jane chung

Jane Chung, Ph.D., RN

Pronouns: she/her

Associate Professor

jchung2@vcu.edu

(804) 828-5187

Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298-0567

Department of Family and Community Health Nursing

Education

Ph.D. (Nursing Science), University of Washington
M.S. (Clinical Informatics and Patient-Centered Technologies), University of Washington
M.S.N. (Nursing Administration and Leadership), Yonsei University
B.S.N. (Nursing), Yonsei University

Research/Scholarship Interests

Jane Chung's research program is directed toward developing, applying and evaluating technology applications, including sensors and emerging AI technologies, to detect early mobility changes that may indicate functional deterioration and to promote healthy aging in community-dwelling older adults. She also continues to work on advancing the science by exploring older adults’ acceptability of novel sensor technology and factors leading to digital health equity in a sociocultural context. Her ultimate goal is to develop a new model of independent living based on innovative sensors and related applications to enable older people to age in place through the end of life, maximizing independence and function.

Area of Current Clinical Practice

Chung is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, Sigma Theta Tau and American Medical Informatics Association. She serves as an editorial board member of peer reviewed journals, including Informatics for Health and Social Care and Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.

Teaching

Chung teaches in the graduate program. The major areas of her teaching focus on health informatics and epidemiology and population health. She also teaches in the Ph.D. program Intervention Research course. Furthermore, she mentors both undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines.

Select Publications

Chung, J., Gendron, T., Winship, J., Wood, R., Mansion, N., Parsons, P., & Demiris, G. (2024). Smart Speaker and ICT Use in Relationship with Social Connectedness During the Pandemic: Loneliness and Social Isolation Found in Older Adults in Low-Income Housing. The Gerontologist.
Davidsson, R., Baker, D., Chintakrindi, S., Lee, J., Kinser, P., Ozkaynak, M., & +Chung, J. (2024). Exploring the multidimensionality of home-based dementia caregiving and related challenges based on digital journaling and interviews. International Journal of Older People Nursing. 2024;19:e12600.
Chung, J., Brakey, H. R., Reeder, B., Myers, O. & Demiris, G. (2023). Community-dwelling older adults’ acceptance of smartwatches for health and location tracking. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 18(1), e12490.
Chung, J., Winship, J., Parsons, P., Falls, K., & Bleich, M. (2022). Stakeholder perspectives on the implementation of smart speakers for aging in place in low-income senior housing: A qualitative study. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(1), 33-39.
Chung, J., Boyle, J., & Wheeler, D. (2022). Relationship between life-space mobility and health characteristics in older adults using global positioning system watches. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(4), 1186-1195. doi: 10.1177/07334648211054834.

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Current Funded Grants

Name of Grant	Role	Funding Agency	Period
Life-space and Activity Digital Markers for Detection of Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The RAMS Study	Lead MPI	NIH/National Institute on Aging	2023-28
HomePal: Developing a Smart Speaker-Based System for In-Home Loneliness Assessment for Older Adults	Lead MPI	NIH/National Institute on Aging	2023-26
Interactive voice-assisted self-management systems with low-income older adults	PI	Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators: University of California, Davis	2023-26
A Device Free WiFi Sensing System to Assess In-Home Activity and Mobility in Low-Income Older Adults with and without Cognitive Impairment	Lead MPI	NIH/NIA-funded P30 PennAITech Center, University of Pennsylvania	2023-24

Professional Service

Chung is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, Sigma Theta Tau and American Medical Informatics Association. She serves on the editorial board of Informatics for Health and Social Care and the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.

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