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Biography
Ladda Thiamwong is an expert on the aging population with more than 15 years of experience in gerontological nursing. Thiamwong’s research focuses on healthy aging and fall prevention in ethnically diverse older adults. She developed the Fall Risk Assessment Test for screening Thai community-dwelling older adults, and the Healthy Aging Instrument to assess processes involved in healthy aging, which is now available in several languages. Her research findings have led to a paradigm shift in fall risk assessment through tailored fall interventions.
Thiamwong has recently been awarded more than $6 million in funding, including three National Institutes of Health grants, and currently leads an interdisciplinary team implementing a technology-based body and mind intervention for older adults in low-income settings. Her previous study on technology-based fall risk assessments received a Catalyst Award from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine Healthy Longevity Global Challenge. At the local level, she shares her expertise as a member of the City of Orlando Mayor’s Committee on Livability and Healthy Aging, and the Disability, Aging and Technology Faculty Research Cluster at UCF.
She received her Ph.D. from Ramathibodi School of Nursing and Siriraj Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University in Thailand.
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