Frank Wong

Research Faculty - Courtesy Appointment, Contact PI, U54 (NIH FIRST); Founding Director, Ctr of Pop Sc for Hlth Equity; McKenzie Endowed Professor of Health Equity Research, College of Nursing
Frank Wong

Contact Information

Office Location
C-PHSE Center Innovation Park
fwong@fsu.edu

Dr. Wong has expertise in community-based research targeting underserved populations with a history of or who are currently using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) and engaging in HIV-related risk practices. His NIH-funded research (since 2001) focuses on the social epidemiology of ATOD, HIV, and other non-HIV sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among these populations in the U.S., South Africa, China, Tajikistan, Viet Nam, and Russia.

Dr. Wong has expertise in community-based research targeting underserved populations with a history of or who are currently using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) and engaging in HIV-related risk practices. His NIH-funded research (since 2001) focuses on the social epidemiology of ATOD, HIV, and other non-HIV sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among these populations in China, Panamá, South Africa, Tajikistan, the U.S., Việt Nam, and Russia.

Dr. Wong is one of the handful of behavioral and social sciences researchers who conduct NIH-funded research addressing sexual health and substance use/abuse as well as other health disparities among AAPIs in the United States. In addition, he is one of the first Western investigators to examine HIV-related risks (including ATOD) among men who have sex with men in China, where they now have the highest incidence and prevalence of HIV and other non-HIV STIs such as syphilis. Collectively, these two sets of work have informed others in the field on how to conduct research with these hard-to-reach and hard-to-engage populations.

Dr. Wong is also known for his work in capacity building for research infrastructure. Before returning to academia full-time in 2000, he spent 7 years of his professional career delivering social and health prevention services that targeted vulnerable populations such as immigrants and refugees (in Boston) and ex-offenders (in New York City).

AREAS OF FOCUS

  • HIV Disease Progression and Management
  • Migration and Health
  • Mental and Sexual Health among Sexual Minorities
  • Substance Misuse
  • Integration of Innovative Behavioral/Social Science
  • Clinical Methodologies for Studying the Above Topics

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Frank Wong