Our Team
Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S.
Dr. Meyer is Associate Professor of Neurology and the Principal Investigator for VIP. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from UC Davis and completed a postdoctoral fellowship there and at UCSF. Dr. Meyer’s research interests focus on social determinants of health as they affect underrepresented populations, in particular racial/ethnic minorities and older adults. She is currently examining neighborhood effects on health and she plans to continue this unique aspect of research.
Ladson Hinton, M.D.
Dr. Hinton is a geriatric psychiatrist. He has considerable experience and expertise in conducting research studies with Vietnamese in the U.S. and in Vietnam as well as recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse cohorts in longitudinal studies of cognitive functioning and decline.
Sarah Farias, Ph.D.
Dr. Farias is a neuropsychologist offering cognitive evaluations to adults with a wide variety of neurological conditions that can affect memory and other thinking abilities. She has special clinical interests and expertise in the cognitive changes associated with aging, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Danielle Harvey, Ph.D.
Dr. Harvey's research interests fall in the statistical challenges of analyzing high-dimensional data, particularly neuroimaging data. Her specific focus is the development of models and approaches that make use of the anatomy and underlying biology of disease processes.
The majority of her collaborative research falls in the area of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases and how neuroimaging can help identify individuals in the earliest stages of disease.
Rachel Whitmer, Ph.D.
Dr. Whitmer leads the Population Science of Brain Health Laboratory at UC Davis. She is Professor and Division Chief of Epidemiology at the Department of Public Health Sciences.
Her research focuses on using epidemiological methods to reduce inequities in brain aging; especially through study of dementia incidence, cognitive aging, and brain pathology in racial and ethnic minority groups, those with type 1 diabetes, and individuals living beyond age 90. Dr. Whitmer is Principal Investigator of four NIH-NIA funded cohort studies of brain aging.
Van Ta Park, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Ta Park is a Professor at UCSF, Department of Community Health Systems and the Site Principal Investigator at UCSF for VIP. Her primary research interest is to address issues related to racial and ethnic minority health and healthcare disparities, especially among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Her research areas include mental health, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) caregiving, and precision health.
Alka Kanaya, M.D.
Dr. Kanaya is a general internist and epidemiologist who has focused her clinical research in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemiology, primarily in identifying behavioral, sociocultural and biological risk factors for individuals at highest risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
She is the Principal Investigator for the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study, an NIH-funded prospective cohort which aims to identify novel risk factors associated with subclinical atherosclerosis and diabetes in South Asians compared to the four ethnic groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
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Quyen Tiet, Ph.D.
Dr. Quyen Tiet is a Distinguished Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology at the Alliant International University, and a Researcher and Faculty member at the National Center for PTSD at the VA Palo Alto HCS. He is also a practicing psychologist, with research and clinical expertise in trauma, addiction, elderly care, and multicultural psychology, especially in the Vietnamese and Chinese populations.
Rejie Marie Baloyos, M.A.
ARI Executive Director
Rejie Marie Baloyos, a Filipino immigrant, has dedicated herself to making contributions to serving youth and underserved communities. Baloyos currently serves as the Executive Director of Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI). As an advocate, immigrant, and woman of color leader, Baloyos deeply understands the barriers faced by immigrants, trauma victims, low-income individuals, and communities of color. The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab, in partnership with the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program (NELP), named Baloyos as one of the TOP 20 AAPI Change Makers in 2023. Additionally, in 2015, she was honored with the Advocate of the Year award from the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. Baloyos is a proud CORO Fellow through the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy. She holds a bachelor's degree from the Philippines and a Master of Arts in International and Multicultural Education with an emphasis on Human Rights from the University of San Francisco. Her diverse educational background equips her with a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding social justice and human rights issues.
Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI) is a non-profit community-based organization established in 1980 dedicated to providing multiple social services needed in our community, empowering everyone we serve to become a vital part of our changing, diverse society.
Quyen Vuong
ICAN Executive Director
Quyen Vuong is a Co-founder and Executive Director of ICAN. She serves on the Board of Directors and Advisors of many organizations, including Healthier Kids Foundation, San Jose Children’s Discovery Museum, Mission College AANAPISI Committee. In 1989, she received the Fulbright Fellowship to work in the Vietnamese refugee camps in Hong Kong, and later went on a fact-finding trip with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to monitor the safety and reintegration of returnees sent back to Vietnam.
In 2012, she was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Vietnam Education Foundation, a US federal nonprofit agency with the mission to improve bilateral relationship between the two countries through educational exchange in STEMM fields.
She holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Quyen received her Master of Social Work at San Jose State University with special focus on Mental Health and is currently working on becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Founded in 2000 by 3 Vietnamese refugees, ICAN’s mission has always been to raise the next generation of caring leaders. ICAN focuses on prevention/early intervention and community education/awareness on issues, especially controversial ones (e.g. mental health, child abuse, domestic violence).
Lauren Mai, Psy.D.
Dr. Lauren Mai is a bilingual staff neuropsychologist at the University of California, San Francisco - Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. As part of the Neuropsychology Service, she provides neuropsychological assessment, consultation, and triage to patients and multidisciplinary providers. She also teaches various clinical neuropsychology topics at a post-doctorate level and is a clinical supervisor for postdoctoral neuropsychology fellowship, where she previously served as the Training Director. She co-founded the Asian Neuropsychological Association (ANA) and held leadership positions as an executive board member and was the past chair of the Vietnamese Neuropsychological Network (VNN), a subdivision of the ANA.
UC Davis Community Advisory Board
From left to right: Anh Nguyễn, Nguyệt Nguyễn, Đào Vũ, Trinh Vũ, Wanda Hoàng, Louise Ngo, Tuyn Nguyễn, Brent Luu
UCSF Community Advisory Board
From left to right, top to bottom: Quyen Vuong, M.B.A., M.S.W., A.S.W., Minhtuan Nguyen, M.S.W., Van Lan Truong, Minh Ta, MSW, L.C.SW., B.C.D., Nhu-Diem Dang, M.S.W., L.C.S.W, Christine Nguyen, M.D.
