She received her PhD in Adult Health Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and her postdoctoral training in Interventions for Preventing & Managing Chronic Illness at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. Dr. Kao has over 20 years of college-level teaching experience. She is also an avid researcher and has over 20 articles published in renowned journals. You can find my publications marked as H.F. Kao in PubMed database.

• Fellow American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) - American Academy of Nursing (10/17/2015)
• J. Edward and Helen M.C. Stern Endowed Professorship in Nursing (2015-2019) - UTEP (09/01/2015)
• Senior Fellow (2008-2015) - Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center (09/15/2008)
• RN Scholar - Virginia Stone (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
• D. Jean Wood nursing scholarship award - Southern Nursing Research Society (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Faculty Fellow - John H. Biggs (TIAA-CREF) (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Dissertation of the Year Nomination - University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Judith Kopper Conference Fund - University of Texas at Austin (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Professional Development Award - University of Texas at Austin (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Summer Tuition Fellowship - University of Texas at Austin (01/01/1998-12/31/1998)
• Kathryn Gurley Scholarship - University of Texas at Austin (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)
• Teacher of the Year - Chang-Gung Institute of Nursing (01/01/1993-12/31/1993)
• Excellent Researcher Award - National Scientific Council, Taiwan (01/01/1988-12/31/1988)
• Graduate with Honors - National Taipei College of Nursing (01/01/1981-12/31/1981)

• Nursing, University of North Carolina (2008)
• Ph D in Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin (1999)
• MSN in Nursing, National Taiwan University (1987)
• Nursing and Midwifery, National Taipei College of Nursing (1981)

• When older adults got traumatic injury: Effects of a case management. Preceding of the Gerontological Society of America 2023 annual meeting. 2023 Preceding of the Gerontological Society of America 2023 annual meeting. (2023), Hsuen-Fen Kao, Sarah Y. Jimenez.
• Effects of a case management intervention on patients with traumatic injury in Taiwan: A randomized, longitudinal study Journal of Trauma Nursing 30 4 (2023), , Hsuen-Fen Kao, Sarah Y. Jimenez.
• Effects of a case management intervention on patients with traumatic injury in Taiwan: A randomized, longitudinal study. Journal of Trauma Nursing 30 4 (2023), , Hsueh-Fen S. Kao, Sarah Y. Jimemnez.
• Kao, H. F, Ye, M., & Chen, L (2021). Effects of simulation-based learning on nursing students’ outcomes of a gerontology course. Innovation in Aging, 5, 489. 5 (suppl 1) (2021), Hsuen-Fen S. Kao, M Ye, L Chen.
• Effects of simulation-based learning on nursing students’ perceived competence, self-efficacy, and learning satisfaction: A repeat measurement method Nursing Education Today 97 (2021), Chang-Chiao Hung, Hsuen-Fen S. Kao, Hsia-Chen Liu, Hwey-Fang Liang, Tsui-Pine Chu, Bih-O Lee.

• When older adults got traumatic injury: Effects of a case management (2023), Volume Tampa, FL, Hsuen-Fen Kao, Sarah Y. Jimenez.
• Patient participation in healthcare activities: nurses’ and patients’ perspectives in Taiwan (2023), Volume El Paso, TX , Hsuen-Fen Kao.
• Patient participation in healthcare activities: Nurses' and patients' perspectives in Taiwan (2022), Volume Indianapolis , IN, Hsuen-Fen S. Kao.
• Effects of simulation-based learning on nursing students’ learning outcomes of a gerontology course (2021), Volume Phoenix, AZ (shift to virtual format)., Hsuen-Fen Kao, Minzhi Ye, Lin Chen.
• Coping process in parents of adolescent children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (2020), Volume Taipei, Taiwan, Yueh-Ling Wang, Hsuen-Fen S. Kao.

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