Meng-Jinn Chen , Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist

Malt Liquor Use: A Community College Study

Meng-Jinn Chen, an Associate Research Scientist, has a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology and an M.P.H. in Behavioral Sciences. Prior to joining the Prevention Research Center in 1991, she worked at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica in Taiwan, where she was involved in numerous large-scale, nationwide questionnaire surveys and ethnographic studies. She is especially interested in applying social behavior theories to populations with different cultural and social backgrounds, both in the United States and internationally. Her current work integrates both quantitative and qualitative research methods and centers on adolescent alcohol and drug use, drinking and driving, the effects of alcohol advertising on underage drinking beliefs and behaviors, and alcohol use (malt liquor in particular) among college students.


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