College of Nursing

Kuei-Hsiang (Grace) Hsueh, PhD, RN

 

Hsueh Kuei-Hsiang (Grace)

Kuei-Hsiang (Grace) Hsueh, PhD, RN
Associate Professor

Contact Information:
212 Nursing Administration Building
College of Nursing, South Campus
Email: hsuehk@umsl.edu
Phone: 314-516-7773
Fax: 314-516-7082

Awards:

  • Dr. Kuei-Hsiang Hsueh was awarded as a fellow in the Center for International Studies at UMSL for Academic Year 2006 - 2007. Funded: $2,000
  • Dr. Kuei-Hsiang Hsueh was awarded as a fellow in the Center for International Studies at UMSL for Academic Year 2005 - 2006. Funded: $2,000
  • Dr. Kuei-Hsiang Hsueh was awarded a University of Missouri St-Louis (UMSL) Research Award in 2003. Funded 12906.00
  • Dr. Kuei-Hsiang Hsueh is the recipient of Carol A. Lindman Award for A New Researcher 2003, sponsored by Western Institute of Nursing
  • 2003 Carol A. Lindeman Award for A New Researcher, for the paper titled "Family Caregiving Experience among Chinese Caregivers in the United States" presented at the 36th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by the Western Institute of Nursing held in Scottsdale, AZ.

Teaching Areas:

  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Psychometrics
  • Care for Frail Elderly

Research Interests:

  • Caregivers of Frail Elderly
  • Asian Caregiving
  • Cross-cultural Research
  • Community Based Intervention

Education:

  • BSN: Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
  • MSN: University of Arizona, Arizona
  • PhD: University of Arizona, Arizona 

Scholarship Work

Funded Grants

  • 2008- Awarded as a Fellow in the Center for International Studies at University of Missouri-St. Louis for Academic Year 2008 – 2009 Academic Funded:$1,650
  • 2007- Awarded as a Fellow in the Center for International Studies at University of Missouri-St. Louis for Academic Year 2007 – 2008 Academic Funded :$2,00
  • 2006- The Small Grants Fund for Professional Development, Office of Research Administration, UMSL.  Funded:$884
  • 2005- Awarded as a Fellow in the Center for International Studies at University of Missouri-St. Louis for Academic Year 2005 2006 Academic. Funded:$2,000
  • 2004- Principle Investigator: Identifying key attributes of essential predictors of Asian Caregivers; Health; awarded by University of Missouri-St. Louis Research Award Board. Academic Year 2004 - 2005. Funded: $12486

Journal Publication

  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Phillips, L., Cheng, W. Y., & Picot, S. F. (2005). Assessing cross-cultural equivalence through confirmatory factor analysis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 27(6), 755-771.
  • Jenkins, R. J., Sredl, D., & Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Ding, Cody. (2007). Evidence-based nursing process (EBNP) consumer culture attribute identity: A message-based persuasion strategy study among nurse executives. Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(2), 055-062.
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Clarke Ekong, S., & Hu, Jie. (2008). Acculturation in filial Practices among U.S. Chinese caregivers. Qualitative Health Research, 18(6), 775-785.
  • Bachman, J. A., & Hsueh, K. H. (2008). Evaluation of online education about diabetes management in the school setting. Journal of School Nursing, 24(3), 151- 157.
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Phillips, L., Cheng, W. Y., & Picot, S. F. (2005). Assessing cross-cultural equivalence through confirmatory factor analysis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 27(6), 755-771.
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang & Linda Phillips. (Pending). The Effect of filial values on health status among Chinese caregivers in the US. The Gerontologist.
  • Darlene Sredl, Ruth Jenkins, Kuei-Hsiang Hsueh, Cody Ding, & Jerry Durham. (Pending). Evidence-Based Nursing Process (EBNP) Consumer Culture Attribute Identity: A Message-Based Persuasion Strategy Study Among Nurse Executives.
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang & Hsueh. (In progress). Understanding filial acculturation using open-ended inquiry. Qualitative Health Research.
  • Sredl, D., Melnyk, B., Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Ruth J., Ding, Cody, & Durham, J. (2011) Healthcare in crisis! Can nurse executives' beliefs about and implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) be key solutions in healthcare reform? Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 6(2), 73-79.
  • Astroth, K. S., Fish, A. F., Mitchell, G. L., Bachman, J. A., & Hsueh, K-H. (2010). Construct validity of four exercise stage of change measures in adults. Research in Nursing and Health, 33, 254-264.
  • Hu, Jie, Gruber, K. J., & Hsueh, K. H. (2010). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SF-36 in older adults with diabetes in Beijing, China. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 88(3), 273-281.

Book Publication

  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2006). Aging theories (In Chinese). In S. G, Wang, Geriatric Nursing (5th Ed.). Farseeing Publishing Co. [Contribution of 20 pages (10%)].
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2006). Urological problems in aging (In Chinese). In S. G, Wang, Geriatric Nursing (5th Ed.). Farseeing Publishing Co. [Contribution of 22 pages (10%)]. 

National Presentation/Conference

  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2008). Underlying Phenomenon of Acculturation in Filial Practice Among US Chinese Immigrant Caregivers. Paper presentation at the 34th Annual meeting and Educational leadership Conference, sponsored by Association for Gerontology in Higher Education held in Baltimore, MD in February 2008. (Data based, refereed)
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2006). Understanding Filial Acculturation Through Open-Ended Inquiry. Podium Presentation at the 2006 National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, sponsored by The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science held in Washington D. C. in October 2006. (Data based, refereed)
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2006). The Effects of Filial Values on Health Status Among Chinese Caregivers in the US . Podium Presentation at the 2006 National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, sponsored by The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science held in Washington D. C. in October 2006. (Data based, refereed)
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2004). Chinese Picot Caregiver Rewards Scale Using the ACT-BRAVE Cross-cultural Equivalence Framework. Poster Presentation at the 2004 National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, sponsored by The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science held in Washington D. C. in October 2004. (Data based, refereed)

Regional Presentation/Conference

  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2008). Astroth, K. S, Fish, A. F.., Bachman, J.H., & Hsueh, K. (2008, March). Factors Predicting Exercise Performance in a Work Setting. Paper accepted for presentation by K Astroth at Midwest Nursing Research Society Innovative Technology: Pioneering Pathways to Health, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Data based, referreed).
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2007). Astroth, K. S, Fish, A. F.., Hsueh, K., & Bachman, J.H. (2007, March). Exercise Stage of Change Classification: A Comparison of Three Instruments and an Interview. Paper accepted for presentation by K Astroth at Midwest Nursing Research Society Innovative Technology: Pioneering Pathways to Health, Omaha, NE (Data based, referreed).
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2005). Intergenerational Family Caregiving Among Chinese Adult Children in the US. Podium Presentation at the 22 th Annual conference sponsored by Midwest Chinese American Science & Technology Association, held in October 2005. (Data based, invited)
  • Cheng, Wenyun & Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2005). Behavioral Problems of the Dementia Elderly in Taiwan: A Nationwide Correlation Study on Nurses' Perceptions. Poster presentation at the 29 th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society research conference held in April 2005. (Data based, refereed)
  • Bachman, Jean & Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang (2005). Evaluation of School Nurse Online Training to Manage Children with Diabetes in School, Poster Presentation at the 29 th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society research conference held in April 2005. (Data based, refereed)
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2005). Theoretical Model Building Through Empirical Work at the 29th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society research conference held in April 2005. (Data based, refereed)
  • Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. (2003). Family Caregiving Experience among Chinese Caregivers in the United States. Podium Presentation at the 36th Annual Communicating Research Conference/17 th Annual WIN Assembly, sponsored by the Western Institute of Nursing held in Scottsdale, AZ in April 2003. (Data based, refereed)