Yu-Ping Chang Highlighted as Innovative Health Care Researcher
Published January 28, 2020
Yu-Ping Chang, UB School of Nursing's associate dean for research and scholarship and co-director of UB's Center for Successful Aging, was highlighted in The Buffalo News as "notable medical researchers whose past and future work is driving health care innovation in the region."
The article, "Cutting-edge medical research is thriving in Western New York," was published in the newspaper's 2020 Prospectus and highlights the impact of the region's cutting-edge medical research and innovation.
"She’s regarded as one of this country’s leading researchers into mental health in older adults, particularly those with dementia and addictions.
"Chang has led studies that connected college education levels and opioid misuse and that seek to address depression, fatigue and other health issues faced by family caregivers of patients with dementia.
"She is a psychiatric and mental health nurse by training and said her research focus stems from her clinical experiences with patients and their relatives," author Stephen T. Watson writes.
Chang has been widely published on topics related to mental health and substance abuse, among others. She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Addictions Nursing, the American Academy of Nursing, and the Gerontology Society of America.
