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Beomyoung (Luke) Cho, PhD, MPH, MS, OT

Assistant Professor

Biography

Beomyoung (Luke) Cho, PhD, MPH, MS, OT obtained his Ph.D. degree in Health Behavior (minor in Epidemiology) from the Indiana University School of Public Health—Bloomington and his M.P.H. degree in Epidemiology from the Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health in Seoul, South Korea. In addition, he was trained in undergraduate and graduate occupational therapy programs and worked as an occupational therapist. Prior to joining UT, he was an assistant professor at the University of North Florida and worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Colorado State University, the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His research areas include lifestyle factors related to cancer and other chronic diseases and can be categorized into tobacco control and obesity prevention. One of his major research interests is examining influencing factors and sociodemographic disparities in tobacco use (e.g., cigarette smoking, electronic vapor product use, and dual/poly tobacco use), as such information helps develop efficacious tobacco use prevention strategies. He specializes in quantitative research using advanced statistical and epidemiologic methods. His current projects at the Department of Public Health focus on the prevention of unhealthy lifestyle factors and health disparities. He is also building on his expertise to address health promotion among disadvantaged populations. His research works have been published in JAMA Oncology, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal of Adolescent Health, Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Health Promotion, American Journal of Health Behavior, Journal of American College Health, BMC Cancer, BMC Public Health, Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, Substance Use and Misuse, and Journal of Primary Prevention and presented at various academic conferences.

 

Curriculum Vitae

Research

  • Prevention of unhealthy lifestyle factors and health disparities.
  • Health promotion among disadvantaged populations.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Behavior (minor in Epidemiology)
     Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington, IN
  • Master of Science (MS) in Occupational Therapy
    University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
  • Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology
    Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health - South Korea
  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT)
    Yonsei University - South Korea

Publications

* Corresponding author; † Co-first author; ‡ Advisee/student

  •  Pan, Y.‡, Ballard, A., & Cho, B.* (2024). Sex and Racial/ethnic Patterns of Tobacco Product Use among Students at a U.S. University in 2021-2023, Substance Use and Misuse 59(8), 1249-1255.
  • Cho, B.*, Pan, Y.‡, Chapman, M.‡, Spaulding, A., & Stallings-Smith, S. (2024). Changes in Obesity Prevalence among U.S. Adults after the COVID-19 Pandemic by State and Territorial Stay-at-home Order Level and Sociodemographic Characteristics, American Journal of Health Promotion. Published online, February 12, 2024.
  • Cho, B.*, Lee, S., Pan, Y.‡, Sharma, M.‡, & Holland, K.‡ (2023). Association of Cancer Information Seeking Behavior with Cigarette Smoking and E-cigarette Use among U.S. Adults by Education Attainment Level: A Multi-year Cross-sectional Analysis from a Nationally Representative Sample in 2017-2020, Preventive Medicine, 172.
  • Cho, B., Pérez, M., Jeffe, D. B., Kreuter, M. W., Margenthaler, J. A., Colditz, G. A., & Liu, Y. (2022). Factors Associated with Initiation and Continuation of Endocrine Therapy in Women with Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, BMC Cancer, 22(1), 1-12.
  • Sánchez-Romero, L. M., Cadham, C. J., Hirschtick, J. L., Mattingly, D. T., Cho, B., Fleischer, N. L., Brouwer, A., Mistry, R., Land, S. R., Meza, R., & Levy, D. T. (2021). A Comparison of Tobacco Product Prevalence by Different Frequency of Use Thresholds Across Three US Surveys, BMC Public Health 21(1), 1-11.
  •  Cho, B., Han, Y., Lian, M., Colditz, G. A., Weber, J. D., Ma, C., & Liu, Y. (2021). Evaluation of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Treatment and Mortality Among Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, JAMA Oncology, 7(7), 1016-1023.
  • Lee, J., Sa, J., Chaput, J., Heimdal, J., Nelson, B., Cho, , & Kwon, E. (2021). Sex Differences in Weight Perception and Weight Gain Among Black College Students in the USA, Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 12(2), 96-104.
  • Cho, B.†, Hirschtick, J. L.†, Usidame, B., Meza, R., Mistry, R., Land, S. R., Levy, D. T., Holford, T., Fleischer, N. L. (2021). Sociodemographic Patterns of Exclusive, Dual, and Polytobacco Use Among U.S. High School Students: A Comparison of Three Nationally Representative Surveys, Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(4), 750-757.
  • Colston, D.†, Cho, B.†, Thrasher, J. F., Titus, A. R., Xie, Y., Emery, S., Elliott, M. R., & Fleischer, N. L. (2021). Anti-smoking Media Campaigns and Disparities in Smoking Cessation in the United States, 2001-2015, American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(5), 658-668.
  • Sa, J., Cheo, S., Seo, J., Chaput, J., Cho, B., Gazmararian, J., Shin, J., Nelson, B., Hwang, S., Kackson-Bowen, D., & Moen. J. (2021). Sleep Duration and Weight Gain Among Students at a Historically Black University, Health Behavior and Policy Review, 8(1), 71-82.
  • Hirschtick, J. L., Mattingly, , Cho, B., Arciniega, L. Z., Levy, D. T., Sanchez-Romero, L. M., Jeon, J., Land, S. R., Mistry, R., Meza, R., & Fleischer, N. L. (2021). Exclusive, Dual, and Polytobacco Use Among US Adults by Sociodemographic Factors: Results from Three Nationally Representative Surveys, American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(3), 377-387.
  • Sa, , Cho, B., Chaput, J., Chung, J., Choe, S., Gazmararian, J. A., Shin, J., Lee, C., Navarrette, G., & Han, T. (2021). Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among U.S. College Students, 2011 to 2015, Journal of American College Health, 69(4), 413-421.
  • Sa, , Choe, S., Cho, B., Chaput, J., Lee, J. & Hwang, S.. (2020). Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Suicidal Consideration and Suicide Attempts Among U.S. College Students, 2011-2015, American Journal of Health Behavior, 44(2), 214-231.
  • Sa, , Choe, S., Cho, B., Chaput, J., Kim, G., Park, C., Chung, J., Choi, Y., Nelson, B., & Kim, Y. (2020). Relationship between Sleep and Obesity Among U.S. and South Korean College Students, BMC Public Health, 20(1), 96.
  •  Cho, B., Lin, H., & Seo, D. (2020). Effectiveness of Indiana’s Statewide Smoke-Free Indoor Air Law in Reducing Prevalence of Adult Cigarette Smoking, Journal of Primary Prevention, 41(2), 87-103.
  •  Cho, B. (2019). Parent’s Depression as a Moderator of the Association between Offspring’s Depressive Symptoms and Use of Combustible Cigarettes and Electronic Vapor Products, Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research. 46(4), 648-655. doi: 10.1007/s11414-019-09655-7.
  • Goldberg, M., Cho, B., & Lin, H. (2019). Factors Influencing U.S. Physicians’ Decision to Provide Behavioral Counseling, Preventive Medicine, 119, 70-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.12.015.
  •  Cho,, Seo, D., Lin, H., Lohrmann, D. K., Chomistek, A. K., Hendricks, P. S., & Timsina, L. (2018). Adolescent Weight and Electronic Vapor Product Use: Comparing BMI-Based with Perceived Weight Status, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55(4), 541-550. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.05.010.
  •  Cho, B. (2018). Associations of Father’s Cannabis Use Disorder with Child’s Initiation of Alcohol Use, Cannabis Use, and Sexual Intercourse by Child Gender, Substance Use and Misuse, 53(14), 2330-2338. doi: 1080/10826084.2018.1473439.
  •  Cho,, Seo, D., Lin, H., Lohrmann, D. K., & Chomistek, A. K. (2018). BMI and Central Obesity with Falls Among Community Dwelling Older Adults, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(4), e59-e66. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.020.
  •  Cho, B., Lee, J., & Yong, J. (2012), Behavioral Factors Associated with Health, Obesity, and Subjective Health Status Among College Students, Journal of Korean Health and Fundamental Medical Science, 5(2), 58-63.
  • Yong, J., Choi, H., Jeong, W., Lee, J., Park, H., Cho, B., Lee, M., Lee, J., & Hong, S. (2011), Job Analysis of Korean Occupational Therapists based on the DACUM method, Journal of Korean Society of Occ

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