Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Lilian Shin-Cho, PhD, as an Assistant Professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program.

Prior to joining Fox Chase, Shin-Cho was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where she was a member of the Cancer Prevention Research Training Program and received the 2023 Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Prevention Award.

During her fellowship, Shin-Cho worked on research projects related to psychological well-being in cancer patients who are members of collectivist cultures, which emphasize the needs and goals of the group in addition to those of the individual. She also focused on designing positive activity interventions for Asian American cancer patients and caregivers.

Shin-Cho earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. She earned a master’s and a doctoral degree in psychology from the University of California, Riverside.

Over the course of her career, Shin-Cho has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Psycho-Oncology and The Journal of Positive Psychology and has presented her research at national behavioral medicine conferences.

Shin-Cho is the principal investigator of an NIH/NCI Early Stage K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award grant for outstanding early-stage postdoctoral researchers pursuing a career in cancer control science.

She is a member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

• Psychosocial interventions to increase well-being of cancer survivors who are members of collectivist cultures (Asian American, Hispanic, and others)
• Stigma, self-blame, and mental health among Asian American cancer patients and survivors
• Family communication among members of collectivist cultures living with cancer