OUR PEOPLE
Nhung Nguyen, PhD, PharmD
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
490 Illinois Street, #8304
San Francisco, CA 94158
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Education and Training
Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Vietnam, BS - 2008 Pharmacy
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, PhD - 2014 Epidemiology
University of California, Los Angeles, 2021 mHealth Training Institute
University of California, San Francisco, 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2023 Innovations for Substance Use Disorders
Awards and Honors
Predoctoral Fellowship, Vietnam Education Foundation, 2010-2012
International Fellowship, American Association of University Women, 2012
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Cancer Institute, 2018-2020
Meritorious Abstract Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021
NIDA Diversity Scholars Network Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021
Emerging Health Equity Scholar Award, UCSF Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center, 2023
Outstanding Abstract Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2023
Diversity Institute for Emerging Leaders, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2024
Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Fellowship, NHLBI’s Program to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research, 2024
Hellman Fellowship, Hellman Fellows Program, 2024-2026
Overview
Dr. Nguyen is a substance use researcher whose work centers on reducing the co-use of tobacco and cannabis. Her research program employs innovative methods to address critical questions related to substance use, including ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and sensors for real-time data collection and human-centered design (HCD) to develop smartphone-based interventions. Her current projects harness mobile health (mHealth) technologies, wearable devices, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and implementation science to create and test interventions aimed at helping young people quit vaping and reduce co-use of tobacco and cannabis. Her work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services, and the Hellman Fellowship Program.
Dr. Nguyen founded the HEARTY Lab, which is dedicated to generating actionable insights and impactful solutions to reduce substance use and promote public health.
A dedicated mentor, Dr. Nguyen has guided trainees across all levels, including high school students, undergraduates, PhD students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows.
Dr. Nguyen founded the HEARTY Lab, which is dedicated to generating actionable insights and impactful solutions to reduce substance use and promote public health.
A dedicated mentor, Dr. Nguyen has guided trainees across all levels, including high school students, undergraduates, PhD students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows.