Jeungok Choi, PhD, RN

Dr. Jeungok Choi is a Professor in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Tufts University with concentrations in Biostatistics and Epidemiology and a PhD in Nursing from Boston College.  She had a postdoctoral research fellow training in Nursing and Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University School of Nursing sponsored by Reducing Health Disparities through Informatics Research Training Program (NINR T32NR07969). Through her entire research career, she has been seeking for ways to improve chronic disease management for older adults from underrepresented backgrounds such as Chinese older adults with low-literacy skills.  Her approach is to use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to improve long-term adherence to the chronic disease management instructions. Her research has focused on web- and mobile-based CBT education for older adults with arthritis associated fatigue symptoms. She has worked on many projects funded by various foundations and private organizations. Her publications have foci related to web- or mobile-based CBT education, nursing students’ competency, and machine learning/AI.