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 - UTEP (09/01/2015)
• Senior Fellow - 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)

• Effects of simulation-based learning on nursing students’ perceived competence, self-efficacy, and learning satisfaction: A repeat measurement method Nursing Education Today 97 (2020), Chang-Chiao Hung, Hsuen-Fen Kao, Hsia-Chen Liu, Hwey-Fang Liang, Tsui-Pine Chu, Bih-O Lee.
• A model for understanding Hispanic/Latino family caregiving for older adults. OBM Geriatrics, 3 3 (2019), Hsuen-Fen Kao, Maria M. Amaya.
• Caregiving stress is a risk factor for coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older female long-term caregivers Health and Primary Care 2 5 (2018), Hsuen-Fen Kao, Thaddeus W. Warren-Pace , Maria A. Amaya.
• Helping family make decision for cancer treatment Annals of Nursing and Practice. 4 3 (2017), Hsueh-Fen S. Kao, Yueh L. Wang, Diana L. Woods, Show M. Lin, .
• Kao, H. F., Woods, D. L., Ye, M., Chen, L., Amaya, M. A., & Lin, S. M. (2017). A systematic review of Mexican American elders with type-2 diabetes under family care of medication administration in borderland. Journal of Ageing Research and Healthcare 1 3 (2017), Hsuen-Fen 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.
• Adaptation process of adolescents with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes in Taiwan: A grounded theory approach. Poster presentation (2019), Volume Busan, Korea, Yueh-Ling Wang, Hsueh-Fen S. Kao.
• Behind Hispanic family caregiving for elders: The effects of acculturation on filial values--The implications to Hong Kongners (2018), Volume Hong Kong, China, Hsuen-Fen Kao.

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