Van Ta Park, PhD, MPH

Van Ta Park, PhD, MPH, is a professor at UC San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems. Dr. Park has extensive experience in research with Asian Americans, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, intervention development, study implementation, and program evaluation. Her research focuses on improving health outcomes and access to care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations. Her research areas include Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) caregiving, well-being, and precision health.

Dr. Park is the founder and Contact Multiple Principle Investigator for the NIA-funded Collaborative Approach for AANHPI Research & Education (CARE), a large recruitment registry of 10,000+ AANHPI adults who have expressed interest in participating in potential Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiving research. She is also a founding member of the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD) Consortium and the Koreans Invested in Making Caregivers Health Important (KIMCHI) project which aims to help Korean Americans learn more about better healthcare decision making for themselves and for their families.