Elizabeth Chuang

Biographic Data

ID	175555
NAME	Elizabeth Chuang
GIVEN NAMES	Elizabeth
FAMILY NAME	Chuang
SIGNATURE	CHUANG E
AFFILIATIONS	University of California, Los Angeles
ORCID	0000-0001-9227-3273
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	32
TOTAL CITATIONS	114
AUTHOR COUNT	32
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	7

The Role of Screentime and Family Resiliency in Overweight/Obesity in Children and Children with Developmental Disabilities Before and During Covid-19
Open AccessPurnima S Mudnal, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEChildren2025
Prevalence of overweight/obesity in all children and children with DD during the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rise. Screentime was found to be a key determinant in increased weight status. Contrary to our hypothesis, family resilience failed to emerge as a significant protective factor for OW/OB; additional research is needed to explore the protective role of family resiliency on childhood obesity. Study findings may provide insights into devel…
Dimensions of Organizational and Personal Evidence Use by Senior Managers in Private Child Welfare Agencies
Crystal Collins‐camargo, Crystal Collins-Camargo et al.ARTICLESocial Service Review2025Cited by: 1References: 6
Scholars know little about how human service agency leaders use evidence to improve organizational performance. We draw on interviews with 27 private child welfare administrators in six states to examine how senior leaders use evidence, the types of evidence they use, and specific organizational processes established to support evidence use. Results suggest evidence use in private agencies takes diverse forms, including the analysis of internal d…
Disparities in prevalence of screening/monitoring in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Culturally sensitive provider can mitigate effects
Open AccessPurnima S Mudnal, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024
Introduction About one in six children in the US, about 17% of the population, have one or more intellectual or developmental disabilities. Increases in disability due to neurodevelopmental or mental health conditions have increased by 21% in the last decade. Early intervention based on developmental screening and provider-initiated monitoring can significantly improve long-term health and cognitive outcomes. This paper assesses whether differenc…
Associations of Homelessness With Primary Care and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Youth
Dahai Yue, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2024References: 30
BACKGROUND: Youth comprise one-third of the US homeless population. However, little is known about how homelessness affects health care utilization. OBJECTIVE: Examine associations of homelessness with hospitalization, primary care, and ED visits, varying by race/ethnicity, among Medicaid-enrolled youth. RESEARCH DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using California Medicaid claims data on youth beneficiaries with complex needs. We ex…
Respecting Faith, Hope, and Miracles in African American Christian Patients at End-of-Life: Moving from Labeling Goals of Care as “Aggressive” to Providing Equitable Goal-Concordant Care
Open AccessShena Gazaway, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2023
Factors predicting parent engagement in a family-based childhood obesity prevention and control program
Open AccessEmily A Schmied, Hala Madanat et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
NCT02197390, 22/07/2014
Organizational supports for evidence use in child welfare
Open AccessElizabeth Chuang, Crystal Collins‐camargo et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2023References: 72
Despite its importance to achieving positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families, use of evidence by child welfare managers and practitioners remains limited. This study describes four types of organizational supports that child welfare agencies may use to facilitate evidence use. Data collected in 2016 from a six-state sample of private child welfare agencies are used to examine agency investment in different supports for evidence use …
Organizational complexity within private child welfare agencies in the United States and impact on agency performance outlook
Open AccessMónica Pérez Jolles, Bowen Mcbeath et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2022References: 55
Practice research methods in social work: Processes, applications and implications for social service organisations
Open AccessBowen Mcbeath, Michael J Austin et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2022References: 25
Although social work research is commonly rooted within social service settings, it can be difficult for social work researchers and practitioners to develop and sustain participatory studies that specifically promote knowledge sharing and service improvement involving organisational practice. One participatory approach is practice research (PR), which involves social work researchers and practitioners collaborating to define, understand and try …
Discontinuity of Women Veterans’ Care in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Does Workforce Gender Sensitivity Matter
Open AccessClaire T Than, Donna L Washington et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2021
Understanding Gender Sensitivity of the Health Care Workforce at the Veterans Health Administration
Open AccessClaire Than, Claire T Than et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2020
Relational Mechanisms in Complex Contracting: Factors Associated with Private Managers’ Satisfaction with and Commitment to the Contract Relationship
Open AccessElizabeth Chuang, Emmeline Chuang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Administration…2020Cited by: 15References: 94
The complexity of human service delivery means that contracts are often incomplete or contingent. When contracted services or products are complex, relational contracting can function as a critical informal accountability mechanism. This study introduces and tests a conceptual framework of relational processes and organizational factors hypothesized to inform private human service contract outcomes. Data from a 2015 survey of private nonprofit an…
When Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking in Advanced Dementia Is No Longer Voluntary
Open AccessElizabeth Chuang, Lauren Sydney FlickerARTICLEThe Hastings Center Report2018
In “On Avoiding Deep Dementia,” Norman Cantor astutely notes that, for some individuals, the concept of “protracted maintenance during progressive cognitive dysfunction and helplessness is an intolerably degrading prospect.” This cannot be argued with. Cantor's solution, however—that in the wake of a dementia diagnosis, patients should have the option to direct, in advance, instructions for voluntary stopping of eating and drinking should they de…
Dental Service Utilization Among Children in the Child Welfare System
Open AccessTracy L Finlayson, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2018
Patient-Rated Access to Needed Care: Patient-Centered Medical Home Principles Intertwined
Open AccessJulian A Brunner, Julian Brunner et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2018
Challenges with Implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model for Women Veterans
Open AccessElizabeth Chuang, Julian A Brunner et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2017
Determinants of Implementation Effectiveness in a Physical Activity Program for Church-Going Latinas
Megan Q Beard, Megan Beard et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2016
Faith-based interventions show promise for reducing health disparities among ethnic minority populations. However, churches vary significantly in their readiness and willingness to support these programs. Semistructured interviews were conducted with priests, other church leaders, and lay health advisors in churches implementing a physical activity intervention targeting Latinas. Implementation effectiveness was operationalized as average 6-month…
Caregiver involvement in behavioural health services in the context of child welfare service referrals: A qualitative study
Open AccessMónica Pérez Jolles, Jodon Anne Flick et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2016Cited by: 2References: 1
Human service agencies serve a growing number of adults with behavioral health needs. Despite these agencies' key role in identifying need and facilitating services, many individuals do not receive care or end services prematurely. Few studies have explored the experiences of families referred to behavioral health services by such agencies or the extent to which families' perceptions of service need align with those of treatment providers and fro…
Child Welfare Caseworker Education and Caregiver Behavioral Service Use and Satisfaction With the Caseworker
Marlys Staudt, Mónica Pérez Jolles et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Child Welfare2015Cited by: 2References: 9
Social work has long been identified with child welfare, and research has generally found that child welfare caseworkers with a social work degree are better prepared than aseworkers with other degrees. Little knowledge exists though about the relationship between caseworker professional background and caregiver behavioral health service use or their satisfaction with the caseworker. Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wel…
New directions for research on the organizational and institutional context of child welfare agencies: Introduction to the symposium on “The Organizational and Managerial Context of Private Child Welf…
Open AccessBowen Mcbeath, Crystal Collins‐camargo et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 8References: 71
An empirical typology of private child and family serving agencies
Open AccessElizabeth Chuang, Crystal Collins‐camargo et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 5References: 85
Trends in local public child welfare agencies 1999–2009
Open AccessRebecca Wells, Mónica Pérez Jolles et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 5References: 29
Private child welfare agency managers' perceptions of the effectiveness of different performance management strategies
Open AccessCrystal Collins‐camargo, Elizabeth Chuang et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 3References: 34
Collaboration, competition, and co-opetition: Interorganizational dynamics between private child welfare agencies and child serving sectors
Open AccessAlicia Bunger, Alicia C Bunger et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 8References: 38
Organizational responsiveness to children and families: Findings from a national survey of nonprofit child welfare agencies
Open AccessBowen Mcbeath, Mónica Pérez Jolles et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 2References: 65