Soohyun (Ariel) Hwang (황수현) received her B.S. degree in Health Management and Education with a double major in Social Initiative Track, Scranton Honors Program from Ewha Womans University in 2013. She received the MPH degree in Health Behavior and Health Education from University of Michigan in 2015. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Health Policy and Management with a minor in Implementation Science at the University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health under the supervision of Prof. Sarah Birken. Her main research interests are cancer survivorship and promoting smoke free policies. From May. 2015 to Mar. 2017, she was a research associate at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Clinical Management Research and worked for optimizing veteran-centered Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care (P-CARE). Also, she was a research assistant at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease (CMCD) and an Angela Bowen Williamson Fellow at the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhood (PRCHN), Cleveland, OH.

• Sep. 2017    I started pursuing my Ph.D degree in Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health.
• May 2015    I joined the Veteran Affairs (VA) Center as a research associate.
• Apr. 2015    I got an MPH degree in Health Behavior and Health Education from University of Michigan.

• Research Associate at the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, May 2015 - May 2017
• Graduate Program Assistant at the Wolverine Wellness, University Health Service, Jan. 2015 - Apr. 2015
• Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease (CMCD), Jan. 2015 - Apr. 2015
• Angela Bowen Williamson Fellow at the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhood (PRCHN), Jun. 2014 - Aug. 2014
• Research Assistant at the Prevention Research Center of Michigan, Feb. 2014 - May 2014
• Intern at Medipeace, Jan. 2012 - Aug. 2012

I am interested in and enjoy conducting research in Cancer survivorship. Moreover, I enjoy investigating theory selection and their applications. For my research, I try to take both qualitative and quantitative methods, i.e., mixed methods, in developing new ways that enhance health quality and delivery. Implementing evidence-based practices and innovations in cancer care are also of interest to me.

P-Care05/2017

Recruited patients and tried different strategies to improve recruitment rate.

Carried out the 5-month follow-up surveys.

Monitored the recruitment database and paid close attention to study console to monitor call completion and identify issues to ensure data quality and accuracy.

Sent out recruitment letters, enrollment letters, gift cards, and newsletters in a timely manner.

SmokeFree04/2015

Coordinated ambassador trainings for promoting smoke free policy on campus.

Completed 20 hours of Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Food & Fitness04/2015

Conducted literature reviews on the case-study evaluation methodology.

Planned and created a final evaluation product for both funders and program sites.

FRESHLINK08/2014

Collected quantitative data on food and tobacco products of food retails in Cleveland.

Created dissemination plan on information of surrounding neighborhood characteristics, park activity, quality and safety in parks of Cleveland.

Coordinated schedule and administrative work as Internship Program Planners.

HOPE05/2014

Wrote the ‘Theoretical Framework’ section in the HIV/STI Outreach Prevention & Education (HOPE) party curriculum manual.

Created a final process manual for the project HOPE for further dissemination.

District Health08/2012

Developed a template and updated data on monthly report from local health centers.

Conducted research on Strengthening District Health System.

Coordinated meetings and conferences.

• Optimizing veteran-centered prostate cancer survivorship care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Ted A. Skolarus, Tabitha Metreger, Soohyun Hwang, Hyungjin Myra Kim, Robert L. Grubb III, Jeffrey R. Gingrich and Sarah T. Hawley
Trials, Apr. 2017

• Awarded Cancer Outcomes Research Program Travel Award, Sep. 2017
• Nominated for Department Internship Poster Award, Sep. 2014
• Awarded University of Michigan Departmental/Dean’s Scholarship, 2013~2015
• Awarded GPA Scholarship, 2012~2013
• Awarded Study Abroad Scholarship, Sep. 2011