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LINDA K. KO

ADDRESS

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Division of Public Health Sciences

1100 Fairview AV. N, M3-B232

Seattle, WA 98109-1024

T: (206) 667-7182

F: (206) 667-5977

[email protected]

Citizenship: USA

NATIVE LANGUAGE

Spanish and Korean

EDUCATION

B.S. Biological Science, University of Texas, El Paso, 1994

M.S. Biological Science, University of Texas, El Paso, 1999

M.P.H. Epidemiology, Boston University, 2000

Ph.D. Health Behavior and Health Education (now department of Health Behavior),

University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, 2008

Mentors: Marci Campbell and Brenda DeVellis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996-1998 Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

1998-1999 Graduate Research Assistant, Geriatrics Health Services Research Section,

Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

1999-2002 Project Manager, General Internal Medicine Research Section, Boston

Medical Center, Boston, MA

2003-2006 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Health Behavior and Health

Education, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

2006-2008 Pre-doctoral Research Fellow (NCI R25), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer

Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

2008-2011 Post-doctoral Research Associate (NCI R25), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer

Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

Mentors: Marci Campbell, Michael Pignone, and Jane Brown

2011-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, University of Washington

(UW), Seattle, WA

2011-2017 Assistant Member, Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research

Center (Fred Hutch), Seattle, WA

2017- Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, UW, Seattle, WA

2017- Associate Member, Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutch

2018- Adjunct Associate Professor, Family Medicine, UW School of Medicine, Seattle,

WA

mailto:[email protected]

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HONORS & AWARDS

1998-1999 Master’s Tuition Scholarship, awarded by Boston University, Boston, MA

1999 Graduate Student Research Award (1st Place), awarded by UNC, Chapel Hill

2007 Graduate Student Research Award (2nd Place) awarded by UNC, Chapel Hill

2007 Doctoral Student Research Award, nominated by the Gerontological Society of

America. San Francisco, CA

2007 Vivian Drenckhan Student Scholarship Award, awarded by the Society for Public

Health Education. Washington, DC

2007 Lawrence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award, awarded by the American

Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

2008 Training Fellowship, awarded by the University of Michigan Institute of Social

Research to support attendance at the 2008 summer training workshop on African

American aging

2008 Graduate Student Research Award (3rd Place), awarded by UNC, Chapel Hill

2008 Travel Award, awarded by UNC to support attendance at the 2008 International

Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

2008 Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award (3rd Place), awarded by UNC, Chapel Hill.

2008 Travel Award, awarded by the NIH to support attendance at the 2008 summit on

the Science of Eliminating Health Disparity

2009 Dean’s Dissertation Award, nominated by the UNC, Chapel Hill

2010 Graduate Education Advancement Board’s Impact Awards, awarded by the

UNC Graduate School, Chapel Hill

2009-2014 NIH Loan Repayment Program Award (2009-2011) & Renewal (2011, 2012, 2013)

2014 Community Champion Award, nominated by Molina Healthcare, Seattle, WA.

2015-2017 Mentored Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (MT-

DIRC) Fellowship, awarded by Washington University in St. Louis.

2016 Travel Award, awarded by NCI Geographical Management of Cancer Health

Disparities Program (GMaP 6) to support attendance at the 40th Annual American

Society of Preventive Oncology conference

2016 Excellence in Reviewing Manuscript, awarded by the Journal of Nutrition

Education and Behavior

2017 Latinx Faculty Recognition, awarded by the Center for Latino Health. UW

2019 Mid-Career Leadership Institute Fellow, invited by the Society for Behavioral

Medicine

2019 Distinguished Teaching Award, nominated by UW Center for Teaching and

Learning

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Local

2007-2008 Member, Evaluation Committee, UNC Minority Health Conference

2009-2010 Member, Faculty Search Committee, UNC, Gillings School of Global Public

Health, Chapel Hill, NC

2009-2011 Member, Faculty Search Committee, UNC, Lineberger Comprehensive

Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC

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2011-2016 Member, Faculty Steering Committee, UW-Fred Hutch Biobehavioral Cancer

Prevention and Control Training Program (R25 - T32)

2011- Faculty Mentor, UW-Fred Hutch Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and

Control Training Program (R25 now T32)

2012- M.P.H. Applicant Review Committee, UW

2012- Mentor, AHRQ National Service Research Award Training Grant (T-32)

2016-2017 Committee, Undergraduate Lecturer Search, UW Health Services

2016-2017 Committee, Cancer Prevention Department Head Search at Fred Hutch

2017- Committee, Chen Hu Family Endowed Travel Award, Fred Hutch

2017- Diversity Committee, Department of Health Services at UW

2018 Pilot Grant Reviewer, Fred Hutch Cancer Center Support Grant

2018- Cancer Center Support Grant Scientific Review Committee A

2018- Faculty Committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Fred Hutch

2019 Faculty Search Committee, UW School of Nursing

2019- Grant Reviewer for Community Grants, Community Health Worker Coalition for

Migrants and Refugees

2019- External Advisory Board, Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and

Refugees

2019- Co-Lead, Biobehavioral and Outcomes Research (BORG) Affinity Group, Fred

Hutch

National

2014-2015 Committee, American Society for Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Junior

Members Career Development Seminars

2015-2016 Co-chair, ASPO Junior Members Career Development Seminars

2017- 2018 Program Committee, 2018 ASPO Annual Meeting

2018 Poster Reviewer, 2018 ASPO Annual Meeting

2017-2018 Action Committee, 2018 Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM)

2017- 2020 Leadership Council, ASPO Health Disparities Special Interest Group

2018- 2019 NIH Grant Reviewer, National Institute of Minority Health and Health

Disparities Loan Repayment Program

2019 NIH Grant Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group (2019/05

ZCA1 SRB-H (M1) R) NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)

Minority/Underserved Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)

2019 NIH Grant Reviewer (Ad hoc), Health Disparities and Equity Promotion Study

Section (HDEP)

2019-2020 Elected Team Leader, Collaboration and Engagement Domain Task Force for

Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Grantees

2019-2021 Invited Topic Area Chair for the Cardiovascular Disease, SBM

2019-2020 Program Committee, 2020 SBM Annual Meeting

2020 Paper Session Co-Chair, 2020 SBM Annual Meeting

2019-2021 Vice-chair, ASPO Health Communication Special Interest Group

2020 Nominated for Regular Member of the Study Section: Health Disparities and Equity

Promotion (HDEP)

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REVIEWER

Abstract Reviewer: 2013-2019 American Public Health Association; 2013-2020 SBM; 2017-2020

ASPO; 2018-2020 Dissemination and Implementation Conference (Topic: Models, Measures, and

Methods)

Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Health Communication; Journal of General Internal Medicine;

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention; Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior;

Health Education and Behavior; Journal of Immigration and Minority Health; Health Promotion

Practice; Qualitative Health Research; Social Science & Medicine; Journal of Mixed Methods

Research; Journal of Rural Health; BMC Public Health.

Grant Reviewer:

Local: 2017-present UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences; 2017-2018 Cancer Control

Support Grant; 2018 Latino Center for Health Pilot Grant Reviewer

National: 2019-2020 NIH Loan Repayment Program; 2019 NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific

Review Group (2019/05 ZCA1 SRB-H (M1) R) NCI Community Oncology Research Program

(NCORP) Minority/Underserved Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required); 2019 NIH

Health Disparities and Equity Promotion Study Section (HDEP)

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2008 – American Public Health Association (APHA)

2008 – Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)

2011 – American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO)

2017 – 2019 Society for Health Communication (Founding member)

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

*postdoctoral fellow, graduate and undergraduate student co-author

**senior authorship

1. Bigby, J., Ko, L.K., Johnson, N., David, M.A., Ferrer, B., & the REACH Boston 2010 Breast and

Cervical Cancer Coalition. (2003). A community approach to addressing disparities in breast

and cervical cancer mortality among women of African descent in Boston. Public Health

Reports 118, 338-347. DOI: 10.1093/phr/118.4.338. PMC1497561.

2. David, M.A., Ko, L.K., Prudent, N., Green, E., Posner, M., & Freund, K. (2005). Mammography

use. Journal of the National Medical Association 97, 253-261. PMC2568762.

3. Ko, L.K., & Perreira, K. (2010). It turned my world upside down: Latino youth’s perspective on

immigration. Journal of Adolescent Research 25 (3), 465-493. DOI: 10.1177/0743558410361372.

PMC3169195.

4. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M.K., Lewis, M.A., Earp, J., & DeVellis, B. (2010). Mediators of fruit and

vegetable consumption among colon cancer survivors living in North Carolina. Journal of

Cancer Survivorship 4 (2), 149-158. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0116-z. PMC4863647.

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5. Allicock, M., Ko, L.K., der Sterren, E.V., Valle, C., Campbell, M.K., & Carr, C. (2010). The effect

of a tailored fruit and vegetable intervention in a weight control program among US veterans.

Preventive Medicine 51 (3-4), 279-81. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.06.010. PMC2939177.

6. Remmes-Martin, K., & Ko, L.K. (2011). Thoughts on being productive during a graduate

program: The process and benefits of a peer working group. Health Promotion Practice 12 (1),

12-17. DOI: 10.1177/1524839910383687. PMID: 21193800. Paper tweeted on April 4, 2019 by a

faculty member at the Washington University in Saint Louis, MO.

7. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M.K., Lewis, M.A., Earp, J., & DeVellis, B. (2011). Information processes

mediate the effect of a health communication intervention on fruit and vegetable consumption.

Journal of Health Communication 16, 282-299. DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.532294.

PMC4909644.

8. Ko, L.K., & Lewis, M.A. (2011). The role of giving and receiving emotional support on

depressive symptomatology among older couples: An application of the actor-partner

interdependence model. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 28 (1), 83-99. DOI:

10.1177/0265407510387888. PMC3170405.

9. Ko, L.K., Allicock, M., Campbell, M.K., Valle, C., Armstrong-Brown, J., Carr, C., Dundon, M.,

& Anthony, T. (2011). An examination of socio-demographic, health, psychological factors, and

fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight and obese U.S. veterans. Military

Medicine, 176 (11), 1281-1286. DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00021. PMC4868336.

10. Reuland, D.S., Ko, L.K., Fernandez, A., Braswell, L.C., & Pignone, M. (2012). Efficacy of a

Spanish language colorectal cancer screening decision aid in Latinos with limited English

proficiency. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12:53. DOI:10.1186/1472-6947-12-

53. PMC3483183. [Original Work]

11. Ko, L.K., Turner-McGrievy, B., & Campbell, M.K. (2014). Information processing versus social

cognitive mediators of weight loss in a podcast-delivered health communication intervention.

Health Education and Behavior, 41, 197-206. DOI: 10.1177/1090198113504413. PMC4868338.

12. Ko, L.K., Reuland, D.S., Jolles, M.*, Clay, R.*, & Pignone, M. (2014). Cultural and linguistic

adaptation of a multi-media colorectal cancer screening decision aid for Spanish-speaking

Latinos. Journal of Health Communication, 19, 192-209. DOI:10.1080/10810730.2013.811325.

PMC4157647. [Original Work]

13. Taylor, VM., Burke, N.J., Ko, L.K., Sos, C., Liu, Q., Hoai Do, H., Talbot, J., Yasui, Y., & Bastani,

R. (2014). Understanding HPV vaccine uptake among Cambodian American Girls. Journal of

Community Health, 39, 857-862. DOI 10.1007/s10900-014-9844-8. PMC4134757. [Original Work]

14. Molina, Y.*, Hohl, S.D., Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E.A., Thompson, B., & Beresford, S.A.A. (2014).

Understanding the patient-provider communication needs of Latina and non-Latina White

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women following an abnormal mammogram. Journal of Cancer Education. 29, 781-789. DOI

10.1007/s13187-014-0654-6. PMC4206667. [Original Work]

15. Shafii, T., Hoopes, A.J., Benson, S., Ko, L.K., Morrison, D.M., Buesseler, H.M., Golden, M.R., &

Holmes, K.K. (2014). How does the provider-patient interaction shape the experience of sexual

health communication? A qualitative study of adolescents and young adults. Journal of

Adolescent Health, 54, 2, S17. DOI :10.1177/2150131917730210. PMC5932737. Published

abstract.

16. Taylor, V., Ko, L.K., Hwang, J.H., Mo, K.S., & Inadomi, J.M. (2014). Gastric cancer in Asian

American populations: A neglected public health problem. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer

Prevention, 15, 24, 10565-10571. DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.24.10565. PMID: 25605140.

17. Tytell Brenner, A.*, Ko, L.K.,** Janz, N., Gupta, S., & Inadomi, J. (2015). Race/ethnicity and

primary language: Health beliefs about colorectal cancer screening in diverse, low-income

population. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 26, (3):824-838. DOI:

10.1353/hpu.2015.0075. PMC4887131.

18. Perry, C.K., Corey, N., Ko, L.K., Duggan, C., Linde, S., Rodriguez, E.A., & Thompson, B. (2015).

Active living environment assessments in four rural Latino communities. Preventive Medicine

Reports, 2, 818-823. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.001. PMC4721311. [Original Work]

19. Reeves, K.W., Tehranifar,P., Crane, T.E., Ko, L.K., Cameron, C., Hamilton, J., Lavigne, J., Reiter,

P., & Thompson, C.A. (2016). The nuts and bolts of job talks and interviews: How to stand out

and fit in. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 25, 224. DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.

PMC4991884.

20. Tytell Brenner, A.*, Gupta, S., Ko, L.K.,** Janz, N., & Inadomi, J. (2016). Development of a

practical model for targeting patient decision support interventions to promote colorectal

cancer screening in vulnerable populations. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and

Underserved, 27, 465-478. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0090. PMID:27180689.

21. Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Yoon, J., Ravindran, R.*, & Copeland, W.K. (2016). A brief community-

based nutrition education intervention combined with food baskets can increase fruit and

vegetable consumption among Latinos. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48, 609-

617e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.06.010. PMID:27485464. [Original Work]. Most read article in

the journal in the fourth quarter of 2016.

22. Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Yoon, J., Copeland, W.K., Hwang, J., Lee, E.J., & Inadomi, J. (2016). The

impact of medical tourism on colorectal cancer screening among Korean American patients.

BMC Cancer, 16, 931. DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2965-y. PMC5134124. [Original Work]. Media

coverage at Northwest Asian Weekly, Joy Seattle, and technology.org

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23. Perry, C.K., Ko, L.K., Hernandez, L., Ortiz, R., & Linde, S. (2017). Ciclovia in a rural Latino

community: Results and lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice,

23, 360-363. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.001. PMC4721311. [Original Work].

24. Hoopes, A.J.,* Benson, S.K., Howard, H.B., Morrison, D.M., Ko, L.K., & Shafii, T. (2017).

Adolescent perspectives on patient-provider sexual health communication: A qualitative

study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 8, 332-337. DOI:

10.1177/2150131917730210. PMC: 5932737.

25. Ramanadhan, S., Davis, M.D., Armstrong, P., Baquero, B., Ko, L.K., Leng, J., Salloum, R.,

Vaughn, N.A., & Brownson, R.C. (2018). Participatory implementation science to increase the

impact of evidence-based cancer prevention and control. Cancer Causes and Control, 29 (3),

363-369. DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1008-1. PMC5858707.

26. Ko L.K., Rillamas-Sun E, Bishop S, Cisneros O, Holte S, & Thompson B. (2018). Together We

STRIDE: A quasi-experimental trial testing the effectiveness of a multi-level obesity

intervention for Hispanic children in rural communities. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 67, 81-

86. PMC5871583.

27. Ko, L.K., Enzler, C.,* Perry, C., Rodriguez, E., Mariscal, N., Linde, S., & Duggan, C. (2018).

Food availability and food access in rural agricultural communities: Use of mixed methods.

BMC Public Health, 18, 634. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5547-x. PMC5956971. [Original Work]

28. Harvey, J. A.,* Sanders, E. A., Ko, L.K.,** Manusov, V. L., & Yi, J. C. (2018). The impact of

written emotional disclosure on cancer caregivers’ perceptions of burden, stress, and

depression: A randomized controlled trial. Health Communication, 33,824-832. DOI:

10.1080/10410236.2017.1315677. PMID: 28467137. [Original Work]

29. Arp Adams, S., Rohweder, C.L., Leeman, J., Friedman, D.B., Gizlice, Z., Vanderpool, R.C.,

Askelson, N., Best, A., Flocke, S.A., Glanz, K., Ko, L.K., & Kegler, M. (2018). Use of evidence-

based interventions and implementation strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening in

federally qualified health centers. Journal of Community Health, 43(6), 1044-1052. DOI:

10.1007/s10900-018-0520-2. PMID: 29770945. [Original Work]

30. Alber, J.M., Brewer, N., Melvin, C., Yackle, A., Smith, J., Ko, L.K., Crawford, A, & Glanz, K.

(2018). Reducing overuse of cervical cancer screening: A systematic review. Preventive

Medicine, 116,51-59. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.08.027. PMID: 30149037. [Systematic Review]

31. Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Mohamed, F.B., Do, H.H., Gebeyaw, F., Ibrahim A., Ali, A.A., & Winer, R.

(2019). “We brought our culture here with us:” A qualitative study on East African mothers on

HPV vaccine uptake. Papillomavirus Research, 7, 21-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2018.12.003. PMID:

30594650. [Original Work].

32. Leeman, J., Askelson, N., Ko, L.K., Rohweder, C., Avelis, J., Best, A., Friedman, D., Glanz, K.,

Seegmiller, L., Stradtman, L., & Vanderpool, R. (2019). Understanding the processes that

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Federally Qualified Health Centers use to select and implement colorectal cancer screening

interventions: A qualitative study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 27(12), 4779-4786. DOI:

10.1093/tbm/ibz023. PMID: 30794725. [Original Work]

33. Zahnd, W.E., Davis, M., Rotter, J., Vanderpool, R.C., Perry, C.K., Shannon, J., Ko, L.K.,

Wheeler, S.B., Odahowski, C.L., Farris, P.E., & Eberth, J.M., (2019). Rural-urban differences in

financial burden among cancer survivors: An analysis of a nationally representative survey.

Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(12), 4779-4786. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04742-zJSCC-D-18-

01397.1. PMC6786922.

34. Wang, M.L., McElfish, P.A., Long, C.R., Lee, M.S., Bursac, Z., Kozak, A.T., Ko, L.K., Kulik, N.,

& Yeary, K.H. (2019). Correlates of body weight, financial strain, health care access, and related

factors in U.S. residing Marshallese and their families. Ethnicity and Health DOI:

10.1080/13557858.2019.1640351. PMID: 31288554. [Epub ahead of print]. Ethnicity & Health's

Twitter feed. https://twitter.com/EthnicityHealth

35. Rillamas-Sun, E., Bishop, S., Cisneros, O., Mendoza, J.A., Kratz, M., & Ko, L.K.** (2019).

Demographic and psychosocial factors of diet, physical activity, and sedentary behavior

among Hispanic children in rural communities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health

Disparities, 6(6), 1218-1227. DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00623-7. PMID: 31385261. [Original

Work].

36. Ko, L.K., Jang, S.H.,* Friedman, D.B., Glanz, K., Leeman, J., Hannon, P.A., Shannon, J., Cole, A.,

Williams, R., & Vu, T. (2019). An application of the science impact framework to the Cancer

Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018. Preventive Medicine, 129S:105821.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105821. PMID: 31479655.

37. Leeman, J., Baquero, B., Bender, M., Choy-Brown, M., Ko, L.K., Nilsen, P., Wangen, M., &

Birken, S.A. (2019). Advancing the use of organization theory in implementation science.

Preventive Medicine, 129S:105832. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105832. PMID: 31521385.

38. Spencer, J.C., Rotter, J.S., Eberth, J.M., Zahnd, W.E., Vanderpool, R.C., Ko, L.K. Davis, L.K.,

Olshan, A.F., & Wheeler, S.B. (2019). Employment changes following cancer diagnosis: the

effects of race and place. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [Epub ahead of print].

39. Jang, S.H.,* Lee, E.J., Lim, J., Hannon, P., Vu, T., Taylor, V., & Ko, L.K.** (2019). Korean

American immigrant women engage in medical tourism for breast and cervical cancer

screening. Health Behavior and Policy Review,6(5), 522:553. [Original Work].

40. Jang, S.H.,* Ko, L.K.,** & Meischke, H. (2020). Factors associated with buying medications from

another country for cost saving. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. DOI:

10.1007/s10903-020-00979-7. PMID: 31960255. [Epub ahead of print].

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-019-00623-7

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105821

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105832

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41. Mullins, M.A., Matthews, P.A., Plascak, J.J., Hastert, T., Ko, L.K., Gray, M.S., & Molina, Y. (In

Press). Why aren’t sexual orientation and gender identity being measured, and what role do

cancer researchers play? Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

42. Jang, S.H.,* Ko, L.K.** & Meischke, H. (In Press). Finding Dr. Kim: Sources of Korean

Immigrants' Search for a Doctor in the U.S. Healthcare. [Original Work]

UNDER REVIEW


**senior authorship

1. Leong, J.,* Jang, S.H.*, Bishop, S., Brown, E.V. Lee, E.J., & Ko, L.K.** (Minor Revision).

Implementation of healthy eating and healthy aging project among community-based

organizations. Translational Behavioral Medicine. [Original Work]. Doctoral student research

practicum. The student was nominated for the doctoral student award at the 2019 American

Public Health Association Aging & Public Health Section.

2. VanDerGeest, K.,* Ko, L.K.,** Torres, E., Drury, D., Karr, C., & Austin, E. (Minor Revision).

“We are all here to learn:” A qualitative study on perceptions of private well testing within a

rural Latinx community. BMC Public Health. [Original Work]. Master’s Thesis. The student

was awarded the Russell L. Castner Endowed Student Research Fund from Pacific

Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center at the UW, and outstanding master’s

student award by the Department of Environmental Health at the UW.

3. Jang, S.H.,* Meischke, H., & Ko, L.K.** (Under Review). The impact of medical tourism on

cervical cancer screening among immigrant women. Ethnicity and Health.

4. Lee, M.S., Ko, L.K., Kulik, N.L. & Carcone, A. (Under Review). Outliers in adolescent food

frequency questionnaire data: Effects of various outlier decision rules. Journal of Racial and

Ethnic Disparities.

5. Rose, C.M., Gupta, S., Buszkiewicz, J., Ko, L.K., Mou, J., Cook, A., Aggarwal, A., &

Drewnowski, A. (Under Review). Cooking at home may not improve body mass index or diet

quality in all populations: Disparities by location, education, and race/ethnicity. Journal of

Nutrition Education and Behavior [Original Work].

6. Petermann, V., Zahnd, W.E., Vanderpool, R.C., Eberth, J.M., Rohweder, C., Teal, R., Vu, M.,

Stradtman, L., Frost, E., Trapl, E., Gonzalez, S.K., Vu, T., Ko, L.K., Cole, A., Farris, P.A.,

Shannon, J., Lee, J., Askelson, N., Seegmiller, L., White, A., Edward, J., Davis, M., & Wheeler, S.

Assessing cancer programs’ financial resources for rural cancer patients CPCRN rural

workgroup project. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. [Original Work].

7. Buszkiewicz, J., Rose, C., Gupta, S. Ko, L.K., Mou, J., Moudon, A.V., Hurvitz, PH., Cook, A.,

Aggarwal, A., & Drewnowski, A. Accuracy of self-reported physical activity and body weight

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in a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample – the Seattle Obesity Study III. International

Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

8. Rose, C.M., Gupta, S., Buszkiewicz , J., Ko, L.K., Mou, J., Cook, A., Moudon, A.V., Aggarwal, A,

& Drewnowski, A. Small increments in diet cost can improve Healthy Eating Index HEI-2015

scores. Social Science & Medicine. [Original Work].

IN PREPARATION


**senior authorship

1. Celentano, I.,* Winer, R., Jang, S.H.,* Taylor, V., Ibrahim, A., Mohamed, F.B., Gebeyaw, F.A.,

Lin, J., Ali A.A. & Ko, LK.** Development and production of a theory-based, audience centered

comic book for HPV vaccine promotion for East African adolescents. Target Journal: Journal of

Health Communication. [Original Work]. Master’s Thesis. The student was awarded the UW

Population Health Initiative travel scholarship to present this work at the North American

Refugee Health Conference.

2. Ko, L.K., Jang, Sou Hyun, Petruscu-Prahova, M., Rodriguez, E., & Reuland, D. Dissemination

of cancer information among social network. Target Journal: Implementation Science [Original

Work]

3. Ausenhus, C.,* Perry, C.K., Kozak, A., Wang, M., Jang, S.H., Leong, J., & Ko, L.K.** Awareness

and implementation of physical activity and policies in schools. Target Journal: Journal of

Rural Health [Original Work]

4. McFadden, S.M., Ko, L.K., Shankar, M., Ibrahim, A., Berliner, D., Lin, J., Mohamed, F.B.,

Amsalu, F., Ali, A.A. & Winer, R.L. Development and evaluation of an online continuing

education course to increase healthcare provider self-efficacy to make strong HPV vaccine

recommendations to East African immigrant families. Target Journal: Vaccine. [Original Work]

5. Ko, L.K., Cole, A., Baldwin, L.M., Hassell, L., Tuttle, K.T. Community Engagement: What is in

the Name? Target Journal: JAMA/JAMA Network.

6. Cole, A., Jang, S.H., Brown, E., & Ko, L.K. Adaptation of a mailed-FIT kit and patient

navigation intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Hispanic patients.

[Original Work]

7. Jang, S.H.,* Lee, E.J., Brown, E.R.V. & Ko, L.K.** Adaptation of the Check.Change.Control.

Program for Asian American older adults: from group-based in-person delivery to one-on-one

telephone delivery. [Original Work].

8. Ko, L.K., Jang, S.H.,* Bishop, S., Kolomiets, A., Hassel, L., Cole, A., & Baldwin, L.M.

Community Voices, an innovative structured approach to creating community academic

partnerships. [Original Work]

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9. Chu, Huong T.,* Ko, L.K.,** Winer, R. The impact of an interactive education forum

intervention of increasing East African mothers’ HPV vaccine-related knowledge and attitudes

and intentions to vaccinate their adolescent children.

10. Shin, M.B.,* Ko, L.K.,** Winer, R. The impact of a comic book intervention on increasing East

African American adolescents’ HPV vaccine-related knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to

receive vaccine.

11. Gold, J.,* & Ko, L.K. Exploring the Urban-Rural Divide on Stress, Happiness and Weight-

Related Outcomes.

12. Ko, L.K. et al., Understanding Rural Cancer Research Capacities.

BOOK AND REPORTS


1. Bender, D., Harlan, C., Ko, L.K., Gonzalez, A., & Stern, I. Spanish Handbook for Mental Health

Professionals. University of New Mexico Press. 2006.

2. Wang, M.L., Ko, L.K., Fuemmeler, B., Clausen, K., Wilson, D. and the Civic and Public

Engagement Committee on Behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Response to the

Interim Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. World Health Organization.

June 2, 2015.

3. Green, N.*, Perreira, K.M., & Ko, L.K. Schooling experiences of Latino/a Immigrant

Adolescents in North Carolina: An examination of relationships between peers, teachers, and

parents. In Rong, X. (Ed.) Immigration and Education in North Carolina: The Challenges and

Responses in a New Gateway State. Boston, MA: Sense Publisher.

4. 2017 Community Needs Assessment: Community-based participatory research. El Centro de la

Raza. http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/El-Centro-de-la-Raza-

2017-Community-Needs-Assessment.pdf Served as the lead academic consultant to guide the

project, oversee the science, data collection, and all training activities.

PRECONFERENCE COURSE

1. Huebschmann, A., Elwood, W., Hunter, C., Vinson, C., Bender, J., Beverly, E., Cherrington, A.,

Ko, L.K., Rogers, L., Safford, M., Wallington, S., & Yeary, K. Nuts and bolts of funding mixed

methods approaches for translational research. Pre-Conference Course. The 38th Annual

Meeting Society for Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, CA. March 29, 2017.

INVITED LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS

1. Mediation in multilevel models, Health Colloquia, University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill,

NC. September 6, 2006.

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2. How do theory-based health communication interventions work? Approaches to unlocking the

black box of interventions. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Seattle, WA. November

2, 2010.

3. Development and testing of a colorectal cancer screening education tool for minority

population. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). Seattle, WA. June 7, 2012.

4. Steps to consider when developing health interventions for minority communities. Asian

Counseling Referral Services. Seattle, WA. September 25, 2012.

5. Health status of Koreans in Washington. Korean Women Association. Tacoma, WA. December

4, 2012.

6. Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a colorectal cancer screening intervention for Hispanics.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Seattle, WA. December 7, 2012.

7. How do we develop interventions for linguistically challenged group with cultural sensitivity?

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Public Health Division. Seattle, WA. April 4, 2013.

8. Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening among Korean Immigrants. Korean Community

Health Fair. Shoreline, WA. October 19, 2013.

9. Application of the social ecological framework to promote colorectal cancer screening among

Korean Americans. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. October 14, 2014.

10. Advancing science: A marriage between planned and unplanned discoveries? BORG Meeting,

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. December 16, 2015.

11. How to engage the community for participatory research? PCORI Eugene Washington PCORI

Engagement Meeting. Seattle, WA. July 19, 2016.

12. Local and national strategies to promote colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans.

Korean American Coalition National Convention. Bellevue, WA. September 17, 2016.

13. The impact of medical tourism on colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans.

University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center. Seattle, WA. October 13, 2016.

14. Community report back session: 2017 community needs assessment using community-based

participatory research. El Centro de la Raza. Seattle, WA. January 20, 2017.

15. Challenges and successes of recruiting underrepresented populations in clinical trials. NW

Participant and Clinical Interactions Network. Seattle, WA. March 27, 2017.

16. Perceptions of HPV vaccine and vaccine uptake among East African immigrant mothers.

University of Washington School of Medicine Family Medicine. Seattle, WA. May 1, 2018.

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17. Health disparities: Connecting with vulnerable communities to develop effective interventions.

American Library Association Mid-Winter Preconference. Seattle, WA. January 25, 2019.

18. Community Voices: an innovative program to create and sustain successful community-

academic partnerships. ARC NW. Health Promotion Research Center. Seattle, WA. July 11,

2019.

19. Diverse Design Panel for "Going Public: Opening Research to All." University of Washington

Libraries. Seattle, WA, March 26, 2020.

INVITED NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (ONSITE & WEBINAR)

1. Information processing mediates the effect of tailored health communications and fruit and

vegetable consumption: A structural equation modeling approach. Vanderbilt University.

Nashville, TN. Onsite Presentation. April 30, 2008.

2. Community voices: An innovative program to create and sustain successful community-

academic partnerships. Collaboration/Engagement Domain Task Force of Clinical and

Translational Science Awards Program. Webinar Presentation. December 3, 2018.

3. Multi-level strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity among rural Hispanic

children. Siteman Cancer Center. Washington University School of Medicine. Saint Louis, MO.

Onsite Presentation. April 4, 2019.

4. Childhood obesity in rural communities. University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC. Onsite

Presentation. April 16-April 18, 2019.

5. Multi-level strategies for addressing childhood obesity in rural communities. University of

Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX. Onsite Presentation. July 15-16, 2019.

6. Best practices and resources for meaningful community engagement in behavioral research to

promote health equity. Health Equity Special Interest Section. Society for Behavioral Medicine.

Webinar Presentation. November 21, 2019.

7. Multi-level intervention strategies to promote health equity. University of Texas Southwestern

Medical Center. Dallas, TX. Onsite Presentation. February 5-6, 2020.

8. Community science initiative. Symposium Panel. American Society for Preventive Oncology.

Phoenix, AZ. Virtual Presentation. March 22, 2020.

9. Innovative approaches for cancer prevention. National Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention

Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute Colloquia. National Cancer Institute. May 26,

2020.

PAPER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

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**senior authorship

1. Ko, L.K., & Lewis, M.A. The role of emotional support and marital satisfaction on depression

in older couples. North Carolina Conference on Aging. Winston-Salem, NC. September 11,

2007.

2. Ko, L.K., & Lewis, M.A. The role of emotional support and marital satisfaction on depression

in older couples. The Gerontological Society of America. San Francisco, CA. November 18,

2007.

3. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M., & Carr, C. Mediators of cancer communication on fruit and vegetable

consumption. The 135th American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. November 5,

2007.

4. Ko, L.K., & Lewis, M.A. The role of giving and receiving emotional support on depression in

older couples. The 135th American Public Health Association. Winning Paper Presentation.

Washington, DC. November 5, 2007.

5. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M., & Carr, C. Information processes mediate tailored health

communication and fruit and vegetable consumption. Society of Behavioral Medicine. San

Diego, CA. March 29, 2008.

6. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M., & Carr, C. Mediators of effectiveness of computer tailored

interventions. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Banff,

Alberta, Canada. May 24, 2008.

7. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M., & Carr, C. Mediators of health communication intervention and fruit

and vegetable consumption among colon cancer survivors living in North Carolina. The 136th

American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. October 2008.

8. Ries, A.V., Allicock, M., Carr, C., Ko, L.K., & Campbell, M.K. Use of community resource

information by participants in an individually-tailored intervention. International Society for

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Cascais, Portugal. June 17-20, 2009.

9. Ko, L.K., Turner-McGrievy, G., & Campbell, M. Mediators of weight loss in a podcast

delivered health communication intervention. The 138th American Public Health Association.

Denver, CO. November 8, 2010.

10. Ko, L.K., Reuland, D., & Pignone, M. Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a multi-media

colorectal cancer screening decision aid for Spanish-speaking Latinos. Society of Behavioral

Medicine. New Orleans, LA. April 13, 2012.

11. Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., & Yoon, J. What your stool says about you? Society for Advancement

of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. Seattle, WA. October 12, 2012.

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12. Molina, Y.*, Ko, L.K., Thompson, B., Hohl, S., Rodriguez, E., Beresford, S.A.A. Ethnic

differences in stress and coping following an abnormal mammogram result. The 5th Annual

Health Disparities Conference. Teachers college Columbia University. New York, NY. March

15, 2013.

13. Molina, Y.*, Ko, L.K., Thompson, B, & Beresford, S.A.A. Abnormal mammogram results

among Latinas and White women: what are differences in the healthcare experience? Society of

Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco, CA. March 23, 2013.

14. Ko, L.K. Washington State initiatives to address gastric cancer. Stomach Cancer Summit,

August 2014.

15. Ko, LK. Application of the social ecological framework to promote colorectal cancer screening

among Korean Americans. Korean American Health Professional Association, Seattle,

September 2014.

16. Perry, C.K., Ko, L.K., Mariscal, N., Linde, S., & Thompson, B. Ready to the active? Rural

physical activity environments. American Public Health Association. New Orleans, LA.

November 16, 2014.

17. Taylor, V., Burke, N., Ko, L.K., Sos, C., Liu, Q., Do, H., Talbot, J., Yasui, Y., & Bastani, R.

Understanding HPV vaccine update among Cambodian American girls. American Public

Health Association. New Orleans, LA. November 2014.

18. Green M.M.*, Perreira, K.M., & Ko, L.K.** Peer ‘Affects’: An examination and impact of ethnic

identities on Latino adolescents peer relationships. The American Educational Studies

Association (AESA) and The International Association of Intercultural Education (IAIE) Joint

Conference, Toronto, Canada. November 2014.

19. Harvey, J. A.,* Manusov, V. L., Ko, L.K.,** Sanders, E. A., & Yi, J. C. Improving spousal cancer

caregivers’ emotion regulation and relationship satisfaction: Results of an expressive writing

intervention. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

November 2016.

20. Rohweder, R., Friedman, D.B., Leeman, J., & Ko, L.K. What are FQHCs doing to increase rates

of colorectal cancer screening? 2017 CDC Cancer Conference. Atlanta, GA. August 14, 2017.

21. Lee, E.J., Ko, L.K., Feng, A., & Tran V. Healthy Eating and Healthy Aging: A community-based

intervention program for older AAPIs delivered by community-based organizations. Annual

American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA. November 2017.

22. Brown, E.V.,* Rillamas-Sun, E., Bishop, S., Cisneros, O., Mendoza, J.A., Kratz, M., Leroux, B.,

Thompson, B., Ko, L.K.** Interim results of a multi-level intervention to evaluate effectiveness

on diet and physical activity among rural children. Society of Behavioral Medicine,

Washington, DC. March 2019.

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23. Leong, J.*, Jang, S.H., Lee, E.J., Barrington, W.E., Ko, L.K.** Implementation of the Healthy

Eating Healthy Aging Program. 2019 American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Nov. 2, 2019.

24. McFadden, S.M.,* Ko, L.K.,** Ibrahim, A., Berlinger, D., Lin, J., Shankar, M., Mohamed, F.B.,

Ali, A.A., & Winer, R. Development and evaluation of an online continuing education module

to increase healthcare provider self-efficacy to make strong HPV vaccine recommendations to

East African Immigrant Families. [Original Work]. International Papillomavirus Conference.

Barcelona, Spain. March 23-27, 2020.

POSTER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Selected; Chronological Order)


**senior authorship

1. Green, E., Ko, L.K., Posner, M., Freund, K., Prudent, N., & David, M. Cervical cancer screening

rates in Haitian communities in the greater Boston area. Society of General Internal Medicine.

May 2002.

2. Peterson, N., Ko, L.K., Han, J., & Freund, K. Inadequate follow-up for abnormal pap smears in

an urban population. Academy for Health Services Research. Washington, D.C. June 2002.

3. David, M.A., Ko, L.K., Prudent, P., Postner, M., Green, E., & Freund, K. Mammography rates

in Haitian neighborhoods in the greater Boston area. Era of Hope 2002 Department of Defense

Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting. Washington, DC. September 2002.

4. Ko, L.K., Campbell, M., & Carr, C. Information processes of cancer communication and fruit

and vegetable consumption: A multi-sample structural equation model. The International

Union against Cancer (UICC), Cancer Congress. Geneva, Switzerland. August 30, 2008.


and vegetable consumption among colon cancer survivors. The International Union against

Cancer (UICC), Cancer Congress. Geneva, Switzerland. August 29, 2008.

6. Ko, L.K., & Remmes-Martin, K. Thoughts of being productive in the doctoral program. The

136th American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. October 2008.

7. Ko, L.K., & Campbell, M. Do levels of education matter in how individuals process health

communication messages? The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit. National

Institute of Health Summit. National Harbor, MD. December 2008.


and vegetable consumption among colon cancer survivors living in North Carolina. Society of

Behavioral Medicine. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2009.

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9. Ko, L.K., & Campbell, M. Mediators of health communication intervention and fruit and

vegetable consumption among colon cancer survivors living in North Carolina. Energy

Balance, Cancer Prognosis, & Survivorship Conference. Seattle, WA. October 6-8, 2009.

10. Valle, C., Ko, L.K., Campbell, M. Colon cancer information sources utilized among colorectal

cancer survivors and the general population: Findings from the North Carolina Strategies to

Improve Diet, Exercise, and Screening (NC STRIDES) study. The 137American Public Health

Association. Philadelphia, PA. November 2009.

11. Jolles, M.*, Ko, L.K., Reuland, D., & Pignone, M. Differences in colorectal cancer screening and

clinical communication by language of preference among Hispanics. Minority Health

Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. February 25, 2011.

12. Cepeda, B.*, Clay, R.*, Reuland, D., Ko, L.K, & Pignone, M. Testing the usability of a computer-

mediated decision aid for colorectal cancer screening for Latinos with limited English

proficiency. Minority Health Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. February 25, 2011.

13. Ko, L.K., Reuland, D., Jolles, M.*, & Pignone, M. An examination of information seeking

behavior and communication with providers on colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics

and non-Hispanics. Society for Behavioral Medicine. Washington, D.C. April 27, 2011.

14. Reuland, D.S., Ko, L.K., & Pignone, M. Usability and efficacy testing of a Spanish language

colorectal cancer screening decision aid in Latinos with limited English proficiency. Society for

Medical Decision Making. Chicago, IL. October 24, 2011.

15. Ko, L.K., Reuland, D., Roque, K.*, Rodriguez, E., & Pignone, M. Information processing of a

Spanish language colorectal cancer screening decision aid among limited English proficient

Latinos. Society for Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, LA. April 14, 2012.

16. Molina, Y.*, Ko, L.K., & Beresford, S. Stress and coping following an abnormal results:

Preliminary findings. Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Annual

Symposium, Seattle, WA. April 19, 2012.

17. Francescutti, S.*, Rodriguez, E., & Ko, LK. Nuestras Comidas: Using formative research to

develop a theory-based healthy eating intervention. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Seattle, WA. August 10, 2012.

18. Molina, Y.*, Ko, L.K., Beresford, S.A.A., & Thompson, B. Ethnic differences in stress and

coping following an abnormal mammogram result: Preliminary findings. Center for

Population Health and Health Disparities Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. June 2012.

19. Rodriguez, E., Francescutti, S., Perez, D., Yoon, J., & Ko, LK. Nuestras Comidas: Promoting

health eating habits in Hispanic families. Latino Health Forum, Seattle, WA. October 4, 2012.

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20. Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Reuland, D., & Pignone, M. Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a

multi-media colorectal cancer screening decision aid for Spanish-speaking Latinos. Science for

Eliminating Health Disparities. Washington, DC. October 31, 2012.

21. Molina, Y.*, Ko, L.K., Thompson, B., & Beresford, S.A.A. Ethnic differences in cancer worry

following an abnormal mammogram result: The roles of risk perception and follow-up care

beliefs. American Association of Cancer Research. The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in

Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. San Diego, CA. October 28, 2012.

22. Ko, L.K., Perry, C., Rodriguez, E., Mariscal, N., Kratz, M., Duggan, C., & Thompson, B.

Assessment of the food environment in rural towns in eastern Washington. American Institute

for Cancer Research. Bethesda, MD. November 7, 2013.

23. Ko, L.K., Perry, C., Mariscal, N., Rodriguez, E., Duggan, C., Kratz, M., & Thompson, B.

Evaluation of the food environment in rural towns in eastern Washington. American

Association for Cancer Research: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Atlanta, GA.

December 6, 2013.

24. Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Yoon, J., Perez, D., Cueva-Estrella, L., & Thompson, B. A brief theory-

based healthy eating intervention aimed at skills building at home can increase fruit and

vegetable consumption among Latinas. American Association of Cancer Research: The Science

of Cancer Health Disparities. Atlanta, GA. December 6, 2013.

25. Shafii, T., Hoopes, A.J., Benson, S., Ko, L.K., Morrison, D.M., Buesseler, H.M., Golden, M.R., &

Holmes, K.K. How does the provider-patient interaction shape the experience of sexual health

communication? A qualitative study of adolescents and young adults. Society for Adolescent

Health and Medicine. Austin, TX. March 23, 2014.

26. Perry, C.K., Ko, L.K., Gonzalez, N.E., Marchello, N., & Thompson, B. Physical activity and food

environment assessments in rural Washington communities. American Society of Preventive

Oncology. Arlington, VA. March 10, 2014.

27. Ko, L.K., Perry, C., Mariscal, N., Rodriguez, E., Linde, S., Ibarra, G, & Thompson, B.

Evaluation of the nutrition environment in rural Washington communities. Society for

Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. April 26, 2014.

28. Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Yoon, J., Perez, D., Choi, H., & Thompson, B. A health communication

intervention on healthy eating can increase fruit and vegetable consumption and weight loss

among Latinas. Society for Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. April 26, 2014.

29. Ko, L.K., Yoon, J., Inadomi, J., Choi, H., Lee, M., Pak, S., Lim, J., & Taylor, V. Migration,

medical tourism, and cancer screening among Korean American immigrants. American Public

Health Association. New Orleans, LA. November 2014.

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30. Lee, J., Kim, E.K., Choi, H., Yoon, J., Rodriguez, E., & Ko, L.K. Korean Americans adherence to

colorectal cancer screening guidelines. Undergraduate Research Symposium. University of

Washington, Seattle, WA. May 16, 2014.

31. Ko, L.K., Perry, C.K., Mariscal, N., Linde, S., & Thompson, B. Obesogenic food factors among

children in rural communities. 2014 Minority Health & Health Disparities Grantees’

Conference. National Harbor, MD. December 1, 2014.

32. Perry L.K., Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Linde, S., & Thompson, B. Physical activity environment

experienced by rural Latino youth. 2014 Minority Health & Health Disparities Grantees’

Conference. National Harbor, MD. December 1, 2014.

33. Pak, S., Ko. L.K., & Hwang, JH. Tackling stomach cancer disparities through Asian Pacific

American stakeholder engagement. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Minneapolis,

MN. June 13, 2015.

34. Ko, L.K., Yoon, J.Y., Inadomi, J., Coperland, W., & Taylor, V. The impact of medical tourism on

colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans. The American Society of Preventive

Oncology. Columbus, OH. March 12-15, 2016.

35. Rohweder, C., Friedman, D.B., Askelson, N., Flocke, S., Glanz, K., Ko, L.K., Leeman, J., Parker,

E., Vanderpool, R., Choi, S., Herbert, J., Taplin, S., & White, A. What are the best intervention

and implementation strategies for CRC screening at FQHCs: A review of reviews. The 9th

Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Washington, DC.

December 15, 2016.

36. Ko, L.K. Medical tourism: A good thing or a bad thing. The 38th Annual Meeting Society for

Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, CA. March 29, 2017.

37. Ko, L.K., Petrescu-Prahova, M., Moran, P., Reuland, D., Rodriguez, E., Yoon, J, & Copeland, W.

Colorectal cancer communication among Hispanic patients and their social networks. The 41st

Annual Meeting American Society of Preventive Oncology. Seattle, WA. March 11, 2017.

38. Perry, C.P., Ko, L.K., Ali, W.B., Fino, N., Lutz, K.F., & Rodriguez, E. Rural Latino parent and

child physical activity patterns: Environment matters. International Society of Behavioral

Nutrition and Physical Activity. Victoria, Canada. June 7-10, 2017.

39. Askelson, M.A., Ko, L.K., Rohweder, C., Friedman, D., Leeman, J., Vanderpool, R.C. and the

CPCRN FQHC Working Group. A qualitative examination of the selection and implementation

of multi-level evidence-based interventions to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in

Federally Qualified Health Centers. The 10th Annual Conference on the Science of

Dissemination and Implementation. Washington, DC. December 2017.

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40. Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Copeland, W., Lee, E.J., Zhang, Y. Korean American women engage in

medical tourism for breast and cervical cancer screening. 2018 American Society for Preventive

Oncology. New York, New York. March 2018.

41. Ko, L.K., Rillamas-Sun, E., Bishop, S., Mariscal, S., Cisneros, O., Holte, S., Kim, Y., Choi, E.J.,

Thompson, B. Diet, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity among Hispanic Children in

Rural Communities. 2018 Society for Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, LA. April 2018.

42. Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Mohamed, F.B., Do, H., Gebeyaw, F.A., Ibrahim, A., Hadgu, L., Ali, A. A.,

Winer, R. Perceptions of the HPV vaccine among East African immigrant mothers: results from

formative work to design education materials for mothers and adolescents. 2018 Society for

Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, LA. April 2018.

43. Shankar, M. ,* McFadden, S. ,* Ko, L.K. , Berliner, D, Ibrahim, A, Mohamed, Ali, Taylor,

V.M. , & Winer, R.L. Taking our best shot: developing a CME course for effective cross-cultural

communication regarding HPV vaccination. North American Refugee Health Conference.

Portland, OR. June 7-9, 2018.

44. Celentano, I.,* Ko, L.K., Taylor, V.M., Mohamed, F.B., Do, H.H., Gebeyaw, F.A., Ibrahim, A.,

Ali, A.A., & Winer, R.L. Development and production of a theory-based, audience centered

HPV vaccine promotion comic book for East African adolescents. North American Refugee

Health Conference. Portland, OR. June 7-9, 2018. MPH student Isabelle Celentano was the

awarded the UW Population Health Initiative travel scholarship to present this work.

45. Ibrahim, A., Mohamed, F.B., Ko, L.K., Taylor, V.M., Hoai, D.D., Gebeyaw, F., Ali, A., & Winer,

R.L. Perceptions of the HPV vaccine among East African immigrant mothers: results from the

formative work to design education materials for mothers and adolescents. North American

Refugee Health Conference. Portland, OR. June 7-9, 2018.

46. Ko, L.K., Bishop, S., Hassell, L., Cole, A., & Baldwin, L.M. Community voices: An innovative

program to create and sustain successful community academic partnerships. NCATS Day 2018.

Bethesda, MD. September 28, 2018.

47. Jang, S.H.,* Meischke, H., & Ko, L.K.** Engagement with Medical Tourism for Breast and Cervical

Cancer Screening among Immigrant Women. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington,

D.C. April 2019.

48. Zahnd, W., Davis, M., Rotter, J.S., Vanderpool, R.C., Perry. C.K., Shannon. J., Ko. L.K.,

Wheeler. S.B., Odahowski, C.L., Farris, P.E., Eberth, J.M. Financial Problems among Rural and

Urban Cancer Survivors. 42nd Annual National Rural Health Association Conference. Atlanta,

GA. May 8-10, 2019.

49. Petermann, V.M., Vanderpool, R.C., Eberth, J.M., Rohweder, C., Zahnd, W., Teal, R., Vu, M.,

Stradtman, L., Frost, E., Trapl, E., Koopman Gonzalez, S., Vu, T., Ko, L.K., Cole, A., Farris, P.,

Shannon, J., Lee, J., Askelson, N., & Seegmiller, L. Assessing Cancer Programs’ Financial

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Resources for Rural Cancer Patients. American Society for Clinical Oncology. Chicago, IL. May

31-June 4, 2019.

50. Jang, S.H.,* Cole, A.M., Brown, E.V., Deschamps Ramirez, P., Ko, L.K. Adaptation of mailed

fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit and patient navigation intervention for colorectal cancer

screening to better reach Spanish speaking Hispanic/Latino patients. (Accepted). 2019

Washington Association of Public Health. Spokane, WA. October 3, 2019.

51. VanDerGeest, K.,* Torres, E., Drury, D., Ko, L.K.,** Karr, C., & Austin, E. (Accepted). “We are

all here to learn”: A qualitative study on perceptions of private well water testing within a

rural Latinx community. 2019 Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Sciences

(IAPHS) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

52. Ko, L.K., Jimenez, E., Cisneros, O., Bishop, S., Brown, E.R.V., Rillamas-Sun, E., Kratz, M., &

Mendoza, J. Ciclovia: Progressing from Research Intervention to Community Adoption. 2020

American Society for Preventive Oncology. Tucson, AZ. March 22, 2020.

53. Zahnd, W, Pertermann, V., Tean, R., Vu, M., Vanderpool, R., Rohweder, C., Askelson, N., Jean

Edward, J., Farris, P., Koopman-Gonzalez, S., Ko, L.K., Eberth, J. & Cancer Prevention and

Control Research Network Rural Cancer Workgroup. Interventions to Address the Financial Burden of Cancer Care: Recommendations from the Field. American Society for Preventive

Oncology. Tucson, AZ. March 22, 2020.

54. Leong, J.*, Bishop, S., Jang, S.H.,* Lee, E.J., Brown, E.V.R., Barrington, W.E., Ko, L.K.**

Implementation Processes of the Healthy Eating Healthy Aging Program in Community-based

Organizations. 2020 Society for Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco, CA. April 1-4, 2020.

55. Celentano, I.,* Winer, R., Jang, S.H.,* Taylor, V., Ibrahim, A., Mohamed, F.B., Gebeyaw, F.A.,

Lin, J., Ali A.A. & Ko, LK.** Development and production of a theory-based, audience centered

comic book for HPV vaccine promotion for East African adolescents. 2020 Society for

Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco, CA. April 1-4, 2020.

56. Ko, L.K., Bishop, S., Jang, S.H., Leong, J., Kolomiets, A., Hassell, L., Cole, A. & Baldwin, L. The

Importance, Acceptability, and Usability of a Community-Driven Research Program.

Association for Clinical and Translational Science. Washington, DC. April 15, 2020. Abstract

accepted, but unable to present due to COVID-19 pandemic.

RESEARCH FUNDING HISTORY

Current Funded Research

Title: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (Ko, lead scientific PI/Hannon, contact PI)

Grant Number: U48DP006398-01-01

Role: Principal Investigator and Scientific Lead

Time/Effort: 15%

Period of Support: 9/30/2019-9/29/2024

Agency: CDC

Total Costs: $1,500,000

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Title: Together We STRIDE (U01) (Ko, PI)

Grant Number: U01MD010540-01

Role: Principal Investigator

Time/Effort: 25-30%


Agency: NIMHD


Title: Institute of Translational Health Sciences (UW CTSA) (Disis, PI)

Grant Number: UL1 TR002319-01

Role: Co-Investigator (Community Engagement Co-lead)

Time/Effort: 20%


Agency: NCATS


Title: Food Environment, Diet Quality, and Disparities in Obesity (R01) (Drewnowski, PI)

Grant Number: R01DK076608

Role: Co-Investigator/Site Principal Investigator

Time/Effort: 5-15%


Agency: NIDDK


Title: Efficacy of an Environmental Intervention to Prevent Dental Caries Relapse among

Latino Children Treated for Early Childhood Caries (Cunha-Cruz, PI)

Grant Number: R56DE027026-01A1

Role: Co-Investigator

Time/Effort: 5%; 0% during NCE


Agency: NIDCR

Total Costs: $350,000

Title: Increasing Rural Primary Care Clinics’ Capacity to Implement Evidence-based Colorectal

Cancer Screening Programs (Cole, PI)

Grant Number: 3P30CA015704-44S6


Time/Effort: 2.5%


Agency: NCI


Title: Testing a multimodal communication strategy to support pharmacy-located HPV

vaccination (Shah, PI)

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Time/Effort: 3%


Agency: CCSG Catchment Grant


Title: A Novel Approach to Facilitate Rural Community-based Organization’s Adaptation and

Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions (Ko, PI)


Time/Effort: 10% (in-kind)


Agency: Fred Hutchinson Bid and Proposal


Pending Research (Under Review)

Title: Obesity Intervention with Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Rural Hispanics

(Ko, Contact PI/Andersen, MPI)

Role: Contact Principal Investigator

Time/Effort: 8-12%

Period of Support: 07/01/2020 – 06/30/2023

Agency: NHLBI (R34)


Under Review

Title: Implementation Studio, a Novel Implementation Approach for Rural Communities (Ko, PI)


Time/Effort: 10%


Agency: NCI (R03)


Resubmission

Title: 1st BIEN

Role: Consultant

Time/Effort: hourly

Period of Support: September-December 2019

Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01)


At the Council: Impact score 36; 13th percentile

Title: Rural Community Support for Colonoscopy (RCSC) (Cole, PI)


Time/Effort: 10%


Agency: NCI (R01)

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Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

Title: Palliative Care Health Literacy (Sharma, PI)


Time/Effort: 10%


Agency: NCI (R01)

Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

Title: Seattle Obesity Study IV (Drewnowski, PI)

Role: Co-Investigator/Site PI

Time/Effort: 5%


Agency: NIDDK (R01)

Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

Title: Family Communication around Genetic Testing (Shirts and Chen, MPI)

Role: Co-Investigator/Site PI

Time/Effort: 10%


Agency: NCI (U01)

Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

Title: Care Inequities in advanced cancer and limited-English proficiency (Sharma, PI)


Time/Effort: 8%


Agency: ACS Research Scholar Grant

Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

Trainees’ Grant

Title: Neonatal Clinical Trials (Weiss, PI)

Role: Mentor

Time/Effort: 0%


Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23)

Total Costs: N/A

Under Review

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In-Preparation

Title: Diet, the Food Environment, and Cardio-Metabolic Health Among American Indians from

Rural Communities: Identifying Opportunities for Prevention and Intervention in the Strong Heart

Study (Fretts, PI)


Time/Effort: 10%

Agency: NIMHD (R01)

Total Costs: N/A

Submission for May 2020

Title: Investigating vaccine hesitancy related to uptake of the HPV vaccine in regions with low

adolescent HPV vaccination rates. (Winer, PI)


Time/Effort: 5%

Agency: NCI (P50 Supplements)

Total Costs: N/A

Submission for May 2020

Title: From Children to Parents: STRIDE II (Strategizing Together Rural Interventions for Diet and

Exercise) (Ko, PI)


Time/Effort: 25%

Agency: NIMHD (R01)

Total Costs: N/A

Submission for October 2020

Past Research Support (Completed)

Title: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (ARC NW) (Hannon, PI)

Grant Number: U48 DP005013


Time/Effort: 20%


Agency: CDC


Title: Promoting HPV Vaccination in East African Communities in Washington State (Winer, PI)

Grant Number: U48DP005013-03S7


Time/Effort: 10%

Agency: CDC


Title: Adaptation of PROCRCSCREEN, A Health System-based Colorectal Cancer Screening

Program to Address Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities for Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino

Populations

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Grant Number: N/A

Role: Contact MPI

Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bid and Proposal

Period of Support: 2018-2019

Title: Dissemination and Implementation of the Healthy Eating Healthy Aging Project (Ko, PI)

Grant Number: N/A


Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bid and Proposal


Title: Institute of Translational Health Sciences (UW CTSA) (Disis, PI)

Grant Number: 5UL1TR000423


Agency: NCATS


Title: Collaboration for a Healthy Community (Ko contact PI/Perry, PI)

Grant Number: 5R24 MD008068-03


Agency: NIMHD


Title: Cancer Communication within Social Networks (Gilliland, PI)

Grant Number: NCI P30 CA015704-39

Role: Pilot Project Lead

Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center-University of Washington Cancer Consortium


Title: Cancer Disparities among Underserved Populations (Ko, PI)


Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center


Title: Promoting Healthy Eating among Hispanic Mothers (Ko, PI)


Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center


Title: Understanding the Information Processing of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid

among Latino Patients with Limited English Proficiency (Ko, PI)


Agency: Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making


Title: Development and Testing of a Spanish Language Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid

(Reuland, PI)

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Agency: UNC – Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center


Title: Overcoming Communication Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening for Latinos with

Limited English Proficiency: A Qualitative Study to Inform the Development of a Spanish

Language Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid (Reuland, PI)


Agency: North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)


Title: Improving Communication with Latino Populations about Colorectal Cancer Screening:

Partnering with Community Health Centers to Develop a Spanish Language Colorectal Cancer

Screening Decision Aid (Reuland, PI)


Agency: Carolina Community Network Cancer Health Disparities Pilot Grant


TRAINING, TEACHING, & MENTORING

TRAINING SEMINARS

Pre and Postdoctoral Fellows at the Fred Hutch

1. Publication policy and authorship. December 12, 2013. Fred Hutch

2. Data sharing policy. September 14, 2016. Fred Hutch

Training for Research Coordinators and Community Members

1. Introduction to qualitative research methods for researcher coordinators (11/17/2017): 11

attendees

2. Introduction to qualitative research methods for community-based organizations (2/16/17 and

6/6/2017): 10 attendees

Training on Community Engagement for Academic Researchers: 4-part Seminar Series

(Co-developed with Dr. Tumaini Coker from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and

implemented in partnership with UW, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children’s Center for Diversity and

Health Equity)

1. Science of community engaged research (3/8/19): 27 attendees,

2. Advanced grant writing for community engaged research (4/23/19): 28 attendees

3. Academic productivity in community engaged research (6/25/19): 16 attendees

4. Identifying and overcoming common challenges in community engaged research (11/19/19): 38

attendees

TEACHING

University of Washington

Instructor

HSERV 507: Health Communication and Promotion for Social Marketing (on average 20 students)

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• Spring 2013: Co-instructor with Hendrika Meischke, PhD

• Spring 2014 & Spring 2016: Sole Instructor


HSERV 204: Communicating about Health (on average 20 students)


HSERV 517: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (on average 45 students)

• Winter 2017 & Winter 2018: Co-instructor with Todd Edwards, PhD

• Winter 2019: Sole Instructor

Guest Lecture

HSERV 507: Communication for Health Promotion (Fall 2011)

HSERV 510: Society and Health (Fall 2016)

HSERV 511: Introduction to Health Services and Public Health (Fall 2012; Fall 2013; Fall 2014)

HSERV 581: Strategies for Health Promotion (Winter 2014; Winter 2015; Winter 2016; Winter 2017)

HSERV 592: MPH Program Seminar (Fall 2012; Winter 2012; Winter 2014; Fall 2017)

HSERV 592: PHD Program Health Research Training Seminar (Fall 2011, Fall 2018)

MENTORING

Early Career Investigators

Name Program Role Research Topic Years Status

Joshua Gold Postdoctoral

Fellow

Primary

Mentor

Mindfulness-based

intervention

09/2019- Ongoing

Current Thesis and Dissertation


Araceli

Mendez

MPH Student;

Health Services

Thesis

Chair

2019-

2020

Ongoing

Hitomi

Kariya

MPH Student;

Health Services

Thesis

Committee

Preventive Health

Services among

Women

2019-

2020

Ongoing

Huong Chu MPH Student;

Global Health

Thesis

Committee

Multilevel

intervention to

increase HPV vaccine

uptake in East

African adolescents

2019-

2020

Ongoing

Michelle Shin MPH Student;

Global Health

Thesis

Committee

The impact of the

culturally tailored

comic book on HPV

vaccine uptake

among East African

adolescents

2019-

2020

Ongoing

Current Academic Advising


Tara MPH Student; Academic None 2019- Ongoing

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Ogilvie Health Services Advisor 2020

Research Practicum


Luis

Serranoru-

bio

Undergraduate

Student; Biology

Research

Mentor

Dissemination of

Ciclovia

2020 Ongoing

Judy Leong PHD Student;

Nursing

Research

Mentor

Dissemination and

Implementation of

Healthy Eating and

Healthy Aging

Intervention for Older

Adults

07/2018 Ongoing

Former Students and Fellows. Thesis, Capstone, Dissertations are underlined under Role


Monica

Jolles

PhD Student

UNC-CH SPH

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Mental Health

Disparities

2010-

2012

Assistant

Professor;

University of

Southern

California

Brenda

Cepeda

Masters Student

UNC School of

Information and

Library Science

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Colorectal Cancer

Screening

2011-

2012

Information

Analyst at

Duke

University

Karen

Roque

Undergraduate

Student

UNC

International

Studies

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Information

Processing of Health

Messages

2011-

2012

Research

Coordinator at

Kaiser

Permanente

Research

Institute

Silvanna

Francescutti

Undergraduate

NMSU-FHCRC

Program

Summer

Research

Mentor

Development of

theory-based

intervention

2012 N/A

Karen

Blacher

Masters

Candidate; UW

Health Services

Thesis

Committee

Member

Process Evaluation

of a CPR

intervention

11/2012-

05/2013

Manager -

Center for

Infectious

Disease

Research

Alison

Brenner

PhD Candidate

UW Health

Services

Dissertation

Committee

Member

Colorectal Cancer

Screening Prediction

Models

11/2011-

06/2013

Assistant

Professor at

University of

North Carolina

Chapel Hill

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Mindy Lee Undergraduate

UW Health

Services

Research

Practicum

Member

Evaluation of the

Nutrition

Environment

2013-

2014

PhD Student at

University of

Illinois at

Urbana-

Champaign

Sarah Knerr PhD Candidate;

UW Health

Services

Preliminary

Dissertation

Proposal

External

Reviewer

Dissertation 2013 Acting

Assistant

Professor at

UW Health

Services

Yamile

Molina

Postdoctoral

Fellow

Research

Co-Mentor

Abnormal

Mammogram

Results and Coping

2011-

2013

Assistant

Professor at U.

of Illinois,

Chicago

Naramon

Moraras

Masters Student

UW Health

Services

Primary

Advisor

N/A 2012-

2014

Data Analytics

& Evaluation

at King

County, WA

Juseong Lee Undergraduate

UW

Biochemistry

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Photovoice Project 2013-

2014

N/A

Rekha

Ravin

Masters

Candidate

UW Health

Services

Thesis Chair Process Evaluation

of a Healthy Eating

Intervention

11/2013-

06/2014

Special

Projects

Manager at

Public Health

Seattle & King

County

Maya Lovas MPH Student

NMSU-FHCRC

Program

Summer

Research

Mentor

Childhood Obesity

Project

08/2014-

09/2014

Completed

MPH Program

Oejin Shin Masters Student

at UW School of

Social Work

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Prevalence of Fall

among Older Asians

2015 PhD Student at

U. of Illinois,

Chicago

Jacquelyn

Harvey

PhD Student

UW

Communication

Dissertation

Committee

Social Support and

Decision Making

around Breast

Cancer

09/2013-

06/2015

Assistant

Professor; U of

Minnesota at

Duluth

Hejie Choi Undergraduate

UW Molecular

Biology

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Korean Health

Information Survey

2013-

2015

UW School of

Pharmacy

Student

Eunice Kim Undergraduate

Student; Health

Services

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Photovoice Project 2014-

2016

N/A

Tara Hayes PhD Candidate GSR Clinical Breast Exam 9/2013- Program

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Constant UW

Anthropology

among Latinas in

Peru

6/2016 Associate at

PATH

Eva Hom MPH Student;

Health Services

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Photovoice Project 01/2015-

06/2015

Clinical Data

Coordinator at

Fred Hutch

Jihye Yoon MPH Student;

Health Services

Thesis Chair Predictors of Fall

among Korean

American older

adults

09/2015-

06/2016

N/A

Ji Young

Kang

PhD Student;

Social Work

GSR Social Policy

Contexts, Family

Well-being and

Gender Equality

04/2017

Completed

PhD Program

Kathleen

Salisbury

eMPH Student Thesis

Committee

Member

Providers’

Perspective of

Breastfeeding

among Recreational

Marijuana Users

06/2014-

06/2017

Completed

eMPH

Program

Brendan Lo MPH Student Thesis

Committee

Member

Applying a patient-

provider

communication

framework to assess

cardiac arrest calls

between 911

telecommunicators

and LEP callers

11/2016-

06/2017

Health

Education

Supervisor at

International

Community

Health

Services

Geneva Kelly MPH Student;

Health Services

Academic

Advisor

None 11/2015-

06/2016

Research

Coordinator at

UW School of

Medicine

Casey Enzler MPH Student;

Health Services

Research

Practicum

Mentor

Nutrition

Environment

Assessment

11/2015-

06/2017

Doctoral

Student at UT

Health

Sciences

Houston

Noelia Flores MPH Student;

Health Services

Capstone

Chair

CBPR among

Latinos

05/2017-

06/2018

Completed

MPH Program

Emily Brown MPH Student;

Health Services

Thesis Chair Nutrition and

Physical Activity

Program for

Hispanic families

09/2017-

06/2018

Project

Coordinator at

Fred Hutch

Isabelle

Celentano

MPH Student;

Health Services

Thesis Chair Development of a

comic book for East

African Adolescents

09/2017-

06/2018

Digital

Outreach

Specialist

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Nellie

Adams

MPH Student;

Health Services

Academic

Advisor

None 2016-

2017

Clinical

Research

Coordinator

Caryn

Ausenhus

Undergraduate;

Applied Health

Science;

Wheaton

College,

Wheaton, IL

Research

Mentor

Implementation of

Nutrition and

Physical Activity

Polities at Rural

Elementary Schools

2018 Graduated;

Research

Assistant -

Fred Hutch

Laura

Harrington

MPH/MSW

Students; Health

Services

Thesis Chair Process evaluation

of Athletes as

leaders’ leadership

program for girls

01/2019 Completed

MPH degree

Kori

VanDerGeest

MPH Student;

Environmental

& Occupational

Health Sciences

Thesis

Committee

Perception of well-

water contamination

among Yakima

Valley communities

06/2018 Research

Coordinator at

UW

Sou Hyun

Jang

Postdoctoral

Fellow

Primary

Mentor

Cancer Prevention

and Control

07/2018- Assistant

Professor at

Sunkyunkwan

University in

South Korea

UW=University of Washington; Fred Hutch=Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center;

NMSU=New Mexico State University; SPH=School of Public Health; GSR = Graduate School

Representative

Documents

Linda Ko CV - research.fhcrc.org · 6 Revised 4/30/2020 women following an abnormal mammogram. Journal of Cancer Education. 29, 781-789. DOI 10.1007/s13187-014-0654-6. PMC4206667