Uyen H. Kao, MPH

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. Zamantakis, A., Gomez, W., Lukose, L., Pachicano, A. M., Kassanits, J., Katomski, A. S., Rosenberg-Carlson, E. P., Willging, C. E., Nelson, L. E., Valeriano, T., Karris, M., Blumenthal, J. S., Rana, A. I., Brewer, R. A., Hamilton, A., Kemp, C., Humphries, D., Benbow, N. D., Kao, U., Lee, S. J., … Rosen, J. G. (2025). Barriers to Same-Day Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation in Federally Funded HIV Clinics Within High-Burden Areas of the U.S.: A Coincidence Analysis. AIDS and behavior, 10.1007/s10461-025-04898-2. Advance online publication.

2. Katomski, A. S., Pachicano, A. M., Zamantakis, A., Benbow, N. D., Willging, C., Rosen, J. G., Rosenberg-Carlson, E. P., Gomez, W., Hamilton, A. B., Kassanits, J. E., Lanzi, R. G., Jones, J. L., Valeriano, T., Brewer, R. A., Rana, A. I., Kao, U., Karris, M., Blumenthal, J., Schwartz, S. R., & Beres, L. K. (2025). Policymaker Perspectives on Implementation Determinants of Rapid ART and Same-Day PrEP in Seven Priority Jurisdictions for Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Multisite Qualitative Study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 98(5S), e192–e204.

3. Jones, J. L., Schwartz, S., Kassanits, J. E., Pyra, M., Brewer, R. A., Kao, U., Blumenthal, J., Rana, A. I., Valeriano, T., Benbow, N. D., & NISH 001 Study Team (2025). Rapid ART, Rapid PrEP, and Status Neutral Implementation in Ryan White-Funded Clinics: Results From a Multisite Survey. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 98(5S), e136–e145.