Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-truong
Assistant Professor
Nursing
Washington State University Pullman
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong is a community-based participatory research methodologist. Being an Asian American, Vietnamese bilingual, and bicultural, she is committed to excellence in the approach to conducting research with community partners to reduce health disparities and to improve the health of Asian Americans. She has specific training and expertise in community-based participatory research, cross cultural translation, instrument development, survey research, and qualitative research. Dr. Nguyen-Truong's dissertation research was on a rigorous combined translation team and community-based participatory research approaches, and a five-stage instrument development, to measure cervical cancer screening factors among Vietnamese women.
Research Interest
Public/population/community health, Asian Americans, Vietnamese, immigrants, refugees, communities of color, women’s health, cancer control and reducing cancer screening health disparities, health disparities, health promotion and disease prevention, empowered community-based organization and academic health partnerships, cultural diversity and inclusion, empowerment
Publications
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Nguyen-Truong, C.K. Y., Hsiao, C., Le, T. V., Tang, J., & Cheang, S. (May 14, 2016). Unfolding Stories on the Spiral Model of Learning and the Empowerment Process in the Vietnamese Women’s Health Project. Creative Arts & Storytelling Symposium Presentation. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 14th International Conference: Journey to Justice: Creating Change Through Partnerships. New Orleans, LA.
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Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., Pedhiwala, N., Nguyen, V., Le, C., Le, T. V., Lau, C., Lee, J., & Lee-Lin, F. (in press). Feasibility of a multi-component breast health education intervention for Vietnamese American immigrant women. Oncology Nursing Forum.
