Jason Chang, MS
Biography
Y. Jason Chang, MS is the Health Equity Institute Statistician at San Francisco State University (SFSU). He previously held positions in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and the Center of AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) at the University of California at San Francisco. He specializes in statistical analysis and data management.
At HEI, he helps develop strong research proposals for highly competitive funding mechanisms as well as providing technical assistance to SF State faculty in developing their methods, power analysis and data analytic strategies for proposals being submitted.
Chang earned a master's degree in Physics from San Jose State University in 1990 and a master's degree in Statistics from California State University, Hayward in 2001.
Current Research
With Health Equity Intitiatives (HEI) at SFSU:
- Gender Economy Model project (GEM)
With Cesar Chavez Institute (CCI) at SFSU:
- Impact of Domestic Violence on Latino Gay Men (NV),
- Drug Use and HIV Risk Among Latino Gay Men (EN),
- Impact/Influence of Family Acceptance among Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Youth (FAP)
- LGBT Family Experience Survey:FAP Street Venue Survey Study (FAP2)
Partnered With Fellow SFSU Faculty:
- Health Insurance Survey among Korean American Small Business
- Cervical Cancer/Women's Health Survey from SFSU
Publications
Boyer, C.B.; Sieverding, J.;Siller, J.; Gallaread, A.; Chang, Y.J. Youth United Through Health Education: Community Level, Peer-Led Outreach to Increase Awareness and Improve Noninvasive Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in Urban African American Youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, Manuscript Accepted Sept. 2006
Boyer, C.B.; Shafer, M.; Shafer,R.; Brodine, S.K.; Pollack, L.M.; Betsinger, K.; Chang, Y.J.; Kraft, H.S.; Schacter, J. Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral, Group, Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unintended Pregnancies in Young Women. Preventive Science Medicine 40 (2005) 420-431
Catania JA, Canchola J, Pollack L, Chang J. Understanding the demographic characteristics of urban men who have sex with men. Journal of Homosexuality. 2006, vol. 51 (3).
Catania, J.A.; Canchola, J.;Binson, D.; Dolcini, M.M.; Paul, J.P.; Fisher, L.; Choi, K.H., Pollack, L; Chang, J.; Yarber, W.I.; Heiman, J.R.;Coates, T. National Trends in Condom Use and HIV Prevalence Among Heterosexuals in the United States. J of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndroms,
Catania, J.A.; Morin, S.F.;Coates,T.; Pollack, L.; Canchola, J.; Chang, J. Priorities in HIV Prevention: Response to Behrman and Mokotoff. Science.2001; 291: 45-46.
Catania, J.A.; Morin, S.F.;Canchola, J.; Pollack, L.; Chang, J.;Coates, T. U.S. Priorities-HIV Prevention. Science. 2000, 290: 717.
Catania JA, Paul JP, Osmond D,Folkman S, Pollack L, Canchola J, Chang J,Neilands T. Mediators of childhood sexual abuse and high-risk sex among men-who-have-sex-with-men. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect. 2008 (in press).
Greenwood GL, Paul JP, Pollack LM,Binson D, Catania JA, Chang J, HumfleetG, Stall R. Tobacco use and cessation among a household-based sample of US urban men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health.2005;95(1): 145-151.
Hwang LY, Shafer MA, Pollack LM, ChangYJ, Boyer CB. Sexual behaviors after universal screening of sexually transmitted infections in healthy young women.Obstetrics & Gynecology. 109 (1):105-113, 2007.
Marshall, G.W. Jr.; Chang, Y.J.; Saeki K.; Gansky, S.A.; Marshall S.J. Citric Acid Etching of Cervical Sclerotic Dentin Lesions: An AFM Study. J BiomedMater Res, Mar 5:49(3): 338-344 2000.
Marshall, G.W. Jr.; Chang, Y.J.; Gansky, S.A.; Marshall S.J. Demineralization of Caries-affected Transparent dentin by Citric Acid: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Academy of Dental Materials, 17 45-52 2001.
Mills, T.C.; Paul, J.; Stall, R.;Pollack, L.; Canchola, J.; Chang, Y.J.;Moskowitz, J.; Catania, J. Distress and Depression in Men Who Have Sex with Men: The Urban Men's Health Study. American Journal of Pychiatry, 161:2February 2004.
