Nhung Nguyen, PhD, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

She has employed a variety of research methods (e.g., human-centered design, daily diaries, ecological momentary assessment, population-based surveys, longitudinal surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, mixed-methods). Her current projects focus on applying mobile health technology, machine learning, and implementation science to address the co-use of tobacco and cannabis.

Dr. Nguyen founded and leads the smartphone-based research lab on tobacco and substance use for health equity - the HEARTY lab (https://heartylab.ucsf.edu).

• Factors Associated With Abstinence Among Young Adult Smokers Enrolled in a Real-world Social Media Smoking Cessation Program.
  Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2024 Lyu JC, Meacham MC, Nguyen N, Ramo D, Ling PM
• Perceptions of Safety of Daily Cannabis vs Tobacco Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure, 2017-2021.
  JAMA network open 2023 Chambers J, Keyhani S, Ling PM, Hoggatt KJ, Hasin D, Nguyen N, Woods A, Ryder A, Cohen BE
• Changes in perceived harms of tobacco and cannabis and their correlations with use: A panel study of young adults 2014-2020.
  Addictive behaviors 2023 Nguyen N, Holmes LM, Pravosud V, Cohen BE, Ling PM
• "I'm both smoking and vaping": a longitudinal qualitative study of US young adults who tried to quit smoking cigarettes by using electronic cigarettes.
  Tobacco control 2023 Nguyen N, Koester KA, Kim M, Watkins SL, Ling PM
• Associations Between Product Type and Intensity of Tobacco and Cannabis Co-use on the Same Day Among Young Adult Smokers: Smartphone-Based Daily-Diary Study.
  JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2023 Nguyen N, Thrul J, Neilands TB, Ling PM
• Adolescents' and young adults' perceptions of risks and benefits differ by type of cannabis products.
  Addictive behaviors 2022 Nguyen N, Wong M, Delucchi K, Halpern-Felsher B
• Self-reported Changes in Cannabis Use Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic among US Adults.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2022 Nguyen N, Keyhani S, Ling PM, Hoggatt KJ, Hasin D, Cohen BE
• Self-reported changes in cannabis vaping among US adolescents and young adults early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Preventive medicine reports 2021 Nguyen N, Mathur Gaiha S, Halpern-Felsher B
• Longitudinal Associations Between Use of Tobacco and Cannabis Among People Who Smoke Cigarettes in Real-world Smoking Cessation Treatment.
  Journal of addiction medicine 2021 Nguyen N, Neilands TB, Lisha NE, Lyu JC, Olson SS, Ling PM
• Factors associated with dual and polytobacco use among people in residential substance use disorder treatment.
  The American journal on addictions 2021 Nguyen N, Kapiteni K, Straus ER, Guydish J
• Perceived reward from using cigarettes with alcohol or cannabis and concurrent use: A smartphone-based daily diary study.
  Addictive behaviors 2020 Thrul J, Gubner NR, Nguyen N, Nguyen C, Goodell EA, Holmes LM, Vandrey RG, Ling PM
• Using Peer Crowd Affiliation to Address Dual Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes among San Francisco Bay Area Young Adults: A Cross Sectional Study.
  International journal of environmental research and public health 2020 Nguyen N, Holmes LM, Kim M, Ling PM
• Same-day use of cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis among sexual minority and heterosexual young adult smokers.
  Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2020 Nguyen N, McQuoid J, Neilands TB, Dermody SS, Holmes LM, Ling PM, Thrul J
• Factors associated with spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting among healthcare professionals in Vietnam.
  Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics 2019 Le TT, Nguyen TTH, Nguyen C, Tran NH, Tran LA, Nguyen TB, Nguyen N, Nguyen HA
• Popular Flavors Used in Alternative Tobacco Products Among Young Adults.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2019 Nguyen N, McKelvey K, Halpern-Felsher B
• Past 30-day co-use of tobacco and marijuana products among adolescents and young adults in California.
  Addictive behaviors 2019 Nguyen N, Barrington-Trimis JL, Urman R, Cho J, McConnell R, Leventhal AM, Halpern-Felsher B
• Differential Associations Between Anti-Tobacco Industry Attitudes and Intention to Quit Smoking Across Young Adult Peer Crowds.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2019 Nguyen N, Lisha NE, Neilands TB, Jordan JW, Ling PM
• Real-time predictors of smoking among sexual minority and heterosexual young adults: An ecological momentary assessment study.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2018 Nguyen N, McQuoid J, Ramo D, Holmes LM, Ling PM, Thrul J
• Factors associated with nicotine dependence during methadone maintenance treatment: findings from a multisite survey in Vietnam.
  BMJ open 2017 Do HP, Nguyen LH, Thi Nguyen NP, Ngo C, Thi Nguyen HL, Le GT, Nguyen LK, Nguyen CT, Tran BX, Le HT, Vu TMT, Phan HTT, Tran TD, Latkin CA, Dunne MP
• Mobilization for HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services in Vietnam: Clients' Risk Behaviors, Attitudes and Willingness to Pay.
  AIDS and behavior 2016 Nguyen LH, Tran BX, Nguyen NP, Phan HT, Bui TT, Latkin CA
• Motivation for smoking cessation among drug-using smokers under methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnam.
  Harm reduction journal 2015 Tran BX, Nguyen LH, Do HP, Nguyen NP, Phan HT, Dunne M, Latkin C
• Effects of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive patients in Vietnam.
  AIDS care 2015 Nguyen NT, Tran BX, Hwang LY, Markham CM, Swartz MD, Vidrine JI, Phan HT, Latkin CA, Vidrine DJ
• Motivation to quit smoking among HIV-positive smokers in Vietnam.
  BMC public health 2015 Nguyen NT, Tran BX, Hwang LY, Markham CM, Swartz MD, Vidrine JI, Phan HT, Latkin CA, Vidrine DJ
• Prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated factors in a large sample of HIV-positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Vietnam.
  PloS one 2015 Nguyen NP, Tran BX, Hwang LY, Markham CM, Swartz MD, Phan HT, Nong VM, Nguyen CT, Nguyen AH, Latkin CA, Vidrine DJ
• HIV infection, risk factors, and preventive services utilization among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam.
  PloS one 2014 Tran BX, Nguyen TV, Pham QD, Nguyen PD, Khuu NV, Nguyen NP, Bui DH, Thi Phan HT, Nguyen LT
• HIV voluntary testing and perceived risk among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
  Global health action 2013 Tran BX, Nguyen LT, Nguyen NP, Phan HT
• Patient satisfaction with HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the decentralization of services delivery in Vietnam.
  PloS one 2012 Tran BX, Nguyen NP
• Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use disorders during antiretroviral treatment in injection-driven HIV epidemics in Vietnam.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2012 Tran BX, Nguyen N, Ohinmaa A, Duong AT, Nguyen LT, Van Hoang M, Vu PX, Veugelers PJ