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- Associate Professor
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Chen, Lei-Shih Associate Professor
Positions
- Professor, Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Sport Management, School of Education and Human Development
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Tedross, M., Wang, H., Heigl-Maza, C., Russell, R., Young, C., Kramer, J., ... Chen, L.
(2023).
Pregnant Latinas' perspectives on pursuing expanded carrier screening: "It is better to know than not". Journal of Genetic Counseling.
32(4), 887-895.
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Barton-Weston, H., Chen, W., Fike, D., Griffiths, R., Soukup, G., & Chen, L.
(2023).
Evaluation of a mandatory theory-based physical activity course on motivation among predominantly Hispanic college students. Journal of American College Health.
71(4), 1213-1219.
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Lin, W., Kao, Y., Li, M. S., Luo, T., Lin, H., Lee, C., ... Tseng, T.
(2022).
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Intake, Abdominal Obesity, and Inflammation among US Adults without and with Prediabetes-An NHANES Study. 20(1), 681-681.
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Wang, H., Page, R., Lopez, D., Arkatkar, S., Young, C., Martinez, D., ... Chen, L.
(2022).
Pregnant Latinas' views of adopting exome sequencing into newborn screening: A qualitative study. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
24(8), 1644-1652.
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Li, M., Zhao, S., Hsiao, Y., Kwok, O., Tseng, T., & Chen, L.
(2022).
Factors Influencing Family Health History Collection among Young Adults: A Structural Equation Modeling. Genes.
13(4), 612-612.
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Yeh, Y., Li, M., Kwok, O., Ma, P., & Chen, L.
(2022).
Chinese Americans' Family History of Colorectal Cancer Communication With Primary Care Physicians. Health Education and Behavior.
49(1), 169-178.
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Li, M., Zhao, S., Chen, W., Huang, T., & Chen, L.
(2022).
Knowledge and Attitudes toward Genetic Testing for Autism Spectrum Disorders among Parents of Affected Children in Taiwan. 13(2), 239-239.
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Zhang, Z., Kramer, J., Wang, H., Chen, W., Huang, T., Chen, Y., Tseng, T., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Attitudes toward Pursuing Genetic Testing among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Taiwan: A Qualitative Investigation. 19(1), 118-118.
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Ji, Y., Luo, W., Lai, M., Yoon, M., Chen, L., & Kwok, O.
(2021).
Model-Selection-Based Approaches to Identifying the Optimal Number of Factors in Multilevel Exploratory Factor Analysis. 28(5), 763-777.
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Young, C., Wang, H., Martinez, D., Chen, W., Page, R., Robbins-Furman, P., ... Chen, L.
(2021).
Rural, Low-Income, Pregnant Latina Women's Perspectives on Carrier Screening. Obstetrics and Gynecology.
138(1), 106-107.
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Page, R. L., Murphey, C., Aras, Y., Chen, L., & Loftin, R.
(2021).
Pregnant Hispanic women's views and knowledge of prenatal genetic testing. Journal of Genetic Counseling.
30(3), 838-848.
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Zhao, S., Chen, W., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T. N., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Pursuing genetic testing for children with autism spectrum disorders: What do parents think?. Journal of Genetic Counseling.
30(2), 370-382.
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Wu, K., Alegria, R., Gonzalez, J., Hu, H., Wang, H., Page, R., ... Chen, L.
(2021).
Characteristics and Quality of Mobile Apps Containing Prenatal Genetic Testing Information: Systematic App Store Search and Assessment. JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
9(10), e30404-e30404.
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Wang, H., Yeh, Y., Li, M., Ma, P., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Effects of family health history-based colorectal cancer prevention education among non-adherent Chinese Americans to colorectal cancer screening guidelines. Patient Education and Counseling.
104(5), 1149-1158.
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Chen, W., Zhao, S., Stelzig, D., Nimmons, K. M., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T. N., ... Chen, L.
(2021).
Family Health History-Based Cancer Prevention Training for Community Health Workers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
60(3), e159-e167.
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Li, M., Zhao, S., Young, C. M., Foster, M., Huei-Yu Wang, J., Tseng, T., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Family Health History-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
61(3), 445-454.
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Chen, W., Zhang, Z., Wang, H., Tseng, T., Ma, P., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Perceptions of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Etiology among Parents of Children with ASD. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
18(13), 6774-6774.
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Zhao, S., Chen, W., Kwok, O., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T. N., Tseng, T., & Chen, L.
(2021).
Psychometric Properties of the POAGTS: A Tool for Understanding Parents' Perceptions Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder Genetic Testing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
18(6), 3323-3323.
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Tseng, T., Lin, W., Gonzalez, G. V., Kao, Y., Chen, L., & Lin, H.
(2021).
Sugar intake from sweetened beverages and diabetes: A narrative review. World Journal of Diabetes.
12(9), 1530-1538.
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Chen, L., Zhao, S., Yeh, Y., Eble, T. N., Dhar, S. U., & Kwok, O.
(2021).
Texas health educators'practice in basic genomics education and services. Personalized Medicine.
18(1), 55-66.
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Tseng, T., Li, M., Kao, Y., Chen, L., & Lin, H.
(2021).
The Impact of COVID-19 on Risky Behaviors and Health Changes in African-American Smokers Who Are Eligible for LDCT Screening. Frontiers in Public Health.
9, 745925.
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Chen, W., Zhao, S., Huang, T., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2020).
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prenatal Genetic Testing and Abortion Decision-Making among Taiwanese Mothers of Affected Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
17(2), 476-476.
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Li, M., Yeh, Y., Sun, H., Chang, B., & Chen, L.
(2020).
Community-Based Participatory Research: a Family Health History-Based Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program Among Chinese Americans. Journal of Cancer Education.
35(3), 485-492.
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Talwar, D., Zhao, S., Goodson, P., & Chen, L.
(2020).
Evaluating a genomics short course for undergraduate health education students. Personalized Medicine.
17(4), 295-306.
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Chen, L., Yeh, Y., Goodson, P., Zhao, S., Jung, E., Muenzenberger, A., Kwok, O., & Ma, P.
(2019).
Training Texas Public Health Professionals and Professionals-In-Training in Genomics. American Journal of Health Promotion.
33(8), 1159-1165.
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Zhao, S., Chen, W., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T. N., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2019).
Needs assessment in genetic testing education: A survey of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in the united states. Autism Research: official journal of the International Society for Autism Research.
12(8), 1162-1170.
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Yeh, Y., Li, M., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2019).
Family health history of colorectal cancer: a structural equation model of factors influencing Chinese Americans' communication with family members. Translational cancer research.
8(Suppl 4), S355-S365.
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Chen, L., Min, J., Zhao, S., Yeh, Y., & Huang, T.
(2019).
Information needs in genetic testing: A needs assessment survey among Taiwanese parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism: the international journal of research and practice.
23(4), 902-909.
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Talwar, D., Chen, W., Yeh, Y., Foster, M., Al-Shagrawi, S., & Chen, L.
(2019).
Characteristics and evaluation outcomes of genomics curricula for health professional students: a systematic literature review. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
21(8), 1675-1682.
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Talwar, D., Yeh, Y., Chen, W., & Chen, L.
(2019).
Characteristics and quality of genetics and genomics mobile apps: a systematic review. European Journal of Human Genetics.
27(6), 833-840.
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Zhao, S., Chen, W., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T. N., Kwok, O., & Chen, L.
(2019).
Genetic Testing Experiences Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
49(12), 4821-4833.
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Li, M., Huang, T., Ye, J., Zhao, S., & Chen, L.
(2018).
Perceived recurrence risk of having another affected child: A survey on parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in Taiwan. Patient Education and Counseling.
101(5), 926-931.
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Zhao, S., Wang, C., Huang, T., Chen, Y., Hsiao, C., Tseng, C., Xu, L., & Chen, L.
(2018).
A qualitative study exploring the attitudes toward prenatal genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders among parents of affected children in Taiwan. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
48, 36-43.
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Chen, L., Zhao, S., Stelzig, D., Dhar, S. U., Eble, T., Yeh, Y., & Kwok, O.
(2018).
Development and evaluation of a genomics training program for community health workers in Texas. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
20(9), 1030-1037.
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Talwar, D., Tseng, T., Foster, M., Xu, L., & Chen, L.
(2017).
Genetics/genomics education for nongenetic health professionals: a systematic literature review. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
19(7), 725-732.
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Chen, L., Chang, F., Kim, M., Talwar, D., & Zhao, S.
(2017).
Genomic medicine practice among physicians in Taiwan. Personalized Medicine.
14(2), 109-121.
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Liu, C., Saffen, D., Schulze, T. G., Burmeister, M., Sham, P. C., Yao, Y., ... Chan, R.
(2016).
Psychiatric genetics in China: achievements and challenges. Molecular Psychiatry.
21(1), 4-9.
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Li, M., Amuta, A., Xu, L., Dhar, S. U., Talwar, D., Jung, E., & Chen, L.
(2016).
Autism genetic testing information needs among parents of affected children: A qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling.
99(6), 1011-1016.
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Chen, L., Li, M., Talwar, D., Xu, L., & Zhao, M.
(2016).
Chinese Americans' Views and Use of Family Health History: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE.
11(9), e0162706-e0162706.
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Chen, L., Kaphingst, K. A., Tseng, T., & Zhao, S.
(2016).
How are lung cancer risk perceptions and cigarette smoking related?-testing an accuracy hypothesis. Translational cancer research.
5(Suppl 5), S964-S971.
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Chang, Y., Tung, H., Hsu, S., Chen, L., Kung, P., Huang, K., Chiou, S., & Tsai, W.
(2016).
Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Its Associated Factors among Elderly People with Disabilities in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study. PLoS ONE.
11(6), e0158075-e0158075.
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Chen, L., Goodson, P., Jung, E., Popoola, O., Kwok, O., & Muenzenberger, A.
(2015).
A Survey of Texas Health Educators' Family Health History-based Practice. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR.
39(5), 632-639.
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Chen, L. S., Xu, L., Dhar, S. U., Li, M., Talwar, D., & Jung, E.
(2015).
Autism spectrum disorders: a qualitative study of attitudes toward prenatal genetic testing and termination decisions of affected pregnancies. Clinical Genetics: an international journal of genetics and molecular medicine.
88(2), 122-128.
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Chen, L. S., Li, C., Wang, C. H., Amuta, A., Li, M., Huang, T. Y., ... Jung, E.
(2015).
Autism spectrum disorders: perceptions of genetic etiology and recurrence risk among Taiwanese parents of affected children. Clinical Genetics: an international journal of genetics and molecular medicine.
88(2), 129-134.
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Chen, L., & Kim, M.
(2014).
Needs Assessment in Genomic Education. Health Promotion Practice.
15(4), 592-598.
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Chen, L., Goodson, P., Jung, E., Muenzenberger, A., Xu, L., Kwok, O., & Li, M.
(2014).
Effectiveness of a Web-based genomics training for health educators in Texas. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
16(3), 271-278.
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Chen, L., Xu, L., Huang, T., & Dhar, S. U.
(2013).
Autism genetic testing: a qualitative study of awareness, attitudes, and experiences among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
15(4), 274-281.
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Goodson, P., Chen, L. S., Muenzenberger, A., Xu, L., & Jung, E.
(2013).
Genomics education for health educators in Texas: the Family Health History Training Program. Public Health Genomics.
16(5), 233-240.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2013).
Genomics education training needs of U.S. health educators: a (qualitative) pilot study. Health Promotion Practice.
14(1), 44-52.
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Chen, L., Zhao, M., Zhou, Q., & Xu, L.
(2012).
Chinese Americans' views of prenatal genetic testing in the genomic era: a qualitative study. Clinical Genetics: an international journal of genetics and molecular medicine.
82(1), 22-27.
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Jeon, K. C., Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2012).
Considering factors affecting the parental decision to abort after a prenatal diagnosis of a sex chromosome abnormality Response. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
14(5), 559-559.
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Jeon, K. C., Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2012).
Decision to abort after a prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome abnormality: a systematic review of the literature. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
14(1), 27-38.
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Chen, L. S., & Kaphingst, K. A.
(2011).
Risk perceptions and family history of lung cancer: differences by smoking status. Public Health Genomics.
14(1), 26-34.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2010).
Web-based survey of US health educators: challenges and lessons. American Journal of Health Behavior.
34(1), 3-11.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2010).
Web-Based Survey of US Health Educators: Challenges and Lessons. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR.
34(1), 3-11.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2009).
Barriers to adopting genomics into public health education: a mixed methods study. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
11(2), 104-110.
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Chen, L., Kwok, O., & Goodson, P.
(2008).
US health educators' likelihood of adopting genomic competencies into health promotion. 98(9), 1651-1657.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
Entering the Public Health Genomics Era: Why Must Health Educators Develop Genomic Competencies?. American Journal of Health Education.
38(3), 157-165.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
Factors affecting decisions to accept or decline cystic fibrosis carrier testing/screening: a theory-guided systematic review. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
9(7), 442-450.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
Public health genomics knowledge and attitudes: a survey of public health educators in the United States. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
9(8), 496-503.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
Public Health Genomics knowledge and attitudes: A survey of public health educators in the United States. GENETICS IN MEDICINE.
9(8), 496-503.
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Tedross, M., Wang, H., Heigl-Maza, C., Russell, R., Young, C., Kramer, J., ... Chen, L.
(2023).
Pregnant Latinas' perspectives on pursuing expanded carrier screening: "It is better to know than not". Journal of Genetic Counseling.
32(4), 887-895.
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conference paper
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Page, R. L., Murphey, C., Han, G., Chen, L., Loftin, R., Gandhi, H., & Aras, Y.
(2021).
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UPTAKE OF PRENATAL GENETIC TESTING IN HISPANIC WOMEN: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S219-S219.
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Ma, P., Li, R., Shigemoto, Y., & Chen, L.
(2021).
TRAUMA EXPOSURE, MENTAL DISORDER, AND RISK OF SUICIDE IDEATION AMONG AGING US ASIANS. Innovation in Aging.
50-51.
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Chen, L., Goodson, P., Jung, E., Muenzenberger, A., Li, M., Xu, L., & Talwar, D.
(2015).
FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY: ATTITUDE, SELF-EFFICACY, INTENTION, AND KNOWLEDGE IN TEXAS HEALTH EDUCATORS. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S14-S14.
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Chen, L., Ye, J., Zhao, S., Talwar, D., Wang, C., & Huang, T.
(2015).
WHAT CAUSED YOUR CHILD'S AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER? A STUDY OF PARENT'S PERCEPTIONS IN TAIWAN. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S254-S254.
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Xu, L., Huang, T., Parshall, C., Hollek, A., & Chen, L.
(2012).
GENETIC TESTING FOR AUTISM: AWARENESS, ATTITUDES, AND EXPERIENCE AMONG US PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S115-S115.
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Chen, L., Huang, T., Wang, C., & Xu, L.
(2012).
PERCEIVED GENETIC CAUSE AND RECURRENCE RISK OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AMONG PARENTS OF AFFECTED CHILDREN IN TAIWAN. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S207-S207.
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Chen, L., Zhao, M., Zhou, Q., & Xu, L.
(2012).
PRENATAL GENETIC TESTING FOR GENOMIC DISEASES AND TRAITS: WHAT DO CHINESE AMERICANS THINK?. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S43-S43.
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Chen, L., Muenzenberger, A., Xu, L., & Goodson, P.
(2012).
WEB-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CANCER GENOMICS EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR TEXAS HEALTH EDUCATORS PROJECT. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S101-S101.
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Jeon, K. C., Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2011).
DECISION TO ABORT FOLLOWING A PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF SEX CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S116-S116.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2008).
Web-based research: Lessons learned from the health promotion and genetics/genomics survey. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S21-S21.
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Chen, L., Huang, T., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
THE EFFECTS OF AGE, RACE, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARRIER TESTING DECISION-MAKING: A META-ANALYSIS. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S194-S194.
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Chen, L., & Goodson, P.
(2007).
TRANSLATING GENOMIC RESEARCH INTO HEALTH PROMOTION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF HEALTH EDUCATORS' CONCERNS. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S45-S45.
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Page, R. L., Murphey, C., Han, G., Chen, L., Loftin, R., Gandhi, H., & Aras, Y.
(2021).
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UPTAKE OF PRENATAL GENETIC TESTING IN HISPANIC WOMEN: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
S219-S219.
Teaching
teaching activities
- EPSY689 Sptp:grant Writ & Pro Planning Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- HBEH671 Smnr In Public Health Theory Instructor
- HBEH685 Directed Study Instructor
- HBEH686 Directed Research Instructor
- HBEH691 Research Instructor
- HBEH791 Doctoral Capstone Instructor
- HLTH236 Intro Hlth Dispar & Diversity Instructor
- HLTH335 Human Diseases Instructor
- HLTH410 Worksite Hlth Promotion Instructor
- HLTH630 Health Program Planning Instructor
- HLTH645 Hlth Ed Rsch & Eval Instructor
- HLTH649 Adv Hlth Behavior Theory Instructor
- HLTH684 Prof Internship Instructor
- HLTH684 Professional Internship Instructor
- HLTH685 Directed Studies Instructor
- HLTH685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
- HLTH689 Sptp Precision Public Health Instructor
- HLTH691 Research Instructor
- HLTH691 Research Instructor
- HPCH685 Directed Study Instructor
- HPCH686 Directed Research Instructor
- HPCH691 Research Instructor
- HPCH791 Doctoral Capstone Instructor
- KINE491 Research Instructor
- PHLT485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PHLT491 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Amuta, Ann Oyare (2015-07). Diabetes Family Health History among College Students.
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Xu, Lei (2014-07). Autism Genetic Testing: Psychological Factors Associated with the Test Decisions Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in Taiwan.
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Zhao, Shixi (2018-07). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Genetic Testing; Perspectives Among Parents of Children Diagnosed with ASD.
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Zhao, Shixi (2018-08). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Genetic Testing; Perspectives Among Parents of Children Diagnosed with ASD.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Health Education, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2007
- M.S. in Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University - (Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan) 2001
- B.S. in Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University - (Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan) 1999
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Lei-Shih
has last name
- Chen
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Health And Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4243
USA
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- lacechen@tamu.edu