Professional Service
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Department‑Level:
2009-present Coordinator, Gerontology Program
2016-present Faculty Advisor, Gerontology Alumni Affinity Group Subcommittee
2009-present Chair and Member, Gerontology Scholarship Committee
2009-2016 Faculty Advisor, Gerontology-Social Work Alumni Affinity Group
2000-2002 Faculty Liaison, Laguna Honda Program
2000-2005 Faculty Liaison, CAHSA Off-Site Program
2000-2002 Faculty Liaison, SFSC Apprentice Program
2000-2005 Faculty Liaison, UCSF Post-Baccalaureate Program
1997-present Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the Gerontological Society of America
1996-1998 Director, Gerontology Program
Coordinator, Graduate Program
1996-present Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators
1995-1996 Chair and Member, GRN Leave-With-Pay Committee
Chair and Member, GRN Search Committee
1995-present Member, GRN Curriculum Committee
1995-present Member, GRN Admissions Committee
1995-present Director, Long-Term Care Administration
1992-1993 Coordinator, HED Department Alumni Surveys
1990‑1993 Member, HED Graduate Committee
1990‑1991 Member, HED Leave‑With‑Pay Committee
College‑Level:
2016-2017 Chair, CHSS Search Committee for PACE-GRN Program
2015-2016 Co-Chair, CHSS Search Committee for Dean
2009-2011 Co-Chair, CHHS Leave-With-Pay Committee
2006-2011 Member, CHHS Graduate Program Assessment Committee
2002-2006 Member, CHHS Research and Professional Development Committee
2002-2005 Member, CHHS Leave-with-Pay Committee
2001-2006 Member, CHHS-Eldercare Alliance Committee
1996-1998 Member, CHHS Council
1996-1997 Member, CHHS Strategic Planning Committee
1996-1997 Member, CHHS Search Committee for Director of Instructional Technology
1995-1997 Member, CHHS Leave-With-Pay Committee
1994 Member, CHHS Governance Committee
1992 Representative, Project DELTA
1992-1996 Director, Health, Mobility and Safety Laboratory
1991-1993 Member, Academic Senate (School of HPER-LS Representative)
1991-1994 Member, HPER-LS Computer Lab Committee
1991&1993 Faculty Marshal, June Commencement
1990‑1994 Member, HPER-LS Center for Health Promotion
Chair, Publications Committee
Campuswide-Level:
2021-2022 Member, SFSU Search Committee for VP of Academic Affairs & University Provost
2020-present Member, University Budget Committee
2020-present Member, SFSU Enrollment Management Committee
2020-2022 Member, SFSU Faculty and Staff Awards Committee
2020-2022 Member, SFSU Honorary Degrees Committee
2020-present Member, SFSU University Advancement Activities Committee
2020-2021 Member, SFSU Search Committee for VP of Administration and Finance & CFO
2019-2020 Member, SFSU Search Committee for VP of University Advancement
2016-2019 Member, SFSU BOLD Thinking Capital Campaign Cabinet
2015-2016 Member, SFSU Search Committee for Advancement
2014-2017 Member, University Budget Committee
2013 Member, SFSU ORSP Auxiliary Review Committee
2012-2013 Member, SFSU Search Committee for VP Administration & Finance
2011-2013 Member, SFSU Honorary Degrees Committee
2011-2013 Member, SFSU University Advancement Activities Committee
2006-2007 Co-Interim Director, Ed.D. In Educational Leadership
2006-2007 Member, Search Committee for Biology Health Equity Faculty
2005-2009 Member, Task Force on Independent Doctor of Education Degree
2005-2006 Member, Search Committee for Director of Health Equity Initiatives
2005 Faculty Marshal, SFSU Commencement
2004-2009 Member, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Faculty Council (GIFC)
2004-present Member, SFSU Academic Senate
2004-present Member, SFSU Academic Senate Executive Committee
2004 Faculty Marshal, SFSU Commencement
2004-2005 President, Board of Directors, University Club
2003 Faculty Marshal, SFSU Commencement
2003-2005 Member, All-University Enrollment Management Committee
2003-2005 Chair, All-University Enrollment Management Committee
2003-2005 Member, Presidential Enrollment Management Advisory Group
2003-2004 Member, Administrative Search Committee for Dean of Graduate Studies
2002-2006 Faculty Sponsor, California Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program
2001 Member, Retention Committee, Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies
2001 Member, Hiring Committee, Holistic Health
2001-2003 Member, SFSU University Sabbatical Committee
2000-2002 Member, SFSU University Promotions Committee
1998-2002 Coordinator, SFSU Commencement Faculty Marshals
1998-2002 Member, SFSU Advancement Committee
1997-1998 Member, Academic Senate Executive Committee (EXCOMM)
1997-1998 Chair and Member, Curriculum Review and Approval Committee (CRAC)
1995-1996 Member, Review Team for reorganization of Graduate Division and Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
1995-1998 Chair and Member, Graduate Council (Academic Senate Representative)
1995-1997 Member, Retention Committee, Women's Studies
1995-2001 Member, Community Service Learning Steering Committee
1994 Chair, Student Grievance Committee
1993-2000 Member, Academic Senate (Senator-At-Large)
1993-1997 Member, Academic Policies Committee (APC)
1992-1993 Member, President's Task Force on Grants & Contracts Management
1991-2006 Coordinator, CSU/SFSU Annual Student Research Competition
Area Coordinator, Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences
1991-1993 Member, Graduate Council (EPC Representative)
1991-1998 Member, Educational Policies Committee (EPC)
1991-1993 Member, Curriculum Review and Approval Committee (CRAC)
1991-1993 Member, Academic Senate
1991-1993 Member, CSU Teacher/Scholar Faculty Summer Institute
1991-1996 Chair and Member, Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS)
1990-1995 Member, University Women's Club (UWC)
1990‑present President, SFSU Chapter of Sigma Xi (the scientific research society)
1990‑1995 Member, Gerontology Faculty Council (GFC)
1990-1995 Member, CSU-TechNet
1990-2000 Member, Chinese American Faculty Association (CAFA)
Systemwide-Level:
2020-2021 Member, CSU System Budget Advisory Committee
2020-2021 Member, CSU Honorary Degrees Committee
2019-2021 Member, Intersegmental Council of Academic Senates (ICAS)
2019-2021 Member, Academic Senate CSU Executive Committee
2017-2019 Chair and Member, Academic Senate CSU Academic Affairs Committee
2017-2020 Chair and Member, CSU Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award Selection Committee
2015-2017 Member, CSU Sustainability- Campus as Living Lab Committee
2015-2017 Member, CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board
2015-2016 Member, CSU Academic Conference Implementation Committee
2015-2016 Member, CSU Search Committee for Associate Vice Chancellor Research Initiatives and Partnerships
2014-2015 Member, CSU Search Committee for Vice Chancellor Human Resources
2013-2014 Member, CSU Search Committee for General Counsel
2009-2010 Member, CSU Director for Pre-Doctoral Programs Search Committee
2008-2009 Member, CSU Director for Institute for Teaching and Learning Search Committee
2008-2009 Member. CSU Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Search Committee
2008-2010 Member, CSU Health Professions Pathways
2008-2009 Member, CSU Proficiency in the First Year at the University
2008-2009 Member, CSU Formative Review for Faculty Scholarship of Community Engagement
2007-2008 Member, Intersegmental Council of Academic Senates (ICAS)
2007-2011 Member, CSU-UC Joint Board on Graduate Education
2007-2011 Chair and Member, CSU Doctorate of Education Advisory Committee
2007-2008 Member, Academic Senate CSU Executive Committee
2006-2008 Member, CSU Campus Peer Review Team
2006-2011 Chair and Member, CSU EdD Faculty Consultation Group
2005-2006 Member, CSU Task Force on Independent Doctor of Education Degree
2004-present Member, Academic Senate CSU
2004-2006 Chair and Member, Academic Senate CSU Academic Affairs Committee
2005-2006 Member, Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Council
2005-2006 Member, CSU Lower Division Transfer Pattern
2004-2005 Member, CSU Student Research Competition Committee
2004-2005 Member, CSU Student Health Services Committee
2000-2002 Member, CSU Channel Islands University Planning Council
1999-2000 Member, Academic Senate CSU
1999-2000 Member, Academic Senate CSU Academic Affairs Committee
1999-2000 Member, Academic Senate CSU Academic Affairs Sub-Committee on Community Service and Service Learning
1999-2002 Member, CSU Financial Aid Advisory Council (FAAC)
Community Level:
2019-present Gerontological Society of America: Member, Public Policy Committee
2015-2016 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Program Committee: Chair for 2015 Annual Scientific Conference
2014-2019 U.S. Office on Minority Health, Region IX Regional Health Equity Council
2011-2015 U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Member, Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education
2007-2010 Journal of the National Medical Association: Manuscript Reviewer
2003-2005 DHHS-UCLA Heart Truth Campaign: Member, Professional Education and Dissemination Advisory Panels
2003-2010 Smart Silvers Alliance: Member, Board of Directors
2003-present California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform: Member, Board of Directors
2003-2010 City College of San Francisco: Guest Speaker, Health and Aging
2002-2010 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Member/Chair, Minority Women’s Health Panel of Experts; Chair, Professional Development Subcommittee
2002-2005 Hayes Valley Care and Pacific Institute: Guest Speaker, Healthy Aging
2001-2005 American Association for Health Education: Member, AAHE Multicultural Involvement Committee
2001-2003 Planning for Elders in the Central City: Member, Board of Directors; Member, Research and Evaluation Committee
2001-2003 Marin County Chapter of the Retired Officers Association: Guest Speaker, Driver Safety and Health Promotion for Older Adults
2000-2003 Marin Commission on Aging: Guest Speaker, Driver Safety and Health Promotion for Older Adults
2000-2010 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: Member, Membership Committee; Member, Nominations Committee, Member, Program Committee, Member, Publications Committee; Member, Site Selection Committee
2000-2010 Gerontological Society of America: Co-Chair, Program Committee; Chair, Membership Committee; Member, Task Force on Women; Chair, Local Arrangements Committee; Chair, Task Force on Minority Issues in Gerontology; Member, Research, Education and Practice Committee
2000-2002 Laguna Honda Hospital: RCFE Program
2000-2002 California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: Off-Site Program
2000-2002 San Francisco Senior Center: Member, Advisory Council, Apprentice Program
2000-2005 University of California, San Francisco: Post-Baccalaureate Program
2000-2001 American College of Health Care Administrators: Member, Professional Certification Committee; Faculty Advisor, SFSU Chapter of ACHCA
1999-2004 National Institutes of Health (NIH): Member, Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH); Member, Task Force for the Conference on Recruitment, Retention, and Integrity of Clinical Studies: Good Science and Reality
1999-2003 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Faculty Liaison, CHAMPS Program
1999-2000 Gerontological Society of America (GSA): Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting; Member, Program Committee, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting
1998-2003 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Member, Special Emphasis Panel on Translating Research into Practice (TRIP); Member, Special Emphasis on Health Research Dissemination Implementation (HRDI)
1998-2002 San Francisco Senior Center (SFSC): Member, Board of Directors; Member, Technology Committee
1998-2003 National Institutes of Health (NIH): Member, Review Committee, and Research Enhancement Awards Program (REAP)
1998-2000 National Commission on Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC): Member, Board of Commissioners; Member, Technology Committee
1996-2010 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE): Elected as Charter Fellow; Member, Executive Board; Chair, Membership Committee; Associate Editor, AGHExchange; Member, Publications Committee; Member, Site Selection Committee; Member, Program of Merit Review Committee
1996 National Institutes of Health (NIH): Member, Task Force for Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
1996 National Institutes of Health (NIH): Consultant, Office for Protection from Research Risks
1996-2005 California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC): Member, Board of Institutional Reviewers
1996-1998 Transamerica Retirement Management Corporation: Member, Curriculum and Program Development Committee
1996-2000 San Francisco Association of Residential Care Homes: Member, Curriculum and Program Development Committee
1996 CSU External Review: Member, Site Visit Review Team for B.S. In Health Science with options in Health Care Management, Community Health, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Radiologic Technology, and Physician Assistant In the Department of Health Science In the School of Health at California State University-Dominguez Hills
1995-2003 Salem Lutheran Home: Member, Resident Care Committee
1995-1998 Consortium for Learning and Research in Aging (CLARIA): Member, Board of Directors; Member, Program Development and Evaluation Committee; Member, Research Committee
1995-1999 California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC): Member, Health Science Teacher Preparation and Assessment Advisory Panel
1995 AAHE-SOPHE Accreditation Review: Member, Site Visit Review Team for Health Promotion and Education Program in the Department of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Performance at Oregon State University-Corvallis
1994-2010 Journal of Gerontological Social Work: Member, Editorial Board and Manuscript Reviewer
1994 Elected as Fellow, Social Research, Policy and Practice Section, the Gerontological Society of America
1994-1995 Selected for inclusion In Who's who among Asian Americans for community and professional accomplishments
1993-1998 California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (CAHSA): Member, Education Advisory Board; Member, Search Committee for Director of Education
1993-2010 American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA): Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of ACHCA at San Francisco State University
1993-1995 Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health: Manuscript Reviewer
1993-1998 The Gerontological Society of America: Manuscript reviewer, "Practice Concepts" section of The Gerontologist
1991-2003 American Society on Aging: Member, Awards Committee; Member, Research Committee; Member, Working Group on Disability, Rehabilitation and Aging
1991-1995 Barnard College: Director-At-Large, Board of Directors of the Associate Alumnae
1991-2000 California State Automobile Association: Member, Mature Operators Program Committee
1991-1995 Senior Coordinating Council of the Palo Alto Area: Member, Research Guidelines Committee
1991-1995 University of California, Berkeley: Member, Transport Safety Forum
1991-1992 Selected for inclusion in Who's Who of American Women (17th edition) for community and professional accomplishments
1990‑1993 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: Member, Publications Committee
1990‑1995 National Council on the Aging: Delegate‑At‑Large, Health Promotion Institute; Member, Conference Committee; Member, Membership Committee
1990 Elected to membership In Sigma Xi (national honor society in research), Chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch
1990 Nominated to Board of Directors of Association for the Advancement of Health Education to represent community health education and promotion
1989‑1991 Southern District American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: Texas Representative, Council on Adult Development and Aging Network Committee
1989‑1990 Texas Department of Human Services: Member, Program Committee
1989-1990 Veterans Administration Medical Center: Member, Rehabilitation Medicine Service Committee
1989 Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
1989 Recipient of International Travel Award to XIV World Congress of Gerontology, Gerontological Society of America through the National Institute on Aging
1989 Selected for membership In Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
1988‑1995 American Public Health Association: Member, Asian American Caucus; Member, Gerontological Health Section; Reviewer, Annual Program Abstracts
1988‑1990 American Heart Association (Texas Affiliate): Member, Speaker's Bureau
1988-1990 American Society of Allied Health Professions: Member, Texas Society of Allied Health Professions
1987‑1989 March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Long Island Chapter: Member, Committee on Community Service
1987‑1988 Northeastern Gerontological Society: Member, Aging and Technology Committee; Member, Education Committee
1987‑1988 XIII World Conference on Health Education: Reviewer, Conference Program Abstracts; Moderator, Conference Program Sessions
1986‑1995 Gerontological Society of America: Reviewer, Social Research, Planning and Practice (SRPP) Annual Program Abstracts
1986‑2003 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD): Member, Editorial Board and Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Health Education
1986‑1995 Gerontological Society of America: Member, Social Research, Planning and Practice Task Force on Minority Issues
1986‑1988 New York State Association for Gerontological Educators: Member, Executive Board; Member, Membership Comm; Chair, Newsletter Comm; Member, Social Policy Comm
1986‑1987 St. John's Queens Hospital: Member, Committee on Drug Education
1986 Recipient of the North American Congress Scholarship, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems Association
1985‑1988 National Center on Health Education: Reviewer, Current Resources, Health Link
1985‑1988 New York State Federation for Professional Health Educators: Chair, Research Presentations/Workshops; Member, Annual Conference Planning Committee
1985‑1986 Central Queens YMCA of Greater New York: Member, Committee on Health Education
1985‑1986 Professional Staff Congress (PSC)/ CUNY Grants Program: Reviewer, Health Sciences Grant Proposals
1985‑1986 Gerontological Society of America: Member, Executive Council; Chair, New Professional Section
1985 Awarded (declined) National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship for postdoctoral study, Elderly Care Research Center, Case Western Reserve University
1985 Invited to People's Republic of China, U.S.‑China Conference on Gerontology, People to People Citizen Ambassador Program
1985 Recipient of the New Professional/Student Paper Award, Social Research, Planning and Practice Section, Gerontological Society of America