Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Medical School, Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research and Research Assoicate Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Funded Research
Publications
- Jeffrey E. Stokes, Tiffany B. Kindratt, Toni C Antonucci, Chelsea G. Cox,, Hwajung Choi. 2023. Employment Dynamics Among Adult Children at the Onset of Parental Dementia: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics. Journal of Aging and Health
- Ike, John David, Hwajung Choi, Cho, Tsai-Chin, Howell, Joel D, Kenneth M Langa. 2023. Association of Arts Event Attendance with Cognitive Function Among Older Adults Enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study. Innovation in Aging 7(3)
- Jeffrey E. Stokes, Tiffany B. Kindratt,, Toni C Antonucci, Chelsea G. Cox, Hwajung Choi. 2023. Employment Dynamics Among Adult Children at the Onset of Parental Dementia: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics. Journal of Aging and Health
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Edward C. Norton, Tsai-Chin Cho, Cathleen M Connell. 2023. Changes in Care Use and Financial Status Associated With Dementia in Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 183(12):1315-1323.
- Sarah Elizabeth Patterson, Tate, Ashley M, Hu, Yi-Ling, Wang, Jue Jessie, Schoeni, Robert F, Hwajung Choi. 2022. The Social Cost of Providing Care to Older Adults with and without Dementia. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 78(Supplement_1):S71–S80.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Steptoe, Andrew, Cho, Tsai-Chin, Kenneth M Langa. 2022. Differential trends in disability among rich and poor adults in the US and England from 2002 to 2016. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Norton,Edward C, Tsai-Chin Cho, Cathleen M Connell. 2022. Formal and informal care use over the course of dementia among adults with limitations in daily activities. Alzheimer's & Dementia 17(S7):e052830.
- Hwajung Choi, Michele Heisler , Edward C. Norton , Kenneth M Langa, Tsai-Chin Cho , Cathleen M. Connell . 2021. Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care Used By Adults With Dementia In The US. Health Affairs 40(9):1359-1367.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Wiemers, Emily E, Hotz, V Joseph, Seltzer, Judith A. 2020. Spatial Distance Between Parents and Adult Children in the United States. Journal of Marriage and Family 82(2):822-840.
- Hwajung Choi, Andrew Steptoe, Michele Heisler, Philippa J Clarke, Robert F. Schoeni, Stephen Jivraj, Tsai-Chin Cho, Kenneth M Langa. 2020. Comparison of Health Outcomes Among High- and Low-Income Adults Aged 55 to 64 Years in the US vs England. JAMA Internal Medicine 180(9):1185-1193.
- Nauzley C. Abedini, Hwajung Choi, Melissa Y. Wei, Kenneth M Langa, Vineet Chopra. 2020. The Relationship of Loneliness to End-of-Life Experience in Older Americans: A Cohort Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 68(5):1064-1071.
- Schoeni, Bob, Hwajung Choi, Reyes, Adriana. 2020. Race/Ethnic Differences in Spatial Distance Between Adult Children and Their Mothers. Journal of Marriage and Family 82(2):810-821.
- Hwajung Choi, Helen G Levy, McKee, Michael M, Wilson, Shelby , DeJonckheere, Melissa J, Zazove, Philip . 2019. Determinants of Hearing Aid Use Among Older Americans With Hearing Loss. The Gerontologist
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Bell, Sue Anne, Iwashyna, Theodore J. 2019. Health Risk Behaviors after Disaster Exposure Among Older Adults. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34(1):95-97.
- Hwajung Choi, Ehrlich, Joshua, Stagg, Brian C, Levine, Deborah A. 2019. Association of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Receipt of Cataract Surgery Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Ophthalmology 137(1):114-117.
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Wei, Melissa Y., Abedini, Nauzley C, Chopra, Vineet . 2019. The Relationship of Loneliness to End-of-Life Experience in Older Americans: A Cohort Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Kaselitz, Elizabeth , Shah, Megha . 2019. Peer characteristics associated with improved glycemic control in a randomized controlled trial of a reciprocal peer support program for diabetes. Chronic Illness
- Hwajung Choi, Ehrlich, Joshua, Stagg, Brian C, Woodward, Maria A. 2019. Association of Social Support Network Size With Receipt of Cataract Surgery in Older Adults. JAMA Ophthalmology
- Michael M. McKee, Hwajung Choi, Shelby Wilson, Melissa J. DeJonckheere, Philip Zazove, Helen G Levy. 2018. Determinants of Hearing Aid Use Among Older Americans With Hearing Loss. The Gerontologist
- Hwajung Choi, Theodore Iwashyna, Bell, Sue Anne, Abir, Mahshid , Cooke, Colin . 2018. All-Cause Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults After a Natural Disaster. Annals of Emergency Medicine 71(6):746-754.e2.
- Hwajung Choi, Robert F. Schoeni, Linda G. Martin, Kenneth M Langa. 2018. Trends in the Prevalence and Disparity in Cognitive Limitations of Americans 55â69 Years Old. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 73(suppl_1):S29-S37.
- Hwajung Choi, Hayward, Rodney A., Tipirneni, Renuka , Rhodes, Karin V, Lichtenstein, Richard L, Arntson, Emily K, Landgraf, Jessica M, Davis, Matthew M. 2018. Geographic Variation in Medicaid Acceptance Across Michigan Primary Care Practices in the Era of the Affordable Care Act. Medical Care Research and Review 75(5):633-650.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Kenneth M Langa, Martin, Linda G. 2018. Trends in the Prevalence and Disparity in Cognitive Limitations of Americans 55-69 Years Old. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 73:S29-S37.
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Hafez, Dina , Ankuda, Claire K, Winkelman, Tyler , Kullgren, Jeffrey T. 2018. Association Between Purpose in Life and Glucose Control Among Older Adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 52(4):309-318.
- Hwajung Choi, Abir, Mahshid , Truchil, Aaron , Wiest, Dawn , Nelson, Daniel B, Goldstick, Jason E, Koegel, Paul , Lozon, Marie M, Brenner, Jeffrey . 2017. Cluster Analysis of Acute Care Use Yields Insights for Tailored Pediatric Asthma Interventions. Annals of Emergency Medicine 70(3):288-299.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob. 2017. Health Of Americans Who Must Work Longer To Reach Social Security Retirement Age. Health affairs 36(10):1815-1819.
- Hwajung Choi, Fagerlin, Angela Tsai, Heisler, Michele, Hofer, Rebecca , Mase, Rebecca , Spencer, Michael . 2017. Mediators and Moderators of Improvements in Medication Adherence. Health Education & Behavior 44(2):285-296.
- Hwajung Choi, Winkelman, Tyler N. A., Davis, Matthew M. 2017. The Affordable Care Act, Insurance Coverage, and Health Care Utilization of Previously Incarcerated Young Men: 2008-2015. American Journal of Public Health 107(5):807-811.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Martin, Linda G. 2016. Are Functional and Activity Limitations Becoming More Prevalent among 55 to 69-Year-Olds in the United States?. PLoS ONE 11(10):e0164565.
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Lagisetty, Pooja A, Wen, Ming , Kanaya, Alka M, Kandula, Namratha R. 2016. Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes in a South Asian Population. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 18(6):1309-1316.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, McGarry, Kathleen . 2016. Consumption and the extended family. Economics Letters 140:34-38.
- Hwajung Choi, Hayward, Rodney A., Tipirneni, Renuka , Rhodes, Karin V, Lichtenstein, Richard L, Reamer, Elyse N, Davis, Matthew M. 2016. Primary care appointment availability and nonphysician providers one year after Medicaid expansion. The American Journal of Managed Care 22(6):427-431.
- Hwajung Choi, Lindau, Stacy Tessler, Vickery, Katherine Diaz, Makelarski, Jennifer , Matthews, Amber , Davis, Matthew . 2016. A Community-Powered, Asset-Based Approach to Intersectoral Urban Health System Planning in Chicago. American Journal of Public Health 106(10):1872-1878.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Kenneth M Langa, Heisler, Michele. 2015. Spouse and Child Availability for Newly Disabled Older Adults: Socioeconomic Differences and Potential Role of Residential Proximity. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 40(3):462-469.
- Hwajung Choi, Schoeni, Bob, Kenneth M Langa, Heisler, Michele. 2015. Older Adults' Residential Proximity to Their Children: Changes After Cardiovascular Events. Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 70(6):995-1004.
- Hwajung Choi, DeCamp, Lisa Ross, Fuentes-Afflick, Elena . 2015. Immigrant Latino Neighborhoods and Mortality Among Infants Born to Mexican-Origin Latina Women. Maternal and child health journal 19(6):1354-1363.
- Hwajung Choi, Robert F. Schoeni, Kenneth M Langa, Michele M. Heisler. 2015. Older Adultsâ Residential Proximity to Their Children: Changes After Cardiovascular Events. Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 70(6):995-1004. PMCID: PMC4817072.
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Shah, M K, Kieffer, E C, Schumann, C . 2015. Mediators and Moderators of the Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention That Improved Dietary Outcomes in Pregnant Latino Women. Health Education & Behavior 42(5):593-603.
- Hwajung Choi, Sarah Andrea Burgard, Heisler, Michele, Elo, Irma T. 2015. Are older adults living in more equal counties healthier than older adults living in more unequal counties? A propensity score matching approach. Social Science and Medicine 141(Sept 2015):82-90. PMCID: PMC4550487.
- Hwajung Choi, Kara Zivin, Teo, Alan , Andrea, Sarah , Valenstein, Marcia , Newsom, Jason , Dobscha, Steven . 2015. Does Mode of Contact with Different Types of Social Relationships Predict Depression in Older Adults? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63(10):2014-2022.
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Heisler, Michele, Brown, Stephanie L., Piette, John D, Rosland, A . 2013. Adults with cardiovascular disease who help others: a prospective study of health outcomes. Journal of behavioral medicine 63(2):199-211.
- Hwajung Choi, Richardson, Caroline R., Chang, Tammy , Davis, Matthew M. 2013. Implications of teen birth for overweight and obesity in adulthood. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 209(2):110.e1.
- Hwajung Choi, Teo, Alan R, Valenstein, Marcia . 2013. Social Relationships and Depression: Ten-Year Follow-Up from a Nationally Representative Study. PLOS ONE 8(4):e62396. PMCID: PMC3640036.
- Hwajung Choi, Sharp, Adam L, Hayward, Roderick A. 2013. Don't get sick on the weekend: an evaluation of the weekend effect on mortality for patients visiting US EDs. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 31(5):835-837.
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Halasyamani, L , Cowen, M E, Davis, M D, Resnicow, K , Straderman, R L, Mase, R , Piette, J D. 2013. A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Reciprocal Peer Support in Heart Failure. Circulation: Heart Failure 6(2):246-253. PMCID: PMC3782294.
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Hayward, Rodney A., Sekaran, Nishant K. 2013. Fall-Associated Difficulty with Activities of Daily Living in Functionally Independent Individuals Aged 65 to 69 in the United States: A Cohort Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61(1):96-100.
- Hwajung Choi, Heisler, Michele, Piette, John D, Resnicow, Ken . 2013. A diabetes peer support intervention that improved glycemic control: Mediators and moderators of intervention effectiveness. Chronic Illness 9(4):258-267. PMCID: PMC3830685.
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Heisler, Michele, Zulman, Donna M, Rosland, Ann-Marie . 2012. The influence of diabetes psychosocial attributes and self-management practices on change in diabetes status. Patient education and counseling 87(1):74-80.
- Hwajung Choi, Abir, M , Cooke, Colin R, Wang, S , Davis, M . 2012. Effect of a Mass Casualty Incident: Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Charges for Casualty Patients Versus Concurrent Inpatients. Academic Emergency Medicine 19(3):280-286.
- Hwajung Choi, Patrick, Stephen , Davis, M . 2012. Increase In Federal Match Associated With Significant Gains In Coverage For Children Through Medicaid And CHIP. Health Affairs 31(8):1796-1802.
- Hwajung Choi, Kenneth M Langa, Heisler, Michele, Rosen, Allison, Vijan, Sandeep , Kabeto, Mohammed , Piette, John D. 2010. Hospitalizations and Deaths Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease Who Underuse Medications Because of Cost: A Longitudinal Analysis. Medical care 48(2):87-94.
- Yang,Dean C, Hwajung Choi. 2007. Are remittances insurance? Evidence from rainfall shocks in the Philippines. World Bank Economic Review 21(2):219-248.