If you’re interested in participating in this study, please contact:
English
Tami Nguyen
(949) 232-0061
ucidreamsproject@gmail.com
Chinese
Derek Chang
(949) 357-0402
ucidreams.chi@gmail.com
Korean
Sanga Min
(949) 354-4185
ucidreams.kor@gmail.com
Vietnamese
Tami Nguyen
(949) 232-0061
ucidreams.viet@gmail.com
Project Background
Asian Americans have more sleep deficiencies than Whites and Hispanics, but Asians are less represented in sleep disparity studies compared to other ethnic minorities. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in Asian hate crimes have increased the mental and emotional toll on Asian Americans.
Project Description
The current study is one of the first to investigate the mechanisms and impact of sleep disparities on health of Asian immigrants. Over a 5-year period, investigators will collect and analyze two waves of data to investigate immigrant stressors, potential protective factors, sleep health and cardiometabolic risk factors.
Target Population
250 Chinese Americans, 250 Korean Americans, 250 Vietnamese Americans 30 years and older and living in Orange County and Los Angeles, California.
Project Funding
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (R01MD015186), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Co-Investigators
Suzanne M. Bertisch, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Luohua Jiang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of California, Irvine
Ichiro Kawachi, MB.ChB., PhD
Professor of Social Epidemiology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Brittany N. Morey, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Program in Public Health
University of California, Irvine
Susan Redline, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Professor of Sleep Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Natalie Slopen, Sc.D
Assistant Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
