Jie Hu

Research Interest
Dr. Jie 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
College of Nursing community engagement leader recognized for research excellence
The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) has named Carolyn Gunther, PhD, RDN, LD, who serves as senior associate dean for community engagement and associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, as part of its inaugural class of “Excellence in Nutrition” Fellows.
Doctor of Nursing Practice program vaults into nation’s top 10 overall