Principal Investigator
*This will be in vietnamese: Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor In Residence in the Department of Medicine and a Joint Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Kim received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After completing her Ph.D., she was a NIH/NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellow at UCLA in health psychology, where she examined variations in coping and physical, psychological symptoms in cancer survivorship. Dr. Kim continues to work on projects to improve quality of life in underserved communities, is on the Editorial Board for the Asian American Journal of Psychology, and is a Cancer Equity & Diversity committee member for Cancer Support Community Los Angeles.
Staff – Research Specialists
Diane M. Brown, M.B.A, M.P.H.
Medical Student/Resident Research Assistants
Jacqueline Chow (周佳佳)
Medical student,
UCI SOM
Dao Le (Lê Dao)
Medical Resident
UCI SOM
Doctoral Student Collaborators
Senior Research Assistants
Don Le (Lê Đôn)
Major: Human Biology
Mai Vy Dang (Đặng Hoàng Mai Vy)
Major: Psychobiology & Asian Humanities
Anne Hua
Major: Biological Science and Psychology
Ella Liu (刘嘉怡)
Major: Psychobiology
Vanessa Pham (Phạm Phương Thảo)
Major: Biological Sciences
Luna Kim (김예지)
Major: Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Kayla Huynh (Huỳnh Thu Hân Kayla)
Major: Biological Sciences
Research Assistants
Rachel Lee (李慧恩)
Major: Psychology
Minor: Neuroscience
Ella Phung (Phùng Phương Nghi)
Major: Biological Sciences
Jamie Park (박현민)
Major: Biology
Bingyan Li (李冰彦)
Major: Psychology
Phung Tsan (Tsan Mỹ Phụng)
Major: Psychology
LJ Canonizado
Major: Nutritional Science: Physiology and Metabolism
Tracy Tran (Trần Tracy)
Major: Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
Jena Yang (양진주)
Major: Biology, Child and Adolescent Development
Irene Oh (오승은)
Major: Psychobiology
Albert Vo (Võ Albert)
Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Minor: Disability Studies
Michelle Vo (Võ Ngọc Yến Nhi)
Major: Biological Sciences
Shanna Punzalan
Major: Psychology and Asian-American studies
Jalen Li (李鸿舟)
Major: Bio Sci
Linhdan Nguyen (Nguyễn Linh Đan)
Major: Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
Select Former Mentees & Lab Alumni
Reeya Patel
PhD student, UCLA School of Public Health
Yuri Ceriale, B.A.
Sociology graduate student, Seoul National University
Josephine Tang, B.S.
MPH student, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Lisa Bang, B.S.
Medical student, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Iris Kang, B.S.
Medical student, USC Keck School of Medicine
Anne Nguyen, B.S.
Medical student, New York Medical College
Michelle Suh, M.Div.
PsyD student, University of Denver
Amy Ko, B.S.
MSW student, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare
Annie Pham, B.S.
MSW student, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
