Zihan Xiong

Research Assistant @Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY, US

Supported a three-arm randomized controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of food insecurity interventions among low socio-economic cancer patients in New York City, aiming to improve patient quality of life•Managed data collection and cleaning using REDCap including demographics, cancer diagnosis, treatment, and food security data, responsible for data quality and at 3 and 6 months post-intervention with a sample of n=480 patients•Drove the MSP-CCS project initiative (Multi-Component Support Program for Chinese Cancer Survivors)-Led a mixed-method pilot study to explore Chinese cancer survivors’ needs for emotional counseling and support-Developed qualitative research protocols and moderated semi-structured interviews with n=10+ patients to understand barriers in their cancer treatment journey and cultural nuances-Owned patient recruitment through Epic, qualitative analysis encoding, and descriptive statistical analysis of pre- vs. post-intervention data; Presented project updates at weekly cross-disciplinary team meetings