Fran Yong, Ph.D




Profile
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Social Work YONGFRAN@ECU.EDU 2007 Assistant Professor College of Human Ecology




Professional Interests
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(1) The Nature and Sources of Health Disparities in Older Adults, (2) Relationships between an Aging Society and Grandparenting, and(3)Methodology and Measurement (1) Social Determinants of Health, (2) Gerontology, and (3) Quantitative Research Methods


Academic Background
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2006 Ph.D. Albany, NY Social Welfare State University of New York at Albany


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Memberships
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Yes 2006~prese American Sociological Association
Yes 2002~prese Gerontological Society of America
Yes 2003~prese Society for Social Work and Research


SkillsPersonal
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Distance Teaching


Computer Skills
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SPSS, SAS, STATA, HLM, M-Plus, AMOS


Work Experience

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Courses Taught
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Graduate Field Seminar
INTRO EVAL RSCH specialized masters
INTRO TO GERONTOLOGY
SOCW POLICY I


Other Teaching Activities
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Developed a new course content for SOCW 6711 (Evaluation Research) 0 Course (Existing) - Compensated Redesign 2009
Developed a new on-line 2400 for Distance Learning Students 0 Course (New) - Creation/Delivery: Online 2009
Quick start to On-line teaching - how to build up an on-line course using both ECU black board and Centra 0 Distance Learning 2009
Teaching Online Faculty Interest Group at Center for Faculty Excellence 0 Other Teaching Activities 2009
Observing senior faculty class activities on a regular basis 0 Other Teaching Activities 2009
Center for Faculty Excellence's Faculty Workshop: Peer group observation on September 17th, 2008 0 Other Teaching Activities 2008
22 Student Assign-Students Advised (UG) 2008


Intellectual Contributions:

Refereed Articles
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Published Fran Yong 1/2 115-126 Journal of Gerontological Social Work The Olmstead Decision and the Journey Toward Integration: The Evolution of Social Work Responses 49 2007
Published Fran Philip Yong McCallion 3-19 Journal of Gerontological Social Work Hwabyung as Caregiving Stress among Korean-American Caregivers of a Relative with Dementia 42(1) 2003


Refereed Proceedings
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Full In Press Fran MS Yong Kim 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Spatial Patterns and Socio-economic Characteristics of Grandparents 2009


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Presentation of Refereed Papers
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Accepted Atlanta 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Georgia Fran MS Invited Yong Kim National County Level Social-economic Patterns of Grandparents: GIS and Multivariate Spatial Analysis in 50 states 2009
Presented National Harbor 61th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Maryland Explore Grandparents' health risk factors using qualitative study and census data Fran MoonSun Lessi Invited Yong Kim Bass November National Grandparents' Health Risk Factors: A Pilot Study using Qualitative and Census Data 2008
Presented Boston American Sociological Association's 103st Annual Meeting Massachusetts Fran Invited Yong August National Population Aging, Structural Factors, and Types of Grandparenting: Toward a Theoretical Model of Grandparenting 2008
Presented San Fransico 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America California Inform another link b/w social work networks and grandparents' health Fran Invited Yong November National Social Networks and Grandparents' Health: Do the Size of Networks Matter? 2007
Presented New York City American Sociological Association's 102nd Annual Meeting New York Fran Invited Yong August National Pre-Social Networks, Social Support, and Grandparents' Health 2007
Presented Dallas 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Texas Fran Invited Yong November National The Missing Link: Impact of Structural Factors on Grandparents' Health Status. 2006
Presented San Antonio Society for Social Welfare Research's 10th Annual Conference Texas Fran Juill Invited Yong Lee January National Filial Responsibility Revisited: A Comparison Study of Korean and Korean-American Older Adults in NYC 2006
Presented Orlando 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Florida Fran Philip Invited Yong McCallion November National Time and Volition: The Assessment of Grandparents' Caregiving Types, 2005
Presented Washington 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America District of Columbia Fran Philip Invited Yong McCallion November National Beyond Self-limiting Beliefs: Expanding the Horizons of Grandparenting, 2004
Presented San Diego 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America California Fran Philip Invited Yong McCallion November National Hwabyung as Caregiving Stress among Korean-American Caregivers of a Relative with Dementia 2003
Presented Albany 31st Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging of New York. New York Philip Fran Invited McCallion Yong October State Journey toward Integration: From the Independent Living Movement to the Olmstead Decision 2003


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Research Grants
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Fran Funded-External Yong GOV-National Institute on Aging (NIA) NIA Institute on Aging and Social Work (Selected), July, 2008 ~ July, 2009 2008
41939 Fran Funded-Internal Yong R &GS at ECU 41939.0000 Grandparents' Health Risk Factors: Piloting Community-Based Participatory Research Approach in Eastern North Carolina 2008
9852 Fran Funded-Internal Yong East Carolina University -Junior Faculty Start-up Fund 10000.0000 Exploring a Structural Pattern of Grandparents who Raise Grandchildren, Using Census 2000 2007
5000 Dissertation Grant from the School of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Albany Fran Funded-Internal Yong State University of New York at Albany 5000.0000 Structural Factors, Types of Grandparenting, and Grandparents' well-being: Building Causal Mechanisms of Grandparenting in an Aging Society 2006
600 Graduate Student Travel Grant - I was one of the two who received the maximum fund Fran Funded-Internal Yong State University of New York at Albany 600.0000 Travel Grant, University at Albany, SUNY 2005
5000 Sponsored by Center for Excellence in Aging Services at State University of New York at Albany Fran Funded-Internal Yong State University of New York at Albany 5000.0000 Socio-economic Understanding for the Phenomenon of Grandparenting. 2004
5000 Qualitative Study sponsored by Center for Excellence in Aging Services at State University of New York at Albany Fran Funded-Internal Yong State University of New York at Albany 5000.0000 Hwabyung as Caregiving Stress among Korean-American Caregivers of a Relative with Dementia 2003
0 Fran Not Funded-External Yong PRI-The Gerontological Society of America 100000.0000 Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Grandparents' Health: Pilot Study 2008
0 Fran Not Funded-External Yong The Gerontological Society of America sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation 99908.0000 Multi-level Assessment of Health Risk Factors among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Toward Development of an Integrated Individual-Community Inter 2008


Research Reports
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Juill JeongMee Jiwon Fran Rie Lee Cheong Yong Quality of Life of the Korean American Older Adults in New York City 2004
Fran Yong Executive Summary: Predictors of Grandparenting Types and Grandparents' Well-being 2007
Fran Yong Yong, F. (2006). Structural Factors, Types of Grandparenting, and Grandparents' well-being: Building Causal Mechanisms of Grandparenting in an Aging 2006


Dissertation
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Structural Factors, Types of Grandparenting, and Grandparents' well-being: Building Causal Mechanisms of Grandparenting in an Aging Society


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Working Papers
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Fran JI Yong Rie, Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Korean and Korean-American Older Adults' Attitude toward Health Service Utilization: Filial Responsibility Revisited 2009
Fran MS Yong Kim Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Psychometric Properties of Grandparents' Volition 2009
Fran MS Yong Kim Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Measurements of Grandparents' Well-being: Validity and Reliability 2009
Fran MS Yong Kim Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Spatial Patterns and Socio-economic Characteristics of Grandparents 2009
Fran Yong Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Pre-existing Social Networks, Social Support, and Grandparents' Health 2008
Fran Yong Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted 6 Types of Grandparenting: Developing a Classification and Suggestions for Practice 2008
Fran Yong Targeted for Revised and Resubmitted Population Aging and Income Inequalities in Grandchild Care: A New Form of the Division of Labor between Generations? 2008


Other Research Activities
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Research November 1, 2007 Your Writing Project: Organizing an Introduction ECU Brody School of Medicine Academic and Faculty Development Workshop Other Publications 2007
Research January 17, 2008<br>Intervention Research: From Treatment Manuals to Funded Research<br>at Society for Social Work Research Other Research Activities 2008
Research February 6-8, 2008 <br>SAS training - Data Mining Techniques<br>SAS Headquarter, Cary NC Other Research Activities 2008
Research March 12-14, 2008<br>SAS training - SAS Programming I: Essentials <br>SAS Headquarter, Cary NC Other Research Activities 2008
Research August 11-15,2008 <br>Introduction to Multilevel Models Using SAS<br>ICPSR Summer Program <br>U Michigan Ann Arbor Other Research Activities 2008
Research February 29, 2008 <br>Attend Fulbright Scholar Program Luncheon Other Research Activities 2008
Research June 2-27, 2008 <br>Advanced Analysis of Survey Data <br>SRC/Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques<br>U Michigan Ann Arbor Other Research Activities 2008
Research April 2-4, 2008 <br>Stat I: Intro. to ANOVA, Regression, Logistic Regression <br>SAS Headquarter, Cary NC Other Research Activities 2008
Research December 11, 2007 Meet with Dr. Irene Hamrick, the Geriatrics Fellowship Director along with other chief residents at the Department of Family Medicine at Brody Medical School Other Research Activities 2007
Research November 6, 2007<br>How to Conduct a Spiritual Assessment<br>ECU Brody School of Medicine Academic and Faculty Development Workshop Other Research Activities 2007
Research November 16th, 2007 Designing and Testing Interventions at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Other Research Activities 2007
Research December 7, 2007 Faculty Grant Consultation provided by the Faculty Senate Committee Other Research Activities 2007
Research January 22, 2008 <br>Meet with Dr. Ken Steinweg, Interim Dean of Family Medicine at Brody Medical School Other Scholarly Activity 2008
Research February 16, 2008 <br>Attend the CHE Appreciation Celebration 2008 at Rock Springs Center Other Scholarly Activity 2008
Research March 5, 2008 <br>Faculty workshop provided by Center for Faculty Excellence <br>'Applied Research as Community Engagement: Collision of Personal History, Planning, and Serendipity' - Present on ECU's long-overdue attention to serve communities Other Scholarly Activity 2008
Research March 5, 2008 <br>In order to well prepare for CDFR/GERO/SOCW 2400, <br>Discuss with Dr. Sharon Ballard at CDFR, previous instructor of the course <p> Other Scholarly Activity 2008
Research April 1, 2008 <br>Dr. Carpenter-Aeby's class is observed Other Scholarly Activity 2008
Research October 24, 2007<br>In order to improve the quality of teaching, <br>Edward Shingleton's two different classes are observed. Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research October 2 Your Writing Project: Getting Started with Medical Writing by P. Bizzaro, PhD ECU Brody School of Medicine Academic and Faculty Development Workshop Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research October 10, 2007<br>Black Board Training Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research October 18, 2007 Academic and Clinical Online Research: PubMed, OVID, and RefWorks ECU Brody School of Medicine Academic and Faculty Development Workshop Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research October 24, 2007 Meet with the Director of James Mitchell and discuss possible research and teaching activities regarding issues of gerontology Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research October 25, 2007 Classroom Disruption provided by Center for Faculty Excellence Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research November 5, 2007 Meet with Beth P. Velde, Associated Dean of Research at College of Allied Health Sciences (through James Mitchell, the Director of the Center on Aging ) and discuss a possible research project regarding grandparents' well-being Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research November 2007 to present <br>In order to well prepare for teaching,<br>Discuss with Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan and Dr. Paige Averett on a regular basis Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research December 2007 Revise a course syllabus of CDFR/GERO/SOCW 2400 Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research November 13, 2007 Refworks Training at Joyner No. 1020 Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research December 2007 to Present, Develop collaborative partnerships with agency people at the Department of Child development and health in Raleigh, NC; Social Workers at Pitt County Memorial Hospital Outpatient Clinics Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research November 8, 2007 Dr. Yoon's class is observed Other Scholarly Activity 2007
Research November 9, 2007 SEDONA Workshop at CHE Other Scholarly Activity 2007


Service:

Service to the University
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CHE IT/DE Committee Member College No 2008-2009
IT/DE Committee Member College Yes 2008-2009
International Education Committee Member College No 2008-2009
International Education Committee Member College Yes 2008-2009
Attend the Leadership award dinner at Hilton in Greenville, NC - Feb 6th, 2009 Other Institutional Service Activities College No 2008-2009
Volunteer at the open house Other Institutional Service Activities Department No 2008-2009
Volunteer for International Pot luck dinner Other Institutional Service Activities University No 2008-2009


Service to the Profession
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Chuncheon May 20, 2008 - Provide a lecture for undergraduate students about the social work in the US, compared to the Korean situation Hallym University in South Korea International Korea Invited Lecture 2008
Served as an abstract reviewer for the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America 61th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America National Other Professional Service Activities 2008
Served as an abstract reviewer for the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America National Other Professional Service Activities 2009


Service to the Community
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2008 Public Greenville In order to develop a collaborative community partnership with Mid-East Commission/Area Agency on Aging,<br>I have met with 3 agency directors in Region Q, O, and R. <br>We are expecting to develop several community-based research and programs for older adults and their families in Eastern North Carolina. Jan/Feb Meeting with Area Agency on Aging State North Carolina Other Community Service Activities


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Faculty Development
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Greenville Center for Faculty Excellence, ECU - Peer group observation Center for Faculty Excellence's Faculty Workshop: Peer group observation on September 17th, 2008 Instructional-Related Conference Yong, Fran North Carolina Instructional-Related Conference 2008
Greenville Teaching Online Faculty Interest Group at Center for Faculty Excellence Other Professional Development Yong, Fran North Carolina Other Professional Development 2008
Greenville East Carolina University speech, language, and hearing clinic Sincce Septer 12, 2008, <br>I take a session at ECU's speech, language, and hearing clinic once a week for improving pronunciation and speaking in conversation. The supervisor is Ms. Meta Downes. Other Professional Development Yong, Fran North Carolina Other Professional Development 2008
National Harbor Recruitment for Minority Aging Research: An NIA Translational Conference to Promote the National Research Council's Recommendations for Minority Aging Research NIA workshop at 61st GSA conference on Nov 21st, 2008 Professional Seminars / Workshops Yong, Fran Maryland Professional Seminars / Workshops 2008
Boston American Sociological Association's 103rd Annual Meeting - Introduction to GIS and Thematic Mapping in Sociology: Research, Teaching, and Outreach Introduction to GIS and Thematic Mapping in Sociology: Research, Teaching, and Outreach Professional Seminars / Workshops Yong, Fran Massachusetts Professional Seminars / Workshops 2008
National Harbor NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities. December 15-18, 2008 Professional Seminars / Workshops Yong, Fran Maryland Professional Seminars / Workshops 2008
GreenVille ECU Medical School Duke's TCRDC workshop for ECU faculty on Nov 12th Professional Seminars / Workshops Yong, Fran North Carolina Professional Seminars / Workshops 2008
cary Statistics I: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression free credit for ECU faculty provided by SAS Professional Seminars / Workshops Yong, Fran North Carolina Professional Seminars / Workshops 2007
Duluth IASW Summer Research Institute: July 17~ 21, 2009 I was selected as a trainer in 2008~09. This program is supported by the National Institute on Aging. NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health, and the Hartford Foundation. Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Minnesota DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Chapel Hill ICPSR Quantitative Methods for Social Research - Latent Trajectory Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran North Carolina DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
amherst ICPSR Quantitative Methods of Social Research - Hierarchical Linear Models I Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Massachusetts DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Greenville SAS Live web classes - Mixed Methods Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran North Carolina DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Minneapolis Institute of Aging and Social Work Mid year training, February 19~22, 2009 I was selected as a trainer in 2008~09. This program is supported by the National Institute on Aging. NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health, and the Hartford Foundation. Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Minnesota DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2009
Duluth NIA Institute on Aging and Social Work (Selected), July, 2008 I was selected as a trainer in 2008~09. This program is supported by the National Institute on Aging. NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health, and the Hartford Foundation. Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Minnesota DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008
Chapel Hill UNC -Chapel Hill - Introduction to Multilevel Models Using SAS 5-day statistical workshop at UNC -Chapel hill<br>Title of the work: Introduction to Multilevel Models Using SAS (August 11-15, Chapel Hill, NC) Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran North Carolina DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008
Cary Predictive Modeling Using Logistic Regression provided by SAS Free Credit for ECU faculty provided by SAS Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran North Carolina DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008
Saint Paul NIA mid-year training Feb 19th to 22nd (Selected) Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Minnesota DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008
Cary Statistics II: ANOVA and Regression provided SAS Free credit for ECU faculty provided SAS in Cary NC Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran North Carolina DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2008
Saint Paul NIA mid-year tranining from Feb 19th ~ 22nd (Selected) Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Minnesota DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2007
Ann Arbor Analysis Survey Data III at the Institute for Survey Research Center, Univeristy of Michigan It was a four-week training starting from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Research-Related Conference/Seminar Yong, Fran Michigan DS: Research-Related Conference/Seminar 2007


Honors-Awards-Grants
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Junior Faculty Research Award ($ 41,939), <br>Research and Graduate Studies at East Caroline University, Grandparents' Health Risk Factors: Piloting Community-Based Participatory Research Approach in Eastern North Carolina, August, 2008~June, 2011. (PI) Yong, Fran Research and Graduate Studies at East Caroline University,Junior Faculty Research Award ($ 41,939) Award 2008
There are 3 trainings <br>1) First year training: July 15~21, 2008 in Duluth, MN<br>2) Mid-year meeting: Feb 19 ~ 22, 2009 in Saint Paul, MN<br>3) Last year meeting: July 17~ 22, 2009 in Duluth, MN Yong, Fran NIA Institute on Aging and Social Work (Selected), July, 2008 ~ July, 2009 Award 2008
Start-up Grant ($ 9,852), College of Human Ecology at East Caroline University, Exploring a Structural Pattern of Grandparents who Raise Grandchildren, Using Census 2000, September, 2007~June, 2008 Yong, Fran College of Human Ecology at East Caroline University, Start-up Grant ($ 9,852) Award 2007


Other Activities
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He is a nationally renowned gerontologist who has received several NIH and NIA RO1 grants. Collaborating with him, I have used one of his confidential data set (CAATASA: The Carolina African-American Twin Study of Aging, Grant No. 1RO1-AG13662-01A2), which was conducted in Eastern North Carolina. I have involved in developing a couple of manuscripts. Other 2008
Attend the Leadership award dinner at Hilton in Greenville, NC - Feb 6th, 2009 Other 2008
In order to develop a collaborative community partnership with Mid-East Commission/Area Agency on Aging,<br>I have met with 3 agency directors in Region Q, O, and R. <br>We are expecting to develop several community-based research and programs for older adults and their families in Eastern North Carolina. Other 2008
Volunteer at the open house on Nov 15th Other 2008


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