Dr. Kang is skilled in conducting community-based participatory research focusing on health disparity, health-promotion prevention and intervention as well as employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches in research centered around cultural sensitivity, diversity and inclusion, and mindfulness.
Dr. Kang offers research consultations on applying qualitative and/or quantitative research approaches for UX and other research.
* Please email drkang@SocalWellness.org or call (949) 431-6610 for inquiries.
Publication
Tucker, C.M., Kang, S., Williams, J.L. (2019). Translational research to reduce health disparities and promote health equity [Editorial]. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 5 (4), 297-301. doi:10.1037/tps0000215
Tucker, C.M., Kang, S., Ukonu, N.A., Linn, G.S., DiSangro, C.S., Arthur, T.M., & Ralston, P.A. (2019). A culturally sensitive church-based Health-Smart intervention for increasing health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among black adult churchgoers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 30 (1), 80-101. doi:10.1353/hpu.2019.0009
Wippold, G.M., Tucker, C.M., Smith, T., Ennis, N., Kang, S., Guasstello, A.D., Morrissette, T.A., Arhur, T.M., & Desmond, F.F. (2019). An examination of health-promoting behaviors among Hispanic adults using an activation and empowerment approach. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 13 (1), 9–17. doi:10.1353/cpr.2019.0000
Tucker, C.M., Williams, J.L., Kang, S. (2017). A CBPR approach to promoting health and preventing obesity in Black communities. Prevention and Health Promotion, 10 (2), 15-23.
Tucker, C.M., Shah, N., Ukonu, N., Bilello, L., Kang, S., Good, A., & Arthur, T.A. (2017). Views of primary care physicians regarding the factors that influence promoting lifestyles and weight management among their patients. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 24 (6), 259-266.
Kang, S., Tucker, C.M., Wippold, G.M., Marsiske, M., & Wegener, P. (2016). Associations among perceived provider cultural sensitivity, trust in provider, and treatment adherence among predominantly low-income Asian American Patients. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 7 (4), 295-304. doi:10.1037/aap0000058