CARE-Supported Studies

CARE-Supported Studies

CARE is actively supporting participation from AANHPI communities in health research.
Below is a list of studies that CARE has already supported ("Completed") and those still looking for participants ("In Recruitment"). Check back for more updates as new studies get funding or approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB*).

*An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is made up of qualified individuals who carefully review research involving human participants. They ensure that these studies are ethical, follow all laws, and protect participants’ rights and safety.

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Study Name Principal Investigator Institution Status
A Community-Based Approach for ALDH2 Genetic Testing in East Asian Americans Jennifer Young Northwestern University In Recruitment
A needs assessment by examining marginalized East Asian Americans' perceived discrimination Kathy Lee University of Texas Arlington Completed
A Novel Use of a Sleep Intervention to Target the Emotion Regulation Brain Network to Treat Depression and Anxiety Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski Stanford University Completed
All of Us Research Program Hoda Anton-Culver UC Irvine In Recruitment
An Egocentric Social Network Analysis of Older Adults Carson De Fries Denver University Completed
Asian American Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Patients Study William Tsai New York University In Recruitment
Asian Americans & Racism: Individual and Structural Experiences (ARISE) Van Ta Park UC San Francisco
UC Irvine
UC Davis ADRC
In Recruitment
Assessing the effect of Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander Hate Incidents on older adults Alexander Smith UC San Francisco Completed
Attitudes toward and experiences of family involvement in endof-life care among older Southeast Asian Americans and Chinese Americans: How does family relationship matter? Kaipeng Wang Denver University In Recruitment
BEAM: An internet-based psychoeducational intervention for Asian Americans Kaylin Jones Palo Alto University Completed
Bilingual Language Processing in Applied Contexts Viorica Marian Northwestern University In Recruitment
Breast Cancer Risk among AsiaN AmEricans Study (CRANE) Study Scarlett Gomez UC San Francisco In Recruitment
CARE 2.0 Focus Group Van Ta Park UC San Francisco In Recruitment
CARE Study: Cancer, Asian Americans, and Relationship Enrichment Lilian Shin-Cho Fox Chase Cancer Center Completed
Caregiver-Provided Life Review for Persons with Dementia in Care Facilities Christina Miyawaki University of Houston Completed
Chinese American Cancer Survivors Writing Study William Tsai New York University In Recruitment
Chinese American Family Caregiver Writing Study William Tsai New York University Completed
CNS Deficits: Interaction of Age and Alcoholism Adolf Pfefferbaum SRI International In Recruitment
Co-creating an ethical framework for social media use in prevention trials Julie Robillard University of British Columbia Completed
Cognitive Assessments for Tagalog Speakers Jessica de Leon UC San Francisco In Recruitment
COVID-19 Effects on the Mental & Physical Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Survey Study (COMPASS) Van Ta Park UC San Francisco Completed
Cultural and ethnic differences in dementia caregiving: A comparison of the experiences of Chinese American and non-Chinese American dementia caregivers Robert Santulli Dartmouth College Completed
DAWN (Describing Asian American Well-being & Needs in Cancer) Study Jacqueline H. J. Kim UC Los Angeles Completed
Describing Asian American Well-being and Needs in cancer - Cultural Adaptation Preparation (DAWN-CAP) Study Jacqueline Kim UC Irvine In Recruitment
Developing and Piloting a Substitution-Focused Sodium Reduction Intervention for Asian Americans with Hypertension Jessica Cheng Massachusetts General Hospital In Recruitment
Dyadic Study on Empathy in Caregiving Meng Huo UC Davis Completed
Effect of meal timing and composition on glucose control, body temperature, microbiome, and sleep physiology Michael Snyder Stanford University In Recruitment
Effects of China's one-child policy on contraceptive decision-making in the United States: a mixed methods study June Ng Montefiore Medical Center Completed
Elucidating lung cancer etiology among Asian American female never smokers Scarlett Lin Gomez UC San Francisco In Recruitment
Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-being among Cancer Caregiver-Patient Dyads William Tsai New York University In Recruitment
Everyday information and communication technology use and well-being in older Asian American dementia caregivers: Applying the social determinants of health framework Kun Wang University of Alabama at Birmingham In Recruitment
Evidence-based Video Intervention to promote COVID-19 vaccination among Korean Americans/Immigrants Angela Chia-Chen Chen Arizona State University Completed
Examining racial microaggressions in clinical research Jennifer Kim Tufts University In Recruitment
Examining the Differences in Caregiving and Carereceiving Strategies, Perceptions and Attitudes between South Asian and Caucasian Dyads Alyssa Weakley UC Davis In Recruitment
Examining the relationship between death attitude and AD completion and attitude among older Chinese Americans Kaipeng Wang Denver University In Recruitment
Exploring the role of family caregivers as "health care sociocultural navigators" for older minority immigrants Minakshi Raj University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Completed
Family caregivers as sociocultural navigators with the health care system and involvement in clinical trials Minakshi Raj University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign In Recruitment
Feasibility and Acceptability Testing of a Culturally Tailored Music Therapy Intervention for Persons Living with Dementia and their Care Partners Karen Barrett UC San Francisco In Recruitment
Fiber 2.0: Multiomic Signatures of Microbial Metabolites Following Prebiotic Fiber Supplementation Michael Snyder Stanford University Completed
Focus Groups and One-on-One Interviews with Dementia Family Caregivers Experiencing Their Own Physical Pain Shelbie Turner Weill Cornell Medicine In Recruitment
Greater Sacramento Women's Brain Health (GROW) Study Rachel Whitmer UC Davis Health ADRC In Recruitment
Help-Seeking Behaviors and Service Use for Mental Health in East Asian American Informal Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia Karen M. Rose Ohio State University Completed
High Gender Role Conflict and Stigma by Association in Husband Caregivers of Women with Alzheimer's Disease: Effects on Vulnerability to Self-Isolation Nicole Brundige UC Los Angeles Completed
Hospice Equity for people impacted by Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (HEARD) Krista Harrison UC San Francisco In Recruitment
Identifying the nutrition-related education needs and preferences of family caregivers of adults with diet-related health conditions Mina Raj University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In Recruitment
Improving Health Disparities by Promoting Physical Activity Among Asian American Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study (The ACTION Study) Linda Park UC San Francisco Completed
Influence of swallowing impairment on burden among caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias Samantha Shune University of Oregon In Recruitment
Investigating Novel Dietary and Lifestyle Habits Associated with Aging Tianying Wu San Diego State University In Recruitment
Investigating racial disparities among cancer survivors Tianying Wu San Diego State University In Recruitment
Koreans Invested in Making Caregivers Health Important (KIMCHI) Van Ta Park UC San Francisco Completed
Longitudinal Study of Sleep Deficiency Mechanisms among Filipino Migrants Gilbert Gee UC Los Angeles In Recruitment
Looking to Understand Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski Stanford University Completed
Lung Cancer Registry Caregiver Survey Heather Law Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer In Recruitment
Measuring Dementia Caregiving Styles Amanda Leggett Wayne State University Completed
Memory Impairment through Nicotine Dosing Study Clara Li Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Completed
Mount Sinai Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) Clinical Core B Project Clara Li Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Completed
NYUCI-ES: Psychosocial Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes for Chinese and Korean ADRD Caregivers Bei Wu New York University In Recruitment
Personal Relevance of Psychotherapy for Asian Americans: A mHealth problem-solving intervention to reduce stress Gordon C. Nagayama Hall University of Oregon In Recruitment
Physical Activity Smartphone App for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia Stacey Schepens Niemiec University of Southern California Completed
PMM American Samoa Project Vaatausili Tofaeono ASCCC In Recruitment
PRescription exercise for Older men with Urinary Disease (PROUD) pilot study Scott Bauer UC San Francisco In Recruitment
Research Infrastructure for the study of Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-related dementias in older Asian Americans Clara Li Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai In Recruitment
Revision and Psychometric Evaluation of the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire to Address Health Disparities among Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Ya-Ching Huang Texas State University Completed
SHARE (Share History, Activity, Resilience, and Experience) project among Asian American older adult caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias JiWon Choi UC San Francisco Completed
SilverBills: A Financial and Legal Tech Tool for Caregivers Eric Chess Denver University Completed
FitSitt for Older Adults Stacey Schepens Niemiec University of Southern California Completed
South Asian Family Approaches to Disease (SAFAD) Ranak Trivedi Stanford University Completed
Stress & Coping in Asian Americans with Advanced/Metastatic Cancer Jacqueline Kim UC Irvine In Recruitment
Technology-Based Information and Coaching/Support Program Tailored for Asian American Midlife Women who are Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease Wonshik Chee University of Texas at Austin In Recruitment
Testing the feasibility of an empowerment-based intervention for Chinese immigrant women experiencing intimate partner violence Yang Li University of Texas at Austin Completed
The ACHIEVE Study Karen Hooker Oregon State University Completed
The Impact of Music on Well-Being after Diagnosis with Alzheimer's Disease or its Related Dementias Theresa Allison UC San Francisco In Recruitment
The MUM-URMA1 study: Multimorbidity and Medications: The Unheard Perspectives of Older Under-Represented Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults - Phase 1 Janice Schwartz UC San Francisco In Recruitment
The Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion With Continuous Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation (REACT-AF) David Cho UC Los Angeles In Recruitment
Tobacco-related misinformation and Asian Americans in California: A user-centered approach to tobacco information literacy Eileen Han UC San Francisco In Recruitment
Tools To Be Fit Erin Van Blarigan UC San Francisco In Recruitment
US Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (US POINTER) Rachel Whitmer UC Davis Completed
Using mixed methods research to characterize the health and quality of life of caregivers of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Alexandra (Lexie) Jackson Pacific University Completed
Video Technology Social Engagement Program for Family Care Partners Raksha Mudar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Completed
Vietnamese Insight into Cognitive Aging Program (VIP) Oanh Meyer UC Davis
UC San Francisco
In Recruitment
Wellness Enhancement for Chinese American Caregivers (WECARE): A pilot study Alicia Hong George Mason University Completed
Wellness Enhancement for Chinese American Caregivers (WECARE) 2.0 Alicia Hong George Mason University In Recruitment
What do the female partners think? Exploration of perceived male partner roles by Asian American female partners in the context of prenatal testing Soohyun Yoo Northwestern University Completed
What's my risk?: Experiences and risk perceptions of East Asian Americans with a family history of breast cancer Min Seon Park Northwestern University Completed
Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of risk (The WISDOM & WISDOM 2.0 Study) Laura Esserman UC San Francisco In Recruitment