Minji M Kang (Huh), MPH

Prior to UIC, Minji was the Study Director for the DES Program at the University of Chicago, which oversaw multiple epidemiological studies monitoring the effects of diethylstilbestrol on pregnant people and their children. During and after her MPH program at the University of Michigan, she worked on research for the MiHealth MiChoice project, a mixed-methods study developing tools to improve contraceptive care for people with medical conditions. At UIC, she worked as a research assistant with I PROMOTE-IL and UIC Healthy Start. Currently, she is working on her dissertation in collaboration with Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!).

Her areas of interest are reproductive justice, patient-provider relationships, person-centered care, and contraception.

Fun Fact: Minji has two dogs named Penny and Divot, plays golf, and enjoys cooking in her free time.

1. McGowan, M., Kang, M., Ling, V., Moniz, M. H., Morgan, D. M., & Peahl, A. F. (2023). A survey of patient-centered practices in perinatal quality collaboratives. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 161(2), 670-671. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14636
2. Kang, M., Hasan, Y., Waller, J., Saulsberry, L., Huo, D. (2021) “Has hypofractionated whole breast radiation therapy become standard of care in the United States? An updated report from National Cancer Database” Clinical Breast Cancer, 16(9). doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2021.05.016
3. Kang, M., Guetterman, T., Prussack, J., Ursu, A., & Wu, J.P. (2019) “Providing contraceptive care for women with medical conditions: A qualitative study to identify potential best practices for primary care physicians.” Family Medicine, 51(7): 559-566. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2019.499467
4. Wu, J.P., Damschroder, L.J., Fetters, M.D., Zikmund-Fisher, B.J., Crabtree, B.F., Hudson, S.V., Ruffin, M.T., Fucinari, J., Kang, M., Taichman S.L., Creswell, J.W. (2018) “A web-based decision tool to improve contraceptive counseling for women with chronic medical conditions in primary care: Protocol for a mixed methods implementation study.” JMIR Research Protocols, 7(4): e107. doi:10.2196/resprot.9249.

1. Ling, V., Kang, M., Nguyen, B., McGowan, M., Peahl, A., Moniz, M. (2022) “A Systematic Review of Patient Reported Outcomes to Inform Women’s Health Quality Improvement”. Poster presented at the 2022 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA.
2. Huo, D., Kang, M., Saulsberry, L., Hasan, Y. (2019) “Has hypofractionated whole breast radiation therapy become standard of care in the United States? An updated report from National Cancer Database”. Poster presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX.
3. Wu, JP., Taichman, LS., Kang, M., Zikmund-Fisher, B. “A novel, theory-driven contraceptive decision tool for women with medical conditions: A mixed methods approach to intervention design”. Poster presented at the 2019 Society of Family Planning Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA