SOM Faculty Profile : Kevin W Chen

Kevin W Chen

Kevin W Chen Ph.D., M.P.H.

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Primary Appointment: Family & Community Medicine

Secondary Appointments: Psychiatry

kchen@compmed.umm.edu

Location: Kernan Hospital 2200 Kernan Dr, Baltimore, MD 21207-6997

Phone: (410) 448-6871

Fax: (410) 448-6875

Personal History

Kevin W. Chen, Ph.D. MPH. is an associate professor in the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Chen is a NIH-funded investigator conducting survey research on adolescent substance use and dependence, and conducting clinical studies investigating the clinical efficacy of Chinese energy therapy for treating osteoarthritis and addiction. With intensive training in research methodology and statistics, Dr. Chen has had extensive experience in designing and implementing various research projects, including clinical trials, and has long been interested in the scientific study of qigong and its medical applications. Of Chinese origin and as a long-time practitioner of qigong, Dr. Chen has observed many unexplained successes in qigong healing, and is willing to subject this ancient therapy to serious scientific examination. His major research interests include research methodology, epidemiology of substance abuse, and health applications of energy therapy and mind-body integrative medicine. Dr. Chen is among the few scientists who have both knowledge of qigong and active involvement in qigong research in the U.S. His research includes both verification of qi energy through laboratory detectors, and medical application of qigong therapy in clinical settings. He has been involved in clinical trials to examine the efficacy of qigong therapy in treating heroin and cocaine addiction, as well as osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, cancer and chronic pain. He is currently working on NIH-and foundation-funded research projects on the application of bio-energy therapy and self-help methods in the treatment of addiction, arthritis, cancer and other health

Positions and Employment

2006: Associate Professor, Center for Integrative Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine

2004-06: Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ - RW Johnson Medical School

2002-04: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ - RW Johnson Medical School

1998-2002: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School. Also Worked as a bio-statistician for various faculty research projects.

1996-98: Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health, Division of Socio-medical Sciences and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University.

1994-96: Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University.

1991-94: Senior Staff Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University.

1990-91: Computer consultant and programmer in statistics for faculty research, Institute of Population Research, Pennsylvania State University.

1987-90: Graduate assistant, Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University

1985-87: Graduate assistant, Center for Social Research, Western Michigan University

1984-85: Designer and director, National Survey on Social Psychological Impact of Price Reform on Chinese People, a project funded by the State Council of China

1983-85: Co-investigator, "Social Impact of Only Child Family Policy," one of the key research projects in the Sixth Five Year Plan, China.

Other Experience

2000: Research Director, World Institute for Self-Healing, Inc. (a non-profit organization in NJ)

2000: Research Director, the Qigong Institute (a non-profit organization in California)

1993: Director of Sociology Division, and research fellow, Center for Modern China, NJ

Professional Memberships

2003: Member, Association of Applied Physiology and Biofeedback

1998: Member, American Psychology Association

1998: Member, American Qigong Association and World Qigong Federation

1998: Member, International Bio-metric Society - Eastern North American Region

1994-98: Member, American Public Health Association

1986: Member, American Sociology Association

Honors and Awards

2000: Qigong Research Scientist of the Year Award, Qigong Summit 2000, American Qigong Association, Washington DC

1998-03: FIRST Award (a research grant) from National Institute on Drug Abuse: "Delay of Gratification and Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence" (1998-2003, total $349,990)

1991: First-prize winner in the Sixth Graduate Research Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, PA

1982: A winner of the First Competition of National Youth Social Investigation by the Chinese Sociological Association

Current Research Support:

R21AT01352-01A2
09/15/04 - 08/31/07
NIH/NCCAM
"Qigong Therapy for Osteoarthritis at Knees"
This dual-blinded randomized trial with placebo control will recruit 100 subjects of osteoarthritis (OA) at the knees to investigate the clinical effectiveness of external Qi therapy (EQT) for pain relief and symptom improvement in patients with OA at the knees.
Role: Principal Investigator

R21 AT01350-01A2
06/01/05 - 05/31/08
NIH/NCCAM
"Qigong Therapy for Treating Cocaine Addiction"
This randomized trial with placebo control will recruit 98 subjects of cocaine addicts to investigate the clinical effectiveness of external Qi therapy (EQT) for reducing cue-elicited craving and improving recovery of cocaine addiction.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (in chronological order)

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.

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.

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

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

Kandel, D.B., Chen, K., Warner, L., Kessler, R. & 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.

Chen K., Kandel DB & Davies M. 1997. "Relationships between frequency/quantity of marijuana use and last year dependence among adolescents and adults in the U.S." Drug & Alcohol Dependence. 46: 53-67.

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

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

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

Chen K. 2000. "Etiology of adolescent substance use and abuse." Chinese Journal of Drug Dependence. 9(2):54-57.

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.

Li M, Chen K, & Mo Z, 2002, "Detoxification with Qigong therapy for heroin addicts." Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 8(1):50-59.

Chen K. and Kandel DB. 2002. "Relationship between extent of cocaine use and dependence among adolescents and adults in the United States." Alcohol and Drug Dependence. 68: 65-85.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Chen K, & Turner FD, 2004. â?oA case study of simultaneous recovery from multiple physical symptoms with medical qigong therapy.â? The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 10(1): 159-162.

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.

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.

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.

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),

Chen K, 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: http://www.cpementalhealth.com/content/1/1/22)

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

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

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.

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 (In Press).

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) (in press)

Vega WA, Chen KW, William J. 2007. "Smoking, drugs and other behavioral health problems among multiethnic adolescents in the NHSDA." Addictive Behaviors (in press)

Lee MS, Chen KW, Sancier K, Ernst E. 2007. "Qigong for cancer treatment: A systematic review of controlled trails." ACTA Oncologica (in press)

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