BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME
Tang, Jennifer Hui-Yu
POSITION TITLE
Research Assistant Professor eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login)
JENNIFER_TANG
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
Rice University (Houston, TX)
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX)
Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts
General Hospital (Boston, MA)
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
DEGREE
(if applicable)
B.A.
M.D.
Residency
Fellowship
M.S.
MM/YY
05/01
05/06
06/10
06/12
08/12
FIELD OF STUDY
Asian Studies
Medicine
OB/GYN
Family Planning
Clinical Research
A. Personal Statement
I am very dedicated to clinical research and global women’s health. As a medical student, I worked as a Doris
Duke Clinical Research Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas at Southwestern.
During residency, I was granted the ACOG/Bayer Health Care Award in Contraceptive Counseling, which funded two studies that assessed the intrauterine device knowledge and attitudes of U.S. medical students and obstetrics and gynecology residents. As a Family Planning Fellow, I was awarded a grant as Principal
Investigator of a large randomized controlled trial that evaluated the impact of a brief educational script on postpartum contraceptive uptake. I also completed a corollary qualitative study, a Cochrane Protocol and
Review, two secondary analyses, two reviews and a training workshop on behalf of the World Health
Organization, and coursework for a master’s degree at the UNC School of Public Health.
My interest in international women’s health research led me to my current position in Lilongwe, Malawi as an
Assistant Professor for the UNC Department of OBGYN’s Division of Global Women’s Health. Previously, I had performed research and/or clinical work in southwest China, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and most recently, in Blantyre, Malawi. My experience in Malawi convinced me of the need to return and stay long-term to do clinical work and research to improve the lives of the women there. I am currently PI or Co-Investigator for multiple studies, ranging from the hormonal and ultrasonographic evaluation of women with obstetric fistula to the contraceptive needs of HIV+ clients and postpartum Malawian women.
Employment
07/04-06/05 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University
06/06-06/10
07/10-06/12 of Texas at Southwestern (Chair: F. Gary Cunningham, M.D.)
Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital/
Massachusetts General Hospital (Chairs: Robert Barbieri, M.D./Isaac Schiff, M.D.)
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina
(Chair: Daniel Clarke-Pearson, M.D.)
05/11-7/11 Intern, Department of Reproductive Health & Research, World Health Organization,
Geneva, SUI (Supervisor: Nathalie Kapp, M.D., MPH)
07/12-present Research Assistant Professor (non-tenured/full-time), Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology, University of North Carolina (Chair: Daniel Clarke-Pearson, M.D.)
08/12-present Consultant (part-time), Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kamuzu Central Hospital,
Lilongwe Malawi (Head of Department: Grace Chiudzu, M.D.)
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Certificates
2005 Basic Certificate of Training, Patient-Oriented Research, UT Southwestern
2006
2007
2007
2008
2010
2011
Certificate, International Health, Baylor College of Medicine
Certificate, Harvard Humanitarian Studies Initiative for Residents, Harvard University
Certificate, Implanon® Clinical Training Program, Merck & Company, Inc.
Certificate, Human Subjects Research Curriculum (Biomedical), CITI
Certificate, Responsible Conduct of Research, NCTraCS Institute Regulatory Core
Certificate, Introduction to Focus Groups with Hands-On Practice, The Odum Institute for
Research in Social Science, UNC Chapel Hill
2011
2012
2012
Certificate, Leadership Training Academy, Physicians for Reproductive Health and Choice
Certificate, Nexplanon® Clinical Training Program, Merck & Company, Inc.
Certificate, Qualitative Research, School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill
2013 Certificate, Good Clinical Practice and Source Documentation, UNC Project-Malawi
Honors
1997-2006
1999
Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine Medical Scholar
Study Abroad Scholarship, Houston Junior Council of Commerce
1999
2000
2001
2001
2002
2004-2005
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
Duke Energy Study Abroad Grant, Institute of International Education
Anderson Consulting Award in Managerial Studies
Golden Key Honour Society
Outstanding Senior Award, Rice University
Chapter Project of the Month Award for establishing an “International Health Week,” AMA
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Southwestern
Overseas Assistance Grant, American Medical Women’s Association
Outstanding Medical Student Award, Houston Gynecological and Obstetrical Society
Reproductive Health Clinical Correspondent, ARHP
Pitcher Garrett Award (for international rotations), Brigham &
Loan Repayment Award in Contraception and Infertility, NIH
Women’s Hospital OB-GYN
Professional Societies and Public Advisory Committees
2006-2011 Member, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
2006-2011
2010-present
Junior Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Junior Fellow, Society of Family Planning (SFP)
2011-2012
2011-present
2012-present
Wake County (NC) Mothers Matter Community Advisory Board
Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
B. Publications (in chronological order)
1. Tang JH, Sheffield JS, Grimes J, McElwee B, Roberts SW, Laibl V, McIntire DD, Wendel GD. Effect of protease inhibitor therapy on glucose intolerance in pregnancy. Obstetrics & Gynecology
2006;107(5):1115-9. PMID: 16648418.
2. Stuart GS, Tang JH, Heartwell SF, Westhoff CL; QuickStart Study Group. A high cholecystectomy rate in a cohort of Mexican American women who are postpartum at the time of oral contraceptive initiation.
Contraception 2007;76(5):357-9. PMID: 17963859.
3. Tang JH, Doan TQ. Women’s Health. In: Perez MC, Botsford LK, Liaw W, editors. Deja Review: Family
Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. pp 179-200.
4. Tang JH.
The resident’s perspective: setting expectations. In: Kesselheim AS, Shapiro J, Barnett S.
Resident Supervision. Online continuing medical education. Boston, MA: Advanced Practice Strategies;
2009.
5. Tang JH, Nour NM. HIV and pregnancy in resource-poor settings. Reviews in Obstetrics & Gynecology
2010;3:66-71. PMID: 20842284/PMCID: 2938904.
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6. Sheffield JS, Hickman A, Tang J , Moss K, Kourosh A, Crawford NM, Wendel GD. Efficacy of an accelerated hepatitis B vaccination program during pregnancy. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011;117:1130-5.
PMID: 16648418.
7. Clarke-Pearson DL, Brincat CA, Tang JH . ACOG Update: Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism in gynecologic surgery. Volume 37, Issue 2. Publication date: August 2011.
8. Krishnan S, Grimes D, Lopez, LM, Tang JH . Intrauterine devices for contraception in nulliparous women
(Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD009254. DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD009254.
9. Tang JH , Lopez LM, Mody S, Grimes DA. Hormonal and intrauterine contraception for women aged 25 years and younger. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD009805. DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD009805. PMID: 23152281.
10. Tang JH , Dominik R, Re S, Brody S, Stuart GS. Characteristics associated with interest in long-acting reversible contraception in a postpartum population. Contraception 2012 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print]; pii:
S0010-7824(12)00914-6. PMID: 23158805.
11. Bartz D, Tang J, Maurer R, Janiak E. Medical student intrauterine device knowledge and attitudes: an assessment of clerkship training. Contraception 2012 Dec 4 [Epub ahead of print]; pii:S0010-
7824(12)00959-6. PMID: 23218859.
12. Kapp N, Whyte P, Tang J , Jackson E, Brahmi D. A review of evidence for safe abortion care.
Contraception 2012 Dec 19 [Epub ahead of print]; pii:S0010-7824(12)00957-2. PMID: 23261233.
13. Tang J, Kapp N, Dragoman M, de Souza JP. WHO recommendations for misoprostol use for obstetrical and gynaecological indications. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2013;121:186-9. PMID:
23433680.
14. Zerden M, Stuart GS, Verbiest S, deRosset L, Tang J.
Family planning intentions: A qualitative exploration of postpartum Latina women in North Carolina. Contraception 2013. Available online May 22, 2013; DOI
10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.008.
D. Research Support
ACTIVE
1-K01-TW009657-01K (Tang) 9/20/13-8/31/17 9.00 calendar
Fogarty International Center $523,468
Evaluation of the immunological and genital tract changes among Malawian women using the depot medroxyprogesterone injection and the levonorgestrel implant: a randomized controlled trial
Role: Principal Investigator
Description: The major goal of this project is to evaluate and compare the immunological and genital tract changes that occur in HIV-negative women when they initiate two different progestin-only contraceptives.
These findings will clarify if a potential biological basis exists for increased risk of HIV acquisition with use of these contraceptives.
OPP1090837 (Wilkinson) 7/1/13 – 6/30/17 3.00 calendar
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $7,994,469
Supporting the Safe Motherhood Initiative in Malawi
Role: Lead Operations Researcher
Description: The major goal of this project is to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in
Malawi by strengthening the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood (SMI). An operational research study to integrate family planning activities into each of the SMI’s 3 major interventions will also be performed to increase uptake of family planning methods among postpartum women.
P30-AI50410 (Swanstrom) 7/1/13 – 6/30/15
UNC CFAR Developmental Core Award $27,750
Evaluation of the immunological and genital tract changes among Malawian women using the depot medroxyprogesterone injection and the levonorgestrel implant: a randomized controlled trial
Role: Principal Investigator
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Description: The major goal of this project is to evaluate and compare the immunological and genital tract changes that occur in HIV-negative women when they initiate two different progestin-only contraceptives.
These findings will clarify if a potential biological basis exists for increased risk of HIV acquisition with use of these contraceptives.
No grant number (Wilkinson) 10/1/12-9/31/14
Centers for Disease Control - Malawi $460,000
Malawi College of Medicine Laboratory Award – Maternal Health Program
Role: Consultant
Description: The major goal of this project is to improve Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
(EmONC) in Lilongwe District via a training and mentoring program in EmONC knowledge and skills.
Completed research support
1R25TW009340-01 (van der Horst) 7/1/12-6/30/13
UNC-CH, Johns Hopkins, Morehouse School of Medicine, Tulane University Fogarty Global Health
Fellowship, Fogarty International Center (NIH)
Family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HIV+ and HIV- postpartum Malawian women
Role: Research trainee
P30-AI50410 (Swanstrom) 7/1/12-6/30/13
Center for AIDS Research grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HIV+ and HIV- postpartum Malawian women
Role: Research award recipient
No grant number (Tang) 7/1/12-6/30/13
ACOG/Kenneth Gottesfeld-Charles Hohler Research Fellowship in Ultrasound
Ultrasonographic assessment of cervical length in non-pregnant women with and without obstetric fistula
Role: Principal Investigator
No grant number (Bartz) 7/1/09-6/30/10
ACOG/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Contraceptive Counseling
Medical student knowledge and attitudes on intrauterine contraception and the implications for comprehensive contraceptive counseling from these future physicians
Role: Co-Investigator
No grant number (Tang) 4/1/11-3/30/12
Society of Family Planning Research Fund
A randomized controlled trial of a brief educational script on postpartum contraception
Role: Principal Investigator
No grant number (Stuart) 7/1/11-6/30/12
Society of Family Planning Student Research Award
Family planning intentions and satisfaction with contraceptive care: a qualitative exploration of postpartum
Latina women in North Carolina
Role: Co-Investigator
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