Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, FAANP
McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing Education, Professor
Research
1355 Bogue St. #C250, East Lansing, MI 48824
Biography
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
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Ph.D. University of Washington
M.S. University of Washington
B.S.N. National Taiwan University
Awards
2024 Recipient, Phillip Xu Mentorship Award, Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA)
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
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Research and Grants
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-Investigator) 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-Investigator) Using Narrative to Reduce Binge Drinking Among College Students. Funding: MSU Addiction Consortium on Research and Education Network (ACORN; N. Rhodes, PI).
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