Hosted by the Global Mental Health & Stigma Program
GMH Symposium Speaker Series #10 with Dr. PhuongThao D. Le
Dr. Le will highlight the rationale and methods of several global mental health implementation science projects, including an R01 study to validate a measure to assess barriers and facilitators of implementing task-sharing mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries; and her recently awarded K01 study to adapt and pilot the World Health Organization stress management program, Self Help Plus, among Vietnamese breast cancer patients of implementation success. This presentation will underline the importance of learning health systems in the effort to scale up integrated depression care.
About the Speaker
PhuongThao D. Le, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Research Scientist at NYU School of Global Public Health and Senior Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Research, and Learning at HealthRight International. Dr. Le's research focuses on innovative, culturally appropriate, and community-based approaches to alleviate the mental health burden among vulnerable and marginalized populations, including survivors of human trafficking, racial/ethnic minorities, and cancer patients and survivors. She earned a B.S. in applied mathematics from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a Master of Public Health from Columbia University School of Public Health, and a PhD in Public Health at UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Le also completed postdoctoral fellowships at NYU School of Global Public Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.