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2001, PhD, Aging Studies, University of South Florida 1998, MA, Gerontology, University of Arizona Yuri Jang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health (AMH) at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI). Dr. Jang received her doctoral degree in Aging Studies from the University of South Florida in 2001. After her postdoctoral training at the USF Institute on Aging and University of Georgia Gerontology Center, she joined the Department of Aging and Mental Health in 2003. Dr. Jang was awarded Minority Fellowships from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Jang's areas of interest include positive adaptation in aging, health disparities, and minority mental health and service utilization. Dr. Jang has recently completed a project "Aging, Acculturation, and Health: Korean American Elders" funded by the National Institute on Aging (1R03 AG 26332-01). Her current project is on mental health literacy among minority older adults funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (1R21MH081094-01A1) and the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute. Recent publications include: (Full Curriculum Vita) Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D., Kim, G., & Phillips, K. (in press). Depressive symptoms in four ethnic groups: The Study of Older Floridians (SOF). Research on Aging. Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D., Kim, G., & Cho, S. (in press). Changes in perceived health and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis with older Korean Americans. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Jang, Y., Kim, G., & Chiriboga, D. A. (in press). Gender differences in depressive symptoms among older Korean American immigrants. Journal of Health and Social Policy. Special issue on "Health Disparities and Women of Color: Closing the Gap". Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D., & Small, B. (in press). Perceived discrimination and psychological well-being: The mediating and moderating role of sense of control. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Jang, Y. & Chiriboga, D. (in press). Racial disparities in women's mental health. In Becker, M. & B. Levin (Eds.), Women's Mental Health: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge, Policy, and Practice. Jang, Y., Kim, G., Chiriboga, D., & Cho, S. (2008). Willingness to use a nursing home: A study of Korean American elders. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 27, 110-117. Jang, Y., Kim, G., Hansen, L., & Chiriboga, D. (2007). Attitudes of older Korean Americans toward mental health services. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, 616-620. Jang, Y., Bergman, E., Schonfeld, L., & Molinari, V. (2007). The mediating role of health perceptions in the relationship between physical and mental health: A study of older residents in assisted living facilities. Journal of Aging and Health, 19, 439-452. Chiriboga, D., Jang, Y., Banks, S., & Kim, G. (2007). Acculturation and its effect on symptom structure in a sample of Mexican American elders. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 29, 83-100. Poon, L., & Jang, Y. (2007). Centenarians. In K. Markides (Ed.), The encyclopedia of health and aging. (pp. 107-109). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Jang, Y., Kim, G., Chiriboga, D., & King-Kallimanis, B. (2007). A bidimensional model of acculturation for Korean American older adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 267-275. Jang, Y., Kim, G., & Chiriboga, D. (2006). Health perception and depressive symptoms among Korean American older adults. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 21, 91-102. Jang, Y., Kim, G., & Chiriboga, D. (2006). Correlates of sense of control among Korean American older immigrants: Financial status, health physical constraints and environmental challenges. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 63, 173-186. Jang, Y., Bergman, E., Schonfeld, L., & Molinari, V. (2006). Depressive symptoms among older residents in assisted living facilities. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 63, 299-315. Jang, Y., Borenstein, A., Chiriboga, D., Phillips, K., & Mortimer, J. (2006). Religiosity, adherence to traditional culture, and psychological well-being among African American elders. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 25, 343-355. Jang, Y., Kim, G., & Chiriboga, D. (2006). Culture and depressive symptom reports. Korean Gerontological Research, 15, 51-73. [in Korean] Research/Community activities include: Aging, Acculturation, and Health: Korean American Elders (PI) Alzheimer's Disease and Asian Americans: Cultural Misconceptions and Stigma (PI) Health Perceptions in the Relation between Physical and Mental Health: A Study of Older Residents in Assisted Living Facilities (PI) Mental Health Literacy among Korean American Elders (PI) Contact Information: |
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