Awards

• Dr. Allen A Copping Award for Excellent in Teaching, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans  2022

• Certificate of completion for Special Focus Program for Online Course Development, LSU Online & Continuing Education, 2021

 • Nominee for the Ann E. Nolte Writing Award recognizing authors or organizations that make a significant contribution to the profession of health education and promotion through a publication, The Foundation for the Advancement of Health Education (FAHE), 2020

• Distinguished Genomic Forum Service Award, Genomics forum, American Public Health Association(APHA), 2020

•  Service Award, Evangelical Formosan Church of New Orleans, 2020

• Endowed professorships, Charles L. Brown, Jr., MD Professor of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Since 2018

• Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Psi Chapter, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Inducted April 2017.

• Frank Hara Community Service Award, the Asian-Pacific American Society (APAS), 2017

• Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Eta Chapter, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Inducted April 2014.

• Who's Who in Health Sciences Higher Education (WWHSHE), Academic Keys, LLC, CT, 2012

• Who's Who of American, Marquis Who's Who LLC. New Providence, NJ, 2010

• Recognized for Scientific Achievement, Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC), 2010

• Nominee for an award recognizing excellence in research, Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC), 2010

•Travel Scholarship, 16th Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco(SRNT), Baltimore, 2010

•Young Investigator Scholarship, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, sponsored by Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT), Taiwan, 2007

•Travel Scholarship, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 2007

•Travel Scholarship, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 2006

• Sacco, V, Tseng, T, & Gonzalez, G. Correctional Visitation and Reentry Outcomes: A systematic Review Delta Omega poster Award. School of Public Health, 2023 (2nd Place Winner)

• Mistretta, K. The Complex Relationship between Stigma, Health Literacy, and Chronic Disease in People with HIV Delta Omega poster Award. School of Public Health, 2023 (3rd Place Winner)

• Hearing, T., Celestine, M., Tseng, T.S., Yu, Q., Bryant, T,  Mirandy Li. Differences in dental advice to quit smoking between current traditional cigarette, current electronic cigarette, and current dual users. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) Graduate Research Day, New Orleans, LA. 2022 Nov.(selected for 5 MT oral presentation)

• Mirandy Li - LSUHSC Delta Omega Honor Society, School of Public Health, 2022.  

• Mirandy Li, Lu, T., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Trapido, E., Celestin, M., Tseng, T.S. The Effect of Minority Stress on Nicotine Dependence Level among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South. Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) Medical Research Day, New Orleans, LA. April 2022.(Translational Research Award)

• Mirandy Li, Mayeaux, H., Fritz, J., Gonzales, G., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Trapido, E., Celestin, M., Tseng, T.S. Minority Stress among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South: A Mixed Methods Study. Delta Omega poster Award. School of Public Health, 2022(1st Place Winner)

• Chau, K., Li, M., Tseng, TS. The role of minority stress processes on smoking behaviors among lgbtq individuals: a systematic review. Delta Omega poster Award. School of Public Health, 2022(3rd Place Winner)

• Mirandy Li. South Louisiana Regional AHEC Scholar, Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC), 2021.

• Mirandy Li, Lu, T., Phillippi, S., Yu, Q., Trapido, E., Celestin, M., Tseng, T.S. The Effect of Minority Stress on Nicotine Dependence Level among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South. Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) school of graduate studies annual research day, New Orleans, LA. November 2021.(selected for 10 MT oral presentation)

• Lu, T - LSUHSC Delta Omega Doctoral Award. School of Public Health, 2021. 

• Mirandy Li- The Pride Network's Social Innovation & Impact Grant(Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Social Support among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South) 2021

•  Kao, Y.H- Travel Scholarship Awards, Society of Epidemiology (SER) 2021 Conference (Kao, Y.H., Hsieh, MC, Wu, XC., Tseng, T.S.  Association between smoking status and late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer)

• Nguyen, T., Li, M., Bryant, T., Yu, Q., Tseng, TS, Celestin M.D. Smoking and Mental Health: Associations between Adolescent E-cigarette Use and Feelings and Behaviors toward Suicide. LSU Health 2021 Summer Research Program (1st Place Winner- High School Category)

•    Lu, T., Li, M., Phillippi, S., Williams, D., Yu, Q., Kantrow, S., Kao, YH., Celestin, M., Lin, WT., Kao, YH, Tseng, T.S. A WeChat-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. LSUHSC School of Public Health Annual Delta Omega Honor’s Day, April, 2020. (3rd place in the Graduate Level Student Poster Competition).

•   Mirandy Li- Point Scholar 2020

•    Mirandy Li- American Society of Nephrology Kidney Scholar 2019

•     Lin HY, Fisher P, Tseng TS. Impact of cancer diagnosis on high-risk alcohol intake. LSUHSC School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day, Apr. 2019. (2nd place in the Graduate Level Student Poster Competition).

•  Luo, T., Tseng, T.S. Geographical Association between Adults Obesity and Food Environment Factors: USDA Food Atlas 2017. Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) school of graduate studies annual research day, New Orleans, LA. November 2018.(selected for 3MT oral presentation)

•   Li, M., Celestin, MD Jr., Moody-Thomas S., Tseng, T.S. The Effects of Smoking Cessation on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in African American Diabetic Smokers. Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) school of graduate studies annual research day, New Orleans, LA. November 2018.(Selected 10 MT oral presentation)

• Staples, L., Tseng, TS., Sothern M. Process evaluation of minority preschool children participating in the physical activity component of the little bitty learning. Presented at the 11th Health Disparities Conference to convene, New Orleans, Louisiana., April, 2018. ( 1st place in the Graduate Level Student Poster Competition)

•   Manal, S, Malik, LSU Health 2018 Summer Research Program(First Place Award for 2018 summer science internship)

• Lu Zhang, Epi MPH student, LSUSPH. Racial/Ethnic Disparities of HRQOL among US Adult Self-Reported Diabetic Patients  from NHANES 2001-2008       (2011—2012 SOPHE/CDC Health-Related Quality of Life Fellowship)