Research

Su-I Hou Research and Grants


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Dr. Hou's topical areas of research interests include cancer screening education and promotion, HIV prevention, and international health. Dr. Hou has focused on projects related to community and worksite strategies to promote screening for early detection of selected cancers. Her emerging research interests lies in eHealth and related technology applications for health promotion programs, particularly among older adults. Most of her studies involved developing and validating the study instrument, assessing psycho-social factors that influence screening behavior, developing and implementing theory-based screening programs, and evaluating the effectiveness of program interventions. One of her cancer screening promotion programs was invited to be included in the CDC Chronic Disease Prevention Database as a model to assist health professionals in planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs.

Since came to UGA, Dr. Hou has successfully received a number of grants, awards, and contracts as Principal Investigator to establish collaborative research. One was to study theory-based psychosocial factors and risky behaviors that are correlated with HIV testing among college students including students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These works have provided opportunities for instrument development delivered via the Internet and feasibility testing of research protocols. In addition, Dr. Hou has repeatedly received contract grants from the Ryan White CARE funds working with Clark County Board of Health to conduct HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Needs Assessment for NE Georgia. Dr. Hou has successfully developed a service-learning model to build and sustain an engaged community-campus partnership with the HIV / AIDS communities in the NE Georgia, while providing ongoing valuable real-world experiential learning opportunities for her graduate students.

Dr. Hou has close professional ties with Taiwan and China and has been active to increase UGA's visibility and outreach activities in these countries. She travels to Asian region at least once every year and has been frequently invited by their government officials, university colleagues, and industrial partners to share her scholarly work in research, instruction, and outreach. She has given keynote presentations, training sessions, or seminars to Taiwan CDC government employees, colleagues at the National Taiwan University, Kaohsiung Medical University, and the National Cheng-Kung University, as well as Sichuan Administrative Institute in Sichuan, China.

Grants

 

2008-2009 Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grant 01/01/08~04/30/09
School of Social Work, UGA. “Building community-campus partnership to develop client-informed, family-oriented, and skills-based intervention for HIV prevention among African American families”

2007-2008 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act (PI) 02/15/07 – 03/31/08 Clarke County Board of Health (CCBOH), Athens , GA “HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Needs Assessment for NE Georgia ”

2006 Georgia Gerontology Consortium Seed Grant (PI) 02/10/06-12/31/06 Funding agency: Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia “Preventive Health Service Utilization among Older Adults – Developing and Pilot Testing Role Model Stories to Promote Cancer Screenings”.

2006 Scholarship of Engagement Grants for University Engagement (SEGUE) (PI) 01/01/06-12/31/06 VP for Public Service & Outreach, The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA “A public Health Initiative in the Pinewood Hispanic Mobile Home Community”.

2005 UGARF Faculty Research Grant (PI) 01/02/05 - 05/15/06
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA “HIV Risk Assessment among African American Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)”.

2004 Ryan White Title III - HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Needs Assessment for NE Georgia (PI) 01/04/04 - 1/31/05
Sub-contracted by Clarke County Board of Health (CCBOH), Athens, GA

2003 UGARF Faculty Research Grant & 2003 COE Early Career Faculty Grant (PI) 01/02/03 - 12/31/03 The University of Georgia Research Foundation & UGA College of Education, Athens, GA "Assessing Correlates of HIV Testing Among College Students Using a Web-Based Survey".

International Research (PI) 02/20/02 – 12/31/02 Biomerica, Inc. California & Cheng-Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan “EZ DETECT – Screening for Life” Program in Taiwan

Cancer Prevention and Education Research (PI) 01/20/99 – 12/31/00 Cheng-Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan “Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Taiwan”