Wan-Chin Kuo

Dr. Kuo’s research utilizes social and behavioral data from population-based longitudinal studies to examine how social determinants of health interact with individual behaviors and shape disparities in cardiometabolic outcomes. Her research expertise includes systematic review and meta-analysis, development and validation of health instruments, quasi-experimental research designs, and intervention research. Dr. Kuo works with an interdisciplinary team examining the integrability and sustainability of mobile health technologies in truck drivers and construction workers. The ultimate goal is to build worker-centered intelligent environments to alleviate health disparities among industrial workers across the nation and the world. Dr. Kuo teaches courses in measurement development and clinical research practicum. She mentors graduate students and undergraduate students.