Judy Tan, PhD

Associate Adjunct Professor

Prevention Science

Dr. Judy Tan is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), at the University of California San Francisco. She is a behavioral and prevention scientist trained in social and health psychological theory, quantitative research methods, and intervention development. Her research aims to develop novel interventions to reduce health disparities, particularly those among sexual and gender minority people of color.

Dr. Tan is the principal investigator of a NIMH R01 award to develop mHealth capabilities that target and leverage dyadic factors for enhancing HIV care engagement among Black gay and bisexual men. This project was awarded a Sage Bionetworks Digital Health Catalyst Award. She is also the principal investigator of a NIA R21 to develop a choir intervention to promote psychosocial wellbeing among older people living with HIV. Dr. Tan’s research interests also include food insecurity, HIV and aging, smoking cessation, and dietary acculturation and cancer risks. She is a UCSF Deans’ Population Health and Health Equity (PHHE) Scholar.

Education
2018 - K-Scholars Program, UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
2017 - CADC Scholars Program, UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014 - Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco
Ph.D. in Social Psychology, 2012 - Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Health Psychology, 2011 - Graduate Certificate Programs, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Quantitative Research Methods, 2011 - Graduate Certificate Programs, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
MA in Social Psychology, 2010 - Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
T32 Predoctoral Fellowship, 2009 - Social Processes of AIDS, University of Connecticut
Honors and Awards
  • Population Health and Health Equity Scholar, Population Health and Health Equity, UCSF School of Medicine, 2020
  • Early Career Research Excellence Award - Behavioral Science, UCSF Gladstone CFAR, 2020
  • Digital Health Catalyst Award, Sage Bionetworks Digital Health Catalyst Program, Sage Bionetworks, 2018
  • Faculty Enrichment Award, UCSF Academic Senate Chancellor's Office, 2017-2018
  • LRP Award Health Disparities Research, NIMHD, 2016-2018
Publications

  1. Becker N, Kim HC, Bright DJ, Williams Iii R, Anguera JA, Arnold EA, Saberi P, Neilands TB, Pollack LM, Tan JY. Acceptability of the LetSync App Wireframes for an mHealth Intervention to Improve HIV Care Engagement and Treatment Among Black Partnered Sexual Minority Men: Findings from In-Depth Qualitative Interviews. JMIR formative research 2023. PMID: 37624634


  2. Witkovic YD, Kim HC, Bright DJ, Tan JY. Recruiting Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Couples via Dating Apps: Pilot Study on Challenges and Successes. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35394432


  3. Tan JY, Greene M, Blat C, Albers A, Grochowski J, Oskarsson J, Shiels M, Hsue P, Havlir D, Gandhi M, Myers J. Examining the Impact of the Golden Compass Clinical Care Program for Older People with HIV: A Qualitative Study. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34705153


  4. Conroy AA, Ruark A, Neilands TB, Darbes LA, Johnson MO, Tan JY, Mkandawire J. Development and Validation of the Couple Sexual Satisfaction Scale for HIV and Sexual Health Research. Archives of sexual behavior 2021. PMID: 34609644


  5. Kim HC, Pollack LM, Saberi P, Neilands TB, Arnold EA, Bright DJ, Williams RW, Kegeles SM, Tan JY. Study protocol: a pilot randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a dyadic mobile health intervention for black sexual-minority male couples with HIV in the USA. BMJ open 2021. PMID: 34475191


  6. Tan JY, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Gustafson D, Sharma A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Golub E, Edmonds A, Ofotokun I, Fischl M, Konkle-Parker D, Neilands T, Tien P, Weiser SD. Food insecurity and frailty among women with and without HIV in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2021. PMID: 34128343


  7. Tan JY, A Sheira L, Frongillo EA, A Adimora A, Tien PC, Konkle-Parker D, Golub ET, Merenstein D, Levin S, Cohen M, Ofotokun I, A Fischl M, Rubin LH, Weiser SD. Food insecurity and neurocognitive function among women living with or at risk for HIV in the United States. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2020. PMID: 32844175


  8. Conroy AA, Ruark A, McKenna SA, Tan JY, Darbes LA, Hahn JA, Mkandawire J. The Unaddressed Needs of Alcohol-Using Couples on Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi: Formative Research on Multilevel Interventions. AIDS and behavior 2019. PMID: 31456201


  9. Greene M, Myers J, Tan JY, Blat C, O'Hollaren A, Quintanilla F, Hsue P, Shiels M, Hicks ML, Olson B, Grochowski J, Oskarsson J, Havlir D, Gandhi M. The Golden Compass Program: Overview of the Initial Implementation of a Comprehensive Program for Older Adults Living with HIV. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2020. PMID: 32715875


  10. Bi S, Gunter KE, López FY, Anam S, Tan JY, Polin DJ, Jia JL, Xu LJ, Laiteerapong N, Pho MT, Kim KE, Chin MH. Improving Shared Decision Making For Asian American Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minorities. Medical care 2019. PMID: 31567862


  11. Vincent W, Peterson JL, Huebner DM, Storholm ED, Neilands TB, Rebchook GM, Pollack L, Tan JY, Kegeles SM. Resilience and Depression in Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Social-Ecological Model. TO REMOVE 2019. PMID: 35505775


  12. Wilson Vincent, John L Peterson, David M Huebner, Erik D Storholm, Torsten B Neilands, Gregory M Rebchook, Lance Pollack, Judy Y Tan, Susan M Kegeles. Resilience and depression in young Black men who have sex with men: A social-ecological model. Stigma and Health 2019. PMID:


  13. Conroy AA, Ruark A, Tan JY. Re-conceptualising gender and power relations for sexual and reproductive health: contrasting narratives of tradition, unity, and rights. Culture, health & sexuality 2019. PMID: 31633456


  14. Vincent W, Peterson JL, Storholm ED, Huebner DM, Neilands TB, Calabrese SK, Rebchook GM, Tan JY, Pollack L, Kegeles SM. A Person-Centered Approach to HIV-Related Protective and Risk Factors for Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and HIV Treatment as Prevention. AIDS and behavior 2019. PMID: 31407211


  15. Guan A, Kim-Mozeleski JE, Tan JY, McPhee SJ, Burke NJ, Sun A, Cheng JW, Tsoh JY. Serious quit attempts and cessation implications for Asian American male smokers. Addictive behaviors 2019. PMID: 31627162


  16. Morris MD, Andrew E, Tan JY, Maher L, Hoff C, Darbes L, Page K. Injecting-related trust, cooperation, intimacy, and power as key factors influencing risk perception among drug injecting partnerships. PloS one 2019. PMID: 31150518


  17. Judy Y. Tan, Felicia Pratto, Amy A. Conroy, I-Ching Lee. Leveraging Power in Intimate Partner Relationships. TO REMOVE 2019. PMID:


  18. Tan JYR, Nguyen TT, Tabrisky A, Siedle-Khan R, Napoles AM. Mobile Technology for Healthy Aging Among Older HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Qualitative Study. JMIR Aging 2018. PMID: 31518233


  19. Greene ML, Tan JY, Weiser SD, Christopoulos K, Shiels M, O'Hollaren A, Mureithi E, Meissner L, Havlir D, Gandhi M. Patient and provider perceptions of a comprehensive care program for HIV-positive adults over 50 years of age: The formation of the Golden Compass HIV and aging care program in San Francisco. PloS one 2018. PMID: 30517193


  20. Tan JY, Campbell CK, Conroy AA, Tabrisky AP, Kegeles S, Dworkin SL. Couple-Level Dynamics and Multilevel Challenges Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Framework of Dyadic HIV Care. AIDS patient care and STDs 2018. PMID: 30339464


  21. Conroy AA, McKenna SA, Comfort ML, Darbes LA, Tan JY, Mkandawire J. Marital infidelity, food insecurity, and couple instability: A web of challenges for dyadic coordination around antiretroviral therapy. Social science & medicine (1982) 2018. PMID: 30172140


  22. Tan JY, Campbell CK, Tabrisky AP, Siedle-Khan R, Conroy AA. A Conceptual Model of Dyadic Coordination in HIV Care Engagement Among Couples of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Dyadic Analysis. AIDS and behavior 2018. PMID: 29464429


  23. Truong HM, Fatch R, Tan JY, Raymond HF, McFarland W. Whose Responsibility Is It? Beliefs About Preventing HIV Transmission Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. Sexually transmitted diseases 2018. PMID: 29465652


  24. Tan JY, Pollack L, Rebchook G, Peterson J, Huebner D, Eke A, Johnson W, Kegeles S. The Role of the Primary Romantic Relationship in HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among Young HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS and behavior 2018. PMID: 27844296


  25. Tan JYR, Nguyen TT, Tabrisky A, Siedle-Khan R, Napoles AM. Mobile Technology for Healthy Aging Among Older HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Qualitative Study JMIR Aging 2018. PMID:


  26. Tan JY, Baig AA, Chin MH. High Stakes for the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Patients of Color. Journal of general internal medicine 2017. PMID: 28798997


  27. Tan JY, Xu LJ, Lopez FY, Jia JL, Pho MT, Kim KE, Chin MH. Shared Decision Making Among Clinicians and Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minorities: An Intersectional Approach to Address a Critical Care Gap. LGBT health 2016. PMID: 27158858


  28. Tan JY, Earnshaw VA, Pratto F, Rosenthal L, Kalichman S. Social-structural indices and between-nation differences in HIV prevalence. International journal of STD & AIDS 2014. PMID: 24700198


  29. Tan JY, Pratto F, Paul J, Choi KH. A social-ecological perspective on power and HIV/AIDS with a sample of men who have sex with men of colour. Culture, health & sexuality 2014. PMID: 24387597


  30. Judy Y. Tan,Blair T. Johnson. HIV/AIDS During Older Adulthood. TO REMOVE 2014. PMID:


  31. Tan JY, Pratto F, Operario D, Dworkin SL. Sexual positioning and race-based attraction by preferences for social dominance among gay Asian/Pacific Islander men in the United States. Archives of sexual behavior 2013. PMID: 23546892


  32. Don Operario, Judy Tan, Caroline Kuo. HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. TO REMOVE 2013. PMID:


  33. Lee IC, Tan JY. Filial ethics and judgments of filial behaviour in Taiwan and the United States. International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie 2012. PMID: 22248308


  34. Tan JY, Huedo-Medina TB, Warren MR, Carey MP, Johnson BT. A meta-analysis of the efficacy of HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Asia, 1995-2009. Social science & medicine (1982) 2011. PMID: 22001231


  35. Sumie Okazaki, Ahmed M. Kassem, Judy Y. Tan. Annual review of Asian American psychology, 2010. Asian American Journal of Psychology 2011. PMID:


  36. Tan JY, Huedo-Medina TB, Lennon CA, White AC, Johnson BT. Us versus Them in Context: Meta-Analysis as a Tool for Geotemporal Trends in Intergroup Relations. International journal of conflict and violence 2010. PMID: 24910718


  37. Safren SA, O'Cleirigh C, Tan JY, Raminani SR, Reilly LC, Otto MW, Mayer KH. A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression (CBT-AD) in HIV-infected individuals. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 2009. PMID: 19210012


  38. Coleman S, Boehmer U, Kanaya F, Grasso C, Tan J, Bradford J. Retention challenges for a community-based HIV primary care clinic and implications for intervention. AIDS patient care and STDs 2007. PMID: 17919096


  39. Okazaki, S., Kassem, A. M., & Tan, J. Y. (2011). Annual Review of Asian American Psychology, 2010 Asian American Journal of Psychology . PMID:


  40. Pratto, F., Lee, I. C., Tan, J. Y., & Pitpitan, E. V. (2010). Power basis theory: A psycho-ecological approach to power. Social motivation, 191-222.. Power basis theory: A psycho-ecological approach to power Social Motivation . PMID: