Jie Hu
Research Interest
Dr. Hu’s area of research has focused on developing and testing culturally appropriate, family dyad-focused interventions to improve diabetes self-management and glycemic control among African Americans and Hispanic Americans. Dr. Hu has currently been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH)/National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to examine a family dyad-focused diabetes intervention for African American adults with type 2 diabetes. She and her team also examined the impact of social determinants of health on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk among African American adults. Dr. Hu tested culturally tailored and low-literacy interventions for behavior change among older Chinese adults with chronic illnesses. Dr. Hu has over 70 publications in peer-reviewed nursing and multidisciplinary journals. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
News
New data finds stress, anxiety and depression spike for those feeling the weight of a “culture of achievement”
Is the status of “perfect parent” attainable?
Researchers leading a national dialogue about parental burnout from The Ohio State University College of Nursing and the university’s Office of the Chief Wellness Officer say “no,” and a new study finds that pressure to try to be “perfect” leads to unhealthy impacts on both parents and their children.
Groundbreaking study provides a promising solution for preventing a major complication of pregnancy
According to the World Health Organization, more than 15 million babies are born preterm every year. More than one million of those babies lose their lives. Methods to predict risk for and prevent preterm birth are few and far between.
