Yuanjin Zhou is an assistant professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Yuanjin Zhou received her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Washington School of Social Work.
Zhou’s research program focuses on characterizing both precarious and positive aspects of the caregiving process of older people with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). Zhou’s work explores how these caregiving processes impact the health and well-being of both care partners and older people with ADRD. Furthermore, she explores how multilevel factors and mechanisms shape these caregiving processes. Through this formative research and the active involvement of community and clinical partners, Dr. Zhou’s work aims to develop and implement empowerment, health promotion, and preventive interventions for care partners and older people with ADRD in various care settings. Specific areas of her research include engaging dementia care partners in fall risk management, conceptualizing and operationalizing resilience in dementia care partners, and enhancing intersectoral and interprofessional collaborations in dementia care.
Professional Interests
Dementia care, informal and formal caregiving, health management for older adults, fall and injury prevention, risk and resilience, health disparities, gerontechnology, interprofessional collaboration and education, transdisciplinary research