UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

May C. Wang, Dr.P.H.

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor in Residence, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences

Associate Director, JCCC Healthy and At-Risk Populations Program Area

Contact Information:

Phone:	(310) 206-5306
Email:	maywang@ucla.edu
Website:	http://www.ph.ucla.edu/chs/maywang

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. May Wang is interested in the social, cultural and environmental determinants of nutrition, as well as pediatric obesity and bone health.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Wang MC, Rauzon S, Studer N, Martin AC, Craig L, Merlo C, Fung K, Kursunoglu D, Shannguan M, Crawford P. Exposure to a comprehensive school intervention increases vegetable consumption. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):74-82. Epub 2010 Feb 11.

Shabbir S, Kwan D, Wang MC, Shih M, Simon PA. Asians and Pacific Islanders and the growing childhood obesity epidemic. Ethn Dis. 2010 Spring;20(2):129-35.

Braithwaite D, Moore DH, Lustig RH, Epel ES, Ong KK, Rehkopf DH, Wang MC, Miller SM, Hiatt RA. Socioeconomic status in relation to early menarche among black and white girls. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Jul;20(5):713-20. Epub 2008 Dec 25.

Wang MC, Kim S, Gonzalez AA, MacLeod KE, Winkleby MA. Socioeconomic and food-related physical characteristics of the neighbourhood environment are associated with body mass index. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 Jun;61(6):491-8.

Crawford PB, Wang MC, Krathwohl S, Ritchie LD. Disparities in Obesity: Prevalence, Causes, and Solutions. J Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 1: 27-48, 2006.