Professor
Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly
USC School of Social Work
213-821-1360
ichi@usc.edu
Professor Chi was installed as the Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly in 2004 and currently directs the China Program. She also has a joint appointment in the USC Davis School of Gerontology. Prior to joining the USC School of Social Work, she taught at the University of Hong Kong for 17 years, in addition to chairing the postgraduate research programs and serving as the director of the Sau Po Centre on Aging.
An expert in elderly health and gerontology, Dr. Chi has participated in more than 60 studies and published more than 150 articles on such topics as long-term care, mental health chronic illness, community service, social support, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and minimum data set (MDS). She has also been involved in seven cross-national collaborative research projects.
A career milestone came in 2004 when the city of Hong Kong honored Dr. Chi with the prestigious Bronze Bauhina Star for her public and community service with the city’s aging population. She has also earned a Certificate of Merit for Housing Research from the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, the Outstanding Research in Gerontology Award from the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and the Best Research of the Year Award from the Hong Kong College of General Practitioners. As a result of her extensive work and expertise, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government appointed her to the Elderly Commission, a post she held for seven years.
She is an honorary professor, member, consultant and advisor to more than 30 local and overseas elderly-related organizations such as the World Health Organization, Peking University and University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Among the organizations funding her efforts to provide professional training for elder care, training and accreditation for standardized care need assessors are the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charitable Foundation; Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government; China National Aging Committee, People's Republic of China; and Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau, People's Republic of China.
Professor Chi is also an expert reviewer and editorial board member for The Gerontologist, International Journal of Social Welfare, Journal of Social Work Practice, Evaluation and Geriatrics and Gerontology International. In addition, Dr. Chi serves on the Commission on Curriculum and Educational Innovation for the Council on Social Work Education, chairs the nomination committee for the International Association of the Schools of Social Work and was appointed an external examiner for Women's College in Beijing. Most recently, she was elected a national research mentor for the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program and appointed to the National Program Advisory Committee for the Hartford Doctoral Fellows.
A frequent lecturer in many universities throughout Asia, Dr. Chi presently teaches aging-related courses in the USC Master of Social Work program.
Education:
D.S.W., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985
M.S.W., California State University, San Diego, 1981
B.S.S., Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1978
Selected Publications:
Mui, C.A., Chi, I., & Chui, E. (2008). Gerontological Social work for the 21st Century. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. (in Chinese)
Mui, C.A., Chi, I. & Xu, L. (2007). Social gerontology. Taiwan: Wu Nam Publishing Company. (in Chinese)
Mui, C. A., & Chi, I. (2005). The knowledge and foundation of gerontology. Hong Kong: The Education Research Study. (in Chinese)
Mui, C.A., Chi, I. & Xu, L. (2004). The theory and practice of gerontology. Beijing: Social Sciences Documentation Publishing House. (in Chinese)
Chi, I., Chappell, N., Gui, X., & Lubben, J. (1999). Elderly Chinese in Pacific Rim countries. Hong Kong: Han Chuen Chinese Professional Management Center. (in Chinese)
Chi, I. (1998). The adaptation of the Chinese elderly in new towns. Beijing: Peking University Press. (in Chinese)
Chi, I., Lam, T.P., & Lam, K.F. (1998). Validation study on the minimum data set for home care assessment instrument (MDS-HC) for the elderly in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong.
Chi, I., & Lee, J.J. (1989). A health survey for the elderly in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong.
Chou, K. L., Leung, JCB & Chi, I. (in press). Applying Resource Utilization Groups (RUG) in Hong Kong nursing homes. Canadian Journal of Aging.
Leung, A., Chi, I., Chow, N.W.S., Parker, J. (in press). Effects of self-efficacy on health-related learning in Chinese population. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.
Lai, C. K. Y. & Chi, I. (in press). Reliability study of the Social Engagement Scale. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical Science.
Lou, V. W. Q., Chi, I. & (in press). Development and validation of a life satisfaction scale for Chinese elders. Aging and Human Development.
Lou, V. W. Q., & Chi, I (in press). Measure grandparenthood stress and reward: developing a scale based on perceptions by grandparents. Geriatrics and Gerontology International.
Chi, I., Lo, E., Ip, F., & Chui, E. (1997). Safe use of medicine by older adults in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 30(2), 52-57.
Chi, I. (1995). Mental health of the old-old in Hong Kong. Clinical Gerontologist, 15(3), 31-44.
Chi, I., & Lee, J.J. (1990). A study on the general health status of the elderly in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Gerontology, 4(1), 19-24.
Chi, I., Lubben, J.E., & Kitano, H.H.L. (1989). Three differences in drinking behaviour among Asian American group. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 50(1), 15-23,.
Li, Y. & Chi, I. (forthcoming). Ecological effects on functional health in Chinese elders. In Social work and global health inequalities: Policy and practice developments. Bywaters, P., McLeod, E. & Napier L. eds. Policy Press.
Lou, V., Chi, I. & Mjelde-Mossey, L.A. (2008). The Life Satisfaction Scale for Chinese elders. In Handbook of measures for the Chinese elderly. Hong Kong: Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong.
Lou, V., Mjelde-Mossey, L.A. & Chi, I. (2008). The Chinese Tradition Scale. In Handbook of measures for the Chinese elderly. Hong Kong: Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong.
Chi, I. (2008). The Preface. In Handbook of measures for the Chinese elderly. Hong Kong: Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong.
Lai, C.K.Y., & Chi, I. (2008). The Chinese version of the social engagement scale as a quality of life measurement for older nursing home residents with dementia. In Handbook of measures for the Chinese elderly. Hong Kong: Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong.
Honors and Awards:
Consultative Committee Member and Fellow Social Policy Research Center (Taiwan National University), 2007 – date.
Expert Panel National Policy on Aging Review Committee, 2006 – date.
Advisory Committee Member Center of Research on Disability and Development (China), 2006 – date.
Mellon Awards for Excellence in Mentoring (University of Southern California, USA), 2006.
Bronze Bauhinia Star (The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China), 2004.
Honorary Professor (East China University of Science and Technology, China), 2002 - date
Honorary Professor (Peking University, Beijing, China), 2002 - date.
Honorary Professor (Fudan University, Shanghai, China), 2002 - date.
Honorary Professor and Research Fellow (China National Ageing Committee, Beijing, China), 2002 - date.
Consultant and Mentor (China-Rochester Suicide Research Centre, University of Rochester, USA), 2001 - date.
Fellow of interRAI (University of Michigan, USA), 2000 - date.
Honorary Professor and Associated Health Researcher (Center on Aging, University of Victoria, BC, Canada), 1999 - date.
IPA Awards for Research in Psychogeriatrics (11th Congress of International Psychogeriatrics Association, USA), Aug. 2003.
Outstanding Paper Award (Hong Kong Institute of Gerontology, Hong Kong), 2002.
Honorary Professor (East China Normal University, Shanghai, China), 1997 - 2002.
Outstanding Teaching Award (Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), 1999 - 2001.
Award for Outstanding Research in Gerontology (Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, Hong Kong), Sept. 1997.
Certificate of Merit for Housing Research (Hong Kong Institute of Planners, Hong Kong), May 1997.
Best Research of the Year 1994 (The Hong Kong College of General Practitioners, Hong Kong), Nov. 1994.
Distinguished Fellow (K C Wang Education Foundation Fund), 1992/2001.