Kelly Hsieh, PhD
Research Professor
IDHD Associate Director
Disability and Human Development
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About
Kelly Hsieh, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development and Associate Director of the Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois Chicago, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). She also leads the Institute’s Evaluation and Public Policy Unit.
Dr. Hsieh’s research focuses on health risk behaviors and outcomes—such as obesity, falls, cardiovascular disease, and dementia—among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as interventions to improve well-being for adults with disabilities and their caregivers. She has extensive experience in program evaluation at the local, state, and national levels, currently contributing to projects including the State-Operated Developmental Centers (SODC) Evaluation, Aspire’s Employment Training Program, the Wellness Action Via Engagement (WAVE) project, and the Bridging Aging and Disability Networks (BADN) initiative.
Selected Grants
Aspire of Illinois, Evaluation of Aspire’s Employment Training Program (AETP, PI
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, WAVE Program: Wellness Action Via Engagement for Older Family Caregivers, PI
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, University Center for Excellence in DD, Co-PI
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Co-Investigator
Department of Defense, Hip Muscle Co-contraction: The Effect of Transfemoral Socket Design and Impact on Balance and Mobility, Co-Investigator
Illinois Department of Human Service, Analysis of movement from Illinois Developmental Centers, Co-Principal Investigator
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, UCEDD National Training Initiative to Support people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Co-Occurring Mental or Behavioral Disabilities, Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
Obesity and associated factors in adults with intellectual disability
Prevalence of falls and risk factors in adults with intellectual disabilities
Li, C-C, Hsieh, K., Chang, P-C, Chang, H-J (2025). Prevalence of Suicide Attempts and Related Factors among Adolescents in Taiwan Using a Nationally Representative Survey. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.04.030
Lee, F.N. Balcazar, F., Hsieh, K. Bonfiglio Sposato, B., Harris Parker, S., Feldner, H. A. (2024). Factors impacting community living outcomes among former long-term nursing home residents using the interdependence-Human Activity Assistive Technology (i-HAAT) model, Assistive Technology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2024.2322722.
Tobaigy, M., Hafner, B. J., Hsieh, K., & Sawers, A. (2024). Falls perceived as significant by lower limb prosthesis users are generally associated with fall consequences rather than circumstances. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2328313
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Education
PhD, Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001
MS, Child Development and Family Studies, University of Wyoming, 1989
BS, Nursing, Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, 1982