Bio:

Dr. Mui has extensive social work practice experience with older adults in Hong Kong and in the United States. Her gerontological research and publications have been on international gerontology, productive aging, age-friendly community, self-care, family caregiving, medical care, community-based long-term care, psychological well-being, depression, and acculturation experiences among well and frail older people from diverse backgrounds.  In the United States, Dr Mui has been recognized as one of the leading social gerontologists in cross-cultural research.  She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and has been the recipient of many significant awards and scholarships (e.g., the Fulbright Scholarship Award, the Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, and the Busse Research Award from the Pan America Congress on Gerontology). She is also a Faculty Associate at the Center for Social Development at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. Internationally, she has been a Fellow and an Honorary Associate Director of Sau Po Center on Ageing at the University of Hong Kong; she is an Honorary Professor of Social Work at Chongqing Normal University, China, and at the University of Hong Kong.  In Taiwan, she is a Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Center at National Taiwan University.

Research Interests:

• Social gerontology
• Narrative and environmental gerontology
• Ethnicity and long-term care service utilization
• Health and mental health among frail ethnic elders
• Acculturation and quality of life issues among immigrant elders
• Language barriers and cultural adaptation among Asian elders
• Psychometric assessment of geriatric instruments

Current Grants & Projects:

• Quality of life study among Asian immigrant elderly populations
• E-Technology for dementia caregivers in Chinese families
• Elder friendly community assessment
• Cross-cultural validation of depression screening instruments
• English language proficiency and quality of life among Asian elders
• Health, mental health, informal support, formal service utilization, and psychological well-being among frail elders from diverse backgrounds.

Select Publications & Presentations:

Books
Mui, A. C. & Shibusawa, T. (2008).  Asian American Elders in the Twenty-First Century: Key Indicators of Well-Being. New York:Columbia University Press. 

Mui, A. C., Chi, I., & Chui, W.T.  (2008). Gerontological Social Work in the 21st Century. Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong Press. (In Chinese)

Mui, A. C., & Yang, P.S. (2005). The Foundations of Gerontological Social Work Practice in Taiwan.  Taipei: YehYeh Publishing House. (In Chinese)

Mui, A. C., Chi, I., & Xu, L.  (2004). Clinical Applications of Social Gerontology in China.  Beijing:Social Sciences Documentation Publishing House. (In Chinese)

Mui, A. C., & Chi, I. (2004). The Knowledge and Foundations of Gerontology. HK: HK Education Study Press. (In Chinese)

Book Chapters
Mui, A.C. (2008). Population ageing and longevity: From global to local.  In Woo, J. (Ed.). Proceedings of CADENZA Symposium 2007. (pp. 8-13).
HK: Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong.

Mui, A.C. (2008). Creativity, social participation, and elder friendly environment. In Woo, J. (Ed.) Proceedings of CADENZA Symposium 2007. (pp. 30-32). HK: Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong.

Mui, A. C. (2005).Social Gerontology: Psychological aspects of geriatric care. In Kong T. K. (Ed.). Hong Kong Geriatrics Society: Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine. (pp. 91-110) HK: Hong Kong Gerontology Society Press.

Mui, A. C. (2003). Physical health, mental health, and quality of life. Asian American elders in New York City: A study of health, social needs, quality of life, and quality of care.  (pp. 30-46). Asian American Federation of New York. 

Mui, A. C. (2003). Traditional values. Stress and life satisfaction. Asian American elders in New York City: A study of health, social needs, quality of life, and quality of care.  (pp. 85-115). Asian American Federation of New York. 

Journal Articles
Mui, A. C. (forthcoming). Productive ageing in China: How to turn silver into gold.  China Journal of Social Work.

Shibusawa, T.  & Mui, A. C. (Nov. 9, 2008, online). Health status and health service utilization among older Asian Indian immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 73.

Mui, A. C., Kang, S. K., Kang, D., & Domanski, M.D. (2007). English Language Proficiency and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese and Korean Immigrant Elders.  Health and Social Work, 32 (2), 119-127.

Mui, A. C., Kang, D., Nguyen, D.D., & Domanski, M.D. (2006). Demographic Profiles of Asian Immigrant Elderly Residing in Metropolitan Ethnic Enclave Communities. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work. 15(1/2), 193-214.

Mui, A. C., & Kang, S. K. (2006). Acculturation stress and depression among Asian American elders.  Social Work, 51(3), 243-255.

Burnette, D., Mui, A. C., & Zodikoff, B.D. (2004). Gender, self-care and functional status among older persons with coronary heart disease: A national perspective.  Women and Health, 39(1), 65-84.

Mui, A. C., Kang, S. K., Chen, L. M., Domanski, M. D. (2003). The reliability of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use among elderly Asian immigrants in the U.S.A.  International Psychogeriatric, 15(3), 253-271.

Mui, A. C., Shibusawa, T. (2003).  Japanese American elders and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 26(3/4), 91-104.

Presentations
Mui, A. C. (2009, July). Productive Aging in China: How to Turn Silver into Gold. Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.

Last updated September 09, 2009 .