Grace Kong, PhD

Dr. Kong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychology. Her area of expertise is preventing youth tobacco and other addictive behaviors through informing policies and developing and testing treatments. Dr. Kong uses diverse research methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative approaches and social media analytics to understand tobacco and other substance use behaviors among youth, young adults, and other priority populations. Dr. Kong has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies and is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of researchers. She has served as a scientific advisor to the World Health Organization, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and a US-based nonprofit public health organization.