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Angela Chia-Chen Chen

  • Professor
  • McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing Education

About Me:

Dr. Chen's research focuses on developing and implementing tech-based interventions to address behaviors associated with HPV vaccination, HIV/STI, substance abuse and mental health issues in vulnerable populations including ethnic minority and immigrant youth and young adults. Professor Chen is also a board-certified Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who continues to provide direct care to individuals with mental health and substance use issues. She is an Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University and has served as a visiting professor with University of California-San Francisco's Center for AIDS Prevention Studies from 2011-2013.

Education:

Ph.D. University of Washington
M.S. University of Washington
B.S.N. National Taiwan University

Interest Areas:

• Prevention interventions to address behaviors associated with HIV/STI, substance abuse and mental health issues among ethnic minority and immigrant populations
• HPV and COVID vaccine promotion
• Cross-cultural research
• Information and communication technology

Publications:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/angela.chen.2/bibliography/public/

Funding:

*Recent funded grants from 2020-present

06/01/2025-11/30/2026
Principal Investigator. A Culturally Tailored Digital Storytelling Intervention to Improve HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention among Vietnamese American Youth. Funding: MSU Discretionary Funding Initiative.

07/1/2024–Present
Co-I. Enhancing the Workforce Through Doctoral Nursing Education. Funding: E01HP28823‐04‐00 Health Resources and Services Administration (L. Small, PI)

05/15/2024–05/14/2025
Co-I. Using Narrative to Reduce Binge Drinking Among College Students. Funding: MSU Addiction Consortium on Research and Education Network (ACORN; N. Rhodes, PI).

10/2024 - 09/2026
Co-Investigator. PURSUIT: An innovative approach to increase access to care for pediatric mental health, pain and substance misuse. Funding: MI Health Endowment Fund. PI: Cunningham, Natoshia

12/2024 - 12/2026
Principal Investigator. A pilot randomized controlled study to examine feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of game-based interventions in promoting vaccination among vulnerable youth. Funding: MISP Investigator Studies Program

01/2024-12/2025
Co-I. Development and pilot testing a video-based intervention to promote HPV vaccination among college students. Funding: Michigan State University Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Funds Award.

08/16/2023- 07/31/2025
Principal Investigator. “A Game-Based Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Families with Unvaccinated Children.” 1R21NR020828-01 NIH/NINR. Co-I: Todd, Reifsnider.

1/2022-6/2022
Faculty mentor/Co-I. “Pilot Testing of a Game-based Intervention to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination among Youth.” Arizona State University Edson College PhD Program Seed Grant. PI: Ou. Co-mentor: Amresh.

7/01/2021- 6/30/2026
Investigator. “Research training in drug abuse prevention.” NIH/NIDA T32. ($2,294,493). PI: Nancy Gonzales.

2021-2022
Principal Investigator. “Discrimination, Health and Vaccine Acceptance among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans amid COVID-19.” Sigma Theta Tau International Grant. Co-Is: Li, Leong, Han, Ou.

1/2021-6/2021
Faculty mentor/Co-I. “Development of a Tech-based Intervention to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination.” Arizona State University Edson College PhD Program Seed Grant. PI: Ou. Co-mentor: Amresh.

2020-2021
Principal Investigator. “COVID-19 and Asian Americans: Vulnerability and Resiliency.” National Science Foundation Hazards Research Award (NSF Award #1635593). Co-Is: Li, Leong, Han.

2020-2022
Principal Investigator. “Development and Pilot Test of a Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Vietnamese American Youth.” Oncology Nursing Foundation. Co-Is: Kim, Larkey, Todd, Scott.

2020-2022
Co-Leader. “Stigma, Fear, Discrimination and Backlash” Working Group. This award provides a timely opportunity to advance collective efforts to address key ethical, methodological, and empirical gaps related to COVID-19. National Science Foundation-funded Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network and the CONVERGE facility at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Co-Lead: Dr. Mamuji at York University, Canada.

2020-2022
Co-Investigator. “Development and Feasibility Testing of a Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Korean American Youths.” NIH/NIMHD (U54 MD002316) (Center grant PI Marsiglia; Project PI Kim).

1/2020 - 12/2-2020
Principal Investigator. Perception, knowledge, and intention of vaccination among international students. Donation: Sherwood Foundation. $5,000.

2018-2021
Principal Investigator. “Engaging College Students in Analyzing Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Messages on YouTube and Developing Public Health Education.” Arizona State University ISSR. Co-Is: Reifsnider, Hock, Scott.

2018-2021
Principal Investigator. “Using Game to Promote HPV Vaccination among Adolescent Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation. Co-Is: Amresh, Barton, Castro, Todd.

07/1/2015- 6/30/2020
Training Faculty. Research Training in Drug Use and HIV Prevention: Closing the Research-Practice Gap.” NIH/NIDA 1T32DA039772-01 (1,971,159.00). PI: Dr. Chassin.

Honors & Awards:

  • 2023 Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). Induction was held on June 22, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • 2019 NIH Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences. Johns Hopkins University

  • 2017 Best Research Paper in Advancing Nursing Practice through Clinical and Professional Excellence. Worldwide Nursing Conference, 2017. Singapore. http://nursing-conf.org/

  • 2017 American Nurse Foundation-Western Institute of Nursing 2016 Scholar Winner for research, "Developing and Pilot testing a Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination among Vietnamese American Adolescents."

  • 2016 In-residence program, University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

  • 2016 Faculty Mentor Award, Arizona State University

  • 2015-2016 ASU Leadership Academy (Cohort III)

  • 2011-2013 Visiting Professor, University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

  • 2011 First Place Award for Poster Presentation on Research Projects. Arizona State University, Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens and Families.

  • 2010 Mentoring Award. Spirit of Nightingale Forces of Change Nominee for Mentoring. The Global Caring Nurses Foundation

  • 2009 The 8th Summer Research Institute. Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations. The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

  • 2009 Research Dissemination Award. Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation 2009 Nancy Melvin Research Award. Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Upsilon Chapter

  • 2007 Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Nominee for Presentation at the Council of Science Editors, Fogarty International Center and National Library of Medicine Presentation, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 2007-2008 Sigma Theta Tau International Chiron Program for leadership development

  • 2007 Fish Award for “Positive Attitude.” Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation

  • 2006 Outstanding Researcher Award. Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation

  • 2006 Travel Award to the Family Research Consortium 3rd Annual Summer Institute, Spokane, WA

  • 2005 Nurses Charitable Trust Scholar and Gloria Smith Scholar. American Nurses Foundation Scholar (dual awards)

  • 2005 Affiliate faculty of Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC) and Asian Pacific American Studies Program, Arizona State University

  • 2005-2007, 2010 Training Award. The New Mexico Mentorship and Educational Program in Mental Health Services Research at the University of New Mexico (NIMH-funded minority scholar grant)

  • 2005 The Faculty Grant-In-Aid Fund Award receipt. Arizona State University

  • 2005 Mentoring Award. Nursing Student for Cultural and Ethnic Minority