Dale Dagar Maglalang

Dale Dagar Maglalang (he/they) is an Assistant Professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work. He was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Maglalang’s research examines social, cultural, and structural determinants of health, specifically how racism and other forms of oppression influence Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) populations. He has a particular focus on substance use and the intersection of BIPOC with their gender, sexual orientation, and immigrant identities. Furthermore, his research also aims to intervene on the negative effects of racism and other forms of oppression through the implementation of randomized clinical trials informed by strength-based approaches, critical theories and frameworks, and the use of technology.

Dr. Maglalang earned his BS in Human Development and BA in Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis, MA in Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, MPH in Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and MSW and PhD in Social Work at Boston College. He was a T32 NIH/NHLBI Postdoctoral Researcher at the Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Maglalang, D. D., Lyerly, R., Scout, N. F. N., Avila, J. C., & Ahluwalia, J. S. (2023). Correlates of smoking during COVID-19 in the LGBTQI+ cancer survivor population. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 1-8.

Lee, S. C., Maglalang, D. D., Avila, J. C., Leavens, E. L., Nollen, N. L., Pulvers, K., & Ahluwalia, J. S. (2023). Change in E-cigarette risk perception and smoking behavior of Black and Latinx individuals who smoke. Drug and alcohol dependence, 245, 109824.

Maglalang, D. D., Fong, L., Gapuz, V. J., Navarro, K., Yoo, G. J., & Le, M. N. (2023). Social Influence of E-cigarette Use among Asian Americans in California. American journal of health behavior, 47(1), 173-181.

Avila, J. C., Lee, S., Osuoha, E., Maglalang, D. D., Sokolovsky, A., & Ahluwalia, J. S. (2022). Socioeconomic status across the life course and smoking cessation among older adult smokers in the US. Addictive Behaviors, 135, 107454.

Maglalang, D. D., Avila, J. C., Ahluwalia, J. S., Murphy, C. M., Alexander, A. C., & Nollen, N. L. (2022). The Role of Financial Strain and Educational Attainment on Smoking Abstinence of African Americans and Whites Who Smoke. Ethnicity & Disease, 32(3), 223-230.

Maglalang, D. D., Rao, S., Woo, B., & Wang, K. (2022). Model Minority Mutiny: addressing anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic in social work. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 31(3-5), 292-301.

Morgan, K. M., Maglalang, D. D., Monnig, M. A., Ahluwalia, J. S., Avila, J. C., & Sokolovsky, A. W. (2022). Medical Mistrust, Perceived Discrimination, and Race: a Longitudinal Analysis of Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in US Adults. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-10.

Wang, K., Maglalang, D. D., Woo, B., De Fries, C. M., Hasche, L. K., & Falcón, L. M. (2022). Perceived discrimination and cognitive function among older Puerto Ricans in Boston: The mediating role of depression. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 37(5).

Prochaska, J. J., Vogel, E. A., Chieng, A., Baiocchi, M., Maglalang, D. D., Pajarito, S., ... & Robinson, A. (2021). A randomized controlled trial of a therapeutic relational agent for reducing substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227, 108986.

Maglalang, D. D., Katigbak, C., Gómez, M. A. L., Sorensen, G., Hopcia, K., Hashimoto, D. M., ... & Sabbath, E. L. (2021). Workplace discrimination and short sleep among healthcare workers: the buffering effect of people-oriented culture. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 63(10), 857-864.

Maglalang, D. D., Sangalang, C. C., Mitchell, F. M., Lechuga-Peña, S., & Nakaoka, S. J. (2022). The movement for ethnic studies: A tool of resistance and self-determination for social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(4), 733-746.

Maglalang, D. D., & Rao, S. (2021). “Theory’s Cool, But Theory With No Practice Ain’t Shit…”: Critical Theories and Frameworks to Dismantle Racism in Social Work Education and Practice. Advances in Social Work, 21(2/3), 672-689.

Maglalang, D. D., Peregrina, H. N., Yoo, G. J., & Le, M. N. (2021). Centering ethnic studies in health education: lessons from teaching an Asian American community health course. Health Education & Behavior, 48(3), 371-375.

Maglalang, D. D., Sorensen, G., Hopcia, K., Hashimoto, D. M., Katigbak, C., Pandey, S., ... & Sabbath, E. L. (2021). Job and family demands and burnout among healthcare workers: The moderating role of workplace flexibility. SSM-population health, 14, 100802.

Rao, S., Woo, B., Maglalang, D. D., Bartholomew, M., Cano, M., Harris, A., & Tucker, T. B. (2021). Race and ethnicity in the social work grand challenges. Social Work, 66(1), 9-17.

Maglalang, D. D., Castro, A. D., Gee, G., Sabbath, E. L., Tran, T. V., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2020). Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Health-Related Social Networks Among Pre-migration Filipinos. Social work in public health, 35(8), 669-678.

Woo, B., Maglalang, D. D., Ko, S., Park, M., Choi, Y., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2020). Racial discrimination, ethnic-racial socialization, and cultural identities among Asian American youths. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(4), 447.

Wang, K., Woo, B., & Maglalang, D. D. (2020). Ecological determinants of volunteerism among Asian and Latinx immigrants in California, US. Journal of Civil Society, 16(2), 158-173.

Katigbak, C., Maglalang, D. D., Nguyen, T., Wang, M., & Lo, C. L. (2020). Older Chinese Americans’ perspectives on physical activity: a mixed methods study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(5), 472-480.

Maglalang, D. D., Le, M. N., Yoo, G. J., & Del Mundo, G. O. (2019). Personal motivations of Asian Americans who use ENDS: a qualitative study. American Journal of Health Behavior, 43(4), 680-690.

Katigbak, C., Maglalang, D. D., Chao, Y. Y., Au, H., Liang, W., & Zuo, S. (2019). Cultural perspectives on tobacco use and cessation among Chinese American immigrants: a community-engaged qualitative study. Journal of transcultural nursing, 30(4), 350-358.

Bartholomew, M. W., Harris, A. N., & Maglalang, D. D. (2018). A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women. Community Psychology in Global Perspective, 4(2), 85-100.

Maglalang, D. D., Yoo, G. J., Ursua, R. A., Villanueva, C., Chesla, C. A., & Bender, M. S. (2017). “I don’t have to explain, people understand”: Acceptability and Cultural Relevance of a Mobile Health Lifestyle Intervention for Filipinos with Type 2 Diabetes. Ethnicity & disease, 27(2), 143.

Maglalang, D. D., Brown-Johnson, C., & Prochaska, J. J. (2016). Associations with e-cigarette use among Asian American and Pacific Islander young adults in California. Preventive medicine reports, 4, 29-32.

Le, M. N., Nguyen, G. T., Pan, Z., Maglalang, D. D., Butt, F., Bautista, R., ... & Barg, F. K. (2017). Unmet needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Education, 32, 374-381.

Maglalang, D. D., Mortera, S. H., Yoo, G. J., Henne, J., Shiau, R., & Sanchez, M. A. (2015). Changing Attitudes towards Hepatitis B among Asian Americans. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 13(3), 34-45.