Chunqing Lin

Chunqing Lin serves as an Associate Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. Her academic career focuses on implementation science for improving healthcare delivery in global contexts, particularly in Vietnam and China.

Dr. Lin's research interests center on HIV/AIDS prevention and care, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment, with particular emphasis on marginalized populations including women living with HIV and men who have sex with men. Her work addresses critical issues such as stigma reduction, healthcare access disparities, and service implementation in resource-limited settings. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to understand barriers and facilitators to effective healthcare delivery.

Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent focus on implementation science across HIV prevention, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment. Her work increasingly addresses the intersection of these fields, particularly examining how pandemic conditions affect service delivery and how to decentralize services to improve community access. A strong theme throughout her research is addressing healthcare disparities among vulnerable populations in both the United States and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Lin has secured significant NIH funding as Principal Investigator for multiple research projects, including the Adaptation and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Approach to Advance HIV Prevention and Care (R34MH139375, 2025-2027), Cutting-edge, Customized, and Comprehensive (CCC) HIV capacity building for Vietnam and Thailand (D43TW012489, 2024-2028), and Battling Stigma for Service Engagement among Women with HIV in Vietnam (R21TW012018, 2021-2023). Her research program demonstrates a clear trajectory from understanding implementation barriers to developing and testing evidence-based interventions for healthcare delivery in diverse settings.

Dr. Lin collaborates extensively with researchers across institutions, particularly with Li Li at UCLA, Pham Huyen at USC, and Mooney Larissa at UCLA. Her work connects with broader networks focused on substance abuse treatment, HIV care, and implementation science, as evidenced by her conceptual similarities with researchers at UCSF, UCLA, and other UC campuses.