About
Lillian Wong is a PhD candidate at the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing and a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has a clinical background in critical care, acute care, nursing education, and medical aesthetics. Her experiences working with different patient populations have shaped her interest in research that can be applied to everyday clinical practice.
Her doctoral research focuses on cannabis use and sleep, particularly why patients use cannabis to help with sleep and the potential risks associated with its use. She is interested in using research to better understand patient behaviors and help healthcare providers have more informed conversations with their patients.
Research Interests:
Cannabis use, sleep health, sleep disorders, cannabis use disorder, substance use, patient health behaviors, and clinical outcomes