IPOPC Publication

Selected Key IPOPC Publications Since 2025

Ghazal, L., Dogtir, J., Brown, L., Brandon, R., Chen, M., Francis, N., … Zhang, A. (2027). Awareness, accessibility, authenticity, and appropriateness: Multilevel determinants of research engagement among underrepresented AYA cancer survivors. Cancer Control. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748261494049   

Zhang, A., Solomon, P., Wang, K., Yu, Z., Na, S., Chen, M., Weaver, A., & Spencer, M. (accepted). A human-ML collaborative framework for justice-centered statistical machine learning in social work research. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/744010 

Zhang, A., Chen, M., & Luong, V. (2027). A clinical case study of cognitive behavior therapy for young adult cancer survivors’ psychological distress: Utilizing the generic cognitive model. Clinical Case Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501261480735  

Yu, Z., Zhang, A., Wang, K., An, Q., Chen, M., Wang, Y., Wang, Z. (2027) Predicting longitudinal depressive symptom trajectories among older Chinese adults with chronic health conditions: An interpretable machine learning. International Geropsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100270 

Chen, M., Noel, L., & Zhang, A. (2027). Beyond income: Financial hardship as a mechanism of socioeconomic inequity in depression among middle and older cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-026-02103-4 

Zhang, X., Ling, H., Zhang, X, & Zhang, A. (2027). Predicting laboratory test ordering in emergency departments using integrated structured and unstructured electronic health records: Machine learning study. JMIR Medical Informatics (IF: 5.0) https://doi.org/10.2196/85255  

Zhang, A., Chen, M., Weaver, A., Francis-Levin, N., Walters, C., Rappapport, A., & Himle, J. (2027). Qualitative insights into a digital CBT program for AYAs with cancer: Participant perceptions of factors impacting feasibility and engagement. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2026.2669385 

Wang, K., Zhang, A., & Wu, B. (2027). Advance directive completion among older Southeast Asian Americans: The case of Vietnamese and Filipino populations. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2729025 

Cheung, C., Gupta, N., Lee, H., Griffith, W., Betz, G., … Zhang, A., & Roth, M. (2027). Beyond the hospital: understanding psychosocial support uptake for adolescents and young adults with cancer in community-based and nonprofit programs. Cancer Control. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073274826145072 

Zhang, A., Dixon, S., & Bleyer, A. (2026). Advancing research for adolescents and young adults with cancer: A position statement. Journal of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1177/21565333251392237 

Zhang, A., Chen, M., Brandon, R., Currin-McCulloch, J., Liu, X., Cheladyn, B., Ferrell, B., Jones, B., Zebrack, B., & DuVall, A. (2026). The current state of palliative care research for adolescents and young adults with cancer: A systematic review and meta-thematic analysis of empirical literature. Psycho-Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70228 

Zebrack, B., Zhang, A., Ghazal, LV, Francis-Levin, N., & Brandon, RE. (2026). The essential nature of social work in cancer control. Cancer Control. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748251353081 

Yang, J., Brandon, R., Zhang, A., Yang, Y., & Zhang, H. (2026). Childhood emotional neglect and psychological distress among Chinese college students: The mediating roles of basic psychological needs and coping styles. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108479 

Wright, H., Linton, C., Broadbent, S., Rune, K. Davis, C., Zhang, A., & Keech, J. (2026). Diet quality, eating behaviour, and mental health outcomes of prostate cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01932-z 

Rubyan, M.J., Weaver, A., Tang, X., …, Zhang, A., Himle, J.A. (2026). Perinatal WIC Client Perceptions of a Technology-Assisted, Entertaining, Evidence-Based Depression Treatment Program Tailored for Perinatal People. Families in Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251357635