Principal Investigator
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, and is a Cancer Equity & Diversity committee member for Cancer Support Community Los Angeles.
Staff – Research Specialists
Annie Pham (Phạm Thuỳ Nhân Annie), B.S.
Diane M. Brown, B.A., M.B.A
MPH Student, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Doctoral Student Collaborators
Senior Research Assistants
Steven Nguyen (Nguyễn Hiếu Steven), B.A.
MPH student, UCI Public Health
Edward Tang (唐子骁)
Major: Psychobiology
Minor: Philosophy
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
Vanessa Pham (Phạm Phương Thảo)
Major: Biological Sciences
Luna Kim (김예지)
Major: Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Medical Student/Resident Research Assistants
Jacqueline Chow (周佳佳)
Medical student,
UCI SOM
Dao Le (Lê Dao)
Medical Resident
Research Assistants
Rachel Lee (李慧恩)
Major: Psychology
Minor: Neuroscience
Madison Aquino
Major: Psychology
Annie Yuzo Tong (佟宇倬)
Major: Psychology & Political Science
Anne Jeline Mariano
Major: Psychobiology
Minor: Global Health
Aika Hida (飛田愛花)
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Medical Humanities
Jamie Park (박현민)
Major: Biology
Soomin Kim (김수민)
Major: Economics
Minor: Environmental Systems and Society
Ella Phung (Phùng Phương Nghi)
Major: Biological Sciences
Kayla Huynh (Huỳnh Thu Hân Kayla)
Major: Biological Sciences
Phung Tsan (Tsan Mỹ Phụng)
Major: Psychology
LJ Canonizado
Major: Nutritional Science: Physiology and Metabolism
Elaine Tang
Major: Psychology
Bingyan Li(李冰彦)
Major: Psychology
Irene Oh (오승은)
Major: Psychobiology
Chelsea Wang (王巧馨)
Major: Public Health Science and Music
Sam Zhou
Major: Biological Sciences
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