CURRICULUM VITAE



Curriculum Vitae

Kevin W CHEN Ph.D. MPH

Department of Family and Community Medicine

and Department of Psychiatry

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Update Date: October, 2009

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Business Address: 2200 Kernan Drive, the Kernan Hospital Mansion,

Baltimore, Maryland 21207-6697

Business Phone: (410) 448-6876 Fax: (410) 448-6875

E-mail: kchen@compmed.umm.edu

Foreign Language: Chinese (native)

EDUCATION:

College

The Renmin University of China (Beijing, China) 1978--82, Bachelor of Arts.

Major in philosophy and minor in psychology.

Graduate and Professional

Peking University (Beijing, China) 1982--85, M.A. Major in Social Psychology.

Master thesis: “The only-child family policy and its potential social problems”

Thesis advisers: Prof. Fang Yuan and Prof. Xiaotong Fei

Pennsylvania State University, (University Park, PA), 1987--91. Ph.D of Sociology.

Major in Social Psychology, and minor in Statistics.

Dissertation: “Political alienation and voting turnout in the U.S.: 1960-1988”

Doctoral mentor: Prof. Glenn Firebaugh

School of Public Health, Columbia University (New York, NY) 1993--95, Master of

Public Health, major in Health Policy and Management.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

University Appointments:

08/06—Now Associate Professor, Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Family and Community Health, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine,

07/06—Now Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

07/04—07/06 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

07/02—07/04 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ— Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

2000--06 Faculty for the UMDNJ Complementary & Alternative Medicine Seminars -- teaching introduction to qigong therapy – UMDNJ School of Health-Related Professions.

1/98 – 6/02 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ— New Jersey Medical School,

7/96-- 2/98 Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health in Psychiatry (socio-medical sciences), College of Physicians and Surgeons & School of Public Health, Columbia University (New York, NY).

9/91--7/96 Senior Staff Associate, and then Associate Research Scientist (starting 7/93), Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

8/90--8/91 Computer consultant and programmer in statistics for faculty research. Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University.

9/87–7/90 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA). .

9/85–7/87 Research Assistant, Center for Social Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1984. Lecturer, "Introductory Sociology," Peking University, Beijing, China.

1984--85 Instructor, "Management Psychology," the Beijing Economic Correspondence

Center. China

Other Professional Positions and Appointments

1983--85 Co-director of the key national sociological project in the Sixth Five-Year Plan, “Social impact of the only-child family policy,” at Peking University, funded by the State Committee of Family Planning, China.

1984--85 One of the designers and directors in the national survey project, “Social Psychological Impact of Price Reform on Chinese People,” funded by the State Council of China. Peking University, Beijing.

1/95--7/96 Director and coordinator, “China General Social Survey,” funded by Center for Modern China and China Development Foundation.

1/92–now Director of Sociology Division, Center for Modern China-- a non-profit research

and educational organization based in Princeton, NJ.

99. Director, China Survey Network (a non-profit survey organization in China).

2000—now Director of Research, the Qigong Institute (USA – a non-profit research and

educational organization located in California.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• American Public Health Association (regular member, 1996—now)

• American Psychology Association (regular member, 1998—now)

• International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (2007--now)

• American Sociological Association

(Regular member, 1986—1999; associate member, 2000-now)

• International Biometric Society -- North East American Region

(Regular member, 1998--2000)

• Association of Applied Physiology and Biofeedback

(Regular member, 2002—2004)

• North America Chinese Sociologist Association (Life member since 1995)

• Chinese Association of Science and Technology (USA) (regular member 1992—now; director, 2002--now)

HONORS and AWARDS

2000 Award of the “Research Scientist of the Year” in the Qigong Summit 2000, organized by American Qigong Association, Washington DC.

1998 The FIRST award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29 DA12257) “Delay of Gratification and Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence”, principal investigator.

1991 A first-prize winner in the Sixth Graduate Research Fair, Penn State University.

1986 Award of an ASA grant for presentation at the11th World Congress of Sociology at New Delhi, summer 1996

1985 Elected member of Michigan Society of Academy

1986. Award of graduate research fund for the comparative study of self-concept between Chinese and Americans, Western Michigan Univ. Summer 1986

1983-85 Award of a research fund to study the social impact of the “only-child family policy in China” by the State Committee of Family Planning, China.

1982. A winner of the First Competition of Youth Social Investigation All Over the

Country, by Chinese Sociological Association, 1982.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

12/99–now Director of Research, the Qigong Institute, a nonprofit research and educational organization located in Menlo Park, California

12/99-12/02 Elected Director, Chinese Association of Sciences and Technology (USA)

10/02--now Director, Great New York Chapter of CAST-USA

3/00–now Trustee & Director, the World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. a non-profit organization registered in New Jersey, USA.

9/00–2004 Elected Director, Huaxia Chinese School, Edison, NJ

2000 – now Director of Research, World Institute for Self Healing, Inc.

2006—now Council member of World Academic Society of Medical Qigong (Beijing)

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Medical School: Special Committee on Bio-computing Advisory Group (2000-05)

Department: Research Committee

Liaison on bi-weekly Journal Club

Liaison on promoting faculty publicity

Liaison of faculty collaboration database

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SERVICE

International: ● Co-chair, “The World Symposium on Self-Healing and Consciousness Power” June 6-8, 2001. – Co-sponsored by a dozen of well-know institutions, including UMDNJ–CACE.

● Chair, Symposium on Methodological Challenges in the Study of Mind-Body Therapies and Energy Medicine” in the 2006 North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, May 24-27, Edmonton, Canada.

● Co-Chair, Symposium on “Meditative Therapy for Addiction Treatment” in the 2009 North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, May 12-15, 2009, Minneapolis, MN.

Regional: Bergen County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force (5/98– 2006)

New therapy development task force, New Hope Foundation (2001--06)

Editorial Boards:

Modern China Studies (1994–present)

Journal of WISH (2000–2006)

Peer Review for Academic Journals:

2008 Reviewer for the THORAX

2006-- Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine

2008 Reviewer for Psychophysiology

2008— Reviewer for The Journal of Pain

2007 Reviewer for Review on Recent Clinical Trials

2007 Reviewer for Contemporary Clinical Trials

2000–07 Reviewer for American Journal of Public Health

1998–06 Reviewer for Drug and Alcohol Dependence

2001 Reviewer for the Lancet

2005-- Reviewer for The Journal of Pediatrics

2005-- Reviewer for International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

2005-07 Reviewer for Evidences in Complementary & Alternative Medicine

2005- Reviewer for Addiction

2005-- Reviewer for Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

2004 Reviewer for Journal of Psychosomatic Research

2003-05 Reviewer for Journal of Studies on Alcohol

2002-03 Reviewer for Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

2002-04 Reviewer for Addictive Behaviors

2002- Reviewer for Drug and Alcohol Review (Australian Journal)

2003 Reviewer for Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine

2003 Reviewer for Journal of Abnormal Psychology

2002-- Reviewer for Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

1998-99 Reviewer for American Journal of Sociology

1997-99 Reviewer for American Sociological Review

Peer Review for Grant Applications

2008. Reviewer, the 2008 Military Psychological Health and TBI Research Program

American Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Washington DC

2007 Reviewer for the Research Competitiveness Service in the Life Science Discovery

Fund 07-02; -- American Association for the Advancement of Science,

Washington DC.

2007. Reviewer for the Research Comprehensive Service in the Kansas Masonic

Foundation Pilot Research Program, --American Association for the

Advancement of Science, Washington DC.

08. Review Committee for the Feasibility and Development Grant applications,

“International Center for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Functional Bowel Disorders in Chinese Medicine.” Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

98. Reviewer for grant applications in the subject of sociology – Center for Modern

China, Princeton, NJ.

TEACHING & EDUCATIONAL SERVICE:

Oct, 2009 Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong – the wonder and mysteries of Chinese medicine.” At the NCCAM Consulting Service Education series, National Institutes of Health.

2007-10 Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong” in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, medical student selective “Complementary and Integrative Medicine.”

2006-09 Liaison and coordinator, biweekly Journal Club, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine

2007-09 Instructor, “Introduction to medical qigong”, a weekly qigong class at Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Oct. 2008 Lecture on “Methodological challenges in study of external qigong therapy --- Lessens from the lab studies and clinical trial in the U.S.” at the Pusan National University, and the Kyung Hee University, South Korea.

April 2008 Lecture on “Methodological Challenges in conducting vigorous clinical trials of TCM therapies --- Lessens from our lab studies and trials in the U.S.” at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China.

May 2008 Lecture on “Introduction to medical qigong” at Clay Street Project of P&G Corp. Cincinnati, Ohio.

2007-09 Lecture on “Introduction to Qigong – the wonder and mysteries of Chinese medicine.” In two different classes at Towson University Seminars of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Towson, Maryland.

May 2008 Workshop, Meditation Management of Pain, Stress and Addictive Behaviors.

CCTN-DCNBR at National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH --joint workshop. Neuroscience Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Oct. 2007 Intensive training for medical professionals on “Medical Qigong and its Clinical Applications” at National Taipei College of Nursing, a program sponsored by the Minister of Education of Taiwan, Republic of China. (Oct 22-28, 2007)

2006 Small group leader for Mind-Body Integrative Practice session, the second-year medical student class. University of Maryland School of Medicine

2006 Lecture on “Introduction to Medical Qigong and its Applications in Health” at the Seminars of Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Towson University, MD

2003 Guest lecturer in “Spirituality and Health” by Prof. Abigail Evans at Princeton Theological Seminary,

2002--05 Qigong and Meditation workshops and seminars for RWJMS medical students, psychiatry residents, New Hope Foundation (addiction treatment), Middlesex adult correction center, Rutgers University, & Princeton Theological Seminary.

2000--05 Lectures for the UMDNJ Complementary & Alternative Medicine Seminars, “Introduction to Qi Meditation Therapy,” rated with highest faculty evaluation score from the students.

1998–2006 Lectures for psychiatry residents & fellows, “Orientation of Chinese Culture,” “Chinese culture and mental health care,” “Research methods,” and “Qigong Therapy for Treatment of Addiction.”

1998–2000 Advanced Statistics Seminars, UMDNJ--New Jersey Medical School. Seminars open to all faculty members, residents and follows.

1990. Instructor, "American Society and Its Problems," St. Francis College, PA. – a 3 credit course for undergraduate students in Sociology Department.

Fall 1988 Lectures on “only-child family policy in China,” Introduction to Social Problems. Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA.

Fall 1987 Teaching assistant, “Sociology of Family”, Pennsylvania State University.

1985 Instructor, "Management Psychology," the Beijing Economic Correspondence

Center. China

Fall 1984 Instructor, "Introductory Sociology," Peking University, China. A 3-credit course

GRANTS SUPPORT

1. As Principal Investigator

2011. Chen KW, Lejuez C, Gandhi D, “Treatment of cocaine addiction with

Integrative Meditation..” A R21 grant from NIDA at NIH, ($412,500 in 2 years).

2011. Chen KW, Independent Investigator Award, “Integrative Meditation for the

treatment of co-occurring anxiety disorders among heroin dependent patients:-- a randomized controlled study to establish feasibility and efficacy.” National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, New York. ($100,000 in 2 years)

2008--09 Chen KW and Lejuez CW “Integrative meditation as an adjunct therapy in treating cocaine addiction.” Funded by UMCP/UMB Seeding Grant Program ($75,000)

2007—09 Chen, K. “A pilot study of Integrative Self-Empowerment Therapy (ISET) for the treatment of cocaine addiction.” Partially funded by Rockefeller Philanthropy – Dr. Lucy Walentzky. ($35,000)

2004--07 Chen, KW. and Sigal, LH. “Qigong Therapy for Osteoarthritis at Knees” funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH. Total award of $466,500.

2006--08 Chen, KW. “A pilot study of auricular acupressure therapy for treating drug addiction.” A research grant funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($10,000)

1998--2004 Chen K. FIRST award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29 DA12257) “Delay of Gratification and Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence”, principal investigator (total award: $553,299).

2005--07 Chen K & Liu TJ. “Translation, editing and publication of textbook “Qigong Study in Chinese Medicine”, funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($10,000)

2003--05 Chen, K. “Observational pilot study of qigong meditation therapy for treating addiction.” A research grant funded by the Research Institute of Global Physiology, Behavior and Treatment, Inc. New York. ($5,000)

2001--03 Minority supplemental grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R29DA12257-04S1) to include Newark into the R29 survey study ($19,437).

1995--96 “China General Social Survey,” Principal investigator, funded initially by Center for Modern China and China Development Foundation, but suspended for political reasons.

1993--94 Chen K. "Issues in social policy during economic reform in China," funded by the Center for Modern China, Princeton, NJ ($20,000). Principal investigator.

2) As Co-Investigator or Associate

2006-11 Berman B (PI) “Arthritis and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),” A center

grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (P01 AT002605-01A1) with a total award of $5,983,065 in 5 years. Role: Program coordinator, & PI of the Data Management and Statistical Analysis Core.

2006- 11 Berman B (PI) “International Center for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Functional Bowel Disorders in Chinese Medicine.” A center grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (U19 AT003266-01). Collaboration with Chinese University of Hong Kong and faculty in Australia. Award of $3,962,607 in 4 years. Role: PI of the Data Management and Statistical Analysis Core.

12. Berman B (PI) “A Cochrane Collaboration CAM Field – Resource for Research”

A research grant funded by NCCAM at NIH (R24 AT001293-02).

Role: Biostatistician.

2005--09 Smelson D (PI), Chen K, Ziedonis D, “Qigong therapy for treating cocaine

addiction.” Funded by NCCAM at NIH. (R21AT01350). Total award of

$544,250. – Role: Co-PI.

2006--09 Novotny S & Chen K, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Treatment of Children with Autism.” Funded by NCCAM at NIH (R21). Role: Co-investigator and Biostatistician.

2004--09 Marc Steinberg (PI) “Treatment Issues in Smokers with Schizophrenia” K23 award from National Institute on Drug Abuse of NIH, ($585,016). Role: co-mentor and statistician.

2005--10 Alex Interian, (PI) “Antidepressant Adherence among Hispanics: A Motivational Interviewing Approach” K23 award from NIMH at NIH ($736,750).

Role: co-mentor and statistician.

12. Roseanne Dobkin, “A cognitive-behavioral treatment package for depression in

Parkinson’s Disease.” A K23 award from NINDS at NIH ($848,994).

Role: co-mentor and statistician.

2003--07 Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Treatment of Addiction to Nicotine in Schizophrenia.”

Funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH (R01DA015537). Behavioral therapy development project. Role: Associate investigator

2002--06 Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Modified MET for use with ASI data.” Funded by

National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH (5R01DA015978). Behavioral therapy development project. Role: Associate investigator

2001--05 Douglas Ziedonis (PI) “Consultant versus fully-integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders -- CSAT Treatment model/therapy outcome study” (KD1-T112549), funded by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA. Role: Associate investigator and data analyst.

2002—05 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Impact of Substance Use on Nations’ Economies: Developing a system to assess economic and social impact of substance abuse for countries in the Western Hemisphere.” A project funded by the Organization of American States. Role: Associate investigator.

2001--04 Paulette Hines (PI) and William Vegas, “Culture Based Model (African American) for Youth Violence Risk-Reduction.” A research project funded by NICHD and NIDA to test an intervention for preventing youth violence that was culturally tailored for African Americans but used with both African Americans and Latinos to determine its cross cultural applicability. Role: associate investigator.

2001--03 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Reductions in adolescent African-American pregnancy rates: Analysis of YRBS 1990-2001. A project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Using secondary data to model factors affecting recent dramatic declines in teen pregnancy rates. Role: Co-investigator.

2000--03 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Long-term Assessment of the Impact of Managed Behavioral Care on an Addicted Population.” Funded by CSAT of SAMHSA, using large administrative datasets to evaluate a model or assessing three-year outcomes of managed care. Role: Associate investigator.

2000--03 Zoccolillo, M. Pihl, R. Tremblay, R. Vitaro F. & Chen, K. “Natural history and consequences of alcohol and drug use, problem use and dependence from childhood to young adulthood in a community sample.” A research grant from Medical Research Council of Canada. Role: Co-investigator.

2002--04 Jeffery Merrill (PI) “Understanding the racial differences in change of adolescent sexual behaviors over the past decade: Analysis of YRBS 1990-2001. A project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Role: Co-investigator.

1999-2003 Samuel Shiflett (PI), “Acupuncture as an Adjunct in Stroke Rehabilitation.” Funded by US Dept. of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Grant # H133G990082, $450,000. Role: Statistician.

1994--98 Denise Kandel (PI) “Substance Dependence/Abuse in the U.S. Population” Funded by NIDA (RO1DA09110). Secondary data analysis of the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse datasets. Role: Associate investigator/data analyst.

1990--95 Denise Kandel (PI) “Epidemiology/Family in Drug Use: the Second Generation” funded by NIDA (5RO1DA04866). Twenty-year longitudinal survey study of the social and personal consequences of adolescent substance use and abuse. Role: associate investigator/data analyst.

3. Proposals Submitted for Review In the Past Year:

Chen KW, Berman BM, Mikdashi JA, “Treating fibromyalgia symptoms with qi manipulation therapy.” A R21 application resubmitted to NCCAM (resubmitted in 2008). Direct budget: $400,000 in 2 years. (Scored 200)

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Chen K. 1983. "How college female students chose their boyfriends" Sociological Newsletter, (official publication of Chinese Institute of Sociology) Issue 1, 1983: 54-60.

2. Chen K. 1984. "A survey of current college students' social values" Youth Study, 3,25-31.

3. Chen K. 1985. "A study of current only-child families in China" China Social Science—Undecided Drafts, (official publication of China Academy of Social Science) Issue 21.

4. Chen K. 1985. "A preliminary study on the single-child's social affiliation" ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA (Journal of Psychology) 10(3): 264-270.

5. Chen K, 1985. "A study of the social adaptability of children from one-child families," Information on Psychological Science, 1985, issue 4: 45-47.

6. Chen K, 1985. "A comparative study on family education and personality characteristics between the only-child and non-only-child" Social Investigation and Research, (official publication of Chinese Sociological Association) 1985. Issue 6:63-77.

7. Kandel DB, Yamaguchi K. & Chen K. 1992. "Stages of progression in drug involvement from adolescence to adulthood: Further evidence for the gateway theory" Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 53(5): 447-457.

8. Kandel DB, Rosenbaum E, and Chen K, 1994. "Impact of maternal drug use and life experience on preadolescent child development in a national sample of teenage mothers." Journal of Marriage and the Families 56:325-340.

9. Chen K, 1994. "Healthcare policy and problems in China's economic reform." Modern China Studies, 5(3): 4-20.

10. Firebaugh G and Chen K. 1995. "Vote turnout of Nineteenth Amendment women: The enduring effect of disenfranchisement." American Journal of Sociology, 100(4):972-996.

11. Chen K. and Kandel D. 1995. "The natural history of drug use in a general population sample from adolescence to the mid-thirties." American Journal of Public Health. 85(1):41-47.

12. Kandel DB, Chen K, and Gill A, 1995. "The Impact of drug use on earnings: A life-span perspective." Social Forces, 74(1):243-270.

13. Chen K, Scheier L, and Kandel D, 1996. "Chronic cocaine use and physical health problems: A longitudinal study of the general population" Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 43:23-37.

14. Kandel DB, Chen K, Warner L, Kessler R, and Grant B, 1997. "Prevalence and demographic correlates of symptoms of dependence on cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in the U.S. population." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 44:11-29.

15. Chen K, Kandel DB, & Davies M, 1997. "Relationship between frequency and quantity of marijuana use and dependence among adolescents and adults in the United States" Drug and Alcohol Dependence 46:53-67.

16. Chen K, and Kandel DB, 1998. "Predictors of cessation of marijuana use: An event history analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 50:109-121.

17. Chen K, & Cheng X, 1999. “A negative life event with positive consequences?” American Sociological Review. Vol. 64: 37-40.

18. Kandel DB, Chen K, 2000. "Types of marijuana users by longitudinal course: A cluster analysis" Journal of Studies on Alcohol 61(3): 367-378.

19. Chen K, 2000. “Etiology of adolescent substance use and abuse” Chinese Journal of Drug Dependence 9(2):84-87.

20. Kandel DB and Chen K. 2000. “Extent of smoking and nicotine dependence in the United States: 1991-1993" Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2(3): 263-274.

21. Feiring C, Taska L & Chen K, 2002. “Trying to understand why horrible things happen: Attribution, shame and symptom development following sexual abuse.” Child Maltreatment. 7: 26-41.

22. Li M, Chen K, & Mo ZX, 2002, “Detoxification with qigong therapy for heroin addicts.” Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 8(1): 50-59.

23. He B & Chen K, 2002. “Integrative Tumor Board for Advanced Breast Cancer: Qigong Analysis” Integrative Cancer Therapies, 1(2):200-202.

24. Chen K. Shiflett S, Ponzio N, He B, Elliott D, Keller SE, 2002. “A preliminary study of the effect of external qigong on lymphoma in mice.” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(5): 615-621.

25. Chen K, & Yeung R, 2002. “Exploratory studies of qigong therapy for cancer in China.” Integrative Cancer Therapies. 1(4): 345-370.

26. Chen K. & Marbach JJ, 2002. “External qigong therapy for chronic orofacial pain.” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(5): 532-534.

27. Chen K. and Kandel DB. 2002. “Relationship between extent of cocaine use and dependence among adolescents and adults in the U.S.” Drug & Alcohol Dependence. 68: 65-85.

28. Chen K, He BH, Rihacek G & Sigal LH. 2003. “A pilot study of external qigong therapy for arthritis pain.” Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 9(5): 332-335.

29. Mo X, Chen K, Li M & Ou W, 2003. “Benefits of external qi therapy on morphine abstinent mice and rats,” the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 9(6) 827-835.

30. Chen K, 2004. “An analytic review of studies on measuring effects of external qi in China.” Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 10(4): 38-50.

31. Chen K, & Liu TJ, 2004. “Effects of qigong therapy on arthritis: A review and report of a pilot trial.” Medical Paradigm. 1(1): 36-48.

32. Chen K, Killeya-Jones LA, 2004. “Epidemiology of co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among adolescents in the United States.” Chinese Journal of Drug Dependence. 13(4): 245-249.

33. Chen KW, Sheth AJ, Elliott DK & Yeager A. 2004. Prevalence and correlates of past-year substance use, abuse and dependence in a suburban community sample of high school students. Addictive Behaviors, 29(2): 413-423

34. Chen K, Sidorov L, Dossey L, 2005. “Effects of intent and mental state on the biological subjects: A review and its implications to medical research.” Medical Paradigm. 1(2)

35. Chen KW, Killeya-Jones LA, Vega WA, 2005. “Prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric symptom clusters among U.S. adolescents using DISC predictive scale.” Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. 1:22. (Accessible through: )

36. Chen KW, & Killeya-Jones LA, 2006. “Understanding differences in marijuana use between urban Black and suburban White high school students in two community samples in the U.S.” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 5(2):51-73.

37. Chen KW, Hassett AL, Hou F, Staller J, Litchbroun A, 2006. A pilot study of external qigong therapy for patients with fibromyalgia. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12(9), 851-856.

38. Kim SS, Ziedonis D, Chen K, 2007. “Tobacco use and dependence in Asian Americans: A review of the literature.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research; 9(2): 169-184.

39. Steinberg ML, Krejci JA, Collett K, Brandon TH, Ziedonis DM and Chen K, 2007. Relationship between self-reported task persistence and history of quitting smoking, plans for quitting smoking, and current smoking status in adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2007 Jul;32(7):1451-60

40. Kim SS, Ziedonis D, Chen K, 2007. “Tobacco use and dependence in Asian Americans Adolescents: A review of the literature.” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 6(3): 113-142.

41. Lee MS, Chen KW, Sancier K, Ernst E. 2007. “Qigong for cancer treatment: A systematic review of controlled trails.” ACTA Oncologica, 2007;46(6):717-22.

42. Vega WA, Chen KW, William J. 2007. “Smoking, drugs, and other behavioral health problems among multiethnic adolescents in the NHSDA. Addictive Behaviors. 2007 Sep;32(9):1949-56

43. Chen KW, Perlman A, Liao J, Lam A, Staller J, Sigal L. 2008. "Effects of external qigong therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized controlled trial" Clinical Rheumatology; 27(12):1497-505

44. Chen KW, 2008. “Inhibitory effects of bio-energy therapies on cancer growth—An overview of recent laboratory studies in the U.S. and its implications in cancer treatment.” World Sciences and Technologies –Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Materia Medica; 10(4):144-152

45. Shao LX, Zhang JP, Chen L, Zhang XF, Chen KW, 2009. Effects of external qi or qigong with opposing intentions on proliferation of E-coli. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 15(5): 567-571

46. Chen KW, Liu TJ. Zhang HB, Ling ZP. 2009. An analytical review of the Chinese literature on Qigong therapy for diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 37(3): 439-457

47. Lee MS, Chen KW, Choi TY, Ernst E. 2009. “Qigong for type 2 diabetes care: a systematic review.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2009; (in press)

Non-Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Chen K, 1985. "George H. Mead and his self-theory," Journal of Foreign Sociology, Issue 4;

and Selection of Distinguished Theses by Graduate Students in Peking University, Beijing: Peking University Press.

2. Chu, D.Y., Wang, W.Z., He, B.H., and Chen, K. (2001). Effect of external qi of qigong on

biomolecular conformation (III). In: Proceedings: Bridging Worlds and Filling Gaps in the Science of Healing. Hawaii, Nov 29--Dec 3, 2001. Chez RA (ed.) pp. 132-137

3. Chen K, & Yeung R, 2002. “A review of qigong therapy for cancer treatment.” Journal of International Society of Life Information Science. 20 (2): 532-542.

4. Lin Z & Chen K, 2002. Exploratory studies of external qi in China.” Journal of International Society of Life Information Science. 20 (2): 457-461.

5. Chen KW, 2007. “From healing to religiosity – Review of Qigong Fever.” Journal of Scientific Exploration. 21(4): 759-767.

Books & Chapters:

1. Gao J and Chen K, (translation) Social Psychology (3rd Edition), original authors: J. L. Freedman et. al. Ha-er-bin: Heilongjian People's Publisher, China. 1984

2. Chen K, 1990. “Parent-child relationships in the only-child families -- A survey of 1180 families in urban and rural areas of Beijing .” pp. 200-219 in Yuan, F. & Cai, W.M.(eds.) Trend & Issues of Declining Fertility in China, Beijing: China International Radio Press.

3. Chen K. Political Alienation and Voting Turnout in the United States: 1960-1988. San

Francisco, CA: Mellen Research University Press. 1992.

4. Chow E. & Chen K., 1994. "The impact of the one-child policy on women and the patriarchal family in the People's Republic of China". pp.71-98, in Chow and Berheide (Eds.) Women, The Family, and Policy: A Global Perspective. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

5. Chen K, 2000. “Trends and etiology of adolescent cigarette smoking: A comparison between U.S. and China” in The 21st Century China and the Challenge of Sustainable Development, Beijing (pp. 23-25).

6. Chen, K, Mackenzie ER, Hou FX. 2006, “Benefits of Qigong for seniors.” Pp. 175-198, a chapter in ER Mackenzie and B Rakel (eds.) Holistic Approaches to Healthy Aging: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

7. Chen K, “Qigong therapy for stress management.” Pp. 428-448 in Lehrer PM, Woolfolk RL and Sime WE (eds.) Principals and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edison. New York: Guilford Publications. 2007.

8. Liu TJ, Chen KW (Ed.) 2010. Chinese Medical Qigong. London: Singing Dragon.

Book Reviews:

1. Chen, K., 1985. An exploratory beginning -- Review of the first Textbook of Sociology

Reading, Issue 4: 19-27.

2. Chen, K., 1996. Review of How Sampling Works by Maisel and Persell, Journal of Official Statistics. 12(3):317-319.

3. Chen, K., 2002. Review of Scientific Qigong Exploration by Lu Zuyin. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 16(3): 483-489.

4. Chen, K., 2002. A criticism of qigong with pseudoscience method: A review of Lin et al. Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience? Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(5): 687-688.

MAJOR INVITED SPEECHES

National

2009 “Introduction to Medical Qigong -- the wonder and mysteries of Chinese medicine.” At the NCCAM Consulting Service Education series, National Institutes of Health.

2009 “Stress Management with Qigong Meditation” A hand-on talk and practice on Feb 2, 2009 at the NIH preventive health series.

2009-- “Managing Addiction Symptoms with Meditative Therapy – Evidence and possible mechanisms.” An invited presentation at the Research Conference and Workshop on Music, Movement, & Meditation, Nov. 7, 2009. Terre Haute, Indiana.

2008 Keynote speech “Psychosomatic Reactions to Qigong Practice –Differentiating normal, abnormal reactions, and deviations” at the 2008 Annual Conference of National Qigong Association, August 8-10, 2008. Reisterstown, Maryland

2008 “Meditation Management of Pain, Stress and Addictive Behaviors”. National Institutes of Health, CCTN-DCNBR/NIDA joint workshop. Neuroscience Center, Bethesda, Maryland (May 20, 2008).

2006 Grand Round presentation “Medical Application of Qigong”, March 28, 2006, Veterans Administration, New Jersey Healthcare System, Lyons Canpus

2005 Panelist on “Blending East/West Perspectives from Medicine, Health Care and Faith-based Communities on Spirituality and Healing”, East-West Encounter Symposium. October 7, 2005. Rugters University. New Brunswick, NJ.

International

2009. Invited speech: “Addressing the methodological challenges in clinical study of Tai Chi and Qigong as an intervention.” at the International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium, July 6-10, 2009. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

2008 Invited speech “Methodological Challenges in conducting vigorous clinical trials of TCM therapies --- Lessens from our lab studies and trials in the U.S.” at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China. April 30, 2008

2008 Invited presentation, “Inhibitory Effects of Bio-Energy Therapies on Cancer Growth-- An overview of laboratory studies in the U.S. and its implications in cancer treatment.” at the 2008 International Conference of the Society of Integrative Oncology, April 25-26, Shanghai, China.

2008. Special lecture on “Methodological challenges in study of external qigong therapy --- Lessens from the lab studies and clinical trial in the U.S.” at the Pusan National University, and the Kyung Hee University, South Korea. October 2008

2007 Invited lectures “Medical Qigong and its Clinical Applications” at National Taipei College of Nursing, a program sponsored by the Minister of Education of Taiwan, Republic of China. (Oct 23-28, 2007)

2006 Invited presentation “Qigong and qigong research in the United States.” at the 2006 Conference of World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, June 26-28, 2006, Beijing.

SELECTED ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS

Chen, K. "A Comparative Study of Only-Child Families in China," presented at the 11th World

Congress of Sociology, August 1986, New Delhi.

Chen, K. "Applied Sociology in Chinese Government Planning," presented at annual meeting of

Society of Applied Sociology, April 1988, Lexington, KY.

Chen, K. "A study of self-consciousness of Chinese youth," presented at ASA annual scientific

meeting, August 1988, Atlanta, GA.

Chen, K. "On the child-centeredness of only-child families in China." Presented at ASA annual

scientific meeting, August 1989, San Francisco, CA.

Chow, E. and Chen, K. "Only-child policy, family change, and household division of labor in

the People's Republic of China." Presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1989, San Francisco.

Chen, K. "Television viewing and social perception: A re-examination of TV cultivation effect",

presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1991, Cincinnati, OH.

Firebaugh, G. Chen, K. "In search of real cohort effects in voting: An analysis of the last ten

presidential elections," presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1991, Cincinnati, OH.

Chen, K. & Kandel, D. "Impact of drug use on earnings: A life-span perspectives." presented

at the ASA annual meeting, August 1993, Miami, FL.

Chen, K., "Health care policy and problems in China's economic reform." International Conference on "China at the Turn of the Century -- Issues and Problems in Contemporary China". January 1994, Princeton, NJ.

Chen, K., Scheier, L. and Kandel, D. "Chronic cocaine and physical health problem: A longitudinal study of the general population" presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1995, Washington D.C.

Gill, A., D. Kandel & K. Chen, "Illicit drug use and earnings: Impact of job risk among young adult workers," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Criminology, November, 1995, Boston, Ma.

Kandel, D.B. & Chen, K. "Factors associated with cessation of marijuana use: An event history

analysis." Presented at Annual Meeting of College of Problems of Drug Dependence, June 1997, Nashville, TN.

Chen, K. and Kandel, D.B. "Predictors of cessation of marijuana use: An event history analysis."

Presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1997, Toronto, Canada.

Chen, K. “Redefine delay of gratification: A multi-component concept” Present at 1998 Fall Conference of New Jersey Psychological Association, October 24, 1998

Chen, K. “Trends and etiology of adolescent cigarette smoking: A comparison between U.S. and China” Presented at the WRSA conference, Washington, D.C. September 3-5, 1999.

Chen, K, Li, M, & Mo, Z. “Qigong treatment of heroin addiction: An alternative way for detoxification.” Presented at the Third World Congress on Qigong and the Second Conference of American Qigong Association, November 19-21, 1999, San Francisco, CA

Chen K, Shiflett SC, Ponzio NM, He B, Elliott D & Keller SE; “A Preliminary Study of the Effect of External Qigong on Lymphoma in Mice.” presented at the Qigong Summit 2000 and the Third Conference of American Qigong Association, Washington DC, April 20-23, 2000.

Chen K. Shiflett, S & He, B “The Exploratory Studies of External Qigong Treatment on Cancer” presented at the Asian Therapy for Cancer – First International Conference, March 1-3, 2001, New York.

Chen, K. “Time preference and cigarette smoking in adolescents,” presented at American Society of Addiction Medicine, 32nd Annual Medical-Scientific Conference, April 19-22, 2001, Los Angles, CA.

Chen, K. & He, B. “Introduction to the Studies of Consciousness/Mind Power and Its Implication in Healing.” Presented at the First World Symposium on Self-Healing and Consciousness Power, Iselin, New Jersey. June 8-10, 2001.

He, B & Chen K. “Theory and Practice of Qigong Anti-Cancer Therapy.” Presented at the National Qigong Association Annual Conference, New York, October 5-7, 2001.

Chen K. “Preliminary studies of the effects of Qigong therapy for cancer.” Presented at the Comprehensive Cancer Care 2001, Integrating Alternative and Complementary Therapies. October 19-21, 2001, Washington DC.

Lin, Z & Chen, K. “Overview of exploratory studies on measuring external qi in China.” Presented at the Human Potential Science International Forum, and the 14th Symposium on Life Information Science, August 22-27, 2002, Chiba, Japan.

Chen, K. & Yeung R, “A review of qigong therapy for cancer treatment.” Presented at the Human Potential Science International Forum, and the 14th Symposium on Life Information Science, August 22-27, 2002, Chiba, Japan.

Chen, K and Sidorov L, “Effects of intentionality and mental influence on the biological subjects: Their implications to mind-body medicine.” presented at the First Int’l Conference on the Science of Whole Person Healing, Mar 28-30, 2003, Washington D.C.

Sidorov L & Chen K, “Biophysical Mechanisms of Genetic Regulation: Is There a Link to Mind-Body Healing?” presented at the First International Conference on the Science of Whole Person Healing, March 28-30, 2003, Washington D.C.

Chen K, Lehrer P, He B & Shiflett S. “Preliminary studies of external qi emission on cancer and related physiological measures.” Presented at the AAPB 34th Annual Meeting, March 27-30, 2003, Jacksonville FL.

Chen K, “Inhibitory effect of bio-energy therapy on cancer growth” presented at the 2003 Annual Retreat of Cancer Research of New Jersey. June 11, 2003. Princeton, NJ.

Gould G, Kannan H, Hyer L, Coyne A, & Chen K, “Predictors of caregiver burden among dementia patients.” Presented at the Annual meeting of American Psychological Association, August 7-10, 2003 in Toronto, Canada.

Chen K, Sheth AJ, Telesford T, Wallace J. “Understanding the differences of alcohol use among high school students in two different communities.” presented at the annual meeting of American Sociological Association, August 16-19 2003. Atlanta GA.

Chen K, “Epidemiology of co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among adolescents in the United States.” Presented at the 7th National Conference on Drug Dependence, Urumqi, China, Sept. 8-11, 2003

Chen K, Ziedonis DM, Comerford T, Kapner K, “A report of a pilot trial of qigong therapy for treatment of addiction.” Presented at the 6th World Congress on Qigong and the 6th American Qigong Association Conference, San Francisco, December 19-21, 2003.

Miskimen T, Natarajan E, Nalieth P, Chen K, “Does Ethnicity influence diagnosis and disposition in the psychiatric emergency room?” Presented at the NIMH sponsored conference: “Critical Research Issues in Latino Mental Health”. Princeton, NJ; November 7, 2003

Chen K, “Utilization and efficacy of alternative medicine in China”. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society 2004 Annual Conference. February 20-22, 2004. New York, NY.

Chen K, “Application of qigong therapy in the treatment of drug addiction – some pilot studies.” Presented at the Conference of the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, Beijing, China. May 12-14, 2004.”

Chen K & He B, “Active Self Healing: New wave of medicine, true gem of healthcare.” Presented at the Second Whole Person Healing Summit & the Second Qigong Summit, Washington DC, April 14-17, 2005.

Chen K, Ziedonis D, Comerford A, “A pilot study of introducing qi-meditation into addiction treatment program” Presented at the Spirituality and Addiction Conference, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. March 10-12, 2005.”

Chen K & He B, “Laboratory studies of external bioenergy therapy for cancer growth.” Presented at the Second Whole Person Healing Summit & the Second Qigong Summit, Washington DC, April 14-17, 2005.

Hassett AL, Hou F, Lichtbroun AS, & Chen KW, “A trial of external qigong therapy for improving symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome.” Presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, March 1-4, 2006, Denver, CO

Chen K. “Problems of repeatability in clinical or pre-clinical studies of energy medicine and the possible solutions,” presented at the 2006 North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, May 24-26, 2006. Edmonton, Canada

Chen K. “Qigong and qigong research in the United States.” Presented at the 2006 Conference of World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, June 26-28, 2006, Beijing.

Jacob S, Gallo JL, Sacks AL, Hyer L, Aupperle P, Reichman W, Chen KW, “The relationship between apathy and depression in dementia.” Presented at the Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, August 10-13, 2006.

Chen K. “Qigong and qigong research in the United States.” Presented at the 2006 Conference of Building Bridges of Integration – A Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Eastern and Western Health-Care Professionals, Oct. 5-8, 2006, New Jersey

Chen K. “Add qigong therapy to existent addiction treatment – some pilot studies.” Presented at the 2006 Conference of Building Bridges of Integration – A Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Eastern and Western Health-Care Professionals, Oct. 5-8, 2006, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Chen KW & Lao L, “Methodological challenges in clinical study of traditional Chinese medicine.” Presented at the Conference of Building Bridges of Integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine – Individuals in Balance, Families in Harmony, October 18-21, 2007, Chantilly, Virginia

Chen K. Liao J. Perlman A. “External qigong therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized controlled trial.” Presented at the Society for Acupuncture Research Conference, November 8-11, 2007. Baltimore, Maryland.

Tan M, Lao L, Zhang R, Chen K, Berman B, “Statistical Issues in Evaluating the Effectiveness of TCM: From Animal Models to Clinical Trials.” Presented at the Society for Acupuncture Research Conference, November 8-11, 2007. Baltimore, Maryland.

Chen KW, Liu TJ, “Psychosomatic Reactions to Qigong Practice -- Clinical Implications in Handling Qigong Deviations.” Presented at American Psychosomatic Society Annual Conference, March 14-16, 2008. Baltimore, Maryland

Chen KW, “Inhibitory Effects of Bio-Energy Therapies on Cancer Growth-- An overview of laboratory studies in the U.S. and its implications in cancer treatment.” Invited presented at the 2008 International Conference of the Society of Integrative Oncology, April 25-26, Shanghai, China.

Shao LX, Zhang JP Chen KW, Effects of Qi-affected Water on Death Rate of Cancer Cells. Presented at the 2008 International Conference of the Society of Integrative Oncology, April 25-26, Shanghai, China.

Chen KW, “What We Know on the Scientific Research of Qigong in US and How to Collect Valid Data to Support Qigong and Tai Chi Teaching and Practice” Workshop at the 2008 Annual Conference of National Qigong Association, August 8-10, 2008. Reisterstown, Maryland

Chen KW “Methodological challenges in study of external qigong therapy in laboratory and clinical research.” Presentation at the 4th Society of Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium, Dajeon, Korea, October 4-5, 2008.

Chen KW, “Managing addiction symptoms with meditative therapy – examination of evidence and possible mechanisms.” Presentation at the 2009 Hawaii Addiction Conference and NIDA AAPI Workgroup Scientific Conference, May 10-12, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Chen KW, “Adding Integrative Meditation to treatment of cocaine addiction – a randomized controlled pilot study.” Presentation at the North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, May 12 - 15, 2009.

Liu TJ, Wei YL, Zhai XY, & Chen KW, “A physiological study of Zen meditation among Shaolin Monks.” Poster presentation at the North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, May 12 - 15, 2009.

Chen KW “Addressing the methodological challenges in clinical study of Tai Chi and Qigong as an intervention.” Presentation at the International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium, July 6-10, 2009. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

Chen KW, “Qigong therapy for reducing symptoms of fibromyalgia.” A presentation at the American Psychological Association annual conference, Toronto, ON, August 6-9, 2009

Chen KW. “ Managing Addiction Symptoms with Meditative Therapy – Evidence and possible mechanisms.” An invited presentation, A Research Conference and Workshop on Music, Movement, & Meditation, Nov. 6-8, 2009. Terre Haute, Indiana.

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