Huong Nguyen, PhD, RN Associate Professor Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7266 Email Address: HQN@u.washington.edu

Research: Dr. Nguyen is trained in bio-behavioral nursing research in chronically ill adults and older adults, applied informatics, and behavioral epidemiology. Her program of research is broadly focused on 1) developing and testing technology-supported interventions for self-management and physical activity in older adults with chronic conditions; 2) measurement of free-living ambulatory physical activity; and 3) understanding genetic, physiological, psychosocial and ecological determinants of successful self-management and behavior change.

Teaching: Dr. Nguyen teaches a class focused on patient-centered technologies (NMETH526) in the masters CIPCT program. She has also taught classes or provided guest lectures on nursing research, role transitions, dyspnea management, respiratory changes with aging, and electronic personal health records.

Service: Dr. Nguyen is a member of the American Thoracic Society Nursing Assembly program committee. She serves on the executive board of the Washington Thoracic Society and Firland Foundation. She reviews regularly for journals such as: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, International Journal of COPD, Patient Education and Counseling, and Health Education Research. She also serves on the American Nurses Foundation, Nursing Research Grant Committee.

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Current Projects

• Dyspnea Self-Management: Internet or Face-to-Face (Principal Investigator)
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: (Key Personnel)
• Trajectories of physical activity in post-menopausal women: Influence of sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors and health status (Principal Investigator)
• Video Support at Home for Adherence to Regular Exercise for Older Adults (Principal Investigator)

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