Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH Page 1
Curriculum Vitae
Kevin W CHEN Ph.D. MPH
Department of Family and Community Medicine
and Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Update Date: October, 2009
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Business Address: 2200 Kernan Drive, the Kernan Hospital Mansion,
Baltimore, Maryland 21207-6697
Business Phone: (410) 448-6876 Fax: (410) 448-6875
E-mail:
Foreign Language: Chinese (native)
Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH Page 1
EDUCATION:
College
The Renmin University of China (Beijing, China) 1978--82, Bachelor of Arts.
Major in philosophy and minor in psychology.
Graduate and Professional
Peking University (Beijing, China) 1982--85, M.A. Major in Social Psychology.
Master thesis: “The only-child family policy and its potential social problems”
Thesis advisers: Prof. Fang Yuan and Prof. Xiaotong Fei
Pennsylvania State University, (University Park, PA), 1987--91. Ph.D of Sociology.
Major in Social Psychology, and minor in Statistics.
Dissertation: “Political alienation and voting turnout in the U.S.: 1960-1988”
Doctoral mentor: Prof. Glenn Firebaugh
School of Public Health, Columbia University (New York, NY) 1993--95, Master of
Public Health, major in Health Policy and Management.
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
University Appointments:
08/06—NowAssociate Professor, Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Family and Community Health, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine,
07/06—Now Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
07/04—07/06 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
07/02—07/04 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
2000--06 Faculty for the UMDNJ Complementary & Alternative Medicine Seminars -- teaching introduction to qigong therapy – UMDNJ School of Health-Related Professions.
1/98 – 6/02 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ— New Jersey Medical School,
7/96-- 2/98Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health in Psychiatry (socio-medical sciences), College of Physicians and Surgeons & School of Public Health, Columbia University (New York, NY).
9/91--7/96Senior Staff Associate, and then Associate Research Scientist (starting 7/93), Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
8/90--8/91Computer consultant and programmer in statistics for faculty research. Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University.
9/87–7/90 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA). .
9/85–7/87 Research Assistant, Center for Social Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1984Lecturer, "Introductory Sociology," Peking University, Beijing, China.
1984--85Instructor, "Management Psychology," the Beijing Economic Correspondence
Center. China
Other Professional Positions and Appointments
1983--85Co-director of the key national sociological project in the Sixth Five-Year Plan, “Social impact of the only-child family policy,” at Peking University, funded by the State Committee of Family Planning, China.
1984--85One of the designers and directors in the national survey project, “Social Psychological Impact of Price Reform on Chinese People,” funded by the State Council of China. Peking University, Beijing.
1/95--7/96Director and coordinator, “China General Social Survey,” funded by Center for Modern China and China Development Foundation.
1/92–nowDirector of Sociology Division, Center for Modern China-- a non-profit research
and educational organization based in Princeton, NJ.
1995–99Director, China Survey Network (a non-profit survey organization in China).
2000—nowDirector of Research, the Qigong Institute (USA – a non-profit research and
educational organization located in California.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- American Public Health Association (regular member, 1996—now)
- American Psychology Association (regular member, 1998—now)
- International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (2007--now)
- American Sociological Association
(Regular member, 1986—1999; associate member, 2000-now)
- International Biometric Society -- North East American Region
(Regular member, 1998--2000)
- Association of Applied Physiology and Biofeedback
(Regular member, 2002—2004)
- North America Chinese Sociologist Association (Life member since 1995)
- Chinese Association of Science and Technology (USA) (regular member 1992—now; director, 2002--now)
HONORSand AWARDS
2000Award of the “Research Scientist of the Year” in the Qigong Summit 2000, organized by American Qigong Association, Washington DC.
1998The FIRST award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29 DA12257) “Delay of Gratification and Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence”, principal investigator.
1991A first-prize winner in the Sixth Graduate Research Fair, Penn State University.
1986Award of an ASA grant for presentation at the11th World Congress of Sociology at New Delhi, summer 1996
1985Elected member of Michigan Society of Academy
1986Award of graduate research fund for the comparative study of self-concept between Chinese and Americans, Western Michigan Univ. Summer 1986
1983-85 Award of a research fund to study the social impact of the “only-child family policy in China” by the State Committee of Family Planning, China.
1982A winner of the First Competition of Youth Social Investigation All Over the
Country, by Chinese Sociological Association, 1982.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
12/99–nowDirector of Research, the Qigong Institute, a nonprofit research and educational organization located in Menlo Park, California
12/99-12/02Elected Director, Chinese Association of Sciences and Technology (USA)
10/02--now Director, Great New York Chapter of CAST-USA
3/00–nowTrustee & Director, the World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. a non-profit organization registered in New Jersey, USA.
9/00–2004Elected Director, Huaxia Chinese School, Edison, NJ
2000 – nowDirector of Research, World Institute for Self Healing, Inc.
2006—now Council member of World Academic Society of Medical Qigong (Beijing)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Medical School: Special Committee on Bio-computing Advisory Group (2000-05)
Department:Research Committee
Liaison on bi-weekly Journal Club
Liaison on promoting faculty publicity
Liaison of faculty collaboration database
LOCAL AND NATIONAL SERVICE
International:● Co-chair, “The World Symposium on Self-Healing and Consciousness Power” June 6-8, 2001. – Co-sponsored by a dozen of well-know institutions, including UMDNJ–CACE.
● Chair, Symposium on Methodological Challenges in the Study of Mind-Body Therapies and Energy Medicine” in the 2006 North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, May 24-27, Edmonton, Canada.
● Co-Chair, Symposium on “Meditative Therapy for Addiction Treatment” in the 2009 North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, May 12-15, 2009, Minneapolis, MN.
Regional:Bergen County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force (5/98– 2006)
New therapy development task force, New Hope Foundation (2001--06)
Editorial Boards:
Modern China Studies (1994–present)
Journal of WISH (2000–2006)
Peer Review for Academic Journals:
2008Reviewer forthe THORAX
2006--Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine
2008Reviewer for Psychophysiology
2008—Reviewer for The Journal of Pain
2007 Reviewer for Review on Recent Clinical Trials
2007Reviewer for Contemporary Clinical Trials
2000–07Reviewer for American Journal of Public Health
1998–06Reviewer for Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2001Reviewer for the Lancet
2005--Reviewer for The Journal of Pediatrics
2005--Reviewer for International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
2005-07Reviewer for Evidences in Complementary & Alternative Medicine
2005-Reviewer for Addiction
2005-- Reviewer for Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
2004Reviewer for Journal of Psychosomatic Research
2003-05Reviewer for Journal of Studies on Alcohol
2002-03Reviewer for Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
2002-04Reviewer for Addictive Behaviors
2002-Reviewer for Drug and Alcohol Review (Australian Journal)
2003Reviewer for Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine
2003Reviewer for Journal of Abnormal Psychology
2002--Reviewer for Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
1998-99 Reviewer for American Journal of Sociology
1997-99 Reviewer for American Sociological Review
Peer Review for Grant Applications
2008Reviewer, the 2008 Military Psychological Health and TBI Research Program
American Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Washington DC
2007Reviewer for the Research Competitiveness Service in the Life Science Discovery
Fund 07-02; -- American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Washington DC.
2007Reviewer for the Research Comprehensive Service in the Kansas Masonic
Foundation Pilot Research Program, --American Association for the
Advancement of Science, Washington DC.
2007-08Review Committee for the Feasibility and Development Grant applications,
“International Center for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Functional Bowel Disorders in Chinese Medicine.” Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
1995-98Reviewer for grant applications in the subject of sociology – Center for Modern
China, Princeton, NJ.
TEACHING & EDUCATIONAL SERVICE:
Oct, 2009Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong – the wonder and mysteries of Chinese medicine.” At the NCCAM Consulting Service Education series, National Institutes of Health.
2007-10Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong” in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, medical student selective “Complementary and Integrative Medicine.”
2006-09Liaison and coordinator, biweekly Journal Club, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
2007-09Instructor, “Introduction to medical qigong”, a weekly qigong class at Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Oct. 2008Lecture on “Methodological challenges in study of external qigong therapy --- Lessens from the lab studies and clinical trial in the U.S.” at the Pusan National University, and the Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
April 2008 Lecture on “Methodological Challenges in conducting vigorous clinical trials of TCM therapies --- Lessens from our lab studies and trials in the U.S.” at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
May 2008Lecture on “Introduction to medical qigong” at Clay Street Project of P&G Corp. Cincinnati, Ohio.
2007-09Lecture on “Introduction to Qigong – the wonder and mysteries of Chinese medicine.” In two different classes at Towson University Seminars of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Towson, Maryland.
May 2008Workshop, Meditation Management of Pain, Stress and Addictive Behaviors.
CCTN-DCNBR at National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH --joint workshop. Neuroscience Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Oct. 2007Intensive training for medical professionals on “Medical Qigong and its Clinical Applications” at National Taipei College of Nursing, a program sponsored by the Minister of Education of Taiwan, Republic of China. (Oct 22-28, 2007)
2006Small group leader for Mind-Body Integrative Practice session, the second-year medical student class. University of Maryland School of Medicine
2006Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong and its Applications in Health” at the Seminars of Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Towson University, MD
2003Guest lecturer in “Spirituality and Health” by Prof. Abigail Evans at Princeton Theological Seminary,
2002--05Qigong and Meditation workshops and seminars for RWJMS medical students, psychiatry residents, New Hope Foundation (addiction treatment), Middlesex adult correction center, Rutgers University, & Princeton Theological Seminary.
2000--05Lectures for the UMDNJ Complementary & Alternative Medicine Seminars, “Introduction to Qi Meditation Therapy,” rated with highest faculty evaluation score from the students.
1998–2006Lectures for psychiatry residents & fellows, “Orientation of Chinese Culture,” “Chinese culture and mental health care,” “Research methods,” and “Qigong Therapy for Treatment of Addiction.”
1998–2000Advanced Statistics Seminars, UMDNJ--New Jersey Medical School. Seminars open to all faculty members, residents and follows.
1990Instructor, "American Society and Its Problems," St. Francis College, PA. – a 3 credit course for undergraduate students in Sociology Department.
Fall 1988Lectures on “only-child family policy in China,” Introduction to Social Problems. Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA.
Fall 1987Teaching assistant, “Sociology of Family”, Pennsylvania State University.
1985Instructor, "Management Psychology," the Beijing Economic Correspondence
Center. China
Fall 1984Instructor, "Introductory Sociology," Peking University, China. A 3-credit course
GRANTS SUPPORT
1. As Principal Investigator
2009-2011Chen KW, Lejuez C, Gandhi D, “Treatment of cocaine addiction with
Integrative Meditation..” A R21 grant from NIDA at NIH, ($412,500 in 2 years).
2009-2011Chen KW, Independent Investigator Award, “Integrative Meditation for the
treatment of co-occurring anxiety disorders among heroin dependent patients:-- a randomized controlled study to establish feasibility and efficacy.” National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, New York. ($100,000 in 2 years)
2008--09Chen KW and Lejuez CW “Integrative meditation as an adjunct therapy in treating cocaine addiction.” Funded by UMCP/UMB Seeding Grant Program ($75,000)
2007—09Chen, K. “A pilot study of Integrative Self-Empowerment Therapy (ISET) for the treatment of cocaine addiction.” Partially funded by Rockefeller Philanthropy – Dr. Lucy Walentzky. ($35,000)
2004--07 Chen, KW. and Sigal, LH. “Qigong Therapy for Osteoarthritis at Knees” funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH. Total award of $466,500.
2006--08Chen, KW. “A pilot study of auricular acupressure therapy for treating drug addiction.” A research grant funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($10,000)
1998--2004Chen K. FIRST award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29 DA12257) “Delay of Gratification and Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence”, principal investigator (total award: $553,299).
2005--07 Chen K & Liu TJ. “Translation, editing and publication of textbook “Qigong Study in Chinese Medicine”, funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($10,000)
2003--05Chen, K. “Observational pilot study of qigong meditation therapy for treating addiction.” A research grant funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($5,000)
2001--03Minority supplemental grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29DA12257-04S1) to include Newark into the R29 survey study ($19,437).
1995--96“China General Social Survey,” Principal investigator, funded initially by Center for Modern China and China Development Foundation, but suspended for political reasons.
1993--94Chen K. "Issues in social policy during economic reform in China," funded by the Center for Modern China, Princeton, NJ ($20,000). Principal investigator.
2) As Co-Investigator or Associate
2006-11Berman B (PI) “Arthritis and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),” A center
grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (P01 AT002605-01A1) with a total award of $5,983,065 in 5 years. Role: Program coordinator, & PI of the Data Management and Statistical Analysis Core.
2006- 11Berman B (PI) “International Center for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Functional Bowel Disorders in Chinese Medicine.” A center grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (U19 AT003266-01). Collaboration with Chinese University of Hong Kong and faculty in Australia. Award of $3,962,607 in 4 years. Role: PI of the Data Management and Statistical Analysis Core.
2007-12Berman B (PI) “ACochrane Collaboration CAM Field – Resource for Research”
A research grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (R24 AT001293-02).
Role: Biostatistician.
2005--09Smelson D (PI), Chen K, Ziedonis D, “Qigong therapy for treating cocaine
addiction.” Funded by NCCAM at NIH. (R21AT01350). Total award of
$544,250. – Role: Co-PI.
2006--09 Novotny S & Chen K, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Treatment of Children with Autism.” Funded by NCCAM at NIH (R21). Role: Co-investigator and Biostatistician.
2004--09Marc Steinberg (PI) “Treatment Issues in Smokers with Schizophrenia” K23 award from National Institute on Drug Abuse of NIH, ($585,016). Role: co-mentor and statistician.
2005--10Alex Interian, (PI) “Antidepressant Adherence among Hispanics: A Motivational Interviewing Approach” K23 award from NIMH at NIH ($736,750).
Role: co-mentor and statistician.
2007—12RoseanneDobkin, “A cognitive-behavioral treatment package for depression in
Parkinson’s Disease.” A K23 award from NINDS at NIH ($848,994).
Role: co-mentor and statistician.
2003--07Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Treatment of Addiction to Nicotine in Schizophrenia.”
Funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH (R01DA015537). Behavioral therapy development project. Role: Associate investigator
2002--06 Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Modified MET for use with ASI data.” Funded by
National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH (5R01DA015978). Behavioral therapy development project. Role: Associate investigator
2001--05Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Consultant versus fully-integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders -- CSAT Treatment model/therapy outcome study” (KD1-T112549), funded by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA. Role: Associate investigator and data analyst.
2002—05Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Impact of Substance Use on Nations’ Economies: Developing a system to assess economic and social impact of substance abuse for countries in the Western Hemisphere.” A project funded by the Organization of American States. Role: Associate investigator.
2001--04 Paulette Hines (PI) and William Vegas, “Culture Based Model (African American) for Youth Violence Risk-Reduction.” A research project funded by NICHD and NIDA to test an intervention for preventing youth violence that was culturally tailored for African Americans but used with both African Americans and Latinos to determine its cross cultural applicability. Role: associate investigator.
2001--03 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Reductions in adolescent African-American pregnancy rates: Analysis of YRBS 1990-2001. A project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Using secondary data to model factors affecting recent dramatic declines in teen pregnancy rates. Role: Co-investigator.
2000--03 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Long-term Assessment of the Impact of Managed Behavioral Care on an Addicted Population.” Funded by CSAT of SAMHSA, using large administrative datasets to evaluate a model or assessing three-year outcomes of managed care. Role: Associate investigator.
2000--03Zoccolillo, M. Pihl, R. Tremblay, R. Vitaro F. & Chen, K. “Natural history and consequences of alcohol and drug use, problem use and dependence from childhood to young adulthood in a community sample.” A research grant from Medical Research Council of Canada. Role: Co-investigator.
2002--04 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Understanding the racial differences in change of adolescent sexual behaviors over the past decade: Analysis of YRBS 1990-2001. A project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Role: Co-investigator.
1999-2003 Samuel Shiflett (PI), “Acupuncture as an Adjunct in Stroke Rehabilitation.” Funded by US Dept. of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Grant # H133G990082, $450,000. Role: Statistician.
1994--98 Denise Kandel (PI) “Substance Dependence/Abuse in the U.S. Population” Funded by NIDA (RO1DA09110). Secondary data analysis of the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse datasets. Role: Associate investigator/data analyst.
1990--95 Denise Kandel (PI) “Epidemiology/Family in Drug Use: the Second Generation” funded by NIDA (5RO1DA04866). Twenty-year longitudinal survey study of the social and personal consequences of adolescent substance use and abuse. Role: associate investigator/data analyst.
3. Proposals Submitted for Review In the Past Year:
Chen KW, Berman BM, Mikdashi JA, “Treating fibromyalgia symptoms with qi manipulation therapy.” A R21 application resubmitted to NCCAM (resubmitted in 2008). Direct budget: $400,000 in 2 years. (Scored 200)
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
1. Chen K. 1983. "How college female students chose their boyfriends" Sociological Newsletter, (official publication of Chinese Institute of Sociology) Issue 1, 1983: 54-60.
2. Chen K. 1984. "A survey of current college students' social values" Youth Study, 3,25-31.
3. Chen K. 1985. "A study of current only-child families in China" China Social Science—Undecided Drafts, (official publication of China Academy of Social Science) Issue 21.
4. Chen K. 1985. "A preliminary study on the single-child's social affiliation" ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA (Journal of Psychology) 10(3): 264-270.