Dr. Y. Alicia Hong
Researcher, Educator, and Public Health Communicator
Research
Research Interests:
- Chronic care and self-care
- Community-engaged user-centered design
- Application of low-cost digital tools and artificial intelligence in behavioral interventions
Select research projects: iCanFit – Personalized health care
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Dr. Hong invited to review for European national science foundations
Dr. Hong has been invited to serve on grant review panels for two European national science foundations. In November to December 2025, she reviewed for.
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Dr. Hong invited to deliver Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture at UMass Amherst
Dr. Hong has been invited to deliver the Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture at the UMass Amherst Center for Research on Families on April 28, 2026..
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Multiple media outlets cited our paper on digital assessments of college students’ eating behaviors
Since the publication of The dynamics of eating behaviors and eating environment in college students: discrepancies between app-tracked dietary intake and self-perceived food consumption multiple.
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Kang Shen publishes in high-impact journal as a first author
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.
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Dr. Hong receives a new R01 award from NIA
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.