Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 620
Oakland
CAUSA
94612
Biographical Sketch: Rosy Chang Weir is the Director of Research at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) where she conducts research to improve health of medically underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders (AA&NHOPIs) at community health centers. She is the principal investigator for multiple federal and foundation grants that aim to improve health center capacity for patient-centered outcomes research, to develop a clinical data repository inclusive of enabling services to track quality improvement at health centers and health plans, as well as to evaluate a pay-for-performance program at health centers. Her projects also include examining the impact of enabling services on health, evaluation of a culturally-appropriate team care intervention for improving diabetes care and outcomes, and assessing the capacity of health centers to incorporate intervention dissemination and implementation efforts. Prior to joining AAPCHO in 2002, Dr. Weir studied the development of Asian-European American interethnic relationships and developmental pathways from preschool through adulthood. An immigrant from Laos, Dr. Weir received her Bachelor’s Degree and PhD in Psychology at the University of California, San Diego and Santa Cruz, respectively.