Staff: Jacqueline (Jacky) Hua, PhD, MPH
Jacqueline (Jacky) Hua, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention Fellow
jacky.hua@nih.gov
240-276-5508
Jacqueline (Jacky) Hua, PhD, MPH is a Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch of the Behavioral Research Program.
Dr. Hua's scientific interests include the intersection of social and health psychology. In particular, she is interested in how psychological and social factors (e.g., identity, self-affirmation, social support) influence cancer-related decision making and cancer preventive behaviors. During her fellowship, Dr. Hua aims to develop a portfolio of projects that span multiple types of cancer-related decisions and behavior, including decisions to avoid cancer information, cancer treatment decisions, and cancer screening.
Dr. Hua earned a PhD in health psychology at the University of California, Merced, where her dissertation proposed a theoretical model informed by research for predicting decisions to avoid health information. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley where her research focused on strategies to promote cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese populations. Prior to graduate school, she earned a BA in psychology from the University of California, Riverside.
Scientific Interests
- Psychosocial factors
- Cancer preventive behavior
- Health decision making
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Meese WB, Hua J, Howell JL. Information avoidance: An interchangeable strategy of self-protection. Soc Sci Med 2024 Aug; 254:117065.
- Hua J, Johnson AE, Pino S, Olson D, Nguyen T, Lawson L, Bedolla B, Howell JL. Social Threat Reduces Alcohol Consumption among College Students. Alcohol Alcohol 2022 Jul 9; 57(4):508-512.
- Hua J, Howell JL. Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance. J Health Psychol 2022 Mar; 27(3):713-725.
- Hua J, Howell JL, Sweeny K, Andrews SE Outcomes of Physicians' Communication Goals During Patient Interactions. Health Commun 2021 Jun; 36(7):847-855.
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