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Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity 2025 Retreat Posters

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May 2, 2025

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Multilevel Factors of Mental Health Service Utilization Among Asian Americans with Comorbid Cardiometabolic Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study

Jiepin Cao, PhD, MS, RN, Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU
Grossman School of Medicine, Department of
Population Health, Section for Health Equity
Email: Jiepin.cao@nyulanone.org



Ethnic Enclaves, Mental Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Asian Americans

Eun Young Choi, PhD
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California

Virginia W. Chang, MD, PhD
School of Global Public Health 3 Grossman School of Medicine, New York University
Email: choieuny@usc.edu & vc43@nyu.edu



Utilizing Community Engagement Strategies to Decrease CVD Risk among Asian Indian Immigrants – Project CHAI (Cardiometabolic Health among Asian Indian Immigrants)

Karen T. D’Alonzo PhD RN APNC-FAAN, Shailja Mathur M.S. M.Ed. RDN, Principal
Investigators



Cardiometabolic Health and Accelermoeter-based 24-Hour Activity in Chinese American Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes

Shuyuan Huang, PhD, MPH, RN
Provost Postdoctoral Fellow
NYU Meyers College of Nursing



Examining Barriers and Motivators for Research Participation among Chinese American Populations in NY and NJ

Rosemary Li, MPP, Keith Chan, PhD, LMSW,
Aparna Kalbag, PhD, Melissa Simon MD, MPH,
Soko Setoguchi, MD, DrPH



Domains of Caregiving Support Accessed by South Asians in Faith-Based Settings

Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC & Tina R. Sadarangani, PhD, RN, FAAN
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Harford Institute for Geriatric Nursing



Prevalence and Trends of Diabetes and Prediabetes among 10 Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United Stated, 2001 to 2022

Xiang Qi, PhD, RN
Rory Meyers College of Nursing, NYU, NY, USA

Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA, CA, USA
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, CA, USA

Bei Wu, PhD
Rory Meyers College of Nursing, NYU, NY, USA



Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cognitive Function in U.S. Never-Smoking Older Adults

Sophie Zhijing Xu, Jinyu Hu, Ruotong Liu, Jackie Finik, Xiang Qi, Yaguang Zheng, Bei Wu
New York Unviersity Rory Meyers Colloege of Nursing



Creating a Food is Medicine Program for South Asians through Community Collaborations

Karen Mae A. Bacalia, MS, Aparna Kalbag, PhD, Kelly Naranjo, MS, Parth Kharkar, MS, Srivarsha
Kaloth, MD, Soko Setoguchi, MD MPH, Nurgul Fitzgerald, PhD MS RDN



Impacts of Illness Perception, Distress, and Depression on Diabetes Self-Care and Management in South Asians in NJ

Aparna S. Kalbag, PhD
Research Scientist, CAHPE
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research


Sunil Parikh, MBBS, CPM
Outreach Director & Health Navigator, Saint Peter’s University Hospital