Professor
Education and Training
Ph.D., - School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
M.S., - School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral fellowship, - School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
Associated Programs
- PhD, Nursing
Research Interests
December 1, 2020 - November 30, 2026 - Developing an AI based lifestyle intervention for prevention of dementia , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association, Sponsor Award ID: AARGD-NTF-20-684334
September 30, 2023 - September 30, 2026 - Usability test of the AI chatbot to improve women's heart attack knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: unknown, Sponsor Award ID: Gaine Research Fund
February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026 - Evaluation of an AI HeartBot program to promote women’s awareness of heart disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Waitlist Control , unknown . Sponsor: Pilot for Established Investigators Award, Sponsor Award ID: UCSF Academic Senate RAP Grant
August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2026 - Impact and sustainability of a digitally-based diabetes prevention program , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01HS027803
November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2024 - Increasing Awareness of Heart Disease in Women with an AI-Driven Conversational Agent , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: unknown, Sponsor Award ID: Noyce Foundation
January 1, 2020 - October 30, 2022 - Building a chatbot to deliver personalized physical activity interventions to reduce metabolic syndrome , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: unknown, Sponsor Award ID: UCSF Team Science Award
- October 30, 2022 - Building a chatbot to deliver personalized physical activity interventions to reduce metabolic syndrome , unknown . Sponsor: unknown, Sponsor Award ID: UCSF Team Science Award
September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2021 - Mentoring and research in applying digital technologies to prevent chronic Illnesses , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K24NR015812
September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2017 - EAGER: Quantitative Modeling of Behavioral-Change for Personalized Weight Loss Interventions , UCSF SITE PI . Sponsor: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), Sponsor Award ID: A124384
March 15, 2014 - February 28, 2017 - Applying Virtual Social Networking to Diabetes Prevention For Filipino Americans , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R34DK102100
August 14, 2010 - June 30, 2015 - Applying Mobile-Persuasive Technologies to Increase Physical Activity in Women , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: 3R01HL104147-02S1
August 14, 2010 - June 30, 2015 - Applying Mobile-Persuasive Technologies to Increase Physical Activity in Women , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01HL104147
September 29, 2009 - July 31, 2012 - Cell Phone Based Physical Activity Program in Sedentary Women and Men , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K23NR011454
Publications
Message Humanness as a Predictor of AI's Perception as Human: Secondary Data Analysis of the HeartBot Study.
Publication Year
2026
Human-Delivered Conversation Versus AI Chatbot Conversation in Increasing Heart Attack Knowledge in Women in the United States: Quasi-Experimental Studies.
Publication Year
2025
AI HeartBot to Increase Women's Awareness and Knowledge of Heart Attacks: Nonrandomized, Quasi-Experimental Study.
Publication Year
2025