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Linda Ko, PhD

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Title(s)Professor of Family Medicine and Population and Public Health Sciences
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address1000 S. Fremont Ave.
Off Campus
Alhambra CA 91803
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    Title(s)Vice Chair for Research, Department of Family Medicine


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    Dr. Ko is a Professor of Family Medicine and Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) at the University of Southern California (USC), and the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine at USC. She is a Full Member of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and the inaugural Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Program at the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute ('USC CTSI'). She has a broad background in behavioral science with specific training and experience in behavioral interventions, dissemination and implementation science, and participatory research approach. She has led multiple NIH (R24 MD008068, U01 MD010540-01, OT2HD107544-01) and CDC-funded trials (U48DP006398-01-01) to improve health outcomes in populations underrepresented in research. She has also mentored numerous early-career faculty to successfully build their research programs and be promoted through career ranks. She has published over 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals on topics of multi-level interventions, dissemination and implementation, and participatory research approach.

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    1. Evaluation of an implementation support program for rural communities using a two-tiered, embedded framework. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Nov; 36(11):1539-1548. Shin MB, Vu T, Masud M, Duran MC, Escoffery NC, Bishop S, Winer RL, Ko LK. PMID: 40739416.
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    2. "It's not about me. It's about what's best for my community": Factors impacting COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Native Americans and Latinos from two agricultural communities. J Rural Health. 2025 Jun; 41(3):e70057. Truong L, Adams AK, Bishop S, Dupuis V, Garza L, Quigley T, Hassell L, Drain PK, Ibarra G, Sorrell AW, Warne T, Gregor C, Webber E, Ko LK. PMID: 40757627.
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    3. Foregone Preventive Care and Unmet Mental Healthcare Needs Among U.S. Youth. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Aug; 69(2):107644. Bui AL, Ball AM, Ko LK, Ng M, Rivara FP, Coker TR. PMID: 40339830.
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    4. Community leaders' perceptions of pain and research engagement: Implications for participant diversity and inclusion in pain clinical trials. J Pain. 2025 Apr 08; 105389. Jajko SK, Hoffman EV, Patel KV, Cole AM, Ko LK. PMID: 40209867; PMCID: PMC12353210.
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    5. A Video Decision Aid Decreases Fear of Colonoscopy After an Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Result: A Pilot Study. J Cancer Educ. 2025 Apr 05. Hopkins T, Bell-Brown A, Martinez-Pinto P, Henderson V, Ko LK, Isler A, Issaka RB. PMID: 40186724.
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    6. Implementation of a bilingual and bicultural navigation program for Hispanic children with traumatic brain injuries. Brain Inj. 2025; 39(9):730-741. Garcia CN, Ramirez M, Alam T, Ko LK, Jimenez N. PMID: 40152401.
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    7. Corrigendum to "Reopening schools safely and educating youth (ROSSEY) study: Protocol for a community-based, cluster randomized controlled trial" [Contemporary Clinical Trials, 139 (2024) 107480]. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 May; 152:107873. Ramirez M, Shah PD, Chu HY, Garza L, Linde S, Garrison MM, Zhou C, Bishop S, Ibarra G, Ko LK. PMID: 40082098; PMCID: PMC12015627.
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    8. Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Feb 06; 27:e59817. Kraft SA, Chopra S, Duran MC, Rojina JA, Beretta A, López KI, Javan R, Wilfond BS, Rosenfeld M, Fogarty J, Ko LK. PMID: 39912577; PMCID: PMC11843051.
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    9. Promoting inclusion in COVID-19 research for diverse Hispanic/Latino(x) populations: Recommendations from the RADx® Underserved Populations Hispanic/Latino/Latinx working group. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025; 9(1):e31. Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Acosta-Perez E, Adames C, Bailey R, Carvajal-Carmona L, Detwiler J, Ko LK, Leiva H, Page K, Schoenthaler A. PMID: 40052057; PMCID: PMC11883567.
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    10. Financial toxicity among pediatric oncology families during therapy and early survivorship: a qualitative analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Dec 17; 33(1):36. Ohlsen TJD, Hale MR, Larson AJ, Jones SMW, Wilkinson F, Chow EJ, Ko LK, Desai AD. PMID: 39688693.
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    11. Organization Theory for Implementation Science (OTIS): reflections and recommendations. Front Health Serv. 2024; 4:1449253. Birken SA, Baloh J, Kegler MC, Huang TT, Lee M, Adsul P, Ryan G, Peluso A, Wagi C, Randazzo A, Mullins MA, Morrill KE, Ko LK. PMID: 39735213; PMCID: PMC11671523.
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    12. Patient Perspectives on Personalized Risk Communication Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Inform Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions. AJPM Focus. 2025 Feb; 4(1):100308. Goldberg SR, Ko LK, Hsu L, Yin H, Kooperberg C, Peters U, Burnett-Hartman AN. PMID: 39866161; PMCID: PMC11761838.
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    13. The intersection of community engagement and team science research: A scoping review. J Clin Transl Sci. 2024; 8(1):e208. Hohl SD, Abu-Rish Blakeney E, Carter-Edwards L, Ramirez M, Wright ST, Zierler BK, van Rensburg D, Jewell T, Ko LK. PMID: 39790471; PMCID: PMC11713437.
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    14. Factors that shape COVID-19 pediatric vaccine decision-making in rural agricultural communities: A qualitative study. Vaccine. 2024 12 02; 42(26):126389. Pascoe KM, Bishop S, Ci X, Ramirez M, Perez G, Ibarra G, Garza L, Linde S, Duran MC, Chae HY, Quigley T, Hassell L, Garrison MM, Drain PK, Shah PD, Ko LK. PMID: 39368130; PMCID: PMC11645238.
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    15. Development of the Better Research Interactions for Every Family (BRIEF) intervention to support recruitment for neonatal clinical trials: an intervention mapping guided approach. Trials. 2024 Sep 12; 25(1):610. Weiss EM, Gray MM, Ko LK, Duenas DM, Oslin E, Kraft SA. PMID: 39267164; PMCID: PMC11395641.
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    16. Colonoscopy Outreach for Rural Communities (CORC): A study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a patient navigation program to improve colonoscopy completion for colorectal cancer screening. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 06; 141:107539. Keppel GA, Ike B, Leroux BG, Ko LK, Osterhage KP, Jacobs JD, Cole AM. PMID: 38615750; PMCID: PMC11098679.
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    17. Correction to: Financial navigation: staff perspectives on patients' financial burden of cancer care. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Apr; 18(2):631-632. Yeager KA, Zahnd WE, Eberth JM, Vanderpool RC, Rohweder C, Teal R, Vu M, Stradtman L, Frost EL, Trapl E, Gonzalez SK, Vu T, Ko LK, Cole A, Farris PE, Shannon J, Askelson N, Seegmiller L, White A, Edward J, Davis M, Petermann V, Wheeler SB. PMID: 35194758.
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    18. Critical lessons from a pragmatic randomized trial of home-based COVID-19 testing in rural Native American and Latino communities. J Rural Health. 2024 09; 40(4):709-719. Webber E, Bishop S, Drain PK, Dupuis V, Garza L, Gregor C, Hassell L, Ibarra G, Kessler L, Ko L, Lambert A, Lyon V, Rowe C, Singleton M, Thompson M, Warne T, Westbroek W, Adams A. PMID: 38449317; PMCID: PMC11575696.
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    19. Reopening schools safely and educating youth (ROSSEY) study: Protocol for a community-based, cluster randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 04; 139:107480. Ramirez M, Shah PD, Chu HY, Garza L, Linde S, Garrison MM, Zhou C, Bishop S, Ibarra G, Ko LK. PMID: 38382823; PMCID: PMC10960672.
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    20. Examining cultural adaptations of the savvy caregiver program for Korean American caregivers using the framework for reporting adaptations and modifications-enhanced (FRAME). BMC Geriatr. 2024 01 20; 24(1):79. Jang Y, Hepburn K, Haley WE, Park J, Park NS, Ko LK, Kim MT. PMID: 38245703; PMCID: PMC10800033.
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    21. The community voices program to facilitate community-academic researcher partnerships: Stakeholder perspectives on the program's usefulness. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023; 7(1):e237. Ramirez M, Wool J, Bishop S, Hara-Hubbard KK, Jang SH, Leong J, Hassell L, Ko LK. PMID: 38028353; PMCID: PMC10663767.
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    22. Bilingual randomized controlled trial design, of a telephone-based intervention to promote rehabilitation adherence; A study focus on recruitment of Hispanic children with traumatic brain injury. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 12; 135:107362. Jimenez N, Williams CN, Keenan H, Rinaldi R, Fuentes M, Woodward D, Rivara FP, Zhou C, Ko LK, Bell K. PMID: 37852531; PMCID: PMC10990393.
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    23. Factors influencing COVID-19 testing among Native Americans and Latinos in two rural agricultural communities: a qualitative study. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1220052. Van Rensburg D, Adams AK, Perez G, Bishop S, Warne T, Hassell L, Quigley T, Garza L, Dupuis V, Drain PK, Whiting Sorrell A, Ko LK. PMID: 37790722; PMCID: PMC10543655.
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    24. Investigating the effects of rurality on stress, subjective well-being, and weight-related outcomes. Wellbeing Space Soc. 2023 Dec; 5. Gold JM, Drewnowski A, Andersen MR, Rose C, Buszkiewicz J, Mou J, Ko LK. PMID: 38274306; PMCID: PMC10810484.
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    25. An agricultural community's perspectives on COVID-19 testing to support safe school reopening. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1215385. Ramirez M, Bishop S, Ibarra G, Shah P, Duran MC, Chae HY, Hassell L, Garza L, Linde S, Garrison MM, Drain PK, Ko LK. PMID: 37601218; PMCID: PMC10434621.
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    26. Implementation studio: implementation support program to build the capacity of rural community health educators serving immigrant communities to implement evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions. Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Dec; 34(Suppl 1):75-88. Ko LK, Vu T, Bishop S, Leeman J, Escoffery C, Winer RL, Duran MC, Masud M, Rait Y. PMID: 37442868; PMCID: PMC10689558.
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    27. Reflections From School Communities in Underserved Populations on Childhood COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatrics. 2023 07 01; 152(Suppl 1). Pulgaron ER, D'Agostino EM, Johnson SB, Ko LK, Drain PK, Duran MC, Keener Mast D, Kay S, Layer MA, Kenworthy T, Dozier A. PMID: 37394501; PMCID: PMC10312275.
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    28. A Multi-Study Synthesis of Facilitators and Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing Enrollment in School Settings. Pediatrics. 2023 07 01; 152(Suppl 1). Keener Mast D, Gwynn L, Johnson SB, McDaniels-Davidson C, Hoffman R, Pulgaron ER, D'Agostino EM, Ko LK, Goldman JL, Drain PK, Schuster JE, Duran MC, Kiene SM, Oren E, Corneli A. PMID: 37394502; PMCID: PMC10312272.
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    29. The special sauce of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: 20 years of lessons learned in developing the evidence base, building community capacity, and translating research into practice. Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Dec; 34(Suppl 1):217-239. Wheeler SB, Lee RJ, Young AL, Dodd A, Ellis C, Weiner BJ, Ribisl KM, Adsul P, Birken SA, Fernández ME, Hannon PA, Hébert JR, Ko LK, Seaman A, Vu T, Brandt HM, Williams RS. PMID: 37354320; PMCID: PMC10689533.
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    30. Twenty years of capacity building across the cancer prevention and control research network. Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Dec; 34(Suppl 1):45-56. Wangen M, Escoffery C, Fernandez ME, Friedman DB, Hannon P, Ko LK, Maxwell AE, Petagna C, Risendal B, Rohweder C, Leeman J. PMID: 37067700; PMCID: PMC10106885.
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    31. Publisher Correction: Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 21; 23(1):538. Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. PMID: 36944964; PMCID: PMC10031983.
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    32. Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 02 10; 23(1):308. Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. PMID: 36765324; PMCID: PMC9921364.
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    33. Feasibility and acceptability of home delivery of water for dental caries control in Latinx children-"Sediento por una Sonrisa," Thirsty for a Smile: Single-arm feasibility study. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:916260. Cunha-Cruz J, Ko LK, Mancl L, Rothen ML, Harter C, Hilgert JB, Koday MK, Davis S. PMID: 36203695; PMCID: PMC9531650.
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    34. Associations between neighborhood built environment, residential property values, and adult BMI change: The Seattle Obesity Study III. SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep; 19:101158. Buszkiewicz JH, Rose CM, Ko LK, Mou J, Moudon AV, Hurvitz PM, Cook AJ, Drewnowski A. PMID: 35813186; PMCID: PMC9260622.
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    35. Increasing Access to Organization Theories for Implementation Science. Front Health Serv. 2022; 2:891507. Birken SA, Ko LK, Wangen M, Wagi CR, Bender M, Nilsen P, Choy-Brown M, Peluso A, Leeman J. PMID: 36925845; PMCID: PMC10012830.
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    36. A pragmatic randomized trial of home-based testing for COVID-19 in rural Native American and Latino communities: Protocol for the "Protecting our Communities" study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 08; 119:106820. Thompson MJ, Drain PK, Gregor CE, Hassell LA, Ko LK, Lyon V, Ahmed S, Bishop S, Dupuis V, Garza L, Lambert AA, Rowe C, Warne T, Webber E, Westbroek W, Adams AK. PMID: 35691487; PMCID: PMC9181367.
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    37. Applying Theory to Explain the Influence of Factors External to an Organization on the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention. Front Health Serv. 2022; 2:889786. Leeman J, Wangen M, Kegler M, Lee M, O'Leary MC, Ko LK, Fernández ME, Birken SA. PMID: 36925840; PMCID: PMC10012829.
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    38. Home Delivery of Water for Caries Prevention in Latinx Children ("Sediento por una Sonrisa," Thirsty for a Smile): Protocol for a Single-Arm Feasibility Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Apr 15; 11(4):e37200. Cunha-Cruz J, Ko LK, Mancl L, Rothen ML, Harter C, Davis S, Koday M. PMID: 35436235; PMCID: PMC9055491.
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    39. The Impact of a Comic Book Intervention on East African-American Adolescents' HPV Vaccine-Related Knowledge, Beliefs and Intentions. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Dec; 24(6):1489-1500. Shin MB, Ko LK, Ibrahim A, Mohamed FB, Lin J, Celentano I, Shankar M, Amsalu F, Ali AA, Richardson BA, Taylor VM, Winer RL. PMID: 35357620; PMCID: PMC10129048.
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    40. School-Academic Partnerships in Support of Safe Return to Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 02 01; 149(12 Suppl 2). D'Agostino EM, Haroz EE, Linde S, Layer M, Green M, Ko LK. PMID: 34737180; PMCID: PMC9647737.
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    41. Implementation of School-Based COVID-19 Testing Programs in Underserved Populations. Pediatrics. 2022 02 01; 149(12 Suppl 2). Haroz EE, Kalb LG, Newland JG, Goldman JL, Mast DK, Ko LK, Grass R, Shah P, Walsh T, Schuster JE. PMID: 34737173; PMCID: PMC9647741.
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    42. Mobilizing Established School Partnerships to Reach Underserved Children During a Global Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 02 01; 149(12 Suppl 2). Ko LK, Tingey L, Ramirez M, Pablo E, Grass R, Larzelere F, Cisneros O, Chu HY, D'Agostino EM. PMID: 34737178; PMCID: PMC9153654.
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    43. Financial navigation: Staff perspectives on patients' financial burden of cancer care. J Cancer Surviv. 2023 10; 17(5):1461-1470. Yeager KA, Zahnd WE, Eberth JM, Vanderpool RC, Rohweder C, Teal R, Vu M, Stradtman L, Frost EL, Trapl E, Gonzalez SK, Vu T, Ko LK, Cole A, Farris PE, Shannon J, Askelson N, Seegmiller L, White A, Edward J, Davis M, Petermann V, Wheeler SB. PMID: 35080699; PMCID: PMC9314461.
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    44. The impact of medical tourism on cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in the U.S. BMC Womens Health. 2021 12 15; 21(1):414. Jang SH, Meischke H, Ko LK. PMID: 34911522; PMCID: PMC8672536.
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    45. Interventions to address cancer-related financial toxicity: Recommendations from the field. J Rural Health. 2022 09; 38(4):817-826. Edward J, Petermann VM, Eberth JM, Zahnd WE, Vanderpool RC, Askelson N, Rohweder CL, Gonzalez SK, Stradtman LR, Ko LK, Farris PE. PMID: 34861066; PMCID: PMC9163204.
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    46. Does mailing unsolicited HPV self-sampling kits to women overdue for cervical cancer screening impact uptake of other preventive health services in a United States integrated delivery system? Prev Med. 2022 01; 154:106896. Kariya H, Buist DSM, Anderson ML, Lin J, Gao H, Ko LK, Winer RL. PMID: 34800474; PMCID: PMC8724401.
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    47. Rural Latino parent and child physical activity patterns: family environment matters. BMC Public Health. 2021 11 08; 21(1):2043. Domogalla B, Ko LK, Jones R, Ali WB, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Perry CK. PMID: 34749683; PMCID: PMC8577017.
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    48. Participation and engagement of a rural community in Ciclovía: progressing from research intervention to community adoption. BMC Public Health. 2021 10 30; 21(1):1964. Ko LK, Jimenez E, Cisneros O, Brown EVR, Ibarra G, Bishop S, Escareño M, Serrano-Rubio L, Rillamas-Sun E, Mendoza JA, Sutton S. PMID: 34717591; PMCID: PMC8556949.
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    49. How cancer programs identify and address the financial burdens of rural cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Mar; 30(3):2047-2058. Petermann V, Zahnd WE, Vanderpool RC, Eberth JM, Rohweder C, Teal R, Vu M, Stradtman L, Frost E, Trapl E, Koopman Gonzalez S, Vu T, Ko LK, Cole A, Farris PE, Shannon J, Lee J, Askelson N, Seegmiller L, White A, Edward J, Davis M, Wheeler SB. PMID: 34655327; PMCID: PMC9380718.
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    50. Aligning implementation science with improvement practice: a call to action. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Sep 08; 2(1):99. Leeman J, Rohweder C, Lee M, Brenner A, Dwyer A, Ko LK, O'Leary MC, Ryan G, Vu T, Ramanadhan S. PMID: 34496978; PMCID: PMC8424169.
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    51. Adaptation of a Mailed-FIT Kit and Patient Navigation Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Among Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latino Patients. Hisp Health Care Int. 2022 06; 20(2):80-88. Jang SH, Cole A, Brown EVR, Ko L. PMID: 34159831.
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    52. "Blood pressure monitoring should be a habit": adaptation of the Check. Change. Control. program for Asian American older adults, from group-based in-person to one-on-one telephone delivery. Transl Behav Med. 2021 06 17; 11(6):1244-1253. Jang SH, Brown EVR, Lee EJ, Ko LK. PMID: 33447851; PMCID: PMC8212031.
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    53. Development of a theory-based HPV vaccine promotion comic book for East African adolescents in the US. BMC Public Health. 2021 06 14; 21(1):1137. Celentano I, Winer RL, Jang SH, Ibrahim A, Mohamed FB, Lin J, Amsalu F, Ali AA, Taylor VM, Ko LK. PMID: 34126968; PMCID: PMC8201717.
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    54. The impact of an educational forum intervention on East African mothers' HPV vaccine-related knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to vaccinate their adolescent children. Vaccine. 2021 06 23; 39(28):3767-3776. Chu H, Ko LK, Ibrahim A, Bille Mohamed F, Lin J, Shankar M, Amsalu F, Ali AA, Richardson BA, Taylor VM, Winer RL. PMID: 34053792; PMCID: PMC9984200.
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    55. The South Korean Government's Response to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation: Analysis of "Fact and Issue Check" on the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021 07; 33(5):620-622. Song Y, Ko L, Jang SH. PMID: 33955279.
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    56. "We understand our community": implementation of the Healthy Eating Healthy Aging program among community-based organizations. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):462-469. Leong J, Jang SH, Bishop SK, Brown EVR, Lee EJ, Ko LK. PMID: 32582949; PMCID: PMC7963277.
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    57. Development and evaluation of an online continuing education course to increase healthcare provider self-efficacy to make strong HPV vaccine recommendations to East African immigrant families. Tumour Virus Res. 2021 06; 11:200214. McFadden SM, Ko LK, Shankar M, Ibrahim A, Berliner D, Lin J, Mohamed FB, Amsalu F, Ali AA, Jang SH, Winer RL. PMID: 33647533; PMCID: PMC7944093.
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    58. Factors Associated with Buying Medications Abroad by Nativity and Race/Ethnicity in the US. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Dec; 22(6):1184-1192. Jang SH, Ko LK, Meischke H. PMID: 31960255.
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    59. Characterising percentage energy from ultra-processed foods by participant demographics, diet quality and diet cost: findings from the Seattle Obesity Study (SOS) III. Br J Nutr. 2021 09 14; 126(5):773-781. Gupta S, Rose CM, Buszkiewicz J, Ko LK, Mou J, Cook A, Aggarwal A, Drewnowski A. PMID: 33222702; PMCID: PMC8340456.
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    60. Managing Outliers in Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire Data. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 01; 53(1):28-35. Lee MS, Carcone AI, Ko L, Kulik N, Ellis DA, Naar S. PMID: 33012663; PMCID: PMC7855646.
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    61. Small increments in diet cost can improve compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Soc Sci Med. 2020 12; 266:113359. Rose CM, Gupta S, Buszkiewicz J, Ko LK, Mou J, Cook A, Moudon AV, Aggarwal A, Drewnowski A. PMID: 32949981; PMCID: PMC7924535.
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    62. A cross-sectional analysis of physical activity and weight misreporting in diverse populations: The Seattle Obesity Study III. Obes Sci Pract. 2020 Dec; 6(6):615-627. Buszkiewicz J, Rose C, Gupta S, Ko LK, Mou J, Moudon AV, Hurvitz PM, Cook A, Aggarwal A, Drewnowski A. PMID: 33354340; PMCID: PMC7746967.
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    63. Why Aren't Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Being Measured and What Role Do Cancer Researchers Play? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 09; 29(9):1837-1839. Mullins MA, Matthews PA, Plascak JJ, Hastert TA, Ko LK, Gray MS, Molina Y. PMID: 32651215.
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    64. Private well stewardship within a rural, agricultural Latino community: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 05; 20(1):863. VanDerGeest K, Ko LK, Karr C, Torres E, Drury D, Austin E. PMID: 32503551; PMCID: PMC7275588.
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    65. Employment Changes Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis: The Effects of Race and Place. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 06 01; 112(6):647-650. Spencer JC, Rotter JS, Eberth JM, Zahnd WE, Vanderpool RC, Ko LK, Davis MM, Troester MA, Olshan AF, Wheeler SB. PMID: 31599949; PMCID: PMC7301070.
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    66. Understanding the processes that Federally Qualified Health Centers use to select and implement colorectal cancer screening interventions: a qualitative study. Transl Behav Med. 2020 05 20; 10(2):394-403. Leeman J, Askelson N, Ko LK, Rohweder CL, Avelis J, Best A, Friedman D, Glanz K, Seegmiller L, Stradtman L, Vanderpool RC. PMID: 30794725; PMCID: PMC7237542.
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    67. Finding Dr. Kim: Information Sources of Korean Immigrants' Search for a Doctor in the U.S. Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Apr 09; 8(2). Jang SH, Ko LK, Meischke H. PMID: 32283724; PMCID: PMC7349704.
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    68. Advancing the use of organization theory in implementation science. Prev Med. 2019 12; 129S:105832. Leeman J, Baquero B, Bender M, Choy-Brown M, Ko LK, Nilsen P, Wangen M, Birken SA. PMID: 31521385; PMCID: PMC7076554.
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    69. An application of the Science Impact Framework to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018. Prev Med. 2019 12; 129S:105821. Ko LK, Jang SH, Friedman DB, Glanz K, Leeman J, Hannon PA, Shannon J, Cole A, Williams R, Vu T. PMID: 31479655; PMCID: PMC6925321.
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    70. Psychosocial Factors of Diet and Physical Activity among Rural, Hispanic Children: Findings from a Multilevel Health Intervention Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 12; 6(6):1218-1227. Rillamas-Sun E, Bishop S, Cisneros O, Mendoza JA, Kratz M, Ko LK. PMID: 31385261; PMCID: PMC6832826.
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    71. BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families. Ethn Health. 2021 11; 26(8):1196-1208. Wang ML, McElfish PA, Long CR, Lee MS, Bursac Z, Kozak AT, Ko LK, Kulik N, Kim Yeary KH. PMID: 31288554; PMCID: PMC6952582.
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    72. Rural-urban differences in financial burden among cancer survivors: an analysis of a nationally representative survey. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Dec; 27(12):4779-4786. Zahnd WE, Davis MM, Rotter JS, Vanderpool RC, Perry CK, Shannon J, Ko LK, Wheeler SB, Odahowski CL, Farris PE, Eberth JM. PMID: 30972645; PMCID: PMC6786922.
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    73. "We brought our culture here with us": A qualitative study of perceptions of HPV vaccine and vaccine uptake among East African immigrant mothers. Papillomavirus Res. 2019 06; 7:21-25. Ko LK, Taylor VM, Mohamed FB, Do HH, Gebeyaw FA, Ibrahim A, Ali AA, Winer RL. PMID: 30594650; PMCID: PMC6319298.
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    74. Use of Evidence-Based Interventions and Implementation Strategies to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers. J Community Health. 2018 12; 43(6):1044-1052. Adams SA, Rohweder CL, Leeman J, Friedman DB, Gizlice Z, Vanderpool RC, Askelson N, Best A, Flocke SA, Glanz K, Ko LK, Kegler M. PMID: 29770945; PMCID: PMC6239992.
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    75. Reducing overuse of cervical cancer screening: A systematic review. Prev Med. 2018 11; 116:51-59. Alber JM, Brewer NT, Melvin C, Yackle A, Smith JS, Ko LK, Crawford A, Glanz K. PMID: 30149037.
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    76. Food availability and food access in rural agricultural communities: use of mixed methods. BMC Public Health. 2018 05 16; 18(1):634. Ko LK, Enzler C, Perry CK, Rodriguez E, Mariscal N, Linde S, Duggan C. PMID: 29769045; PMCID: PMC5956971.
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    77. Together We STRIDE: A quasi-experimental trial testing the effectiveness of a multi-level obesity intervention for Hispanic children in rural communities. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 04; 67:81-86. Ko LK, Rillamas-Sun E, Bishop S, Cisneros O, Holte S, Thompson B. PMID: 29501741; PMCID: PMC5871583.
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    78. Adolescent Perspectives on Patient-Provider Sexual Health Communication: A Qualitative Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2017 Oct; 8(4):332-337. Hoopes AJ, Benson SK, Howard HB, Morrison DM, Ko LK, Shafii T. PMID: 28929860; PMCID: PMC5932737.
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    79. Ciclovia in a Rural Latino Community: Results and Lessons Learned. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2017 Jul/Aug; 23(4):360-363. Perry CK, Ko LK, Hernandez L, Ortiz R, Linde S. PMID: 28542020; PMCID: PMC5785095.
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    80. The Impact of Written Emotional Disclosure on Cancer Caregivers' Perceptions of Burden, Stress, and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Health Commun. 2018 07; 33(7):824-832. Harvey J, Sanders E, Ko L, Manusov V, Yi J. PMID: 28467137.
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    81. The impact of medical tourism on colorectal screening among Korean Americans: A community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Cancer. 2016 12 01; 16(1):931. Ko LK, Taylor VM, Yoon J, Copeland WK, Hwang JH, Lee EJ, Inadomi J. PMID: 27905896; PMCID: PMC5134124.
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    82. A Brief Community-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Combined With Food Baskets Can Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Latinos. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016 10; 48(9):609-617.e1. Ko LK, Rodriguez E, Yoon J, Ravindran R, Copeland WK. PMID: 27485464.
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    83. Development of a Practical Model for Targeting Patient Decision Support Interventions to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Populations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016; 27(2):465-78. Brenner AT, Gupta S, Ko LK, Janz N, Inadomi JM. PMID: 27180689; PMCID: PMC5518688.
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    84. Job Talks and Interviews: How to Stand Out and Fit In: A Report from the American Society of Preventive Oncology Junior Members Interest Group. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Jan; 25(1):224-5. Reeves KW, Tehranifar P, Crane TE, Ko LK, Cameron C, Hamilton JG, Lavigne JA, Reiter PL, Thomson CA. PMID: 26762809; PMCID: PMC4991884.
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    85. Active living environment assessments in four rural Latino communities. Prev Med Rep. 2015; 2:818-23. Perry CK, Nagel C, Ko LK, Duggan C, Linde S, Rodriguez EA, Thompson B. PMID: 26844156; PMCID: PMC4721311.
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    86. Race/Ethnicity and Primary Language: Health Beliefs about Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Diverse, Low-Income Population. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Aug; 26(3):824-38. Brenner AT, Ko LK, Janz N, Gupta S, Inadomi J. PMID: 26320917; PMCID: PMC4887131.
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    87. Understanding the patient-provider communication needs and experiences of Latina and non-Latina White women following an abnormal mammogram. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Dec; 29(4):781-9. Molina Y, Hohl SD, Ko LK, Rodriguez EA, Thompson B, Beresford SA. PMID: 24748097; PMCID: PMC4206667.
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    88. Understanding HPV vaccine uptake among Cambodian American girls. J Community Health. 2014 Oct; 39(5):857-62. Taylor VM, Burke NJ, Ko LK, Sos C, Liu Q, Do HH, Talbot J, Yasui Y, Bastani R. PMID: 24532309; PMCID: PMC4134757.
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    89. Gastric cancer in asian american populations: a neglected health disparity. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014; 15(24):10565-71. Taylor VM, Ko LK, Hwang JH, Sin MK, Inadomi JM. PMID: 25605140.
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    90. Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a multimedia colorectal cancer screening decision aid for Spanish-speaking Latinos. J Health Commun. 2014; 19(2):192-209. Ko LK, Reuland D, Jolles M, Clay R, Pignone M. PMID: 24328496; PMCID: PMC4157647.
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    91. Information processing versus social cognitive mediators of weight loss in a podcast-delivered health intervention. Health Educ Behav. 2014 Apr; 41(2):197-206. Ko LK, Turner-McGrievy GM, Campbell MK. PMID: 24082027; PMCID: PMC4868338.
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    92. Testing a Spanish-language colorectal cancer screening decision aid in Latinos with limited English proficiency: results from a pre-post trial and four month follow-up survey. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2012 Jun 12; 12:53. Reuland DS, Ko LK, Fernandez A, Braswell LC, Pignone M. PMID: 22691191; PMCID: PMC3483183.
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    93. An examination of sociodemographic, health, psychological factors, and fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight and obese U.S. veterans. Mil Med. 2011 Nov; 176(11):1281-6. Ko LK, Allicok M, Campbell MK, Valle CG, Armstrong-Brown J, Carr C, Dundon M, Anthony T. PMID: 22165657; PMCID: PMC4868336.
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    94. Information processes mediate the effect of a health communication intervention on fruit and vegetable consumption. J Health Commun. 2011 Mar; 16(3):282-99. Ko LK, Campbell MK, Lewis MA, Earp JA, Devellis B. PMID: 21132593; PMCID: PMC4909644.
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    95. The Role of Giving and Receiving Emotional Support on Depressive Symptomatology among Older Couples: An Application of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. J Soc Pers Relat. 2011 Feb; 28(1):83-99. Ko LK, Lewis MA. PMID: 21912445; PMCID: PMC3170405.
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    96. Thoughts on being productive during a graduate program: the process and benefits of a peer working group. Health Promot Pract. 2011 Jan; 12(1):12-7. Remmes Martin K, Ko LK. PMID: 21193800.
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    97. Pilot weight control intervention among US veterans to promote diets high in fruits and vegetables. Prev Med. 2010 Sep-Oct; 51(3-4):279-81. Allicock M, Ko L, van der Sterren E, Valle CG, Campbell MK, Carr C. PMID: 20600260; PMCID: PMC2939177.
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    98. "It Turned My World Upside Down": Latino Youths' Perspectives on Immigration. J Adolesc Res. 2010 May; 25(3):465-493. Ko LK, Perreira KM. PMID: 21909185; PMCID: PMC3169195.
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    99. Mediators of fruit and vegetable consumption among colorectal cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2010 Jun; 4(2):149-58. Ko LK, Campbell MK, Lewis MA, Earp J, Devellis B. PMID: 20186574; PMCID: PMC4863647.
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