Fang (Alice) Lei, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN

Dr. Fang (Alice) Lei, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing.  Dr. Lei completed her PhD at the UCLA School of Nursing in Dec. 2021, has an MSN from UCLA, an MPH in social medical and health service management from University of South China, and BSN from Wuhan University.  The focus of her scholarship is on health disparities in minority populations, specifically the health and health behaviors of Chinese American smokers and measurement of perceptions of lung cancer screening.  For her dissertation, Dr. Lei adapted and validated the English version of Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scales for use by Chinese Americans. She received a doctoral degree scholarship in cancer nursing from the American Cancer Society.  She also has completed a qualitative study examining immigrant smokers’ experiences and perceptions of smoking behavior change and a secondary data analysis of factors related to Chinese immigrant smokers’ smoking behaviors. Her research has been funded by grants from UCLA and from Sigma Theta Tau.  

Dr. Lei has numerous research and clinical publications and presentations. She has clinical experience in gerontological, critical care, and medical surgical nursing in two major hospitals in  Wuhan, China. 

Research interests include cancer prevention and care, cross-cultural research, nursing safety, geriatric nursing, instrument development, adaptation and validation, diabetes, and hypertension.

• Western Institute of Nursing. Member
• American Public Health Association
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

English, Mandarin/Chinese

Lei, F. & Lee, E. (2021). Cross-cultural modification strategies for instruments measuring health beliefs about cancer screening: A systematic review. JMIR Cancer. (Accepted, Publish in progress). doi:  https://doi.org/10.2196/28393

Lei, F., Chen, W. T., Brecht, M. L., Zhang, Z. F., & Lee, E. (2021). Cross-cultural Instrument Adaptation and Validation of Health Beliefs about Cancer Screening: A Methodological Systematic Review. Cancer Nursing. (Accepted, Publish in progress). doi:  https://doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0000000000001007

Lei, F., Zheng, Y., & Li, C. C. (2021). Health disparities across lung cancer continuum among Asian Americans: A systematic review. Journal of Immigrants and Minority Health. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01212-93

Lei, F., & Zheng, Y. (2021). Perceptions of lung cancer screening and smoking behavior change among Chinese immigrants: A systematic review. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 19, 30. doi:  https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/133579

*Lei, F., Lee, E., & Zheng, Y. (2021). Trajectory of smoking behavior change among Chinese immigrant smokers. PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246280. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246280

*Zheng, Y., Lei, F., & Liu, B. (2019). Cancer Diagnosis Disclosure and Quality of Life in Elderly Cancer Patients. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 7(4), 163. doi:  https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040163

Lei, F. & Lee, E. (2019). Barriers to screening lung cancer with low dose computed tomography for eligible US population: An integrative review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(2): E60-E71. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1188/19.onf.e60-e71

*Lei, F., Chen, Y. Q., Luo, H., Ye, Y. G., Zheng, Y. (2016). Diagnosis-related information informing and quality of life promotion strategies for newly-diagnosis elderly cancer patients. Practical Preventive Medicine, 8, 960-964. doi:  https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fhealthcare7040163

Lei, F. (2021). Adaptation and Validation of Instruments Measuring Health Beliefs of Cancer Screening. UCLA School of Nursing Research Day, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. Online. 5/2021. 

Lei, F. (2021). Adaptation and Validation of Instruments Measuring Health Beliefs of Cancer Screening. 54th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Western Institute of Nursing. Online. 4/2021.

Lei, F. (2020). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale. 31st International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International online conference. 7/2020.

Lei, F. (2020). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale. UCLA School of Nursing Research Day. UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. 5/2020. Lei, F. (2019). Chinese immigrant smokers’ perceptions and experiences of lung cancer screening and smoking behavior change. UCLA School of Nursing Research Day. UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. 5/2019.

Lei, F. (2019). Chinese immigrant smokers’ perceptions and experiences of lung cancer screening and smoking behavior change. 52nd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Western Institute of Nursing. San Diego, CA, 4/2019.

Lei, F. (2018). Barriers toward lung cancer screening among eligible high-risk US population, American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo, American Public Health Association (APHA). San Diego, CA, 11/2018. Lei, F. (2018). Perceptions and experiences of smoking behavior change and lung cancer screening among Chinese immigrant smokers, 17th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Center for Nursing Excellence. Los Angeles, CA, 9/2018.

Lei, F. (2018). Barriers to lung cancer screening for high-risk US population. UCLA School of Nursing Research Day. UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. 5/2018.

Lei, F. (2018). Barriers to screen lung cancer among eligible US population. 51st Annual Research Conference. Western Institute of Nursing, Spokane, WA, 4/2018.

• Cancer prevention and care
• Cross-cultural health promotion
• Instrument development and validation