Biography
Dr. Yuqing Guo’s research has evolved from understanding the emotional health and wellbeing needs of mothers and children to developing impactful interventions through collaborating with community organizations, utilizing mind-body perspective, and leveraging technologies. She has integrated these multiple approaches to create culturally sensitive, acceptable, and scalable interventions to serve vulnerable mothers and children in underserved communities. In recognizing her successful community-engaged participatory research, Dr. Guo received the Community Research Award for Outstanding Community Partnership from the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS). She has been funded by the National Science Foundation (2.1 million) along with computer scientists using technology to understand the relationships between sleep, emotional well-being, and cardiovascular health among perinatal women. In 2022, Dr. Guo was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. In 2023, Dr. Guo received the UC END DISPARITY pilot award to co-develop the “Healthy Sleep, Happy Hearts for Two” intervention with BIPOC community organizations to reduce cardiovascular health disparities for Black and Hispanic pregnant mothers.
Current Projects/Studies
Reduction of maternal and child health disparities, mind-body intervention, technology-based intervention, health promotion, infant mental health, family dynamics, community-based participatory research, mixed methods.
Education
PhD, University of Washington, School of Nursing, 2011
MN, University of Washington, School of Nursing, 2004
BS, Peking Union Medical College, 1999
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research
- 2016 Dean’s Honoree for Teaching Excellence
- 2014 Community Research Award for Outstanding Community Partnership with MOMS Orange County, Research Awards, University of California Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science
- 2008 – 2011 Nursing Scholarship Fund, University of Washington
- 2008 – 2011 Hester McLaws Nursing Scholarship Award, University of Washington
- 2007 Mentee Scholarship Award, National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
- 2006 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- 2002 – 2003 Cole Scholarship Award, University of Washington
