Dr. Andy SL Tan is Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore (2001), his Master in Public Health and Master in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University (2007), and his Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication (2013). He has 14 years of experience in health communication research in the areas of cancer screening and survivorship, tobacco control, and COVID-19 pandemic messaging and over 5 years of medical and health promotion experience including designing, implementing, and evaluating strategic communications programs. His current research focuses on community-engaged research to evaluate culturally tailored communication interventions to promote health. He is a member of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, American Public Health Association, and the International Communication Association.