Hsiang-Yu "Claire" Yang
Research Scientist I
404-385-8589
hsiang-yu.yang@coa.gatech.edu
Biography:
Hsiang-Yu (Claire) Yang, OTD, OTR/L, is a research scientist I at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA). She is also an Occupational Therapist with a specialty in assistive technology evaluation. Ms. Yang had been working at an assistive technology center in Taiwan and later came to the US and received her Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Ms. Yang had participated in quantitative and qualitative research on assistive technology, home modifications, and environmental influences on older adults. Her research interests include assistive technology, environmental access, participation, and the elderly population.
Education:
Washington University in St. Louis, OTD, in Occupational Therapy
National Taiwan University, B.S., in Occupational Therapy
Current Projects:
Grant: RERC on Work Accommodations
Funding: NIDRR
Description: To assess the effects of workplace accommodations on the participation of employees with
disabilities and to develop a work-specific participation self report instrument.
Grant: RERC for Wheeled Mobility
Funding: NIDRR
Description: To assess the interrelationship between environmental facilitators in the home and
workplace, wheeled mobility device, and community participation.
Publications:
Yang, H. & Stark, S. (Accepted). The role of environmental features in social engagement among residents living in assisted living facilities. Housing for the Elderly.
Licensures/Certifications:
Missouri, OTR/L
Professional Memberships:
- American Occupational Association (AOTA)
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)