Courses:
Human Behavior in the Social Environments I, II, III,
Social Work Research I, II
Clinical Issues in Social Work Practice in Health Settings
Professional Interests:
Culture, immigration, health, and metal health practices in the Asian American community
Practice-based research and program evaluation in primary care
Capacity building and community collaboration in addressing health disparity
Current Research:
Attitude, perception, and barriers towards mental health treatment among Chinese Immigrants
Chinese American depression collaborative care
Enhance and expand substance-abuse screening and treatment services for Asian Americans
Selected Publications
Kwong, K., Chung, H., Sun, L., Chou, J., & Taylor-Shih, A. (in press). Factors associated with reverse-migration separation
among a cohort of low-income Chinese immigrant families in New York City. Social Work in Health Care.
Kwong, K. & Mak, A. (in press). Health care and cancer screening experience of Chinese immigrants in New York City:
A qualitative study. Social Work in Health Care.
Au, L., Kwong, K., Chou, J., Tso, A., & Wong, M. (2009). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Chinese-American children
in New York City. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-009-9226-y
Kwong, K. (2009). Access to Cancer Education and Screening: A Long and Difficult Journey for Chinese Americans in New York City. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG.
Kwong, K. (in press). Tobacco use and Asian Americans. A chapter of a forthcoming textbook. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Contemporary Asian American Issues.
Kwong, K. (in press). Socioeconomic and cultural barriers to preventive health, a chapter of a forthcoming textbook, Praeger Handbook of Asian American Health: Taking Notice and Taking Action.
Kwong, K., Ho-Asjoe, H., Chung, W., & Wong, S. (2007) Addressing cardiovascular health disparities of Chinese immigrants in New York City - A case study of the Chinese-American Healthy Heart Coalition, in B. C. Wallace, (ed). Toward equity in health: A new global approach to health disparities, (pp.237-251) Springer Publishing Company.
Ferketich, A. K., Kwong, K., Shek, A., & Lee, M. (2007). Design and evaluation of a tobacco-prevention program targeting Chinese American youth in New York City. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9(2), 249-256.
Ferketich, A. K., Wewers, M.E., Kwong, K., et al. (2004) Smoking cessation interventions among Chinese Americans: The role of families, physicians, and the media. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 6, 241-248.
Kramer, E. J., Kwong, K., Lee, E., & Chung, H. (2002). Culture and medicine - Cultural factors influencing the mental health of Asian Americans. Western Journal of Medicine, 176(4), 227-232.
Recent Presentations
Adjustments of Adoptive Children and Parents. The Women’s Health Symposium: Life in Balance: Body, Mind, and Soul. NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, June 2008
Access to Health Care and Prostate Cancer Screening – A Long and Difficult Journey for Chinese American Men in New York City. The First Annual National Conference in Social Work with Men and For Men, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 2008.
Collaborative Care Management of Depression for Chinese Americans in Primary Care. The 3rd Annual Health Disparities Conference, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. March 2008
Navigating the Boundary between Research and Practice: A Case Study in Depression Care Research in a Community Health Center. The 20th Anniversary Conference: Cultivating Traditions of Wellness, the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Washington, DC, March 2008.
Collaborative Care Management of Depression for Chinese Immigrants in Primary Care: A Pilot Study. The 2007 World Mental Health Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Hong Kong, China. August 2007.
Assessment of Attitude, Perception, and Barriers towards Mental Health Treatment among Chinese Americans in New York City. The 2007 World Mental Health Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Hong Kong, China. August 2007.
Access to Cancer Education and Screening: A Long and Difficult Journey for Chinese Immigrants in New York City. The 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China. December 2006.
Navigating the Boundary between Research and Practice: A Case Study in Depression Care Research in a Community Health Center. The 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China. December 2006.
Combating Diabetes and Poor Health Literacy among Chinese: Innovative Interventions, Lessons Learned, and Future Recommendations. The First Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College of Columbia University, New York City. March 2006.
Prolonged Separation and its Effects upon Chinese Immigrant Parents and Children. The 16th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice, New York City, November 2005.
A Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Americans in New York. 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, IL. May 2005
Improve Health Literacy and Self-Management Skills of Chinese American Patients with Diabetes. The 2004 National Diabetes Education Program Partnership Network Meeting at Atlanta, GA, December 2004
Honors
Advancing Tobacco Control Movement through Mobilization Award from the Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership for the New York, AAPI Tobacco Control Network, NY, 2004
Minority Health Vision Award from the New York State Department of Health Office of Minority Health for Chinese-American Healthy Heart Coalition, NY, 2004
A Citation from New York City Council Speaker, Emigrant Award, New York, NY, 2003
Dissertation Fellowship Award, the City University of New York, NY, 2003-2004
New York State Dr. Martin Luther King’s Healthy Community Expo’s Community-Based Organization Award, Chinese American Healthy Heart Coalition, Albany, NY, 2002
