Uyen H. Kao, MPH

Executive Director, Administrative Core

Uyen H. Kao, MPH, currently serves as the Executive Director of CHIPTS. She has over 15 years of experience in research administration, program management, and grant development. She also has experience in business marketing, organizational management, and assisting organizations in leading, implementing, and monitoring strategic planning processes. Her past research work has focused on the facilitation of the use of evidence-based practices and prevention interventions in public health and in real-world practice settings. Ms. Kao has managed numerous research projects from private, local, state, and federal funders in the areas of HIV, STDs, and substance abuse. She has also worked with the Cochrane Collaboration Drugs and Alcohol Group and for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Contact: ukao@mednet.ucla.edu

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Li, M. J., Chau, B., Garland, W. H., Oksuzyan, S., Weiss, R. E., Takada, S., Kao, U., Lee, S. J., & Shoptaw, S. J. (2023). Racial, gender, and psychosocial disparities in viral suppression trends among people receiving coordinated HIV care in Los Angeles County. AIDS (London, England), 37(9), 1441–1449. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000003578

2. Jolayemi, O., Bogart, L. M., Storholm, E. D., Goodman-Meza, D., Rosenberg-Carlson, E., Cohen, R., Kao, U., Shoptaw, S., & Landovitz, R. J. (2022). Perspectives on preparing for long-acting injectable treatment for HIV among consumer, clinical and nonclinical stakeholders: A qualitative study exploring the anticipated challenges and opportunities for implementation in Los Angeles County. PloS one, 17(2), e0262926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262926

3. Comulada, W. S., Step, M., Fletcher, J. B., Tanner, A. E., Dowshen, N. L., Arayasirikul, S., Keglovitz Baker, K., Zuniga, J., Swendeman, D., Medich, M., Kao, U. H., Northrup, A., Nieto, O., Brooks, R. A., & Special Projects Of National Significance Social Media Initiative Study Group (2020). Predictors of Internet Health Information-Seeking Behaviors Among Young Adults Living With HIV Across the United States: Longitudinal Observational Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(11), e18309. https://doi.org/10.2196/18309