PhD Candidate, Research Assistant
George Washington University
Yuxian Cui (MSPH, MA, CHES) is currently a PhD candidate (graduation expected in May 2026) in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University. She completed her MSPH in Health Education and Health Communication and her MA in Public Management at Johns Hopkins University. Her research primarily focuses on addressing the range of socio-structural determinants of substance use and leveraging health education and health communication as key strategies, with the goal of prevention and control, especially among youth. Working with Dr. Carla Berg’s team, she has been contributing to multiple NIH-funded research projects that facilitated international collaborations and guided policy and practice regarding the retail environment of cannabis and new tobacco products and their use. Her dissertation research (Messaging to Reduce Cannabis Use among US Young Adults) is funded by the National Science Foundation (#2415890). She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES, per the National Commission for Health Education, ID# 37161, exp: 03/31/27). She has co-authored 32 peer-reviewed publications and has presented study findings via 13 abstracts at scientific conferences (e.g., Society for Behavioral Medicine and Tobacco, Research Society on Marijuana). In the past years, she has served as a peer reviewer for key journals in the field (e.g., AJPM, Addiction, BMC Public Health, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Substance Use and Misuse) and/or conferences (e.g., Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research, SRNT).
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Friday, April 18, 2025
11:00 AM – 11:02 AM PST