breast cancer survivors. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 40:63-70, 2019. PMID: 31229208.
- Tsai W, Wu IHC, Lu Q. Acculturation and Quality of Life among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Role of Self-stigma, Ambivalence over Emotion Expression, and Intrusive Thoughts. Psycho-Oncology 28(5):1063-1070, 2019. PMID: 30838727.
- Ji LL, Tsai W, Sun XL, Lu Q, Wang HD, Wang LJ, Lu GH. The Detrimental Effects of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression on Well-being among Mainland Chinese Breast Cancer Patients: Mediating role of Perceived Social Support. Psycho-Oncology 28(5):1142-1148, 2019. PMID: 30903676.
- Wong CCY, Pan-Weisz BM, Pan-Weisz TM, Yeung NCY, Mak WWS, Lu Q. Self-stigma predicts lower quality of life in Chinese American breast cancer survivors: exploring the mediating role of intrusive thoughts and posttraumatic growth. Quality of Life Research 28(10):2753-2760, 2019. PMID: 31123880.
- Choi M, Wang C, Wong CCY, Correa A, Lu Q. Intergenerational family conflict and depressive symptoms: The buffering role of cognitive appraisal. Asian American Journal of Psychology 11(1):23-30, 2019. PMID: None.
- Wu CS, Warmoth KM, Cheung B, Loh A, YoungL, Lu Q. Successful Strategies for Engaging Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Translational Issues in Psychological Science 5(1):51-61, 2019. PMID: None.
- Menon U, Ashing K, Chang MW, Christy SM, Friberg-Felsted K, Rivas VG, Gwede CK, Lu Q, Meade CD, Sly J, Wang M, Yanez B, Yeary K, Yi JC, Alcaraz KI. Application of the ConNECT Framework to Precision Health and Health Disparities. Nurs Res 68(2):99–109, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30540700.
- Ji LL, Lu Q, Sun XL, Wang HD, Han BX, Ma YF, Lu GH. The Benefits of Expressive Writing Among Newly Diagnosed Mainland Chinese Breast Cancer Patients. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 43(3):468-478, 2019. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Dong L, Wu IHC, You J, Huang J, Hu Y. The impact of an expressive writing intervention on quality of life among Chinese breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer 27(1):165 -173, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29915994.
- Chu Q, Wong CCY, Lu Q. Acculturation moderates the effects of expressive writing on posttraumatic stress symptoms among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 26(2):185–194, 2019. PMID: 30656609.
- Wu IHC, McNeill LH, Lu Q. Ambivalence over emotional expression and physical functioning and limitations: mediating and moderating effects of PTSD symptoms and acculturation among Chinese breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 27(1):311-319, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29955975.
- Lu Q, Wu IHC, Nguyen N, Balachandran DD, McNeill LH. Sleep and obesity: the mediating role of health behaviors among African Americans. Sleep Health 5(2):193-200, 2019. PMID: 30928121.
- Acquati C, Miyawaki C, Lu Q. Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Social Constraints in the Communication with Family Caregiver among Chinese-speaking Breast Cancer Survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer 28(9):4114-4122, 2019. PMID: None.
- Yeung NCY, Lu Q, Mak WWS. Self-perceived burden mediates the relationship between self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer 27(9):3337–3345, 2019. PMID: 30617433.
- Zheng L, Lu Q, Gan Y. Effects of expressive writing and use of cognitive words on meaning making and post-traumatic Growth. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 13(e5), 2018. PMID: None.
- Tsai W, Lu Q. Ambivalence over emotional expression and intrusive thoughts as moderators of the link between self-stigma and depressive symptoms among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. J Behav Med 42(3):452–460, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30474805.
- Lu Q, Gallagher MW, Loh A, Young L. Expressive writing intervention improves quality of life among Chinese-American breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 52(11):952-962, 2018. PMID: 30346497.
- Gallagher MW, Long LJ, Tsai W, Stanton AL, Lu Q. The unexpected impact of expressive writing on posttraumatic stress and growth in Chinese American breast cancer survivors. J Clin Psychol 74(10):1673-1686, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29727480.
- Yeung NCY, Zhang Y, Ji L, Lu G, Lu Q. Guilt among husband caregivers of Chinese women with breast cancer: The roles of male gender-role norm, caregiving burden and coping processes. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 27(5):e12872, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29956873.
- You J, Lu Q, Zvolensky MJ, Meng Z, Garcia K, Cohen L. Anxiety- and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of China and the United States. J Glob Oncol(4):1-9, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 30241191.
- You J, Wang C, Yeung NCY, Lu Q. Socioeconomic status and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: The mediating roles of social support and social constraints. Psychooncology 27(7):1742-1749, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29603490.
- Gonzalez BD, Lu Q. Sleep disturbance among Chinese breast cancer survivors living in the USA. Support Care Cancer 26(6):1695-1698, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29484499.
- Cho D, Chu Q, Lu Q. Associations among physical symptoms, fear of cancer recurrence, and emotional well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: a path model. Support Care Cancer 26(6):1755-1761, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29243170.
- Lu Q, Tsai W, Chu Q, Xie J. Is expressive suppression harmful for Chinese American breast cancer survivors?. J Psychosom Res 109:51-56, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29773152.
- Tsai W, Lu Q. Perceived Social Support Mediates the Longitudinal Relations between Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Quality of Life among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Int J Behav Med 25(3):368-373, 2018. PMID: 29238936.
- Gan Y, Zheng L, Yu NX, Zhou G, Miao M, Lu Q. Why do oncologists hide the truth? Disclosure of cancer diagnoses to patients in China: A multisource assessment using mixed methods. Psychooncology 27(5):1457-1463, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28833916.
- Wang C, Wong CCY, Lu Q. The Pain of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression. Int J Behav Med 25(2):216-222, 2018. PMID: 29134581.
- LeRoy AS, Lu Q, Zvolensky MJ, Ramirez J, Fagundes CP. Anxiety sensitivity moderates the painful effects of feeling burdensome to others. Cogn Behav Ther 47(2):126-138, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28791887.
- Tsai W, Lu Q. Culture, emotion suppression and disclosure, and health. Social and Personality Psychology Compass 12(3):e12373, 2018. PMID: None.
- Wong CCY, Warmoth K, Ivy S, Cheung B, Lu Q. Relation of social constraints on disclosure to adjustment among Chinese American cancer survivors: A multiprocesses approach. Psychooncology 27(3):977-982, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29232487.
- Yeung NCY, Lu Q. Perceived Stress as a Mediator Between Social Support and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Cancer Nurs 41(1):53-61, 2018. PMID: 27442209.
- Wong CCY, Paulus DJ, Lemaire C, Leonard A, Sharp C, Neighbors C, Brandt CP, Lu Q, Zvolensky MJ. Examining HIV-Related stigma in relation to pain interference and psychological inflexibility among persons living with HIV/AIDS: The role of anxiety sensitivity. J HIV AIDS Soc Serv 17(1):1-15, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 30034300.
- Warmoth K, Cheung B, You J, Yeung NCY, Lu Q. Exploring the Social Needs and Challenges of Chinese American Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study Using an Expressive Writing Approach. Int J Behav Med 24(6):827-835, 2017. PMID: 28585073.
- Tsai W, Lu Q. Acculturation matters in the relation between ambivalence over emotional expressions and well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Qual Life Res 26(10):2755-2762, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28597110.
- Lu Q, Yeung N, Man J, Gallagher MW, Chu Q, Deen SH. Ambivalence over emotional expression, intrusive thoughts, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 25(10):3281-3287, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28500541.
- Cho D, Lu Q. The association between fear of cancer recurrence and quality of life among Chinese cancer survivors: main effect hypothesis and buffering hypothesis. Qual Life Res 26(9):2375-2385, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28455639.
- Wong CCY, Correa A, Robinson K, Lu Q. The roles of acculturative stress and social constraints on psychological distress in Hispanic/Latino and Asian immigrant college students. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 23(3):398-406, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27668507.
- Yeung NCY, Ramirez J, Lu Q. Perceived stress as a mediator between social constraints and sleep quality among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 25(7):2249-2257, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28190157.
- Liao KY, Yeung NCY, Wong CCY, Warmoth K, Lu Q. Fear of cancer recurrence and physical well-being among Chinese cancer survivors: the role of conscientiousness, positive reappraisal and hopelessness. Support Care Cancer 25(4):1141-1149, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27924358.
- Lu Q, Wong CC, Gallagher MW, Tou RY, Young L, Loh A. Expressive writing among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychol 36(4):370-379, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27929333.
- Alcaraz KI, Sly J, Ashing K, Fleisher L, Gil-Rivas V, Ford S, Yi JC, Lu Q, Meade CD, Menon U, Gwede CK. The ConNECT Framework: A model for advancing behavioral medicine science and practice to foster health equity. J Behav Med 40(1):23-38, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27509892.
- Wong CCY, Lu Q. Match between culture and social support: Acculturation moderates the relationship between social support and well-being of Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Qual Life Res 26(1):73-84, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27401773.
- Wang YH, Du JL, LeRoy A, Liu DX, Lu Q, Pan F. Effects of personality traits and serum lipid levels on myocardial enzyme of angina patients. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology 25(6), 2017. PMID: None.
- You J, Wang C, Rodriguez L, Wang X, Lu Q. Personality, coping strategies and emotional adjustment among Chinese cancer patients of different ages. European Journal of Cancer Care 27(1):1-9, 2017. PMID: 28975690.
- Lu Q, Yeung NC, You J, Dai J. Using expressive writing to explore thoughts and beliefs about cancer and treatment among Chinese American immigrant breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology 25(11):1371-1374, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26403647.
- Paulus DJ, Bakhshaie J, Garza M, Ochoa-Perez M, Mayorga NA, Bogiaizian D, Robles Z, Lu Q, Ditre J, Vowles K, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky MJ. Pain severity and emotion dysregulation among Latinos in a community health care setting: relations to mental health. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 42:41-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27638971.
- Lu Q, You J, Kavanagh A, Warmoth K, Meng Z, Chen Z, Chandwani KD, Perkins GH, McQuade JL, Raghuram NV, Nagarathna R, Liao Z, Nagendra HR, Chen J, Guo X, Liu L, Arun B, Cohen L. Differences in quality of life between American and Chinese breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 24(9):3775-82, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27048455.
- Rodriguez LM, Young CM, Neighbors C, Tou R, Lu Q. Cultural differences and shame in an expressive writing alcohol intervention. J Ethn Subst Abuse 15(3):252-267, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26422064.
- Bryan JL, Lu Q. Vision for improvement: Expressive writing as an intervention for people with Stargardt's disease, a rare eye disease. J Health Psychol 21(5):709-19, 2016. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24934432.
- Bryan JL, Lucas SH, Quist MC, Steers MN, Foster DW, Young CM, Lu Q. God, Can I Tell You Something? The Effect of Religious Coping on the Relationship between Anxiety Over Emotional Expression, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms. Psycholog Relig Spiritual 8(1):46-53, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 27019677.
- Yeung NC, Lu Q, Wong CCY, Huynh HC. The roles of needs satisfaction, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies in promoting posttraumatic growth: A stress and coping perspective. Psychol Trauma 8(3):284-92, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26460492.
- KY-H L, Henceroth M, Lu Q, LeRoy A. Cultural differences in pain experience among four ethnic groups: A qualitative pilot study. Journal of Behavioral Health 5(2):75-81, 2016. PMID: None.
- Bryan JL, Quist MC, Young CM, Steers ML, Lu Q. General Needs Satisfaction as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression and Perceived Social Support. J Soc Psychol 156(1):115-21, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25897868.
- Bryan JL, LeRoy AS, Lu Q. The Stargardt Disease experience: An analysis of expressive writing essays about living with a rare eye disease. New Frontiers in Ophthalmology 2(1):57-62, 2016. PMID: None.
- Wong CCY, Lu Q. Do social constraints always hurt? Acculturation moderates the relationships between social constraints and physical symptoms of Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Asian American Journal of Psychology 7(2):129-136, 2016. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Man J, You J, LeRoy AS. The link between ambivalence over emotional expression and depressive symptoms among Chinese breast cancer survivors. J Psychosom Res 79(2):153-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25697586.
- Rodriguez LM, Young CM, Neighbors C, Campbell MT, Lu Q. Evaluating guilt and shame in an expressive writing alcohol intervention. Alcohol 49(5):491-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26074424.
- Jiang H, Wang L, Zhang Q, Liu DX, Ding J, Lei Z, Lu Q, Pan F. Family functioning, marital satisfaction and social support in hemodialysis patients and their spouses. Stress Health 31(2):166-74, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24470353.
- Wang Y, Haslam M, Yu M, Ding J, Lu Q, Pan F. Family functioning, marital quality and social support in Chinese patients with epilepsy. Health Qual Life Outcomes 13:10, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25627321.
- Lu Q, You J, Man J, Loh A, Young L. Evaluating a culturally tailored peer-mentoring and education pilot intervention among Chinese breast cancer survivors using a mixed-methods approach. Oncol Nurs Forum 41(6):629-37, 2014. PMID: 25355018.
- Yeung NC, Lu Q. Affect mediates the association between mental adjustment styles and quality of life among Chinese cancer survivors. J Health Psychol 19(11):1420-9, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23864070.
- You J, Lu Q. Social constraints and quality of life among Chinese-speaking breast cancer survivors: a mediation model. Qual Life Res 23(9):2577-84, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24777868.
- Bryan JL, Quist MC, Young CM, Steers ML, Foster DW, Lu Q. Canine Comfort: Pet Affinity Buffers the Negative Impact of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression on Perceived Social Support. Pers Individ Dif 68:23-27, 2014. PMID: 25960586.
- Wen Z, Li X, Lu Q, Brunson J, Zhao M, Tan J, Wan C, Lei P. Health related quality of life in patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and factors with impact: a longitudinal study. BMC Gastroenterol 14(1):149, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25141760.
- Yeung NC, Lu Q, Lin W. Specificity may count: not every aspect of coping self-efficacy is beneficial to quality of life among Chinese cancer survivors in China. Int J Behav Med 21(4):629-37, 2014. PMID: 24570036.
- You J, Lu Q. Sources of social support and adjustment among Chinese cancer survivors: gender and age differences. Support Care Cancer 22(3):697-704, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24253733.
- Yeung NC, Lu Q. Affect as a mediator between self-efficacy and quality of life among Chinese cancer survivors in China. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 23(1):149-55, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24028476.
- Chai ML, Yu HH, Liu Y, Lu Q, Pan F. Effect of short term expressive writing on stress reaction. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology (in Chinese) 6:1128-1132, 2014. PMID: None.
- Dong L, Xu GH, Hu Y, Huang JL, Lu Q. Reliability and validity of the PTSD checklist-civilian among Chinese elderly women with breast cancer. Geriatrics and Health Care (in Chinese) 20(1):30-33, 2014. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Zeltzer L, Tsao J. Multiethnic differences in responses to laboratory pain stimuli among children. Health Psychol 32(8):905-14, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23668844.
- Kaur JS, Coe K, Rowland J, Braun KL, Conde FA, Burhansstipanov L, Heiney S, Kagawa-Singer M, Lu Q, Witte C. Enhancing life after cancer in diverse communities. Cancer 118(21):5366-73, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22434384.
- Lu Q, Zheng D, Young L, Kagawa-Singer M, Loh A. A pilot study of expressive writing intervention among Chinese-speaking breast cancer survivors. Health Psychol 31(5):548-51, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22229930.
- Umezawa Y, Lu Q, You J, Kagawa-Singer M, Leake B, Maly RC. Belief in divine control, coping, and race/ethnicity among older women with breast cancer. Ann Behav Med 44(1):21-32, 2012. PMID: 22529040.
- Yang Z, Meng Q, Luo J, Lu Q, Li X, Li G, Wan C. Development and validation of the simplified Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-H&N35 for patients with head and neck cancer. Support Care Cancer 20(7):1555-64, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21850417.
- Haas K, Lu Q, Evans S, Tsao JC, Zeltzer LK. Relationship between resting blood pressure and laboratory-induced pain among healthy children. Gend Med 8(6):388-98, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22035675.
- Lu Q, Krull KR, Leisenring W, Owen JE, Kawashima T, Tsao JC, Zebrack B, Mertens A, Armstrong GT, Stovall M, Robison LL, Zeltzer LK. Pain in long-term adult survivors of childhood cancers and their siblings: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pain 152(11):2616-24, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21907493.
- Allen LB, Lu Q, Tsao JC, Hayes LP, Zeltzer LK. Depression partially mediates the relationship between alexithymia and somatization in a sample of healthy children. J Health Psychol 16(8):1177-86, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21464112.
- Uysal A, Lu Q. Is self-concealment associated with acute and chronic pain?. Health Psychol 30(5):606-14, 2011. PMID: 21728422.
- Lu Q, Uysal A, Teo I. Need satisfaction and catastrophizing: explaining the relationship among emotional ambivalence, pain, and depressive symptoms. J Health Psychol 16(5):819-27, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21346011.
- Lu Q, Stanton AL. How benefits of expressive writing vary as a function of writing instructions, ethnicity and ambivalence over emotional expression. Psychol Health 25(6):669-84, 2010. PMID: 20204944.
- Uysal A, Lu Q. Self-handicapping and pain catastrophizing. Personality and Individual Differences 49(5), 2010. PMID: None.
- Tsao JC, Allen LB, Evans S, Lu Q, Myers CD, Zeltzer LK. Anxiety sensitivity and catastrophizing: associations with pain and somatization in non-clinical children. J Health Psychol 14(8):1085-94, 2009. PMID: 19858329.
- Evans S, Tsao JC, Lu Q, Kim SC, Turk N, Myers CD, Zeltzer LK. Sex differences in the relationship between maternal negative life events and children's laboratory pain responsivity. J Dev Behav Pediatr 30(4):279-88, 2009. PMID: 19668092.
- Allen LB, Lu Q, Tsao JC, Worthman CM, Zeltzer LK. Sex differences in the association between cortisol concentrations and laboratory pain responses in healthy children. Gend Med 6 Suppl 2:193-207, 2009. PMID: 19406369.
- Evans S, Tsao JC, Lu Q, Myers C, Suresh J, Zeltzer LK. Parent-Child Pain Relationships from a Psychosocial Perspective: A Review of the Literature. J Pain Manag 1(3):237-246, 2008. PMID: 19956360.
- Zeltzer LK, Lu Q, Leisenring W, Tsao JC, Recklitis C, Armstrong G, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Ness KK. Psychosocial outcomes and health-related quality of life in adult childhood cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(2):435-46, 2008. PMID: 18268128.
- Evans S, Lu Q, Tsao JC, Zelter LK. The Role of Coping and Race in Healthy Children's Experimental Pain Responses. J Pain Manag 1(2):151-162, 2008. PMID: 20352035.
- Tsao JCI, Lu Q, Zeltzer LK. Beyond traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy: Novel psychological and alternative approaches to pediatric pain. Journal of Pain Management 1(2):81-89, 2008. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Tsao JC, Myers CD, Kim SC, Zeltzer LK. Coping predictors of children's laboratory-induced pain tolerance, intensity, and unpleasantness. J Pain 8(9):708-17, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17611165.
- Tsao JC, Lu Q, Myers CD, Kim SC, Turk N, Zeltzer LK. Parent and child anxiety sensitivity: relationship to children's experimental pain responsivity. J Pain 7(5):319-26, 2006. PMID: 16632321.
- Tsao JC, Lu Q, Kim SC, Zeltzer LK. Relationships among anxious symptomatology, anxiety sensitivity and laboratory pain responsivity in children. Cogn Behav Ther 35(4):207-15, 2006. PMID: 17189238.
- Lu Q, Zeltzer LK, Tsao JC, Kim SC, Turk N, Naliboff BD. Heart rate mediation of sex differences in pain tolerance in children. Pain 118(1-2):185-93, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16213093.
- Zhang A, Guan P, Zhou F, Lu Q. The models of judgments of behavior responsibility in Chinese culture from an attributional perspective. Social Behavior and Personality 31(2):205-214, 2003. PMID: None.
- Zhang A, Lu Q. The regulation of self-efficacy and attributional feedback on motivation. Social Behavior and Personality 30(3):281-288, 2002. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Lin WJ, Wang JP. Psychosocial factors and human immunity. Advances in Psychological Science (in Chinese) 2, 2000. PMID: None.
Other Articles
- J Kim JH, Singer MK, Bang L, Ko A, Nguyen B, Stokes SC, Lu Q, Stanton AL Supportive Care Needs in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean Americans With Metastatic Cancer: Mixed Methods Protocol for the DAWN Study. None 13(e50032):None, 2024. PMID: 38648633.
- Lu Q, Lun D, Dawkins-Moultin L, Li Y, Chen M, Giordano SH, Pennebaker JW, Young L, Wang C Study protocol for writing to heal: A culturally based brief expressive writing intervention for Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors. None 19(9):None, 2024. PMID: 39325778.
- Tan QN, Shin JL, Maki GK, Geng Y, Volk JR, Lu Q A systematic review of the impact of cancer survivorship interventions with Asian American cancer survivors. Asian American Journal of Psychology 15(3):246-261. PMID: None.
- Cho, D, Kim, S, Mama, S K, Swartz, M C, Geng, Y, Lu Q Multiple levels of influence on lifestyle behaviors among cancer survivors in race and ethnic minority groups: A systematic review. European Journal of Cancer Care 2023(2023-07):1-13, 2023. PMID: None.
- Lu Q, Warmoth K, Chen L, Wu CS, Chu Q, Li Y, Gallagher MW, Stanton AL, Kagawa Singer M, Young L, Loh A A Culturally Sensitive Social Support Intervention for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors (Joy Luck Academy): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 10(9):e30950, 2021. PMID: 34550088.
- Ratcliff CG, Torres D, Tullos EA, Geng Y, Lu Q A systematic review of behavioral interventions for rural breast cancer survivors. J Behav Med 44(4):467-483, 2021. PMID: 32813192.
- Neighbors C, Riggs JL, Young CM, Rodriguez LM, Angosta J, Cunningham-Erdogdu P, Lu Q Guilt and expressive writing for reducing alcohol use in college students: Study protocol for a randomized control trial. Contemp Clin Trials 97(None):106107, 2020. PMID: 32791321.
- Cho D, Ramondetta L, Garcini L, Lu Q HPVs Vaccination among Racial/Ethnic Minority College Students: Current Status and Future Direction. J Natl Med Assoc 112(6):639-649, 2020. PMID: 32665067.
- Zeltzer LK, Recklitis C, Buchbinder D, Zebrack B, Casillas J, Tsao JC, Lu Q, Krull K Psychological status in childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 27(14):2396-404, 2009. PMID: 19255309.
- Lu Q, Lu MC, Schetter CD Learning from success and failure in psychosocial intervention: an evaluation of low birth weight prevention trials. J Health Psychol 10(2):185-95, 2005. PMID: 15723889.
- Lu Q Commentary on "Culture in Cancer Survivorship Intervention for Asian Americans" by Cao and Cho. Asian American Journal of Psychology None(None):None. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Lu, Q, Tsai, W, Kim, J H J. Psychosocial interventions to improve cancer survivorship. In: APA handbook of health psychology. None. None, None, 2025.
- Steers NML, You J, Lu Q. Ethnic Differences between Asians and European Americans in Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms. In: Susan Wade (Eds.) Self-Determination Theory (SDT): Perspective, Applications and Impact. None. Nova Science Publishers, 2016.
- Tsao JCI, Lu Q, Zeltzer LK. Psychological and alternative approaches to pediatric pain. In: Children and Pain: Some Research Findings. None. Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
- Lu, Q, Tsai, W, Kim, J H J. The health of Asian Americans: Psychosocial interventions to improve cancer survivorship. In: APA handbook of health psychology. None. American Psychological Association, 257-270.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | The WRITE Initiative: Writing for Research, Innovation, Therapy, and Equity |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center Permanent Health Fund |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Center for Transformative Community-Driven Research to Prevent Obesity-related Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NCI/NIH |
| Role: | Project Co-Lead, Developmental Core Co-Director |
| Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination among Young Adults in Texas |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Health Benefits of Writing Therapy among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Helping Oneself by Helping Others: A Writing Intervention for Chinese American Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIMHD |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | Cancer Center Support |
| Funding Source: | NCI |
| Role: | Co-Leader |
| Title: | Society of Behavioral Medicine 2023 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Positive Activities for Asian American Cancer Patient and Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Mentor |
| Title: | Adapt FamilyTalk to better fit the cultural needs of Asian Americans and evaluate the feasibly, acceptability and effect on intended health outcomes of the adapted FamilyTalk intervention among a clinic-based sample of Asian Americans |
| Funding Source: | Collaborative Group of Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer (CGA-IGC) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Society of Behavioral Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | Quality of Life among African American Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Partners: A Multi-level Perspective |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | Improving Lifestyle Behaviors for African American and Asian American Cancer Survivors and Their Partners |
| Funding Source: | Duncan Family Institute Mentored Junior Faculty Fellowship |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | Pilot Research Program and supplement to the U-HAND (University of Houston /MD Anderson) Program to Reduce Cancer Disparities |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | 2/2 U-HAND (University of Houston /MD Anderson) Program to Reduce Cancer Disparities |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Internal Advisory Committee Member |
| Title: | Active surveillance and patient reported outcomes in a diverse population of prostate cancer patients |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute |
| Role: | Consult |
| Title: | Graduate Training in Disparities Research |
| Funding Source: | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Role: | External Advisory Board Member and Mentor |
| Title: | Guilt and Expressive Writing for Reducing Alcohol Use in College Students |
| Funding Source: | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | A Culturally Sensitive Social Support Intervention; Joy Luck Academy |
| Funding Source: | National Institute of Health |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | A Model of Communication Effectiveness for Ethnic Community Organizations: Impact on the Health of Asian American Urban Residents |
| Funding Source: | Urban Communication Foundation White Paper Program Grant |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Culture, Support & Quality of Life: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Using longitudinal and momentary analysis to study the impact of middle school teachers’ stress on student behavior and achievement |
| Funding Source: | Department of Education |
| Role: | Advisor |
| Title: | Health Psychology Education Program |
| Funding Source: | University of Houston QEP Curriculum Development Grant Program |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | To reduce psychosocial burdens among Chinese speaking breast cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Joy Luck Academy |
| Funding Source: | UCLA AANCART |
| Role: | Consult |
| Title: | Health Benefits of Expressive Writing among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Project Leader |
| Title: | Testing a Culturally Sensitive Intervention among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Identifying potential targets of intervention for reducing pain and improving quality of life among childhood cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | UCLA’s Johnson Cancer Center Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | How Physical and Psychological Health Benefits of Instructed Writing Vary as a Function of the Writing Instructions, Ethnicity, and Personality Attributes |
| Funding Source: | American Psychological Foundation (APF)/COGDOP |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | How Physical and Psychological Health Benefits of Instructed Writing Vary as a Function of the Writing Instructions, Ethnicity, and Personality Attributes |
| Funding Source: | The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | A Writing Intervention for Chinese Americans |
| Funding Source: | Institute of American Culture Research, UCLA |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Virtual Joy Luck Academy: A Culturally Based Digital Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | HPV Vaccination Implementation Community: Expanding Evidence-Based Strategies across Texas |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Empowering Metastatic breast cancer Patients to Overcome distress and uncertainty With the use of navigation, Education, and Resources (EMPOWER) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Immunotherapy Use in Metastatic Lung Cancer: Disparity, the Associated Factors, and Impact on Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | NIMHD |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Pilot study of a physical activity intervention for Asian American female cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Writing to heal: Therapeutic Writing to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Morbidity among Ethnically Diverse Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Sleep Disparities among Chinese Immigrant Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | A Multilevel Intervention to Improve HPV Vaccination Among Young Adults |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Training Program to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities in Black and Hispanic Woman |
| Funding Source: | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Role: | Program Director |
| Title: | Health Benefits of Writing Therapy among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Expressive Writing Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Mitigate Adverse Outcomes among Ethically Diverse Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination Among Young Adults in Texas |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination Among Young Adults |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination Among College Students in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas in Texas |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Improving Decision‐Making in Postmenopausal Women with Estrogen Receptor‐Positive Breast Cancer Considering Treatment for Bone Loss |
| Funding Source: | PCORI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | National Institute of Health |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination among Young Adults |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Reducing Fear of Cancer Recurrence among Chinese Speaking Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Health Benefits of Expressive Writing among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | A Longitudinal Study of Pain among Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Multi-ancestry study of mammographic density |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Virtual Joy Luck Academy: A Culturally Center Digital Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | The EMPOWER project - EMPOWERing Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients with Shared Decision Making (EMPOWER) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Developing a culturally relevant resistance-training intervention for Asian American breast cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
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