Chiung-ju (CJ) Liu, PhD, OTR/L, FGSA is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Florida. Her research passion is to support healthy aging by enhancing older adults’ functional ability, which is the ability to participate in activities that are valuable for health and independence. Dr. Liu’s research areas include task-oriented exercise, late-life disability prevention, home-based intervention, and functional outcome measures. Dr. Liu is skilled in systematic reviews, designing intervention studies, and conducting clinical trials. Her work has been supported by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, RRF Foundation for Aging, and the National Institute on Aging.

Dr. Liu will work with AHCA/NCAL’s member the Brooks Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing Facility under the mentorship of Dr. Linda Resnik and Mr. Daniel Ciolek. Her LHS Scholar project will focus on optimizing functional outcomes for short-stay residents in the Skilled Nursing Facility.