EMILY K. CHEN Department of Human Development MVR Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 ek455@cornell.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Human Development (anticipated) May 2014 Committee members: Karl Pillemer,Ph.D., M.Cary Reid,MD, Ph.D., John Eckenrode, Ph.D. M.A. Human Development Jan 2012 Thesis advisors: Karl Pillemer,Ph.D., John Eckenrode, Ph.D. A.B. Growth and Structure of Cities Dec 2003 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA Magna cum laude RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant to Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., Department of Human Development Aug 2009 present Assist in ongoing research activities and manuscript preparation through data collection, analysis, and writing. Research topics have included palliative and end-of-life care (co-pis Pillemer and Reid), health information technology in the long-term care setting (PI Pillemer), and an intervention to increase rates of nursing home discharge (PI Pillemer). Graduate Research Assistant, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Aug 2011 May 2012, Aug 2013 present Assist faculty associated with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research on the following projects: Resident-to-Resident Elder Mistreatment (violence in the long-term care setting, PI Mark Lachs, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College); Taking Community Action Against Pain (CBPR methods to address pain in community-dwelling older adults, co-pis Pillemer and Reid); a survey and analysis of attitudes towards research and research use by educators in Cornell Cooperative Extension (PI Steve Hamilton, Ph.D.); the evaluation of evidence-based, university-community partnership for youth development in New York state (PI John Eckenrode, Ph.D); and research syntheses to support evidence-informed practice by cooperative extension educators (PI John Eckenrode, Ph.D.). GRANTS AND AWARDS Flora Rose Fellowship, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University 2012-2013
Martha Foulk Fellowship, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University 2012-2013 Ethel Waring Fellowship, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University 2012-2013 Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant, Cornell University 2011, 2013 PUBLICATIONS Reid, M. C., Chen, E. K., Parker, S. J., Henderson, & Pillemer, K. (2013). Measuring the value of program adaptation: A comparative effectiveness study of the standard and a culturally adapted version of the Arthritis Self-Help Program. HSS Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11420-013-9368-2 Chen, E. K., Reid, M. C., Parker, S. J., & Pillemer, K. (2013) Tailoring evidence-based interventions for new populations: A method for program adaptation through community engagement. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 36, 73-92. Hamilton, S. F., Chen, E. K., & Pillemer, K. (2013). Research use by Cooperative Extension educators in New York State. Journal of Extension, 51(3), 1-13. Parker, S. J., Chen, E. K., Pillemer, K., Filiberto, D., Laureano, E., Piper, J., Schwart-Leeper, J., Robbins, L., & Reid, M. C. (2012). Participatory adaptation of an evidence-based, arthritis selfmanagement program: Making changes to improve program fit. Family & Community Health, 35, 236-245. Pillemer, K., Meador, R. H., Teresi, J. A., Chen, E. K., Henderson, Jr., C. R., Lachs, M. S., Boratgis, G., Silver, S., & Eimicke, J. P. (2012). Effects of electronic health information technology implementation on nursing home resident satisfaction and outcomes. Journal of Aging and Health, 24, 92-112. Meador, R., Chen, E., Schultz, L., Norton, A., Henderson, Jr., C. & Pillemer, K. (2011). Nursing home diversion: Identifying and overcoming barriers to going home. Care Management Journals, 12(1), 2-11. Parker, S., Vasquez, R., Chen, E., Henderson, C., Pillemer, K., Robbins, L., & Reid, M. C. (2011). A comparison of the Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program across three race/ethnicity groups. Ethnicity & Disease, 21: 444-450. Pillemer, K., Chen, E. K., Van Haitsma, K. S., Teresi, J., Ramirez, M., Silver, S., Sukha, G., & Lachs, M. (2011). Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes: Results from a qualitative event reconstruction study. The Gerontologist, 52, 24-33. PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS Riffin, C., Pillemer, K., Chen, E. K., Warmington, M., Adelman, R. D., & Reid, M. C. What s missing in palliative care research? Identifying research gaps from systematic reviews. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. (Under re-review.)
Chen, E. K., Riffin, C., Reid, M. C., Adelman, R., Warmington, M., Mehta, S., & Pillemer, K. Why is high-quality research on palliative care so hard to do? Barriers to improved research from a qualitative survey of palliative care researchers. (Under review.) PRESENTATIONS Chen, E. K., Riffin, C., Pillemer, K., & Reid, M. C. (2013, November). Research Recommendations from a Telephone Survey of Thought Leaders in Palliative Care. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Chen, E. K., Reid, M. C., Parker, S. J., & Pillemer, K. (2013, April). Measuring the Value of Program Adaptation: A Comparative Effectiveness Study of a Standard vs. Culturally Adapted Arthritis Self-Help Program. Paper presented at Cornell University Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Ithaca, NY. Pillemer, K., Reid, M. C., Chen, E. K., Riffin, C., & Kenien, C. (2013, November). Reconciling Research and Practitioner Priorities for Palliative Care through a Consensus Conference. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Reid, M. C., Pillemer, K., Riffin, C., & Chen, E. K. (2013, November). Developing a Research Agenda for Palliative Care: A Three-part Method. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Riffin, C., Reid, M. C., Chen, E. K., & Pillemer, K. (2013, November). Research Recommendations in the Palliative Care Literature. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Chen, E. K. (2012, February). Who Seeks Medical Attention for Chronic Pain?: Characteristics Affecting Consultation and Non-consultation in the U.S. Paper presented at Cornell University Department of Human Development, Ithaca, NY. Chen, E. K., Pillemer, K., Parker, S. J., Piper, J. M., Laureano, E., Schwartz-Leeper, J., & Reid, M. C. (2011, November). Program Adaptation for the Real World: Using Principles of CBPR to Create Culturally-Adapted Programs for Underserved Communities. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Chen, E. K., Pillemer, K., Van Haitsma, K. S., Teresi, J., & Lachs, M. (2011, November). A Descriptive Typology of Resident to Resident Aggression in Nursing Homes. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA. Chen, E. K., Reid, M. C., Parker, S. J., & Pillemer, K. (2011, October). Program Adaptation for the Real World: Using Principles of CBPR to Adapt Evidence-Based Programs. Paper presented at Cornell University Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Ithaca, NY. Parker, S. J., Chen, E. K., Pillemer, K., & Reid, M. C. (2011, November). Adapting the Arthritis Self- Help Program in Three Race/Ethnicity Groups: Describing the Processes and Products. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
Reid, M. C., Kwon, R., Parker, S., Chen, E., & Pillemer, K. (2011, November). Comparing an Adapted (vs. Original) Self-Management Pain Program: Is Adaptation Always Necessary? Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA. Chen, E., Meador, R., & Pillemer, K. (2010, November). An Analysis of Barriers to Nursing Home Discharge: Creative Strategies to Going Home. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Lachs, M., Pillemer, K., Van Haitsma, K., Teresi, J. A., Chen, E., & Del Carmen, T. (2010, November). Why They Fight: Event Reconstruction of Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment in Nursing Homes. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Meador, R., Pillemer, K., & Chen, E. (2010, November). Transitioning Nursing Home Residents Back to the Community: A Person-Centered Approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Pillemer, K., Meador, R., Chen, E. (2010, November). Returning Home through Enhanced Nursing Home Discharge Planning. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Pillemer, K., Meador, R., Teresi, J., Henderson, Jr., C., & Kahoe, E. (2009, November). Health information technology evaluation in nursing homes: Resident outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Reinvestment Fund, Philadelphia, PA Assistant Director, PolicyMap (www.policymap.com) March 2007 August 2009 Oversaw content, documentation, maintenance and development of public and proprietary survey-based and administrative data sets in online public policy mapping tool. Associate, Policy & Information Services July 2005 February 2007 Performed data and spatial analysis as part of contracts with state and local governments. Generated high-quality cartographic output for reports and presentations. Cartographic Modeling Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA GIS Associate February 2004 June 2005 Performed spatial analysis of administrative and secondary data as part of ongoing academic research. SELECTED COURSEWORK AND TRAINING Statistics Coursework: Multiple Regression (Spring 2010), Categorical Data Analysis (Spring 2011), Hierarchical Linear Modeling (Fall 2011)
RAND Summer Institute (Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists, Epidemiology of Aging), July 8-12, 2013 Workshops on Multilevel Modeling and Latent Variable Modeling, North Carolina State University, August 2-5, 2010 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Public Health Association American Sociological Association Gerontological Society of America