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Investigators
Tongjian You, PhD
Principal Investigator
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Suzanne Leveille, PhD, RN
Co-investigator
Department of Nursing
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Ling Shi, PhD
Co-investigator
Department of Nursing
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Peter Wayne, PhD
Co-investigator
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH
Co-investigator
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care Section for Research
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Research Staff & Assistants
Mekhala Rao, MPH
Research Project Manager
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
William Butts, MS
Tai Chi Instructor
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Leya Jacob Kurzhiparambil, MPH
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Gerontology
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Satoshi Nagae, MS
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Katherine Johnson, BS
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Juliana Bangari, BS
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Boston
Consultants
Ryan Mace, PhD
Consultant
Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital
Xuewen Wang, PhD
Consultant
Department of Exercise Science
University of South Carolina
Huan Zhang
Consultant
Huan's Tai Chi and Kung Fu - Cambridge
Publications
- You T, Leveille SG, Yeh GY, Wayne PM. Is Tai Chi beneficial for multisite pain syndrome in older adults? Aging Clin Exp Res, 35: 1443-1448, 2023.
- You T, Koren Y, Butts WJ, Moraes CA, Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Leveille SG. Pilot studies of recruitment and feasibility of remote Tai Chi in racially diverse older adults with multisite pain. Contemp Clin Trials, 128: 107164, 2023.
- Cai Y, Leveille SG, Andreeva O, Shi L, Chen P, You T. Characterizing fall circumstances in community-dwelling older adults: a mixed methods approach. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 78: 1683-1691, 2023.
- Nawai A, Foust JB, Shi L, You T, Leveille SG. Is pain catastrophizing associated with poor mobility performance and falls in older adults? Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 91: 104219, 2023.
- Koren Y, Leveille SG, You T. Brief Pain Inventory Pain Interference Subscale: Assessing Interference with Daily Living Activities in Older Adults With Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain. Front Pain Res (Lausanne) 3: 897725, 2022.
- Cai Y, Leveille SG, Shi L, Chen P, You T. Chronic pain and circumstances of falls in
community-living older adults: an exploratory study. Age Ageing 51: afab261, 2022. - Cai Y, Leveille SG, Shi L, Chen P, You T. Chronic pain and risk of injurious falls in
community-dwelling older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 76: e179-e186, 2021. - Cai Y, Hausdorff JM, Bean JF, Manor B, You T, Leveille SG. Participation in cognitive activities is associated with foot reaction time and gait speed in older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res 33: 3191-3198, 2021.
- Koren Y, Leveille SG, You T. Tai chi interventions promoting social support and interaction among older adults: A systematic review. Res Gerontol Nurs 14: 126-137, 2021.
- Cai Y, Leveille SG, Hausdorff JM, Bean JF, Manor B, McLean R, You T. Chronic
Musculoskeletal Pain Slows Foot Reaction Time in Older Adults. J Pain 22: 76-85, 2021. - You T, Ogawa EF, Thapa S, Cai Y, Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Shi L, Leveille SG. Effects of Tai Chi on beta endorphin and inflammatory markers in older adults with chronic pain: an exploratory study. Aging Clin Exp Res 32: 1389-1392, 2020.
- You T, Ogawa EF. Effects of meditation and mind-body exercise on brain-derived
neurotrophic factor. Sports Med and Health Sci 2: 7-9, 2020. - You T, Ogawa EF. Effects of Tai Chi on chronic systemic inflammation. J Altern
Complement Med 25: 656-658, 2019. - Thapa S, Shmerling RH, Bean JF, Cai Y, Leveille SG. Chronic multisite pain: evaluation of a new geriatric syndrome. Aging Clin Exp Res 31:1 129-1137, 2019.
- You T, Ogawa EF, Thapa S, Cai Y, Zhang H, Nagae S, Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Shi L,
Leveille SG. Tai Chi for older adults with chronic multisite pain: a randomized controlled pilot study. Aging Clin Exp Res 30: 1335-1343, 2018. - Leveille SG, Jones RN, Kiely DK, Hausdorff JM, Shmerling RH, Guralnik JM, Kiel DP, Lipsitz LA, Bean JF. Chronic musculoskeletal pain and the occurrence of falls in an older population. JAMA 302: 2214-2221, 2009.