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. (2024). Building a partnership world: Imagining a future of cooperation and equity. *Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 11*(2), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v11i2.6292  

Lei, F. (2024). The application of artificial intelligence in lung cancer research. Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, 31, 10732748241297373. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748241297373  

Lei, F. (2024). Online recruitment for an online survey study: Our experience of dealing with fraudsters. Applied Nursing Research, 80, 151854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2024.151854  

Lei, F. (2024). Stakeholders’ voices of lung cancer screening in Hong Kong: Study protocol for a mixed methods study. Healthcare, 12, 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020142  

Lei, F., & Lee, E. (2023). Cancer screening rates among Asian Americans: A cross-sectional secondary data analysis study. Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748231202462  

Lei, F., Chen, W.-T., Brecht, M.-L., Zhang, Z.-F., & Lee, E. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation of Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale: A methodological study. Journal of Nursing Measurement. https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2021-0093  

Lei, F., Lee, E., Shin, J., & Lee, S. Y. (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions on depression and anxiety for lung cancer patients’ informal caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282887  

Lei, F., & Zheng, Y. (2023). Smoking cessation interventions for Chinese American smokers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.3.753  

Lei, F., & Toyama, J. (2023). Smoking prevalence and correlates among Chinese immigrants: A cross-sectional secondary data analysis study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085559  

Lei, F., Chen, W.-T., Brecht, M.-L., Zhang, Z.-F., & Lee, E. (2022). Cross-cultural instrument adaptation and validation of health beliefs about cancer screening: A methodological systematic review. Cancer Nursing, 45(5), 387-396. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0000000000001007

Lei, F., & Lee, E. (2021). Cross-cultural modification strategies for instruments measuring health beliefs about cancer screening: Systematic review. JMIR Cancer, 7(4), e28393.  https://doi.org/10.2196/28393

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. 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.   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

Lei, F. (2021, May). 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.  

Lei, F. (2021, April). Adaptation and validation of instruments measuring health beliefs of cancer screening. 54th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Western Institute of Nursing. Online.  

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

Lei, F. (2020, May). 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.  

Lei, F. (2019, May). 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.  

Lei, F. (2019, April). 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.  

Lei, F. (2018, November). Barriers toward lung cancer screening among eligible high-risk U.S. population. American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo, American Public Health Association (APHA), San Diego, CA.  

Lei, F. (2018, September). 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.  

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

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

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