Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FIAAN
Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
201 B Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-2015
EMAIL: yc73@buffalo.edu
Two of the significant urgent solutions to mitigate the opioid epidemic are to increase access to proper treatment as well as increase prevention efforts … both of which will require sufficient, well-trained behavioral health providers.
Yu-Ping Chang is the school’s first Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor. Under her leadership, the School of Nursing has increased interdisciplinary research collaborations and funding opportunities for both faculty and students.
Chang is an accomplished researcher whose work in the mental health addictions fields has been widely published and funded. Her research areas of interest include prescription drug misuse and addictions in older adults and caregiving and medication management for individuals with dementia. Studies she has led have founds that college education is linked to opioid misuse among baby boomers, and that motivational interviewing is an effective tool at curbing opioid misuse in older adults. She is also co-author on several publications that focus on the quality of life and victimization of gay and bisexual men in Taiwan.
Her current work focuses on integrating behavioral health into primary care. She is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to integrate evidence-based behavioral health models into primary care clinics located in underserved areas in Western New York. The project aims to transform these clinics into fully integrated practices and to examine the impact of the integration using implementation science methods and approaches.
A few outcomes of the project include improved mental health and substance use among patients, increased routine screening for behavioral health, the introduction of psychiatric consultation through telehealth technology and the use of virtual reality to train providers on behavioral health.
Chang received a nearly $2 million HRSA grant to increase the mental health and addictions workforce in Western New York through interprofessional education and training for UB students as well. HRSA also awarded Chang a $1.35 million grant to partner with local primary and behavioral health care sites and launch the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program, an interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art addictions training program for UB students.
Chang is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America and the International Academy of Addictions Nursing.
- PhD, Nursing, Saint Louis University,Saint Louis, MO
- MS, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- BS, Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Substance use and prescription medication use in older adults
- Caregiving and medication management for individuals with dementia
- NUR 559 The Family: Theoretical Foundations and Perspectives
- NUR 562 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical Foundations & Practice Perspectives
- NUR 599 Masters Project
- NUR 600 Independent Study
- NUR 694 Quantitative Research Methods
- NUR 694 L Data Management and Analysis with SPSS
- NUR 699 Dissertation Guidance
Park, E., Kwon, M., & Chacko, T., Zhou, Y., Chen, C.H , Goniewicz, M .L., Li, C. S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Systematic review of instruments to measure e-cigarette-related constructs. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-21.
Doerzbacher, M., Sperlich, M., Hequembourg, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Scoping review of barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding in women on opioid maintenance therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 51(1), 29-40. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2021.09.004
Holmes, A., & Chang Y.-P. (2022). Effect of mental health collaborative care models on primary care provider outcomes: An integrative review. Family Practice. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmac026
Huang, M.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Lu, W.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Problematic smartphone use and its associations with sexual minority stressors, gender nonconformity, and mental health problems among young adult lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5780. doi:10.3390/ijerph19095780
Lee, J.-I., Chang, Y.-P., Tsai, C.-S., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Internalized sexual stigma among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Taiwan: Its related factors and association with mental health problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2427. doi:10.3390/ijerph19042427
Li, H., Zheng, E., Zhong, Z., Xu, C., Roma, N., Lamkin, S., Von Visger, T. T., Chang, Y.-P., & Xu, W. (2022). Stress prediction using micro-EMA and machine learning during COVID-19 social isolation. Smart Health, 23. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.smhl.2021.100242
Lin, H.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Associations among perceived sexual stigma from family and peers, internalized homonegativity, loneliness, depression, and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 6225. doi:10.3390/ijerph19106225
Lin, H.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2022). Relationships of homophobic bullying victimization during childhood with borderline personality disorder symptoms in early adulthood among gay and bisexual men: Mediating effect of depressive symptoms and moderating effect of family support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4789. doi:10.3390/ijerph19084789.
Seo, Y. S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Racial and ethnic differences in e-cigarette and cigarette use among adolescents. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(3), 713-720. doi:10.1007/s10903-021-01229-0
Sullivan, S. S., Li, C.-S., de Rosa, C., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Development of a longitudinal dataset of persons with dementia and their caregivers through end-of-life: A statistical analysis system algorithm for joining National Health and Aging Trends Study/National Study of Caregiving. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/10499091211057291
Chen, C., Sullivan, S. S., Lorenz, R. A., Wittenberg, E., Li, C.-S., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). COMFORT communication in the ICU: Pilot test of a nurse-led communication intervention for surrogates. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/jocn.16132
Chen, Y.-L., Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Differences in sources of information, risk perception, and cognitive appraisals between people with various latent classes of motivation to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and previous seasonal influenza vaccination: Facebook survey study with latent profile analysis in Taiwan. Vaccines, 9(10), 1203. doi:10.3390/vaccines9101203
Chen, Y.-L., Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Differences in the protection motivation theory constructs between people with various latent classes of motivation for vaccination and preventive behaviors against COVID-19 in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7042. doi:10.3390/ijerph18137042
Lin, Y.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chou, W.-J., & Yen, C. F. (2021). Explicit and intrinsic intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination among heterosexuals and sexual minorities in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7260. doi:10.3390/ijerph18147260
Lin, Y.-J., Chou, W.-J., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C.-F. (2021). Denial of justification for vaccination: Its multiple related variables and impacts on intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines, 9(8), 822. doi:10.3390/vaccines9080822
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2021). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing, 37(6), 470-479. doi:10.1177/1059840519901161
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2021). Homecare nurses guide goals for care and care transitions in serious illness: A grounded theory of relationship-based care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14739
Ou, Y.-K., Liu, Y., Chang, Y.-P., & Lee, B. O. (2021). Relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and work performance of nursing staff: A comparison of hospital nursing departments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(13), 7085. doi:10.3390/ijerph18137085
Chao, Y.-Y., Seo, J. Y., Katigbak, C., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Utilization of mental health services among older Chinese immigrants in New York City. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00570-2
Ko, N.-Y., Lu, W.-H., Chen, Y.-L., Li, D. J., Wang, P.-W., Hsu, S.-T., Chen, C.-C., Lin, Y.-H., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). COVID-19-related information sources and psychological well-being: An online survey study in Taiwan. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.019
Kwon, M., Seo, Y. S., Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Association between substance use and insufficient sleep in U.S. high school students. Journal of School Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840519901161
Li, D.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). Mediating effects of emotional symptoms on the association between homophobic bullying victimization and problematic internet/smartphone use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103386
Li, D.-J., Chang, Y.-P., Chen, Y.-L., & Yen, C.-F. (2020). The impact of emotional symptoms and family support on the association between homophobic bullying and sedative/hypnotic use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan: A moderated mediation model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113870
Li, D.-J., Chen, S.-L., Chang, Y.-P., & Yen, C. F. (2020). Factors affecting painkillers, sedatives/ hypnotics, nicotine, and unhealthy alcohol use among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 851. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030851
Park, E., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., Kwon, M., Eiden, R. D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Adolescent e-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106213
Park, E., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Using digital media to empower adolescents in smoking prevention: Mixed methods study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 3(1).
https://doi.org/10.2196/13031
Porock, D., Li, J., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Measuring the 'dose' of person-centered care in aged care: Development of staff and family questionnaires. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14392
Rajamohan, S., Porock, D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2020). Understanding the relationship between staff and job satisfaction, stress, turnover, and staff outcomes in the person-centered care nursing home arena. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12488
Sullivan, S. S., Mann, C. M., Mullen, S. J., & Chang, Y. P. (2020). Recognizing decline and supporting care transitions in older adults: Homecare nurse perspectives. Innovations in Aging, 4(S1), 521. 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1682
Chang, Y.-P., Cassalia, J., Warunek, M., & Scherer, Y. (2019). Motivational interviewing training with standardized patient simulation for prescription opioid abuse among older adults. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(4), 681-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12402
Doerzbacher, M., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Supporting breastfeeding for women on opioid maintenance therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Perinatology, 39(9), 1159-1164.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0411-0
Hu, H.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, C.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Quality of life of gay and bisexual men during emerging adulthood in Taiwan: Roles of traditional and cyber harassment victimization. PLoS ONE, 14(2), e0213015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213015
Lu, W.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, C.-H., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Negative Facebook experiences among Taiwanese gay and bisexual men in emerging adulthood: Associations with traditional harassment victimization and quality of life. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 15, 1163–1170. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S190878
Park, E., Kwon, M., Gaughan, M. R., Livingston, J. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Listening to adolescents: Their perceptions and information sources about e-cigarettes. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 48, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.07.010
Wang, L.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Chou. H.-F., Doerzbacher, M., & Lin S. (2019). Psychometrics of the short form of the Health Practices Questionnaire-II Chinese version among pregnant women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 48(2), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2018.12.006
Wang, C.-C., Chang, Y.-P., Yang, Y.-H., Hu, H.-F., & Yen, C.-F. (2019). Relationships between traditional and cyber harassment and self-identity confusion among Taiwanese gay and bisexual men in emerging adulthood. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 90, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.12.015
Chang, Y.-P. (2018). Factors associated with prescription opioid misuse in adults aged 50 or older. Nursing Outlook, 66(2), 112-120. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2017.10.007
Chang, Y.-P., & Compton, P. (2018). Substance abuse and addiction. In N. J. Bush & L. M. Gorman (Eds.), Psychosocial nursing care along the cancer continuum (3rd ed., pp. 427-450). Pittsburg, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Dunwoody, D., Jungquist, C. R., Chang, Y.-P., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). The common meanings and shared practices of sedation assessment in the context of managing patients with an opioid: A phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(2), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14672
Heavey, S. C., Chang, Y.-P., Vest, B. M., Collins, R. L., Wieczorek, W., & Homish, G. G. (2018). 'I have it just in case' - Naloxone access and changes in opioid use behaviours. The International Journal on Drug Policy, 51, 27-35. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.09.015
Heavey, S. C., Delmerico, A. M., Burstein, G., Moore, C., Wieczorek, W., Collins, R. L., Chang, Y.-P., & Homish, G. G. (2018). Descriptive epidemiology for community-wide naloxone administration by police officers and firefighters responding to opioid overdose. Journal of Community Health, 43(2), 304-311. doi:10.1007/s10900-017-0422-8
Li, J., Chang, Y.-P., Riegel, B., Kennan, B. T., Varrasse, M., Pack, A. I., & Gooneratne, N. S. (2018). Intermediate, but not extended, afternoon naps may preserve cognition in Chinese older adults. The Journals of Gerontology (Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences), 73(3), 360-366. doi:10.1093/gerona/glx069
Peng, H., Lorenz, R. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2018). Factors associated with sleep in family caregivers of individuals with dementia. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55(1), 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12307
Wang, C.-C., Lin, H.-C., Chen, M.-H., Ko, N.- Y., Chang, Y.-P., Lin, I.-M., & Yen, C.-F. (2018). Effects of traditional and cyber homophobic bullying in childhood on depression, anxiety, and physical pain in emerging adulthood and the moderating effects of social support among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 14, 1309-1317. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S164579
Zhang, M., Chang, Y.-P., Liu, Y. J., Gao, L., & Porock, D. (2018). Burden and strain among familial caregivers of patients with dementia in China. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(5), 427-432.
Juarez-Cuellar, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2017). HIV testing in urban transgender individuals: A descriptive study. Transgender Health, 2(1), 151-155. doi:10.1089/trgh.2016.0047
Chang, Y.-P., Sessanna, L., & Schneider, K. J. (2017). The applicability of the decisional conflict scale in nursing home placement decision among Chinese family caregivers: A mixed methods approach. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 2(3), 110-120. doi:10.9741/23736658.1064
Compton, P., & Chang, Y.-P. (2017). Substance abuse and addiction: Implications for pain management in patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 203-209. doi:10.1188/17.CJON.203-209
Li, J., Grandner, M., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C., & Porock, D. (2017). Person centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 97-113. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Chang, Y.-P. (2017). Substance abuse and addiction: Implications for pain management in patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 203-209. doi:10.1188/17.CJON.203-209
Chou, W.-J., Huang, M.-F., Chang, Y.-P., Hu, H.-F., & Yen, C.-F. (2017). Social skills deficits and their association with Internet addiction and activities in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6(1), 42-50. doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.005
Barrett, K., & Chang, Y.-P. (2016). Behavioral interventions targeting chronic pain, depression, and substance use disorder in primary care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(4), 345-353. doi:10.1111/jnu.12213
Chang, Y.-P., & Compton, P. (2016). Opioid misuse/abuse and quality persistent pain management in older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 42(12), 21-30. doi:10.3928/00989134-20161110-06
Peng, H. L., Lorenz, R. A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2016). Sleep quality in family caregivers of individuals with dementia: A concept analysis. Clinical Nursing Research, 25(4), 448-464. doi:10.1177/1054773815610747
Sabbah, E. A., Chang, Y.-P., & Campbell‐Heider, N. (2016). Understanding intimate partner violence in Jordan: Application of the ecological model. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. doi:10.1111/ppc.12157
Tsai, J.-K., Yen, C.-N., Chen, C.-S., Hwang, T.-J., Chen, S.-T., Chen, T.-T., … Chang, Y.-P., … Yen, C.-F. (2016). Prevalence and clinical correlates of flunitrazepam-related complex sleep behaviors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 71(3), 198-203. doi:10.1111/pcn.12472
Chang, Y.-P., Compton P., Almeter, P., & Fox, C. (2015). The effect of motivational interviewing on prescription opioid adherence in older adults with chronic pain. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 51(3), 211-219. doi:10.1111/ppc.12082
Matteliano, D., & Chang, Y.-P. (2015). Describing prescription opioid adherence in individuals with chronic pain using urine drug testing. Pain Management Nursing, 16(1), 51-59. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2014.04.001
McKenzie, K., & Chang, Y.-P. (2015). The effect of nurse-led motivational interviewing on medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 51(1), 36-44. doi:10.1111/ppc.12060
Li, J., Grandner, M. A., Chang, Y.-P., Jungquist, C., & Porock, D. (2015). Person-centered dementia care and sleep in assisted living residents with dementia: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-17. doi:10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686
Yen, C.-F., Ko, C.-H., Chang, Y.-P., Yu, C.-Y., Huang, M.-F., Yeh, Y.-C., Lin, J.-J., & Chen, C.-S. (2015). Dependence, misuse and beliefs regarding use of hypnotics by elderly psychiatric patients taking zolpidem, estazolam or flunitrazepam. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 7(3), 298-305. doi:10.1111/appy.12147
Chang, Y.P., Edwards, D.F., & Lach, W.H. (2011). The Collateral Source Version of Geriatric Depression Scale: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties and Discrepancy between collateral Sources and Patients with Dementia in Reporting Depression. International Psychogeriatrics*
Sessanna, L., Finnell, D., Underhill, M., Chang, Y.P., & Peng, H.L. (2011). Measures of Spirituality: A Systematic Review of Nursing and Health Related Literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Chang, Y.P., Wray, O.L., Sessanna, L., & Peng, H.L. (2011). Use of Prescription Opioid Medication among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Noncancer Chronic Pain. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 22, 1-6.*
Lach, W.H., Chang, Y.P., Edwards, D.F. (2010). Can Older Adults with Dementia Accurately Report Depression Using Brief Forms? Reliability and Validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(5), 30-37.*
Chang, Y.P. & Schneider, K.J. (2010). Decision Making Process of Nursing Home Placement Among Chinese Family Caregivers. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(2), 108-118.*
Yen, C.F., Huang, Y.S., Chang, Y.P., & Cheng, C.P. (2010). Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment in Taiwanese Adolescents Who Abuse MDMA or Methamphetamine. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(2), 114-117.*
Yen, C.F., King, B.H., & Chang, Y.P., (2010). Factor structure of the Athens Insomnia Scale and its associations with demographic characteristics and depression in adolescents. Journal of Sleep Research, 19, 12-18.*
Yen, C.F., Ko, C.H., Yen, J.Y., Chang, Y.P., & Cheng, C.P. (2009). Multi-Dimensional Discriminative Factors for Internet Addiction among Adolescents Regarding Gender and Age. Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 63, 357-364.*
Lach, W.H. & Chang, Y.P. (2007). Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 29(8), 993-1041.
Yen, C.F. & Chang, Y.P. (2005). Relapse antecedents for methamphetamine use and related factors in Taiwanese adolescents. Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 59(1), 77-82.
- Ellen Volpe Memorial Award, Faculty Posters, School of Nursing Virtual Poster Session, Fall 2020 (Implementation of Behavioral Health into Primary Care Using a Collaborative Care Model)
- Ellen Volpe Memorial Award, Faculty Posters, School of Nursing Virtual Poster Session, Fall 2020 (Nursing Home Staff Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic)
- First Place, Faculty Posters, School of Nursing Virtual Poster Session, Fall 2020 (Substance Use among Sexual Minority Students: Higher Risks for Bisexual Youth?)
- Second Place, Faculty Posters, School of Nursing Virtual Poster Session, Fall 2020 (Undergraduate Student Nurse Perceptions of Participating in an Interprofessional Two-Day Global Health Experience)
- Exceptional Scholars: Sustained Achievement Award, University at Buffalo, 2020
- Fellow, International Academy of Addictions Nursing, 2019
- Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2018
- Fellow, Gerontology Society of America, 2016
- Dean's Mentorship Award, 2008, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Nursing
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2007
- Shaw-Engler Scholarship, 2005-2006, Saint Louis University
- Dissertation Award, 2005, Sigma Theta Tau International