Researcher, Educator, and Public Health Communicator
Kang (Kathy) Shen, publishes the research article entitled “Process evaluation of a digital health intervention for dementia caregivers: Integrating active and passive measurements” as the first author on the journal of Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the leading journal in the field…
Dr. Hong has received a new R01 grant entitled “WECARE: A personalized intervention for underserved Chinese American dementia caregivers” from National Institute of Aging. This 5-year research project with funding of $3,088,427 includes Co-Is from Drs. Lily Wang and Jessica…
Dr. Hong has received a new NSF grant (2517316), as a Co-PI for a project entitled “Enhancing AI Literacy and Resilience through Intergenerational Digital Storytelling among Older Adults”. This 3-year research project with funding of $661,000 is a joint collaboration…
Dr. Alicia Hong received funding from Virginia Center for Aging Geriatric Training and Education (GTE) Initiative to support her innovative research. This one-year project, entitled ““Bridging the Gap: Enhancing ADRD Awareness Early Detection and Care through Community Health Worker Training…
EMBRACE Project Funded! Dr. Alicia Hong led a team of interdisciplinary scientists (Dr. Amira Roess, Dr. Ali Weinstein, and Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar) and received the inaugural Network Catalyst Grant from the Mason Institute of Sustainable Earth. The funded project entitled…
Dr. Hong led a team of interdisciplinary scientists (Dr. Amira Roess, Dr. Ali Weinstein, and Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar) and received the inaugural Network Catalyst Grant from the Mason Institute of Sustainable Earth. The funded project, Empowering and Building Resilience through…
WECARE 2.0 was funded by National Institute of Aging Roybal Caregiving Center! The project entitled “WECARE: A social media-based personalized intervention to enhance caregiving mastery among Chinese American dementia caregivers received $115,000 from Emory Royball Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery.…
The Stronger Partnership Stronger Community: Using Health Literacy to Increase Resilience (Stronger2) project was funded by the HHS Office of Minority Health and led by Fairfax County Health Department for a total of $3,875,000 in 2021. Through partnership with community…
Dr. Alicia Hong led an interdisciplinary team and received a seed grant of $50,000 from College of Health and Human Services for a research project entitled “Prototype development of EARBUD: A Wearable Sensor System for Dietary Monitoring and Personalized Intervention”.…
Dr. Hong led an interdisciplinary team and received a $50,000 seed grant from the College of Health and Human Services for “Prototype development of EARBUD: A Wearable Sensor System for Dietary Monitoring and Personalized Intervention.” This study aims to develop…
Dr. Hong, along with Dr. Sojung Kim and Dr. Emily Ihara, received a $45,000 grant from the Virginia Center for Aging Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund for “Alzheimer’s Research Inquiry and Care for Asian Americans (ARICAA): Protocol Development…