Phuongthao Le
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Phuongthao Dinh Le, PhD

Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1342
ptle@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

PhuongThao Le, PhD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on examining mental health and sociocultural issues to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of health programs and policies among marginalized populations globally. She has worked on several NIH- and foundation-funded projects on topics such as cancer health disparities, human trafficking, migration, maternal and child health, and evidence-based mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries. She is currently PI of a K01 Fogarty/NIH-funded study to adapt and pilot a group-based stress management intervention among breast and gynecologic cancer patients in Viet Nam and co-I in several NIH-funded projects on mental health and implementation science capacity building.

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, PhD Field of Study: Community Health Sciences
  • Columbia University, MPH Field of Study: Health Management and Policy
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BS Field of Study: Applied Mathematics

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Publications

  • Published on 1/23/2024

    Yang LH, Bass JK, Le PD, Singh R, Gurung D, Velasco PR, Grivel MM, Susser E, Cleland CM, Muñoz RA, Kohrt BA, Bhana A. A Case Study of the Development of a Valid and Pragmatic Implementation Science Measure: The Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of Task-Sharing Mental Health Interventions (BeFITS-MH) Measure. Res Sq. 2024 Jan 23. PMID: 38343864.

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  • Published on 7/6/2023

    Le PD, Agrest M, Kankan T, Dev S, Mascayano F, Dahl C, Mitkiewicz F, Schilling S, Conover S, Fernández AR, Burrone MS, Lumerman J, Jorquera Gonzalez MJ, Fader K, Cavalcanti MT, Alvarado R, Yang LH, and Susser ES. Original Research. Critical Time Intervention–Task Shifting for individuals with psychosis in Latin America: A multi-stakeholder qualitative analysis of implementation barriers and facilitators. 2023.

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  • Published on 7/6/2023

    Le PD, Agrest M, Kankan T, Dev S, Mascayano F, Dahl C, Mitkiewicz F, Schilling S, Conover S, Fernández AR, Burrone MS, Lumerman J, Gonzalez MJJ, Fader K, Cavalcanti MT, Alvarado R, Yang LH, Susser ES. Critical Time Intervention - Task-Shifting for Individuals with Psychosis in Latin America: A Multi-stakeholder Qualitative Analysis of Implementation Barriers and Facilitators. Glob Implement Res Appl. 2023 Dec; 3(4):325-339. PMID: 38274494.

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  • Published on 5/2/2023

    Ha L, Tran A, Bui L, Giovannucci E, Mucci L, Song M, Le PD, Hoang M, Tran H, Kim G, Pham T. Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to behavioral risk factors in Vietnam. Int J Cancer. 2023 Aug 01; 153(3):524-538. PMID: 37129148.

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  • Published on 4/25/2023

    Tol WA, Le PD, Harrison SL, Galappatti A, Annan J, Baingana FK, Betancourt TS, Bizouerne C, Eaton J, Engels M, Hijazi Z, Horn RR, Jordans MJD, Kohrt BA, Koyiet P, Panter-Brick C, Pluess M, Rahman A, Silove D, Tomlinson M, Uribe-Restrepo JM, Ventevogel P, Weissbecker I, Ager A, van Ommeren M. Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: research priorities for 2021-30. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Jun; 11(6):e969-e975. PMID: 37116530.

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  • Published on 11/4/2022

    Le PD, Choe K, Burrone MS, Bello I, Velasco P, Arratia T, Tal D, Mascayano F, Jorquera MJ, Schilling S, Ramírez J, Arancibia D, Fader K, Conover S, Susser E, Dixon L, Alvarado R, Yang LH, Cabassa LJ. Initial adaptation of the OnTrack coordinated specialty care model in Chile: An application of the Dynamic Adaptation Process. Front Health Serv. 2022; 2:958743. PMID: 36925802.

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  • Published on 8/13/2022

    Cabanes A, Taylor C, Malburg C, Le PTD. Supportive care interventions for cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov; 30(11):9483-9496. PMID: 35962827.

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  • Published on 1/12/2022

    Le PD, Eschliman EL, Grivel MM, Tang J, Cho YG, Yang X, Tay C, Li T, Bass J, Yang LH. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based task-sharing mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review using implementation science frameworks. Implement Sci. 2022 Jan 12; 17(1):4. PMID: 35022081.

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  • Published on 1/1/2022

    Cook MC, Le PD, García JJ. Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis. Public Health Rep. 2022; 137(1_suppl):10S-16S. PMID: 35775910.

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  • Published on 12/20/2021

    Pratt-Chapman ML, Silber R, Tang J, Le PTD. Implementation factors for patient navigation program success: a qualitative study. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Dec 20; 2(1):141. PMID: 34930503.

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