BowenChungMD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Community

Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
1000 West Carson Street
Box 498
Torrance, CA 90509
Phone+1 213-407-1089

Summary

Bowen Chung, MD, MSHS is an Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, an Adjunct Scientist at the RAND Corporation, and a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, a safety-net public hospital in Los Angeles County. He received his BA in English Literature from Williams College, MD from Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and MSHS from the UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Chung has been conducting health policy and services research in partnership with the community of South Los Angeles for over a decade to improve outcomes for depressed adults and pre-term delivery outcomes for pregnant women through support from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the California Endowment, and the California Community Foundation. He is currently a core investigator in the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Community Engagement and Research Program. In addition, he was part of the research team that was awarded the 2014 Team Science Award from the Association for Clinical Translational Science / American Federation for Medical Research and the 2015 Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award.

Education & Training

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2005 - 2008
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2003 - 2005
Fielding School of Public Health, UCLAMSHS, Health Services, 2003 - 2005
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2001 - 2003
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1998 - 2001
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1998
Williams CollegeB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award Community Campus Partnerships for Health, 2015
Helping U Help the Community Award Winner UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2015
ACTS Team Science Award Association for Clinical and Translational Research and the American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR), 2014
Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award Dept of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002
George James Epidemiology Award Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1998
Resident Research Award Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, 1997
Korean Neuropsychiatric Association Resident Research Award 1997
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Clinical Trials

Building Resiliency and Increasing Community Hope Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Family-Focused Therapy for Youth With Early-Onset Bipolar or Psychotic Disorders Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
Resilience Against Depression Disparities (Also Known as Resilience Education to Reduce Depression Disparities) Start of enrollment: 2017 May 04
Unknown status
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

117 citations
Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity
Enrico G. Castillo, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Sonya Shadravan, Elizabeth M. Moore, Michael O. Mensah
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2019-03-29
82 citations
Family-Focused Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Reflections on 30 Years of Research.
David J. Miklowitz, Bowen Chung
Family Process. 2016-09-01
6 citations
Maintaining Internal Validity in Community Partnered Participatory Research: Experience from the Community Partners in Care Study.
Thomas R. Belin, Andrea Jones, Lingqi Tang, Bowen Chung, Susan E. Stockdale
Ethnicity & Disease. 2018-09-06

Journal Articles

Community Partners in Care (CPIC): Video Summary of Rationale, Study Approach / Implementation, and Client 6-month Outcomes
Mango J, Cabiling E, Wright A, Jones F, Jones L, Ramos A, Pulido E, Wells K, Chung B, CES4Health.info, 1/1/2014
Child and Community Health Network. Evaluation of the Community Child Health Research Network (CCHN) Community-Academic Partnership
BeLue R, Schafer P, Chung, B, Vance, M, Lanzi, R, O'Campo P, and (CCHN), Child and Community Health Network, Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 1/1/2014
Community-Partnered Evaluation of Depression Services for Clients of Community-Based Agencies in Under-Resourced Communities in Los Angeles
Miranda J, Ong MK, Jones L, Chung B, Dixon E, Tang L, Gilmore J, Sherbourne C, Ngo V, Stockdale S, Ramos E, Belin TR, Wells KB, J Gen Intern Med, 5/14/2013
An Implementation Evaluation of the Community Engagement and Planning Intervention in the CPIC Depression Care Improvement Trial
Khodyakov D, Sharif MA, Dixon E, Mendel P, Chung B, Linksi B, Jones JB, Community Mental Health J, 4/27/2013
Addressing Unmet Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs: A Partnered Planning Effort Between Grassroots Community Agencies, Faith-based Organizations, Service Provid...
Wong EC, Chung B, Stover G, Stockdale S, Jones F, Litt P, Klap RS, Patel K, Wells DB, Ethnicity and Disease, 1/1/2011
National Policy Recommendations for Enhancing the Conduct of Ethical Health Research with Human Participants in Post-Disaster Situations
4. Chung B, Jones L, Campbell H, Gelberg L, Chen DT., Ethnicity and Disease, 2008
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Abstracts/Posters

12-Month Client and Cost Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative...
Chung B, Ong M, Ettner SL, Jones F, Gilmore J, McCreary M, Sherbourne C, Tang L, Dixon E, Miranda JM, Wells KB, 22nd NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research, Bethesda, MD, 4/23/2014
12-Month Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative-Effectiveness T...
Chung B, Ong M, Ettner SL, Jones F, McCreary M, Gilmore J, Miranda JM, Wells KB, Association for Clinical and Translational Science, Washington, DC, 4/9/2014
Comorbid Depression and Substance Abuse in Safety-net clients of Health and Community-based Agencies in Los Angles: Clinical Needs and Service Use Patterns
Chang ET, Chung B, Gilmore J, Tang L, Morgan AU, Wells KB, Academy Health Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 6/27/2013
Implementation Preferences Among Providers and Administrators Learning an Evidence-based Family Intervention for Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
Chung B, Mikesell L, Lesser I, Miklowitz D, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5/18/2013
Can Non-Clinical Staff Provide Support for Depression Care
Chung B, Ong M, Mendel P, Dixon E, Stockdale S, Wells K, National Institute of Mental Health Services Research Conference, 7/27/2011
Community Partners in Care: A description of the planning phase of a community partnered participatory research project to adapt and to disseminate quality improvement...
Chung B, Dixon E, Jones LA, Wright T, Cabassa L, Miranda J, Wells KB, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 11/7/2009
Development of a Community Participatory Media Arts Project to Identify and to Reduce Environmental Sources of Psychological Distress
Chung B, Corbett E, McDaniel S., Boulet B, Mercier S, Mercier E., Spates T, Paxton K, Cummings J, Collins B, Koegel P, Duan N, Glik D, Jones L, Wells KB, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 11/1/2006
Patterns of Service Use in California's Outpatient Child Mental Health Clinics
Chung B, Knapp P, Belin TR, Liu G, Zhang L, Zima BT, 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, 10/24/2006
Quality of Care in ‘Real World Settings': Implications for Improvement
Chung B, Knapp P, Belin TR, Liu G, Zhang L, Zima BT, 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, 10/24/2006
Psychosocial and Medication Treatment Patterns for Common Childhood Psychiatric Disorders in California's Publicly-Funded Outpatient Mental Health Clinics, Young Inves...
Chung, B, Knapp P, Belin TR, Liu G, Zima BT, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 5/1/2006
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Lectures

Community Partners in Care: Engaging Communities in Building Resilience and Addressing Depression
Unversity of New Mexico Health Science Center Clinical Translational Science Center, Albuquerque, Ne - 10/22/2014
Addressing Depression in Underserved Los Angeles Communities: Findings From The Community Partners in Care Study
Department of Internal Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA - 6/13/2014
12-Month Client and Cost Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative...
Bethesda, MD - 4/23/2014
12-Month Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative-Effectiveness T...
Washington, DC - 4/9/2014
Comorbid Depression and Substance Abuse in Safety-net clients of Health and Community-based Agencies in Los Angles: Clinical Needs and Service Use Patterns
Baltimore, MD - 6/27/2013
A Community Partnered Approach to Depression Services: "Can All Win and Have Prizes?"
Baltimore, MD - 6/23/2013
Resiliency Class: An Overview of the Rationale and a Description of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Curriculum to Enhance Mood and Resiliency Delivered by Non-lic...
Los Angeles, CA - 6/6/2013
Implementation Preferences Among Providers and Administrators Learning an Evidence-based Family Intervention for Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
San Francisco, CA - 5/18/2013
Community Partners in Care: Results from a Community-Partnered, Comparative Effectiveness Study to Improve Depression Outcomes for Depression in Los Angeles
San Francisco, CA - 5/18/2013
Community Partners in Care: Results from a Community-Partnered, Comparative Effectiveness Study to Improve Depression Outcomes for Depression in Los Angeles (Symposium...
San Francisco, CA - 5/18/2013
Comorbid Depression and Substance Abuse in Safety-Net Clients of Health and Community-Based Agencies in Los Angeles
Denver, CO - 4/27/2013
Improving Capacity for Depression Care in LA: Training Participation in Community Partners in Care
Los Angeles, CA - 3/16/2012
Community Engagement and Improving Outcomes for Pre-term Delivery
Los Angeles, CA - 2/20/2012
Washington, DC - 11/11/2011
Community Engagement and Improving Mental Health Disparities, Grand Rounds
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Florida State University School of Medicine, Gainesvil - 11/5/2011
Community Engagement and Improving Mental Health Disparities
Gainesville, FL - 11/5/2011
Planning Families Before the Cradle: Support Systems for Families
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA - 10/21/2011
Can Non-Clinical Staff Provide Support for Depression Care
7/27/2011
Community Partners in Care: Baseline Data from a Partnered Randomized Trial
Los Angeles, CA - 4/12/2011
Working Together to Address Depression: Evaluating the Process of Leaders' Relationship Building in Community Partners in Care
Denver, CO - 11/9/2010
Community Partners in Care: A Partnership to Improve Depression Outcomes in Los Angeles
Denver, CO - 11/8/2010
Depression case management
Los Angeles, CA - 10/1/2010
Case management for depression
Inglewood, CA - 6/4/2010
Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression
Gardena, CA - 6/1/2010
Community Partners in Care: Community Engagement and Planning Depression Care Training
Los Angeles, CA - 5/14/2010
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Press Mentions

Nerve Changes in Eyes Can Help Confirm 'Long COVID'; Mental Health Issues Tied to COVID-19 Death RiskJuly 28th, 2021
Addendum: NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research: Harnessing Science to Strengthen the Public Health ImpactAugust 1st, 2016