Research Interests
Health promotion, self-management of health, lifestyle change, patient healthcare experience, psychosocial adjustment, quality of life, mental health, well-being, coping, veteran health, military service member health, social participation
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Associate Professor, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, Coordinated Science Lab
Associate Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Affiliate, Center for Social and Behavioral Science
Associate Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
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Recent Publications
Adamson, B., Thompson, C. M., Makos, S., Pool, K., Liechty, T., Chiu, C. Y., Woo, M., & Rice, L. (2024). What happens post-pilot testing? A model for revising a disability awareness and competency training program. Disability and Health Journal, Article 101612. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101612
Adamson, B., Woo, M., Liechty, T., Chiu, C. Y., Wyatt, N., Cranny, C., & Rice, L. (2023). Development and Pilot Testing of the Disability Awareness Training and Education Program Among Community-Based Group Fitness Instructors. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40(2), 323-346. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2022-0012
Bak, M., Chiu, C., & Chin, J. (2023). Mental Health Pandemic During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Social Media As a Window to Public Mental Health. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(5), 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0116
Liechty, T., Woo, M., Rice, L. A., Chiu, C. Y., Kirkpatrick, S., Hankins, K., Hedgspeth, E., Nichols, A., Porter, C., Smeltzer, M., & Adamson, B. (2023). Community Partners’ Perspectives on Partnering With an Academic Research Team to Promote Disability-inclusive Fitness Programming. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 17(3), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2023.a907973
Wu, R., Chiu, C., Dueber, D., Park, M., Lange, D., Umucu, E., & Strauser, D. (2023). Multidimensionality and measurement invariance of the revised developmental work personality scale. International Journal of Testing, 23(2), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2023.2167084