Biography

Hsiu-Chin Chen earned her Ph. D. in nursing in 2004 and Ed. D. in educational administration in 2005. Dr. Chen has worked as a professor at Utah Valley University in Utah, USA for the past 14 years. Dr. Chen also serves as a dissertation chair for over 10 doctoral nursing students from the University of Phoenix for the past five years. Her research areas include instrument development, leadership, faculty job satisfaction, student satisfaction, service-learning, cultural competence, NCLEX-RN predictors, and online teaching. The research methodology has focused on correlational study design, comparative study design, quasi-experimental and experimental study designs, survey study design, longitudinal study design, phenomenological study design, and mixed methods. Since 1995, Dr. Chen has published 16 research articles in peer-reviewed nursing journals, received 18 research grants, and presented research in over 18 national and international research conferences. Dr. Chen also served as a reviewer for three nursing professional journals.

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Research Interest

Instrument development, Leadership, Job satisfaction, Student satisfaction, Program evaluation, Service learning project and research, Cultural competency, NCLEX-RN predictors, Fall prevention, ER violence, compassion fatigue, and burnout, Online teaching and learning.