Yu-Chih Chen

Yu-Chih Chen, MSW, Ph.D., graduated from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis with his Ph.D. in Social Work in August 2019. He was a McDonnell Scholar at the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and MOE Fellow sponsored by The Ministry of Education,Taiwan while at the Brown School. His scholarly pursuits support two of the Grand Challenges in Social Work: to Advance Long and Productive Lives and to Build Financial Capability for All.

Beginning August 2019, he joined the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Visit Yu-Chih’s profile at HKU to learn more about him.

*Research interests: *

• Social determinants of healthy aging
• Activity and productive engagement
• Cross-national/comparative research

*Teaching interests: *

• Social welfare and policy (“Macro” social work)
• Social gerontology
• Advanced statistics (e.g., SEM, propensity score analysis, multilevel and longitudinal analysis)
• Program evaluation and research methods

Grants:

Principle investigator. Dynamics of wealth and wealth poverty in later life: Life course determinants and health consequences among older Americans and Chinese. Seed Fund, Social Policy Institute, Washington University in St. Louis. Principle investigator. Does financial capability affect health in later life? Environmental and life course antecedents, distinct profiles, and longitudinal impacts. Seed Grant for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong. Principle investigator. Social determinants and longitudinal changes in activity engagement in later life: A cross-national comparison across US, China, and South Korea. Startup Fund, The University of Hong Kong. Principle investigator. Wealth trajectories and health in later life: A cross-national investigation. Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF), Taipei, Taiwan.

*Peer-Reviewed Publications ( corresponding author; †supervised students; ‡ research assistants): *

• Chen, Y. C.*, Hung, N.‡, Lau, B. H. P., Choy Yung, R. M. P., Fung, E. S. M., & Chan, C. L. W. (2022). Generativity and gendered pathways to health: The role of human, social, and financial capital in later life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Ranking: Q1 in Public, Environment, and Occupational Health, 2020 IF=3.390)
• Yip, P. S. F., Cheuk, Y. Y. †, Men, Y., & Chen, Y. C. (2022). Home as the first site for suicide prevention: A Hong Kong experience. Injury Prevention (Ranking: Q2 in Public, Environment, and Occupational Health; 2020 IF=2.399)
• Sun, S., Chen, Y. C., Ansong, D., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2022). Household financial capability and economic hardship: an empirical examination of the financial capability framework. Journal of Family and Economic Issues (Ranking: Q4 in Economics, 2020 IF=0.787)
• Leung, Z., Huang, Y. T., Chen, Y. C., & Chan, L. S. (2022). Internet use and attitudes toward homosexuality in China: a latent class analysis. Sexuality Research and Social Policy (Ranking Q1 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; 2020 IF = 3.618)
• Yip, P. S. F., Yeung, C. Y.†, Chen, Y. C., Lai, C. C. S., Wong, C. L. H. (2022). An evaluation of the long-term sustainability of suicide prevention programs in an offshore island. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1111/sltb.12764
• Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Finner, A., Masood, Y., & Joe, S. (forthcoming). Prevalence and correlates of police contact anxiety among black emerging adult males and females in St. Louis, Missouri. Social Work Research (Ranking: Q3 in Social Work; 2020 IF=1.383)
• Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Masood, Y., Finner, A., & Joe, S. (forthcoming). Prevalence and correlates of adverse mental health outcomes among black emerging adults. Social Work Research (Ranking: Q3 in Social Work; 2020 IF=1.383)
• Zeng, Y.†, Chen, Y. C.*, & Lum, T. (2021). Longitudinal impacts of grandparent caregiving on physical, mental, and cognitive health in later life. Aging & Mental Health, 25(11), 2053–2060. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/13607863.2020.1856779
• Wu, H. C., Chen, Y. C., Chen, Y. C., & Yang, C. Y. (2020). The development and validation of strength and empowerment scale for caregivers of persons with psychiatric disability. China Journal of Social Work, 13(3), 213–231.
• Chiang, C. J., Chen, Y. C.*, Wei, H. S., Jonson-Reid, M. (2020). Social bonds and profiles of delinquency among Taiwanese adolescents: Differential effects by gender and age. Children and Youth Service Review. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104751
• Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Johnson, C., & Joe, S. (2020). Exposure to community-based violence via social media among black male emerging adults. Social Work Research, 44(2), 87–97. doi:10.1093/swr/svaa002
• Chen, Y. C.*, Putnam, M., Lee, Y. S., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2019). Activity patterns and health outcomes in later life: The role of nature of engagement. The Gerontologist, 59(4). 698–708. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny023
• Park, S., Cho, J., & Chen, Y. C. (2019). Subsidized housing and geographic accessibility to neighborhood resources for low-income older people: From later year social exclusion perspective. Geoforum, 106, 297–304. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.09.002
• Chao, S. F. & Chen, Y. C. (2019). Environment patterns and mental health of older adults in long-term care facilities: The role of activity profiles. Aging & Mental Health, 23(10),1307–1016. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1484889
• Halvorsen, C. & Chen, Y. C. (2019). The diversity of interest in later-life entrepreneurship: Results from a nationally representative survey of Americans aged 50 to 70. PLoS One, 14(6), e0217971. doi: 1371/journal.pone.0217971
• Chen, Y. C., Wang, Y., Cooper, B., McBride, T., Chen, H., …, & Morrow-Howell, N. (2018). A research note on challenges of cross-national aging research: An example of productive activities across three countries. Research on Aging, 40(1), 54–71. doi: 10.1177/0164027516678997
• Wang, Y., Chen, Y. C., Shen, H.W., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2018). Neighborhood and depressive symptoms: A comparison of rural and urban Chinese older adults. The Gerontologist, 58(1), 68–78. doi: 0.1093/geront/gnx063
• Wang, D., Wu, J., Morrow-Howell, N., Kang, N., Zhang, R., Chen, Y. C., Wang, Y., & Chen, G. (2018). Environment correlates of physical activity among older adults in urban China. Journal of Xi’an Physical Education University, Advanced online publication (in simplified Chinese).
• Motley, R., Sewell, W., & Chen, Y. C. (2017). Community violence exposure and risk taking behaviors among black emerging adults: A systematic review. Journal of Community Health, 42(5), 1069–1078. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0353-4
• Cheng, L.C., Lin, T.L., Chen, Y. C., & Chang, Y.W. (2010). The intergovernmental functions in the child protection system: A comparative study across the USA, UK, and Taiwan. Journal of Child and Youth Welfare, 17, 95–118. (in traditional Chinese)