Dr. Tung-Sung Tseng's research focuses on understanding the disparities and ocial determinants of health of cancer and smoking behaviors among cancer survivors, ethnic minorities, and underserved populations. His expertise includes cancer, tobacco control, obesity, health disparities, genetic and behavioral interactions, community-based participatory research (CBPR), implementation sciences, behavioral intervention, and evaluation methods (community assessment, social media, big data, GIS, AI, and smart devices).
Dr. Tseng worked on several collaborative and multi-disciplinary research projects that are closely related to tobacco control, obesity, and cancer prevention among ethnic minorities and underserved populations, including using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening to increase smoking cessation among African Americans and dietary monitoring and control using Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses for colorectal cancer prevention in African Americans.
Education: DrPH, MS, CHES/MCHES
ORCID identifier: 0000-0001-6266-9891
MyNCBI Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/
Selected Publications:
- Lin HY, Fu Q, Tseng TS., Zhu XD., Reiss K., Su J., Hagensee ME. Impact of Dietary Quality on Genital Oncogenic HPV Infection in Women. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2023. (In Press) Impact factor = 7.759
- Mirandy Li, Jackson Fritz, Gabrielle Gonzalez., Claudia Leonardi, Phillippi, S., Trapido, E., Celestin, M., Yu, Q., Tseng, T.S. * Social Support Moderates the Relationship between Minority Stress and Stage of Change among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South. Current Psychology (In Press) Impact factor = 4.297
- Lu, Y., Edwards, A., Chen, Z., Tseng, TS*., Zhang, K. Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with high-risk neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio among Tobacco use-related cancer survivors Article DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27624-1. Scientific Report, 2022 (In Press) Impact factor = 4.379
- Lu, T., Li, M., Williams, D., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Kantrow, S., Kao, YH., Celestin, M., Lin, WT., Tseng, T.S*. A WeChat Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Smokers: A Feasibility Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac067 Impact factor = 2.11
- Tseng, TS*. Li, CC., Matthews, AK. The Interplay Between Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Related Health Disparities. Frontier of Public Health 2022 10:887847. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.887847. PMID: 35602130; PMCID: PMC9118020. Impact factor = 3.02
- Lin, H.‐Y.; Tseng, T.S.; Wang, X.; Kao, Y.‐H.; Fang, Z.; Molina, P.E.; Cheng, C.‐H.; Berglund, A.E.; Eeles, R.A.; Muir, K.; et al. Intake patterns of specific alcoholic beverages by prostate cancer status. Cancers, 2022. 14(8):1981. doi: 10.3390/cancers14081981. PMID: 35454886; PMCID: PMC9024489. Impact factor = 6.64
- Lu, T., Li, M., Williams, D., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Kantrow, S., Kao, YH., Celestin, M., Lin, WT., Tseng, T.S*. A WeChat-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Smokers: A Pilot Study. Internet Interventions, 2022. 28:100511. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100511. PMID: 35646606; PMCID: PMC9136339. Impact factor = 4.33
- Tseng, T.S*., Li, M., Kao, Y.H., Chen, LS., Lin, HY. The Impact of COVID-19 on Risky Behaviors and Health Changes in African-American Smokers Who Are Eligible for LDCT Screening. Frontier of Public Health 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.745925 PMID: 34957010 Impact factor = 3.02
- Lu, Y., Edwards, A., Chen, Z., Tseng, TS*., Li, M., Gonzalez, G., Zhang, K. Insufficient Lycopene Intake is Associated with High Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2010). Frontier of Public Health 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.792572 PMID: 34966715 Impact factor = 3.02
- Lu, T., Li, M., Williams, D., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Kantrow, S., Kao, YH., Celestin, M., Lin, WT., Tseng, T.S*. Implementation of a WeChat Based Smoking Cessation Program for Chinese Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(IJERPH) 18(21), 11189, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111189 PMID: 34769707 Impact factor = 3.36
- Tseng, T.S*., Celestin, MD Jr., Yu, Q., Li, M., Luo, T., Moody-Thomas S. Use of Geographic Information System Technology for Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Class Accessibility for Patients in Louisiana Public Hospitals. Frontier of Public Health. 2021 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.712635 PMID: 34476230 Impact factor = 3.02
- Tseng, T.S*., Gonzalez, G., Lin, WT., Lin, HY., Kao, YH, Chen, LS. Sugar intake from sweetened beverages and diabetes: A narrative review. World Journal of Diabetes 2021; 12(9): 1530-1538. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v12.i9.1530 PMID: 34630905 Impact factor = 3.25
- Lu, T., Li, M., Williams, D., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Kantrow, S., Kao, YH., Celestin, M., Lin, WT., Tseng, T.S*. Urban and Rural Disparities in a WeChat Based Smoking Cessation Intervention among Chinese Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(IJERPH) 2021, 18(13), 6731; doi:10.3390/ijerph18136731. PMID: 34201450 Impact factor = 3.36
- Kao, Y.H., Tseng, T.S*., Celestin, MD Jr., Hart, J., Young, L., Li, M., Bok, L.R., Smith, D. L., Fuloria, J., Moody-Thomas S., Trapido EJ. Association between the 5As and Stage of Change among African American Smokers Eligible for Low Dose Computed Tomography Screening. Preventing Chronic Disease 2021;18:210073. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210073. Impact factor = 2.31
- Lin HY, Fu Q, Kao YH, Tseng TS, Reiss K, Cameron JE, Ronis MJ, Su J, Nair N, Chang HM, Hagensee ME.. Antioxidants Associated with Oncogenic HPV Infection in women. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021. 18:jiab148. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab148. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33735375. Impact factor = 4.01
- Lin, H.‐Y.; Wang, X.; Tseng, T.‐S.; Kao, Y.‐H.; Fang, Z.; Molina, P.E.; Cheng, C.‐H.; Berglund, A.E.; Eeles, R.A.; Muir, K.; et al. Alcohol Intake and Alcohol‐SNP Interactions Associated with Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 553. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030553 PMID: 33540941 Impact factor = 4.24
- Tseng, T.S*., Kanekar, A., Vogelzang, J. L., Hiller, M. D., Headley, S. A. Social media and the ethical principles of its use in public health and health education research. American Journal of Health Studies. 34(3):155-161. 2019.
- Tseng, T.S*., Gross, T. T., Celestin, MD Jr., Dang, W., Kao, Y.H., Li, m., Smith, D. L., Bok, L.R., Fuloria, J., Moody-Thomas S. Knowledge and Attitudes towards LDCT Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking among African Americans-A Mixed-Method Study. Translational Cancer Research. 2019. 8(S4) s431-s442. DOI: 10.21037/tcr.2019.04.18. PMID: 35117119 Impact factor = 1.24
- Lin HY, Fisher P, Harris D, Tseng TS. Alcohol Intake Patterns for Cancer and Non-cancer Individuals: A Population Study. Translational Cancer Research. 2019. 8(S4) s334-s345. Doi: 10.21037/tcr.2019.06.31. PMID: 31497514 Impact factor = 1.24
- Kao, YH; Lin, WT; Thomas, C; Lin, HY; Tseng, T.S*. Association between Smoking and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio among Prostate Cancer Survivors: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Translational Cancer Research. 2019. 8(S4) s346-s354. Doi: 10.21037/tcr.2019.05.23. PubMed PMID: 35117112; PMCID: PMC8799291 Impact factor = 1.24
- Tseng TS*. Impact of social behavioral and genomic sciences on translational cancer research. Transl Cancer Res. 5(Suppl 5): S936-S937. DOI: 10.21037/tcr.2016.10.73, 2016 Impact factor = 1.24
- Kepper MM, Sothern M, Theall K, Griffiths L, Scribner R, Tseng TS, Schaettle P, Cwik J, Felker-Kantor E, Broyles S. Using Google Street View to systematically observe neighborhood environments at high spatial resolution: a feasible and reliable method. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 52(1):S20-S30. January 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.06.010. PMID: 27989289 Impact factor = 4.00
- Tseng TS*, Lin HY, Griffiths L, Cornwell k, Sothern M. Sugar intake from Sugar-Sweetened Beverage among Cancer and Non-Cancer Individuals: The NHANES Study. Translational Cancer Research. 5(Suppl 5):S1019-S1028. doi: 10.21037/tcr.2016.09.42., 2016. Impact factor = 1.24
- Yuan X, Tseng TS*, Zhang Z, Yu Q. Do caffeine intake and coffee consumption associate with endometrial cancer among postmenopausal women in America using NHANES 2003-2012? Translational Cancer Research. 5(Suppl 5):S1007-S1018. doi:10.21037/tcr.2016.10.91., 2016. Impact factor = 1.24
- Fisher K, Tseng TS, Cahill L, Robinson W. HPV Vaccination Coverage and Disparities among Three Populations at Increased Risk for HIV. Translational Cancer Research. 5(Suppl 5):S1000-S1006. doi: 10.21037/tcr.2016.10.66., 2016. Impact factor = 1.24
- Chen LS, Kaphingst K, Tseng TS*. How Are Lung Cancer Risk Perceptions and Cigarette Smoking Related? Testing an Accuracy Hypothesis. Translational Cancer Research. 5(Suppl 5):S964-S971. doi: 10.21037/tcr.2016.10.75. PMID: 29147644 Impact factor = 1.24
- Talwar D, Tseng TS, Foster M, Xu L, Chen L-S. Genetics/Genomics Education for Non-Genetic Health Professionals: A Systematic Literature Review. Genetics in Medicine. 19:725-732. DOI: 10.1038/gim.2016.156., 2016. PMID: 27763635 Impact factor = 5.37
- Tseng TS*, Park JY, Zabaleta J, Moody-Thomas S, Sothern MS, Chen T, Lin HY. Role of nicotine dependence on the relationship between genetic variants and risk of lung adenocarcinoma. PLoS One. 9(9): e107268. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107268, 2014 PMID: 25233467 Impact factor = 3.04
- Tseng, T.S*., Moody-Thomas, S., Ronald, H., Young, Y., Celestin, M.D. Jr., Jones, K.D. Using a Health Informatics System to Assess Effect of a Federal Cigarette Tax Increase on Readiness to Quit Among Low-Income Smokers, Louisiana, 2009. Preventing Chronic Disease.11:130203. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130203, 2014 PMID: 24698530 Impact factor = 2.31
- Zabaleta, J., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Estrada, J., Ravussin, E., Pelligrino, N., Mohler, M., Larson-Meyer, D. E., Boulares, H., Powell-Young, Y., Bennett, B., Happel, K., Cefalu, W., Scribner, R., Tseng, T.S., and Sothern, M. Inverse correlation of inflammatory markers with metabolic parameters in healthy, Black and White pre-pubertal youth. International Journal of Obesity.38(4):563-8, 2014. PMID: 24276016 Impact factor = 4.10
- Martin, M.Y., Evans, M., Kratt, P., Pollack, L., Lee, J., Oster R., Dignan, M., Prayor-Patterson, H., Watson, C., Houston, P., Andrews, S., Liwo, A., Tseng, T-S., Hullett, S., Oliver, J., Pisu, M. Meeting the Information Needs of Lower Income Cancer Survivors: Results of a Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the American Cancer Society's "I Can Cope". Journal of Health Communication. 0:1-19. 2014. PMID: 24433231 Impact factor = 2.67
- Lin, H.Y., Amankwah, E.K., Tseng, T.S., Qu, X., Chen, D.T., Park, J.Y. SNP-SNP Interaction Network in Angiogenesis Genes Associated with Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness. PLoS One. 8(4), e59688: 1-9, 2013. PMID: 23593148 Impact factor = 3.04
- Tseng, T.S*., Lin, H., Moody-Thomas, S., Martin, M.Y., Chen, T. Who Tended to Continue Smoking after Cancer Diagnosis: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008. BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 14;12(1):784. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22974404. Impact factor = 3.18
Topics (Keywords/Tags): Cancer prevention and control, health disparities, Tobacco, community health, behavioral intervention
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