Tricia S. Tang, PhD, RPsych

Dr. Tricia Tang is Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of British Columbia, a Michael Smith Health Professional Investigator, and one of the few registered psychologists in Canada with expertise in type 1 diabetes (T1D). She received her A.B. from Duke University; PhD at the University of Vermont; and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She has over 23 years experience conducting diabetes translational research in high-risk and medically underserved populations. Her program of research develops, implements, and evaluates culturally-responsive, low-cost, and sustainable models to improve long-term diabetes-related health outcomes. Since 2018, her work has expanded to utilizing digital health strategies to deliver mental health support to adults with T1D living in rural and remote communities in BC. She has been awarded grants from the JDRF, Brain Canada, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, VGH-UBC Hospital Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, Diabetes Canada, Lawson Foundation, Sun-Life Financial, National Institutes of Health, and International Diabetes Federation.