BIO

Minhui Liu is currently an Associate Professor at Central South University, Associate Dean of Xiangya-Oceanwide Health Management Research Institute, and adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. He has been awarded the Youth Expert of Hundred-Talent Program of Hunan Province, honored as Huffman Splane Emerging Nursing Scholar from the University of Toronto, and University of Washington Healthy Brain Research Network Scholar from the University of Washington Healthy Aging Scholar, etc. He is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), American Public Health Association (APHA), and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP). Dr. Liu has long been engaged in research on health promotion, evidence-based exercise and behavioral programs for older adults and has been committed to developing innovative care programs for the Chinese older adults, reducing disability and improving their quality of life. Dr. Liu has published more than 30 academic papers and spoken at more than 40 academic conferences at home and abroad. He has independently undertaken nine research projects funded by funds at home and abroad, and has been an editorial member of BMC Geriatrics and a reviewer for more than 10 scientific journals. He has been invited to give academic lectures at the University of Florida, Shandong University, Lanzhou University, Henan People's Provincial Hospital, etc. He has close research collaborations with Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington (Seattle), and the University of Sydney.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2017 – 2020     Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow

2013 – 2017     University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Ph.D. in Nursing Science

2014 – 2017     University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Statistics Concentration Certificate

2011 – 2013     Central South University, Changsha, China, MS in Nursing

2007 – 2011     Henan University, Kaifeng, China, BM (BSN equivalent)

2007 – 2011     Henan University, Kaifeng, China, BS in Applied Psychology

AWARDS & HONORS

2020     Youth Expert of Hundred-Talent Program

             Organization Department of Hunan Provincial Party Committee

2018     Peer-reviewed Publication Highlighted in Wiley's Research Headlines

             Arthritis Care & Research

2018     Huffman Splane Emerging Nurse Scholar

             University of Toronto

2017     Nursing Scholarship Fund

             School of Nursing University of Washington

2017     Graduate Student Travel Award

             de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging University of Washington

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

07/2020 – present     Lifestyle exercise to prevent the progression of frailty among older adults after non-surgical hospitalizations. Natural Science Foundation of Changsha City. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB: 100,000.

01/2020 – present     Local adaptation and empirical study of an evidence-based multi-component fall prevention program for community-dwelling older adults. Youth Grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China.Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 240,000.

02/2019 – present     Central South University Startup Funds.Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 800,000.

02/2019 – present     Multifaceted fall prevention program for Chinese community-dwelling older adults with fall risks: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Small Grants.Role: Principal Investigator. $5,000.

03/2018 – present     Training student nurses as interventionists to implement a multifaceted fall prevention program in the Chinese community context: a feasibility study. Center for Innovative Care in Aging 2018 Pilot Research Grant.Role: Principal Investigator. $2,500.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (*Corresponding author)

1. *Chen, R., Dai, F., Zhang, X., Yang, H., Zhang, H., & Liu, M. (2020). Caring behaviors perceived by elderly residents and their associated factors in nursing homes in Zhengzhou City, China: a qualitative study. Health and Social Care in Community. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13252

2. *Li, Y.,Liu, M., Sun, X., Hou, T., Tang, S., & Szanton, S.L. (2020). Independent and synergistic effects of pain, insomnia and depressive symptoms on older adults' falls. BMC Geriatrics, 20(491).doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01887-z

3. *Liu, M., Xue, Q., Samuel, L., Gitlin, L.N., Guralnik, J., Leff, B., & Szanton, S.L. (2020). Improvements of disability outcomes in CAPABLE older adults differ by financial strain status. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0733464820975551

4. *Liu, M., Xue, Q., Gitlin, L.N., Wolff, J., Guralnik, J., Leff, B., & Szanton, S.L. (2020). Disability prevention program improves life-space and falls efficacy: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16808

5. *Wang, X., Liu, M., Li, Y., Guo, C., Yeh, C. (2020). Community canteen services for the rural elderly: determining impacts on general mental health, nutritional status, satisfaction with life, and social capital. BMC Public Health, 20(230). doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8305-9

6. *Liu, M. & Miyawaki, C. (2020). What types of physical function predict program adherence in older adults? Rehabilitation Nursing,45(5), 279-286. doi: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000209

7. *Liu, M., Zhang, X., Xiao, J., Ge, F., Tang, S., & Belza, B. (2020). Community readiness assessment for disseminating evidence-based programs for older adults in China: a case for Enhance®Fitness. Global Health Promotion,27(1), 59-67. doi:10.1177/1757975918785144

8. *Liu, M., Taylor, J., Perrin, N., & Szanton, S. (2020). Distinct clusters of older adults with common neuropsychological symptoms: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Geriatric Nursing,41(3), 222-228. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.09.004

9. *Ge, F., Liu, M., Tang S., & Lu, Y. (2019). Accessing the discriminatory performance of FRAIL-NH in two-class and three-class frailty and examining its agreement with the frailty index among nursing home residents in mainland China. BMC Geriatrics,19(296). doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1314-9

10. *Miyawaki, C. & Liu, M. (2019). Gender differences in cognitive impairment among the old and oldest-old in China. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 19:586-592. doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13666

BOOKS

1. Liu, M. (2019). Chapter 20: Health Planning for Older Adults. In Savage, C.L. (Eds.) Public Health Science and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations 2nd edition.F.A. Davis, Philadelphia.

2. Zhang, J., Yue, L., Zhang, H., Zeng, C., Luo, A., Shi, Z., & Liu, M. Guidance for Nursing Prevention and Control of Emerging Respiratory Infectious Diseases. Central South University Press, Changsha.