Ming-Chin Yeh

Dr. Yeh’s research involves developing innovative intervention strategies to promote a healthy lifestyle for health promotion and disease prevention. His primary research interests focus on obesity and diabetes prevention and management as well as cancer health disparity research in multi-ethnic populations. Specifically, he has conducted NIH-funded translational research on cultural and linguistic adaption of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for diabetes prevention in Chinese Americans. In addition, Dr. Yeh’s recent research aims to reduce cancer health disparity by engaging community residents in liver, colorectal, and lung cancer prevention using social media campaigns and community-based participatory research. Other prior projects include investigating factors contributing to obesity in immigrant populations; examining the relationship between parenting style/home environment and childhood obesity; qualitative research in nutrition such as understanding barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption. Dr. Yeh teaches a graduate-level nutrition research course and undergraduate-level courses in community nutrition and lifecycle nutrition. He also serves as a capstone advisor and teaches the capstone course for graduating MS nutrition students.

• University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (PhD)
• Teachers College, Columbia University (MEd)
• New York University (MS)
• Taipei Medical College, Taiwan (BS)
• Yale University Prevention Research Center (postdoc training)

• Yeh MC, Parikh NS, Megliola AE, Kelvin EA. Immigration status, visa types, and body weight among new immigrants in the United States. Am J Health Promot. 2018 Mar;32(3):771-778. PMID: 27899682
• Ma GX, Fang C, Seals B, Feng Z, Tan Y, Siu P, Yeh MC, Golub S, Nguyen M, Tran T, Wang M. A community-based randomized trial of hepatitis B screening among high-risk Vietnamese Americans. Am J Public Health. 2017; 107(3): 433-440.
• Yeh MC, Heo M, Suchday S, Wong A, Poon E, Liu G, Wylie-Rosett J. Translation of the Diabetes Prevention Program for diabetes risk reduction in Chinese immigrants in New York City. Diabet Med. 2016 Apr;33(4):547-51. PMID: 26179569
• Afable A, Yeh MC, Trivedi T, Andrews E, Wylie-Rosett J. Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Jun;18(3):624-35. PMID: 25963049
• Glick-Bauer M, Yeh MC. The Health Advantage of a Vegan Diet: Exploring the Gut Microbiota Connection. Nutrients. 2014;6(11):4822-4838. PubMed PMID: 25365383
• Yeh MC, Matsumori B, Obenchain J, Das D, Anahi V, Navder K. Validity of a Competing Food Choice Construct Regarding Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Urban College Freshman. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2010 ; 42:321-7.
• Yeh MC, Fahs M, Shelley D, Yerneni R, Parikh N, Burton D. Body weight and length of residence in the US among Chinese Americans. J Immigr Minor Health.  2009;11:422-7.
• Yeh MC, Viladrich A, Bruning N, Roye C. Determinants of Latina obesity in the US: the role of selective acculturation. J Transcult Nurs. 2009; 20:105-15.
• Yeh MC, Ickes SB, Lowenstein LM, Shuval K, Ammerman AS, Farris R, Katz DL. Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse multi-ethnic population in the USA. Health Promot Int. 2008; 23:42-51.