My work focuses on the use of mobile technology to improve health services for low-income and vulnerable populations.

I am a social psychologist by training.  After completing my doctorate at the University of California, Los Angeles, I began working in the area of global health.  During the 7+ years that I worked on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa, I became very interested in the role of mobile technology in health records and in delivering care to those who most need it.   

I am currently a Senior Research Scientist in Informatics at the University of California, Irvine and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.

                                                                                Please feel free to contact me at kgcheng at uci dot edu.