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Tae Joon Moon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Tae Joon Moon is an Assistant Professor of Public Health who has expertise in health technologies (e.g., remote biosensors, mobile health technologies), the development and design of remote interventions, and health communication/promotion for behavioral change. His skills and research are focused on the area of the development of technology-enhanced interventions to address health-related challenges among underserved populations in terms of geographic locations, socioeconomic status, and race. Dr. Moon had multi-disciplinary research experiences. His earlier research at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison focused on the development of remote health support systems for people with chronic health challenges. After this, he completed postdoctoral training in behavioral psychopharmacology at the Addiction Research, Treatment, and Training Center of Excellence and the Neurobehavioral Research Lab and Clinic at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Since he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the UTHSCSA, he has successfully administered NIH-funded research projects as a PI or a CO-I and produced several peer-reviewed publications.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2017 - Ph.D. - Journalism and Mass Communication - School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2003 - MA - Communication - Department of Communication, Seoul National University, South Korea.
- 2001 - BA - Communication - Department of Communication, Seoul National University, South Korea
Highlights
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- 2004 - Present, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- 2009 - Present, International Communication Association
- 2018 - Present, Texas Research Society on Alcoholism
Appointments
- 2023 - Assistant Professor - UT School of Public Health San Antonio
- 2020 - Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio
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Research & Grants
RESEARCH INTEREST:
- Health communication
- Communication technologies
- Interpersonal health communication
- Advanced research method
Grants
CURRENT GRANTS
- 2021 - present, Contingency Management Using Deposit Contract to Reduce Drinking (R01 AA014988; PI: Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D.). Role: Principal Investigator of Subcontract. This project explores whether our contingency management protocols can be translated into a user-funded procedure by using deposit contracts.
- 2022 - present, Pilot Project for Improving Remote Breathalyzer Procedures (R01 AA014988; PIs: Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D. & Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak, Ph.D.). Role: Co-InvestigatorThis project evaluates breathalyzers, examining the possibility of off-cycle drinking (between bedtime and the next morning) and determining if the measurement of an alcohol biomarker (phosphatidylethanol) can identify individuals engaging in patterns of alcohol use to avoid detection.
- 2021 - present, Competitive Revision to: Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants (3R01 AA014988-15-S1; PIs: Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak, Ph.D. & Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D.). Role: Co-investigatorThis project identifies the clinical utility of a new alcohol biomarker (i.e., phosphatidylethanol) and determines how it can be used to confirm abstinence and better identify patterns of drinking.2020 – present, Consequences of Substance Use on The Development of Impulse Control (R01 DA026868; PI: John D. Roache, Ph.D.). Role: Co-investigatorThis study examines how preadolescent impulse control and sensation-seeking predict substance use involvement and how substance use involvement alters the development of adolescent impulse control.
- 2020 - present, Leveraging Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Reduce Drinking Among DWI Defendants (R01 AA014988; PI: Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D.). Role: Co-investigatorThe study examines the efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing heavy drinking among the unique population of risky drinkers. The proposed study provides fundamental information on underlying cognitive-behavioral mechanisms related to the ability to reduce alcohol use, which can be used to develop more cost-effective methods to prevent DWI within the criminal justice system.
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Publications
- Wasserman, A. M., Wood, E. E., Mathias, C. W., Moon, T.-J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roacher. J. R., & Dougherty, D. M. (In Press). The age-varying effects of adolescent stress on impulsivity and sensation seeking. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
- Wood, E. E., Liang, Y., Moon, T.-J., Wasserman, A. M., Lamb, R. J., Roache, J. D., . . . Dougherty, D. M. (2022). Reduced alcohol use increases drink-refusal self-efficacy: Evidence from a contingency management study for DWI arrestees. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 242, 109706. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109706
- Moon, T.-J., Mathias, C. W., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., & Dougherty, D. M. (2021). Social support and the rehabilitation of alcohol-impaired drivers: Drinking motives as moderators. Health Communication, 36(5), 540-550. doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1731914
- Wasserman, A. M., Shaw-Meadow, K. J., Moon, T.-J., Karns-Wright, T. E., Mathias, C. W., Hill-Kapturczak, N., & Dougherty, D. M. (2021). The externalizing and internalizing pathways to marijuana use initiation: Examining the synergistic effects of impulsiveness and sensation seeking. Developmental Psychology, 57(12). 2250–2264. doi:10.1037/dev0001267
- Moon, T.-J., Mathias, C. W., Mullen, J., Karns-Wright, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., & Dougherty, D. M. (2019). The role of social support in motivating reductions in alcohol use: A test of three models of social support in alcohol-impaired drivers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43(1), 123-134. doi:10.1111/acer.13911 *
- Mathias, C. W., Moon, T.-J., Karns-Wright, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Mullen, J., & Dougherty, D. M. (2019). Estimating resource utilization demands in implementing statewide Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for alcohol impaired drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(1), 15-22. doi:10.1080/15389588
- Ko, D., Myung, E., Moon, T.-J., & Shah, D. (2019).Physical activity in low socioeconomic status diabetic patients who use media for health information. Health Education Research, 34(3), 257-267. doi:10.1093/her/cyz003.
- Moon, T.-J., Chih, M.-Y., Shah, D. V., You, W., & Gustafson, D. H. (2017). Breast cancer survivors’ contribution to psychosocial adjustment of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in a computer-mediated social support group. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 94(2), 486-514. doi:10.1177/1077699 016687724
- Kornfield, R., Toma, C. L., Shah, D. V., Moon, T.-J., & Gustafson, D. H. (2017). What do you say before you relapse? How language use in a peer-to-peer online discussion forum predicts risky drinking among those in recovery. Health Communication, 33(9), 1184-1193. doi:10.1080/10410236.2017.1350906
- Namkoong, K., Shah, D. V., McLaughlin, B., Chih, M.-Y., Moon, T.-J., Hull, S., & Gustafson, D. H. (2017). Expression and reception: An analytic method for assessing message production and consumption in CMC. Communication Methods and Measures, 11(3), 153-172. doi:10.1080/19312458.2017.1313396
- Johnson, K., Richards, S., Chih, M., Moon, T.-J., Curtis, H., & Gustafson, D. H. (2016). A pilot test of a mobile app for drug court participants. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 10, 1-7. doi:10.4137/SART.S33390 Role:
- Namkoong, K., McLaughlin, B., Yoo, W., Hull, S., Shah, D., Kim, S., Moon, T.-J., Johnson, C. N., Hawkins, R. P., McTavish, F. M., & Gustafson, D. (2013). The effects of expression: How providing emotional support online improves cancer patients coping strategies, Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 47, 169–174. doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgt033
- Kim, E., Han, J., Moon, T.-J., Shaw, B., Shah, D., McTavish, F., & Gustafson, D. (2011). The process and effect of supportive message expression and reception in online breast cancer support groups. Psycho-Oncology, 21(5). 531-540. doi:10.1002/pon.1942 Role:
- Han, J. Y., Shah, D. V., Kim, E., Namkoong, K., Lee, S.-Y., Moon, T.-J., Cleland, R., Bu, Q. L., McTavish, F. M., & Gustafson, D. H. (2011). Empathic exchanges in online cancer support groups: Distinguishing message expression and reception effects. Health Communication, 26(2), 185-197. doi:10.1080/10410236. 2010.544283
- Moon, T.-J., Mathias, C., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. & Dougherty, D. (In Press). The role of negative alcohol expectancies and drinking motives in predicting alcohol-related problems and recidivism of alcohol-impaired drivers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47s1.
- Moon, T.-J., Mathias, C., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. & Dougherty, D. (In press). Motivational predictors of recidivism of driving-while-intoxicated: Roles of negative alcohol expectancies and drinking motives. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47s1.
- Moon, T.-J., Wood, E., Mathias, C., Hill-Kapturczak, N., & Dougherty, D. (2022). Associations of alcohol expectancies and the severity of alcohol-related problems with repeat alcohol-impaired driving. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 46s1, 367. 155A.
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