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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November 20, 2024
Dr. Alicia Hong Receives Funding for ADRD Awareness Project
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.
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October 22, 2024
Dr. Alicia Hong Joins NIH Panel on Lifestyle and Behavioral Health
Dr. Alicia Hong was invited to serve on the NIH Study Section of Lifestyle Change and Behavioral Health (LCBH), which reviews grant applications focusing on.
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September 12, 2024
Dr. Alicia Hong Discusses Recruiting Dementia Caregivers at UCSF Brain Trust
Dr. Alicia Hong was invited to give a virtual presentation at the UCSF CARE Registry Brain Trust meeting. Her presentation, entitled “Recruiting Underserved Asian Americans.
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July 1, 2024
Lab Members Present at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting
Lab members Shema Salim, Kang Shen, Jo-Vivian Yu, Wish Chang, and Dr. Alicia Hong made multiple presentations at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore,.
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May 22, 2024
Shema Salim Graduates with Honors and Joins Fairfax County as Data Analyst
Shema Salim did a wonderful presentation of her capstone project entitled “Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantages and Nursing Home Quality: A Perspective of Social Determinants of Health”.