Bei Wu, Ph.D., joins The UNCG Gerontology Program as Associate Professor in
January 2009, expanding our gerontology research capabilities.
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Bei Wu, Ph.D., joins The
UNCG Gerontology Program as Associate Professor in
January 2009, expanding
our
gerontology research capabilities.
Dr. Wu received her M.S. and Ph.D. in gerontology from the University
of Massachusetts
in Boston. She served as Research Associate and
Research Methodologist at
the Wellesley College Center for Research
on Women, and as Senior Research
Associate
at the Center for Health Economics Research in Massachusetts. View Dr. Wu's Curriculum
Vita.
Previously Associate Professor in the
Center on Aging and in the
Department
of Community Medicine at West Virginia University,
Dr. Wu
also served as Clinical
Associate Professor in the WVU
School of Dentistry. She is a Fellow of the
Gerontological Society
of America (GSA) and Association for Gerontology in
Higher Education (AGHE).
Dr. Wu has extensive experience conducting research on aging and health, including dementia, caregiving, oral health, long-term care, and health services utilization among older adults. She is the Principal Investigator on two ongoing NIH/NIDCR funded projects on cognitive function and oral health among older adults and social support, depression and oral health in late life. As a Principal Investigator at West Virginia University, she worked with colleagues nationwide on a CDC-funded project promoting cognitive health among the elderly.
Additionally, Dr. Wu is extensively involved in international research. She holds Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow positions in three academic institutions in China, conducting numerous aging related studies in China. As Co-Investigator of a NIH/NIA funded project, Wu examines the influence of cultural beliefs and values on the dementia caregiving experience and care-seeking modalities in China. The UNCG Gerontology Program supports expanding research and education in gerontology with the arrival of Dr. Bei Wu in January 2009.