Jennifer Tsui, PhD

Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Overview

Dr. Tsui is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and Cancer Control Program Co-Leader and Director of Cancer Care Delivery Research and Implementation Science at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also a faculty member of the USC Gehr Family Center For Health Systems Science And Innovation. Dr. Tsui is a health services researcher and implementation scientist with a focus on reducing inequities in cancer care access, quality, and outcomes through implementation of evidence-based strategies and health system, community, and policy level interventions, particularly among marginalized populations served in safety-net health care settings. Dr. Tsui currently leads a National Cancer Institute funded study that examines implementation of evidence-based strategies for HPV vaccination in safety-net settings. She is also MPI on a National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities study to examine structural racism and healthcare inequities among cervical cancer survivors. Dr. Tsui received her PhD in Health Policy & Management from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and her MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Research Funding

  • Assessing Cervical Cancer Healthcare Inequities in Diverse Populations: The ACHIEVE Study
    NIH · 5R01MD01825 · May 5, 2023 – Nov 30, 2027 · Role: Principal Investigator (MPI)
  • Advancing the implementation of evidence-based strategies for HPV vaccination in safety-net primary care settings
    NIH · R37CA242541 · Aug 20, 2020 – Apr 30, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Geographic access to care and HPV vaccine uptake among ethnic minority girls
    AHRQ · Sep 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Comparative effectiveness of upfront treatment strategies in elderly women with ovarian cancer. Cancer. 2014 Apr 15; 120(8):1246-54.. View in PubMed
  • Are HPV vaccination services accessible to high-risk communities? A spatial analysis of HPV-associated cancer and Chlamydia rates and safety-net clinics. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Dec; 24(12):2089-98.. View in PubMed
  • Nationwide trends in the performance of inpatient hysterectomy in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Aug; 122(2 Pt 1):233-241.. View in PubMed
  • Exploring the role of neighborhood socio-demographic factors on HPV vaccine initiation among low-income, ethnic minority girls. J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Aug; 15(4):732-40.. View in PubMed
  • Proximity to safety-net clinics and HPV vaccine uptake among low-income, ethnic minority girls. Vaccine. 2013 Apr 12; 31(16):2028-34.. View in PubMed
  • Human papillomavirus vaccine use among adolescent girls and young adult women: an analysis of the 2007 California Health Interview Survey. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Jun; 21(6):656-65.. View in PubMed
  • Disparities in cancer screening in individuals with a family history of breast or colorectal cancer. Cancer. 2012 Mar 15; 118(6):1656-63.. View in PubMed
  • Understanding suboptimal human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among ethnic minority girls. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Jul; 20(7):1463-72.. View in PubMed
  • Interview language: a proxy measure for acculturation among Asian Americans in a population-based survey. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Apr; 13(2):244-52.. View in PubMed
  • The impact of social communication on perceived HPV vaccine effectiveness in a low-income, minority population. Ethn Dis. 2011; 21(4):495-501.. View in PubMed