Julie HT Dang, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Health Policy and Management
Executive Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Department
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Dang is a behavioral scientist specializing in cancer prevention and control. She designs, implements, and evaluates culturally and contextually relevant, evidence-based interventions to promote healthy behaviors and lower cancer risk. Using mixed methods, her work integrates community engaged research, behavioral science, and implementation science to address the needs of underserved communities facing high cancer burdens.
Division
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.A., English, UC Davis, Davis CA 2005
Other School
M.P.H., Community Health, San Jose State University, San Jose CA 2008
Other School
Ph.D., Health Policy, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 2018
25 Champions of Health Equity, Cancer Health Magazine, 2025,
Outstanding Member of the Year, California HPV Vaccination Roundtable, 2022,
Christine and Helen Landgraf Memorial Research Award, 2020,
Access Julie Dang's PubMed bibliography here.
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Bustamante BL, Miglioretti D, Keegan T, Stewart E, Shrestha A, Yang NT, Cress RD, Carvajal-Carmona L, Dang J, Fejerman L. Breast cancer screening needs assessment in 19 Northern California counties: geography, poverty, and racial/ethnic identity composition. Cancer Causes & Control. 2024 Dec 1:1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10552-024-01943-8. PMID: 39616300.
LoPresto LM, Dang JH, Dove MS. Nourishing Farm to School Practice with Data to Inform Program Needs: An Evaluation of Participation among California Public Districts during the 2018-19 School Year. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Oct 9:S2212-2672(24)00876-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.10.006. PMID: 39393637.
Dang JHT, Chen S, Hall S, Campbell JE, Chen Jr MS, Doescher MP. Association Between COVID-19 and Planned and Postponed Cancer Screenings Among American Indian Adults Residing in California and Oklahoma, March–December 2020. Public Health Rep. 2024 Jun 4:333549241254226. doi: 10.1177/00333549241254226. PMID: 38832678.
Chen S, James SA, Hall S, Dang JH, Campbell JE, Chen Jr MS, Doescher MP. Changes in alcohol consumption and binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic among American Indians residing in California and Oklahoma. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2024 May 3;50(3):371-381. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2344482. Epub 2024 Jun 6. PMID: 38843382; PMCID: PMC11305900.
Dang JHT, Gori A, Rios L, Rolon AM, Zhang J, Chen Jr MS. “You Don’t Know If It’s the Truth or a Lie”: Exploring Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Hesitancy among Communities with Low HPV Vaccine Uptake in Northern California. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Apr 1;12(4):372. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12040372. PMID: 38675754; PMCID: PMC11053910.
Dang JHT, Chen S, Hall S, Campbell JE, Chen MS Jr, Doescher MP. Tobacco and marijuana use during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among American Indians residing in California and Oklahoma. Tob Induc Dis. 2023 Dec 20;21:171. doi: 10.18332/tid/174819. PMID: 38125581; PMCID: PMC10731663.
Chen S, James SA, Hall S, Dang JH, Campbell JE, Chen MS Jr, Doescher MP. Avoidance of medical care among American Indians with a history of cancer during the coronavirus pandemic. Front Public Health. 2023 Nov 3;11:1265071. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1265071. PMID: 38026426; PMCID: PMC10664709.
Dang JHT, McClure S, Gori ACT, Martens T, Mojadedi A, Smith U, Austin CJ, Chen MS Jr. Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents. J Rural Health. 2023 Jan;39(1):136-141. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12690. Epub 2022 Jul 7. PMID: 35798683; PMCID: PMC9771865.
Kim J, Dove MS, Dang JHT. Sociodemographic factors associated with HPV awareness/knowledge and cervical cancer screening behaviors among caregivers in the U.S. BMC Womens Health. 2022 Aug 8;22(1):335. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01918-4. PMID: 35941594; PMCID: PMC9358833.
Quino JE, Perez F, Perez A, Vang AP, Avendano L, Dang J, Chen MS Jr, Arana AM, Rocha S, Nuno M, Lara PN Jr, Fejerman L, Carvajal-Carmona LG. A Cancer Health Needs Assessment Reveals Important Differences Between US-Born and Foreign-Born Latinos in California. Front Oncol. 2022 Jul 7;12:883200. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.883200. PMID: 35875145; PMCID: PMC9300947.