Research

Publications

Adult Protective Services (APS)

• Services Associated with the Decrease of Mistreatment Differed by Elder Mistreatment Type
• Survivors’ Unmet Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• APS’ Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• APS Nurses’ Role
• Workforce Training across the United States
• Training Insight from California Caseworkers
• APS Overview*

Elder Mistreatment in Long-Term Care Facilities

• Elder Mistreatment Seriousness in Nursing Homes*
• Drug Theft in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Residences*

Risk and Protective Factors of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

• Homicide-Suicide across the Lifespan*
• Emotional/Psychological Abuse Perpetrator Characteristics*
• Elder Mistreatment Victim and Perpetrator’s Substance Use Problems*
• The Role of Social Support in Elder Financial Exploitation
• The Role of Numeracy in Elder Financial Exploitation
• Financial Exploitation Victims’ Neuropsychological Profiles*
• Undue Influence and Financial Capacity

Elder Abuse and Neglect Assessment Tool

• Elder Abuse Measurement: Short Form Validation and Mini Form Development
• Standardized Measures’ Value in APS Substantiation
• Elder Abuse Measurement: Short Forms Development
• Elder Abuse Decision Support System*

Financial Decision Making across the Lifespan

• Fraud Victimization and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Mass Marketing Scam: Why comply?*
• Mass Marketing Scam: Who Called to Claim the Prize?*
• Risk-Taking across the Adult Lifespan
• Numeracy Assessment in Old Age*

Caregiving and Healthcare Policy

• Care Coordination among Multiple Family Caregivers*
• Evaluation of Cal MediConnect
• Behavioral Health Care Coordination in Cal MediConnect
• Focus Groups with Cal MediConnect Beneficiaries*
• Cal MediConnect Beneficiaries’ Response to Integrate Medicare, Medicaid, and Long-Term Services
• Choice and Aging*
• Choosing the Right Medicare Part D
• More on Choosing the Right Medicare Part D*
• Numeracy and Medicare Part D*

Positive Psychology

• Wisdom across the Lifespan*

*Due to copyright issues, if you would like to access the above articles in full-length, please feel free to contact me.

Projects

Associate Professor, Purdue University, 2023 – Present

• A Pilot Study on Neurocognitive and Physical Activity Profile among Older Adults At-Risk of Financial Abuse
• In-Depth Analysis of Indiana Adult Protective Services’ Operational Plan
• Evaluation of the National Adult Protective Services Training Center
• Pathways to Safety for At-Risk Adults Experiencing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Bridges from Adult Protective Services to Community-Based Services
• Evaluation of California Adult Protective Services’ Use of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations

Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 2018 – 2023

• A Pilot Study on Neurocognitive and Physical Activity Profile among Older Adults At-Risk of Financial Abuse
• In-Depth Analysis of Indiana Adult Protective Services’ Operational Plan
• Evaluation of the National Adult Protective Services Training Center
• Pathways to Safety for At-Risk Adults Experiencing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Bridges from Adult Protective Services to Community-Based Services
• Evaluation of California Adult Protective Services’ Use of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
• Montana Adult Protective Services’ System Transformation: Focus on Opioid Misuse
• California & Montana Adult Protective Services’ Client Outcomes
• Susceptibility to Mass Marketing Scam

Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco, 2017 – 2018

• California Adult Protective Services’ Client Outcomes
• California Adult Protective Services’ Preparation to Participate in the National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System
• California Adult Protective Services’ Training
• Adult Abuse Decision Support System
• Evaluation of Cal MediConnect

Research Specialist, University of California San Francisco, 2015 – 2017

• California Adult Protective Services’ Readiness to Participate in the National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System
• Model Building for Risk and Protective Factors of Elder Financial Exploitation
• Adult Abuse Decision Support System
• Evaluation of Cal MediConnect

Faculty Supervisor, University of San Francisco, 2013 – 2014

• Elder Abuse, Protective Factors, and Public’s Perception

Lab Manager, Claremont Graduate University, 2009 – 2013

• Relationships between Financial Exploitation, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors
• Use of Money and Time across Lifespan: The Influence of Financial Literacy and Numeracy
• Manacled Competition: Limiting Health Insurance Choices for the Elderly

Research Assistant, National Taiwan University, 2006 – 2008

• A Study of Self-perception, Life Coping and Quality of Life among Retired Elderly People
• The Development and Effectiveness Assessment of a Frailty Screening Tool & Interventive Care Model for Community Elderly