JOURNAL OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION

Biography:

Dr. Cheng’s clinical background is in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Her program of research is in the development and evaluation of field-based studies, including assessments, interventions and prevention of mental health conditions and comorbidity such as substance use and suicide. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to conduct mixed methods study to describe the experience of caregivers of individuals with early stage psychosis, to apply machine learning methods for early identification of individuals at risk for schizophrenia, and to design technology based self management interventions for caregivers and individuals with mental illness. Dr. Cheng is the member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, an affiliate faculty of Behavioral Research In Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center, an adjunct faculty of the psychosocial and community department in the University of Washington School of Nursing, and is nominated for service on the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Seattle Board of Directors. She also serves as the reviewer for peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Research Interests:

• Global mental health
• Early psychosis and prevention
• Translation of research to community settings
• Psychophysiological research
• Population health