Chao-Hui (Sylvia) Huang

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1 Chao-Hui (Sylvia) Huang CURRICULUM VITAE Center for Mental Health & Aging 207 Osband Hall, Box Tuscaloosa, AL Phone: (205) EDUCATION University of Alabama Present Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, GPA: 3.8 Concentration: Geropsychology Dissertation: Thinking Ahead Project (TAP): A Health Literacy Appropriate Intervention to Increase Acceptability of Advance Care Planning among African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults Anticipated Completion: July 2014 M.A. in Clinical Psychology, GPA: Concentration: Geropsychology Thesis: Disability as a Risk Factor for Psychological Distress among Asian-American Elders University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, GPA: 4.0 National Taiwan Normal University M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology, GPA: 4.0 National Chung Hsing University B.S. in Plant Pathology, GPA: 3.6 HONORS AND AWARDS Graduate Council Research and Travel Award, University of Alabama 2013 GSA Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Travel Award, 65th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) Annual Meeting Spain Hickman Scholarship, University of Alabama Capstone International Academic Program Outstanding Poster Award, National Outreach Scholarship Conference Profiles in Service and Leadership Award: Volunteer of the Year Honorable Mention, Community Service Center, University of Alabama

2 Huang 2 Student Keynote Speaker, The 22 nd Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics First Place Poster Award, 2011 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference Anne and Everett Lee Scholarship Award, 21st Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics Psychology Department Research and Travel Award, University of Alabama CLINICAL EXPERIENCE UAB Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic Present Birmingham, Alabama Supervisor: Elizabeth Kvale, MD & Martha Crowther, PhD (Clinical Psychologist) Motivational Interviewing Interventionist: Served as a team member on a randomized clinical trial behavioral intervention study funded by American Cancer Society. Conducted motivational interviewing with breast cancer survivors as a health coach to enhance patient autonomy and self-efficacy during transition from cancer treatment to survivorship care. Safe Harbor Palliative Care Program, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama Supervisor: Chebon Porter, PhD (Clinical Psychologist) Mental Health Trainee: Conducted individual and family therapy with patients and family caregivers at the palliative care inpatient unit. Responsibilities included participating in morning rounds, develop interventions to address phase of life problems associated complicated terminal illnesses, clinical note writing, and consultation with team members. University Medical Center Family Therapy Clinic Supervisor: Nancy Rubin, PsyD (Clinical Psychologist) Treatment Team Member: Conducted family therapy as a treatment team member and a cotherapist on a weekly basis. Families ranged in socioeconomic status, ethnicity, age, and gender. Community Memory Screening Supervisor: Forrest Scogin, PhD (Clinical Psychologist) Memory Screener: Conducted memory screening for older community adults. Screening assessments included SLUMS, MoCA, GDS, GAI, VES, and clinical interview. Responsibilities included conducting assessments, giving participants immediate feedback, writing and sending brief summary letters to participants, and preparing integrated reports to be sent to participant physicians upon request.

3 Huang 3 University of Alabama GeroPsychology Clinic Supervisor: Forrest Scogin, PhD & Rebecca Allen, PhD (Clinical Psychologists) Graduate Student Therapist: Conducted therapy with older adult clients, hospice patients and their family caregivers. Treatment settings included outpatient clinic, home-based hospice care, assisted living, and nursing homes. Evidence-based therapy was employed to address issues of depression, anxiety, panic disorder, insomnia, PTSD, coping with terminal illnesses. University Medical Center Geriatric Clinic Supervisor: Anne Halli M.D (Geriatrician) Geropsychology Trainee: Participated in an interdisciplinary treatment team to conduct and interpret neuro-cognitive and mood assessments of older adult patients. Patients range of functioning included individuals with physical ailments to those with cognitive impairments. Freedom Hall Community Living Center, Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Hilgeman & Dr. Lynn Snow (Clinical Psychologists) Geropsychology Trainee: Conducted cognitive and mood assessments as well as individual therapy for older adult patients. Patients presented with comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder. University of Alabama Psychology Clinic Supervisor: John Lochman, PhD & Clayton Shealy, PhD (Clinical Psychologists) Psychology Trainee: Conducted therapy with individuals. Therapy client demographics ranged in age from children to older adults. Client issues encompassed a wide range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, panic disorder, and ADHD. West Alabama Mental Health Center Mobile Unit Demopolis, Alabama Supervisor: Virginia Scott-Adams, Psy.D (Clinical Psychologist) Psychology Graduate Student Intern: Participated in an interdisciplinary treatment team to conduct depression and anxiety screening for rural community residents. Provided immediate feedback and referral resources to residents and family caregivers. Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Municipal Chung Hsing Hospital Taipei, Taiwan Supervisor: Lu-Jun Tsai, MD (Psychiatrist) Psychology Intern: Completed 1,800 full-time counseling psychology internship hours to meet requirements for pre-master s internship. Responsibilities included conducting assessment (capacity, intellectual, mood, and personality assessments), multi-modal therapy (individual, couple, group, and family therapy), and report writing in an outpatient psychiatric clinic setting. Patient issues were related to depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD.

4 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Huang 4 Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, 2013-Present UAB School of Medicine Birmingham, Alabama Supervisor: Elizabeth Kvale, M.D Research Specialist: Developed codebook and dataset for Care Transition for the Breast Cancer Survivorship Project; conducted assessments and motivational interviewing intervention; assisted in data entry and data quality check. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama Supervisor: Martha Crowther, PhD Graduate Research Assistant: Assisted in research methodology and design for the Custodial Grandparenting Advance Care Planning Project, data analyses; manuscript and grant proposal preparation. Center for Health Promotion and Wellness, University of Alabama Supervisor: Melondie Carter, PhD Graduate Research Assistant: Conducted data cleaning and data analyses for WellBAMA Employee Health Promotion Project; assisted with IRB renewal and manuscript preparation. Center for Community-Based Partnerships, University of Alabama Supervisor: Martha Crowther, PhD Graduate Research Assistant: Assisted in research methodology and design for West Alabama Mental Health Mobile Unit Project. Tasks included; data collection, data entry, management, analyses; and manuscript preparation. Center for Mental Health and Aging, University of Alabama Supervisor: Giyeon Kim, PhD Graduate Research Assistant: Assisted in conducting extensive literature review, data analyses, and manuscript generation on health disparity related studies, including: Asian Americans mental health status study, trends in National Institute on Aging (NIA) health disparities grants, and meta analyses on the factor structure of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Department of Neurobiology, UAB School of Medicine Birmingham, Alabama Supervisor: Scott Wilson, PhD Research Assistant: Provided genotyping analysis services for Alabama Neuroscience Blueprint Core Center; serving as lab manager while assisting in lab animal care and lab safety inspection.

5 PUBLICATIONS Crowther, M. R., Huang, C.-H., & Allen, R. S. (under review). Attitudes and Preferences of African American Custodial Grandparents on Advance Care Plans. Unpublished manuscript. Huang 5 Huang, C.-H., Vinson, L., Guin, S., & Crowther, M. R. (2013). Partnering with Local Communities to Enhance Rural Mental Health. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 6(1), Huang, C.-H. (). A Year of Great Learning Experiences as a Mentee: Three Studies on Mental Health Disparities of Asian American Older Adults. Monograph: The 23 rd Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Kim, G., DeCoster, J., Huang, C.-H., & Bryant, A. N. (). A Meta-analysis of the Factor Structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): The effects of Language. International Psychogeriatrics, Advance online publication. doi: /s Crowther, M., & Huang, C.-H. (). Secrets to a long, healthy life: Uncovering myths about longevity. PsycCRITIQUES, 57(15). doi: /a Kim, G., DeCoster, J., Huang, C.-H. & Parmelee, P. (). Health Disparities Grants Funded by National Institute on Aging (NIA): Trends between 2000 and The Gerontologist, Advance online publication. doi: /geront/GNS035 Kim, G., Chiriboga, D. A., Bryant, A., Huang, C.-H., Crowther, M. R., & Ma, G. X. (). Self-rated Mental Health among Asian American Adults: Association with Psychiatric Disorders. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 3(1), doi: /a Kim, G., DeCoster, J., Huang, C.-H., & Chiriboga, D.A. (2011). Race/ethnicity and the Factor Structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A Meta-analysis. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, doi: /a Kim, G., Chiriboga, D. A., Jang, Y., Lee, S., Huang, C.-H., & Parmelee, P. (2010). Withingroup Differences in Health Status among Asian American Elders. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58, Wu. P. L. & Huang, C.-H. (2009). Theory and Practices of Mental Health Consultation. Beijing: Chemistry Industry Publishing Co. Ltd. (in Simplified Chinese) Wu, P. L. & Huang, C.-H. (2006). Theory and Practices of Mental Health Consultation. Taipei: Psychology Publishing Co. Ltd. (in Traditional Chinese) Wu, P. L., Zhai, J. T.,11 Chao, S. P., Chen, C., Lee, L. H., Song, Y. H., & Huang, C.-H. (2003). A School-Based Care Network of Crisis Intervention: When SARS strikes campus. Taipei: Department of Education, Taipei City Government. (in Traditional Chinese)

6 PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION Huang 6 Huang, C.-H., Kim, G., DeCoster, J., & Crowther, M. R. (in preparation). Disability as a Risk Factor to Psychological Distress among Asian American Elders. Unpublished manuscript. Vinson, L., Huang, C.-H., Wayde, E., Guin, S., & Crowther, M. (in preparation). Assessing Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome among Rural Older Adults. Unpublished manuscript. Kim, G., Bryant, A., Ford, K. L., Huang, C.-H., Parmelee, P., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (in preparation). Publicly Available Secondary Data for Aging and Health Disparities Research: Implications to Gerontologists. Unpublished manuscript. SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS Huang, C.-H., Carter, M., Kelly, R., & Jacobs, M. L. (November, 2013). Generational Differences in Health Status and Lifestyle Health Behaviors Among Baby Boomer and Generation X University Employees. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 66th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Huang, C.-H., Kim, G., & Crowther, M. (November, 2011). Disability as a Risk Factor for Psychological Distress among Asian American Elders. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 64th Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, Boston, MA. Huang, C.-H., Crowther, M. R., & Allen, R. A. (November, 2010). Attitudes and Preferences of African American Custodial Grandparents on Advance Care Plans. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 63rd Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Huang, C.-H. (2010). Innovative Approaches to Enhance Rural Mental Health Screens. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 118 th American Psychology Association (APA) annual conference, August 12 th -15 th, San Diego, CA. Kvale, E., Lloyd. L., Meleth, S., Kuo, H. C., Huang, C.-H., & Ritchie, C. (November, 2009). Measuring Patient Reported Outcomes in Palliative Care Behavioral Studies: Receptiveness to computer-based approach. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 62 nd Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. Wu. P. L., Terry L. T., Shih, S., & Huang, C.-H. (October, 2006) Individual and Family Resilience Resources for Surviving Stress in Immigrant Families. Paper accepted for a symposium presentation at the 3 rd International Conference on Immigration and Adjustment: Administration, Survival, and Movement, Taipei, Taiwan.

7 POSTER PRESENTATIONS Huang 7 Huang, C.-H., Johnson, M, Kim, G., & Crowther, M. R. (under review). Depression and Confidence in Disease Management in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Diagnosed with Heart Diseases: Racial/Ethnic Differences. Abstract submitted for a poster presentation at the 67th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, Washington, DC. Huang, C-H., Azuero, C., Bae, S., Ritchie, C., Menses, K. M., Demark-Wahnefried, W., Bakitas, M. A., & Kvale, E. A. (under review). Examining the Effect of a Survivorship Transition Coaching Intervention on Self-Efficacy among Older Breast Cancer Survivors. Abstract submitted for a poster presentation at the 67th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, Washington, DC. Kim, G., Bryant, A. N., Ford, K. L., Huang, C-H, Weech-Maldonado, R., & Parmelee, P. A. (under review). Publicly Available National Data for Aging and Health Disparities Research: Implications to Gerontologists. Abstract submitted for a poster presentation at the 67th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, Washington, DC. Wayde, E., Coleman, F., Vinson, L., Huang, C.-H., Hyams, A., Guin, S., & Crowther, M. R. (November, 2013). Assessing Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome among Rural Older Adults. Poster accepted for presentation at the 66th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, November 20 th -24 th New Orleans, LA. Azuero, C., Allen, R., Kvale, E., & Huang, C.-H. (November, 2013). Qualitative Exploration of Outpatient Palliative Care Patients Experiences in Symptom Management. Poster accepted for presentation at the 66th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, November 20 th -24 th New Orleans, LA. Huang, C.-H., Crowther, M. R., Kim, G., & DeCoster, J. (November, ). Ethnicity as a Moderator of the Relation between Disability and Psychological Distress among Elderly Asian-Americans and non-hispanic Whites. Poster accepted for presentation at the 65th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Huang, C.-H., Kim, G., DeCoster, J., & Bryant, A. N. (November, ). A Meta-analysis of the Factor Structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): The Effects of Language. Poster accepted for presentation at the 65th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Hyams, A., Huang, C.-H., Vinson, L., Crowther, M. R. (November, ). Does Race Affect the Relationship Between Social Support and Psychological Distress? Poster accepted for presentation at the 65th Gerontological Society of American (GSA) annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Huang, C.-H., Vinson, L., Guin, S., & Crowther, M. R. (September, ). Partnering with Local Communities to Enhance Rural Mental Health. Poster accepted for presentation at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL. Kim, G., DeCoster, J., Huang, C.-H., & Parmelee, P. (April, ). Health disparities grants funded by National Institute on Aging (NIA): Trends between 2000 and Poster accepted for presentation at the 7 th Annual UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium, Birmingham, AL.

8 Huang 8 Vinson, L., Huang, C.-H., Wayde, E., Austin, A., Hyams, A., Guin, S. & Crowther, M. (March, ). Mobile Health Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Provide Behavioral Care to Rural Elders. Poster accepted for presentation at the 23 rd Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Atlanta, GA. Kim, G., DeCoster, J., & Huang, C.-H. (November, 2011). 10-year Trends in Health disparitiesrelated grants funded by National Institute on Aging (NIA). Poster accepted for presentation at the 64th Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, Boston, MA. Vinson, L., Huang, C.-H., & Crowther, M. (October, 2011). Assessing Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome among Rural Older Adults. Poster accepted for presentation at the 139th APHA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Wu, P-L., Hsieh, H-Y., Chu, P-C., & Huang, C.-H. (August, 2011). The Use of EMDR to the Middle-Aged Men in Taiwan: A Case Study. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2011 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference, Orange County, CA. Kim, G., DeCoster, J., Huang, C.-H., & Chiriboga, D. A. (August, 2011). Race/ethnicity and the Factor Structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A Metaanalysis. Poster accepted for presentation at the 119 th American Psychological Association (APA) annual meeting, Washington, DC. Huang, C.-H., Guin, S., & Crowther, M. (April, 2011). Barriers and Strategies to Enhance Rural Mental Health. Poster accepted for presentation at the 12 th Annual Rural Health Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL. Kim, G., Chiriboga, D. A., Jang, Y., Lee, S., Huang, C.-H., & Parmelee, P. (November, 2010). Within-group Differences in Health Status among Asian American Elders. Poster accepted for presentation at the 63rd Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Huang, C.-H., Kim, G., Chiriboga, D. A., Jang, Y., Lee, S., & Parmelee, P. (March, 2010). Within-group differences in health status among Asian American elders in California. Poster accepted for presentation at the 21st Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Tuscaloosa, AL. Huang, C.-H., & Crowther, M. R., Wu, P. L., & Hwang, K. K. (November, 2009). An In-depth Examination of Cultural Contexts on Family Dynamics between Aging Parents and Socially Withdrawn Adult Children. Poster accepted for presentation at the 62 nd Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. TEACHING EXPERIENCES Guest Lecturer PY 491 Health Disparities Seminar Topic: Health Disparities among Asian Americans Guest Lecturer PY 365 Psychology of Aging April, 2011 April, 2010

9 Huang 9 Topic: Death, Dying, and Bereavement PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & OTHER SERVICES Graduate Student Representative Present University of Alabama, Psychology Department Graduate Admission Committee - Geropsychology Concentration Committee Member Center for Community-Based Participants Council and Scholars for Community Outreach, Partnership and Engagement (SCOPE) Student Affiliate Present American Psychological Association Division 12-II: Clinical Geropsychology Student Affiliate Present Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Vise President/ Treasurer Present Tuscaloosa Chinese Christian Fellowship (TCCF)