Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Education:
1983 - 1985  University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 
                        Doctor of Social Welfare (D.S.W.) 
1979 - 1981  California State University, San Diego 
                        Master Degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) 
1974 - 1978   Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 
                         Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sci.)

Research interest:
•aging
•behavioral health

Honors and Awards: 
•2011 – date   Member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honoros Society of America 
•2010 - 2011    Distinguished Visiting Scholar 
                            University of Hong Kong & City University of Hong Kong, China 
•2010 - date    Fellow, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)   
•2010 – date   Gary Andrews Fellow

Selected Publications:  
•Chi, I., Mui, C. & Chui Gerontological social work. Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publisher.
•Chi, I., Mjelde-Mossey, L.A., Lubben, J. & Lou, V.W. Relationship between productive activities, family relations and aging well for elders in China.
•Chi, I. & Duran, P. (2010). Conducting aging research in China. In S. Chen & J.L. Powell (Eds.) Aging in Perspective and the Case of China: Issues and Approach. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Personal Homepage:

http://sowkweb.usc.edu/faculty/iris-chi