Dr. Jersey Liang

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Jersey Liang

Jersey Liang, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy

Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology

Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Faculty Associate, Center for Chinese Studies

109 S. Observatory
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Jersey Liang specializes in comparative social gerontology and medical sociology. As a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Liang has received two National Institute on Aging MERIT awards. He was the editor for Social Sciences, Journal of Gerontology, and has served on study sections at the National Institutes of Health and the editorial boards of a number of professional journals. He was a visiting scientist at numerous institutions in East Asia including Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, National Taiwan University, and Wuhan University in China.
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Dr. Liang's research interests focus on health dynamics, quality of life, and geriatric care from a cross-cultural comparative perspective. His current research centers around three major themes: (a) quality of life at the individual and population levels, (b) dynamic models of health and health care in old age, and (c) geriatric care management and policy. In 1985 Liang initiated the Comparative Aging Research Porgram (CARP) which has been a joint venture involving investigators at the University of Michigan, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, and the National Bureau of Health Promotion in Taiwan. Longitudinal data bases, involving population based samples of elderly people, have been established and maintained in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China.

In addition, Liang has collaborated in research on health disparities in oral health among older Americans; health behaviors among older people; work and retirement in family context; multidisciplinary treament innovations for hip fracture among elderly patients; and geriatric medicine.

Selected Publications

Liang, J. Bennett, J.M., Shaw, B.A., Qui￱ones, A.M., Ye, W., Xu, X. & Ofstedal, M.B. (2008). Gender differences in functional status in middle and older age: Are there any age variations? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B(5), S282-S292.

Liang, J., Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., Bennett, J.M., Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T. & Sugihara, Y." (2007). Intertwining courses of subjective health and functional status among older Japanese Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 62B(5), S340-S357.

Wu, B., Plassman, B., Liang, J., & Wei, L. (2007). Cognitive function and dental care utilization among community-dwelling older adults American Journal of Public Health, 91(12), 2216-2221.

Schoeni, R.F., Liang, J., Bennett, J., Sugisawa, H., et. al." (2006). Trends in old-age functioning and disability in Japan, 1993-2002. Population Studies, 60(1), 39-53.

Liang, J. Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., Bennett, J.M., Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T. & Sugihara, Y." (2005). How does self-assessed health change with age? A study of older adults in Japan. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B(4), S224-S232.

Liang, J., Brown, J.W., Krause, N., Ofstedal, M.B. (2005). Changes in living arrangement among older Americans: Does marriage matter? Journal of Aging and Health, 17(3), 305-335.

Li, L., Liang, J., Toler, A. & Gu, S. (2005). Sources of social support and adjustment to widowhood: A prospective study of elders in China. Social Science & Medicine, 60, 637-647.

Okabayashi, H., Liang, J., Krause, N., et al. (2004). Mental health among older adults in Japan: Do sources of social support and negative interaction make a difference? Social Science & Medicine.

Shyu, Y. I. L., Chen, M. C., Liang, J., et al. (2004). Changes of quality of life among elderly patients with hip fracture in Taiwan. Osteoporosis International, 15, 95-102.

Liang, J., Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., et al. (2003). Changes in functional status among older adults in Japan: Successful and usual aging. Psychology and Aging, 18(4), 684-695.

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Jersey Liang, Ph.D.

Jersey Liang | Jersey Liang, Ph.D.
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Jersey Liang | Jersey Liang, Ph.D.
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UM SPH Home > Faculty & Research > Health Management and Policy Faculty Profiles > Jersey Liang

Faculty & Research
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Jersey Liang

Jersey Liang, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy

Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology

Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Faculty Associate, Center for Chinese Studies

1415 Washington Heights
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Jersey Liang specializes in comparative social gerontology and medical sociology. As a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Liang has received two National Institute on Aging MERIT awards. He was the editor for Social Sciences, Journal of Gerontology, and has served on study sections at the National Institutes of Health and the editorial boards of a number of professional journals. He was a visiting scientist at numerous institutions in East Asia including Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, National Taiwan University, and Wuhan University in China.
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Dr. Liang's research interests focus on health dynamics, quality of life, and geriatric care from a cross-cultural comparative perspective. His current research centers around three major themes: (a) quality of life at the individual and population levels, (b) dynamic models of health and health care in old age, and (c) geriatric care management and policy. In 1985 Liang initiated the Comparative Aging Research Porgram (CARP) which has been a joint venture involving investigators at the University of Michigan, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, and the National Bureau of Health Promotion in Taiwan. Longitudinal data bases, involving population based samples of elderly people, have been established and maintained in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China.

In addition, Liang has collaborated in research on health disparities in oral health among older Americans; health behaviors among older people; work and retirement in family context; multidisciplinary treament innovations for hip fracture among elderly patients; and geriatric medicine.

Selected Publications

Liang, J. Bennett, J.M., Shaw, B.A., Qui￱ones, A.M., Ye, W., Xu, X. & Ofstedal, M.B. (2008). Gender differences in functional status in middle and older age: Are there any age variations? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B(5), S282-S292.

Liang, J., Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., Bennett, J.M., Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T. & Sugihara, Y." (2007). Intertwining courses of subjective health and functional status among older Japanese Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 62B(5), S340-S357.

Wu, B., Plassman, B., Liang, J., & Wei, L. (2007). Cognitive function and dental care utilization among community-dwelling older adults American Journal of Public Health, 91(12), 2216-2221.

Schoeni, R.F., Liang, J., Bennett, J., Sugisawa, H., et. al." (2006). Trends in old-age functioning and disability in Japan, 1993-2002. Population Studies, 60(1), 39-53.

Liang, J. Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., Bennett, J.M., Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T. & Sugihara, Y." (2005). How does self-assessed health change with age? A study of older adults in Japan. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B(4), S224-S232.

Liang, J., Brown, J.W., Krause, N., Ofstedal, M.B. (2005). Changes in living arrangement among older Americans: Does marriage matter? Journal of Aging and Health, 17(3), 305-335.

Li, L., Liang, J., Toler, A. & Gu, S. (2005). Sources of social support and adjustment to widowhood: A prospective study of elders in China. Social Science & Medicine, 60, 637-647.

Okabayashi, H., Liang, J., Krause, N., et al. (2004). Mental health among older adults in Japan: Do sources of social support and negative interaction make a difference? Social Science & Medicine.

Shyu, Y. I. L., Chen, M. C., Liang, J., et al. (2004). Changes of quality of life among elderly patients with hip fracture in Taiwan. Osteoporosis International, 15, 95-102.

Liang, J., Shaw, B.A., Krause, N., et al. (2003). Changes in functional status among older adults in Japan: Successful and usual aging. Psychology and Aging, 18(4), 684-695.

Jersey Liang, Professor of Health Management and Policy; Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology

Jersey Liang, HMP