Chiung-ju (CJ) Liu, PhD, OTR/L, FGSA

Chiung-ju (CJ) Liu, PhD, OTR/L, FGSA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida. Dr. Liu’s research focuses on healthy aging, particularly on factors that enhance older adults’ functional ability—the capacity to be and do what they value. Functional ability is crucial for aging in place.

Toward this effort, Dr. Liu has conducted research in health literacy promotion, late-life disability prevention, and systematic reviews of interventions that support independence in activities of daily living for older adults.

Dr. Liu studied the relationship between cognitive aging and health literacy. She examined the use of text cohesion, illustrations, and stereoscopic videos to reduce the cognitive load required to process health information in older adults.

Additionally, Dr. Liu has published a series of systematic reviews examining the effect of exercise on late-life disability. She developed a 3-Step Workout for Life program to enhance functional gains from structured exercise for older adults at risk of losing independence at home. Her work has contributed to practice guidelines published by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the World Health Organization.

To facilitate the translation of scientific evidence to practice, Dr. Liu also applies implementation science and embraces notions of learning health systems in her research. Her recent research interests include:

• Preventing late-life disability through activity participation for at-risk older adults.

• Developing, testing, and implementing home-based and community-based interventions to support aging in place.

• Enhancing rehabilitation services in post-acute care in home health and skilled nursing facilities.

• Understanding measurements in activities of daily living for frail older adults.

• Occupational Therapist Registered OTR®

  • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Dr. Liu’s clinical experiences include acute inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, and school-based occupational therapy.

Dr. Liu’s research focuses on healthy aging, particularly on factors that enhance older adults’ functional ability—the capacity to be and do what they value. Functional ability is crucial for aging in place.

Toward this effort, Dr. Liu has conducted research in health literacy promotion, late-life disability prevention, and systematic reviews of interventions that support independence in activities of daily living for older adults.

Dr. Liu studied the relationship between cognitive aging and health literacy. She examined the use of text cohesion, illustrations, and stereoscopic videos to reduce the cognitive load required to process health information in older adults.

Additionally, Dr. Liu has published a series of systematic reviews examining the effect of exercise on late-life disability. She developed a 3-Step Workout for Life program to enhance functional gains from structured exercise for older adults at risk of losing independence at home. Her work has contributed to practice guidelines published by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the World Health Organization.

To facilitate the translation of scientific evidence to practice, Dr. Liu also applies implementation science and embraces notions of learning health systems in her research. Her recent research interests include:

• Preventing late-life disability through activity participation for at-risk older adults.

• Developing, testing, and implementing home-based and community-based interventions to support aging in place.

• Enhancing rehabilitation services in post-acute care in home health and skilled nursing facilities.

• Understanding measurements in activities of daily living for frail older adults.

• ADL measurements
• Community-based intervention
• Implementation Science
• Late-life disability prevention
• Late-life exercise
• Post-acute care in home health and skilled nursing facilities
• aging in place