Grace X. Ma, PhD

Professor

Associate Dean for Health Disparities, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

Professor, Clinical Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

Laura H. Carnell Professor of Public Health, Temple University

Director, Center for Asian Health, Temple University

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control

TUFCCC/HC Cancer Health Disparity Partnership

Educational Background

PhD, Medical Anthropology (Ethnic Community Health), University of Oklahoma
MS, Mental Health, University of Oklahoma
BA, Xian International Studies University

Honors & Awards

Partnership Award by Nanjing Cancer Survivors Association, China, 2010
Outstanding Scientific Publication Award, National Cancer Institute-CRCHD, NIH, 2009
Outstanding Health Leadership Award, Chinese Community Center, Inc. NYC, 2009
Distinguished Asian Health Leader Award, Penn Asian Senior Services, 2008
Martin Luther King Award in Reducing Health Disparities Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2005
Community Healthcare Leadership Award, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 2004
National Cancer Institute’s Atlantic Region Cancer Information Service award, 2001

Research Interests

Behavioral Health Intervention Trials
Health Disparities/Transcultural Health Care (Asian Americans and Ethnic Minority Populations)
Cancer Prevention and Intervention (Hep-B Liver, Lung, Cervical, Breast, Colon Cancers, Clinical Trials)
Tobacco Control and Lung Cancer
Chronic Disease Intervention (Diabetes and Hypertension)
Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention
Public Health Education and Community Health
Health Promotion, Wellness, and Holistic Health
Perception, Risk and Protective Factors of Health Behaviors
Global or International Health
Translation Health Research

Additional Publications

PubMed

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