Category: Spotlights

Lee-Ling Chen is one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholars, and a UW School of Nursing Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice student. Her project is on “Fall Prevention and Management for Older Adults in Assisted Living Service Programs within Retirement Communities”. Her faculty mentor is Jonathan Auld, PhD, MAT, RN. Why did you choose nursing? My interest in nursing dates back to when I was about 10 years…

Shao-Yun Chien is a UW School of Nursing PhD in Nursing Science candidate and one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Healthy Aging Scholars. Her dissertation is on “Developing a Culturally Sensitive Web-based Discussion Platform to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Chinese Immigrants.” Her faculty mentor is Oleg Zaslavsky. Why did you choose nursing? I grew up in a family where many members were part of the healthcare industry, and they were always eager to…

Emilie Martel-Rousseau is a DNP student in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Track and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar. Her mentor is Assistant Professor Maya Elias and her de Tornyay Center research project is the “Dementia Action Collaborative Provider Survey.”  What interests you about healthy aging?   I always enjoy caring for and connecting with older adults. As I was entering this program, I wanted to focus more on what I can do for healthy…

Hsin-Ni Lee is a UW School of Nursing BSN student and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar. Her de Tornyay Center project is on “The Relationship of Ageism, Aging, and Music on Cognitive Health: Perspectives of Mandarin-Speaking Older Adults,” and her project mentors are center director Basia Belza and center predoctoral scholar Sarah McKiddy. Why did you choose nursing? It all started with my mom because my mom is also a nurse, and…

Lalipat Phianhasin, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC is a second-year Ph.D. in Nursing Science student and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging illustrator. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Eeeseung Byun. Her area of interest centers around social factors related to stroke survivors’ quality of life. What interested you about stroke research? I have a clinical background working with stroke patients, especially in the acute phase. My research will center around stroke survivors because, based on my experience, I know that most…

Yanjing Liang is a first year PhD student and one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s predoctoral scholars. Her research areas of interest include aging-related medical issues. Why did you choose nursing? The original reason is my family members have some chronic diseases. I learned nursing so that I could take care of them and provide them with health knowledge. After I chose nursing, I think nursing chose me at the same time. I like nursing. It can…

Jaemie Lam is a BSN student. During winter quarter in 2023, she traveled to Japan as part of the Keio University Short-Term Nursing and Medical Care Studies Program to learn about challenges of an aging society. UW students attending the program were supported by the Center for Global Health Nursing and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Why did you choose nursing? It was a long process. I believe my interest in nursing sparked from my interactions with nurses…

CJ Rivera is a BSN student. During winter quarter in 2023, she traveled to Japan as part of the Keio University Short-Term Nursing and Medical Care Studies Program to learn about challenges of an aging society. UW students attending the program were supported by the Center for Global Health Nursing and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Why did you choose nursing? Both of my parents are LPNs, so I had early exposure to what nursing was aside from…