Dr. Kang is Assistant Researcher at the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences.  Dr. Kang provided statistical analysis and data management for the Center for Personal Assistance Services, which conducts national statistical studies on disability and personal assistance needs, and the Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at the Institute for Health and Aging, University of California.  

Recently, Dr. Kang worked on studies of service utilization and expenditures for individuals with developmental disabilities, and research comparing California’s personal care option program (In-Home Supportive Services, or IHSS) and a Medicaid waiver known as IHSS Plus.

RECENT PROJECTS

Title: Center for Personal Assistance Services
Project Period: 7/1/2003-6/31/2008
Funding Agency: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Description: Studies of the need for and use of informal and formal personal assistance services, including scaling of ADLs, prevalence, hours, and unmet needs.

Title: California Nursing Home Search

Project Period: 02/01/2005-01/31/2008

Funding Agency: California HealthCare Foundation

Description: The study investigates California nursing home quality using nine federal and state data bases and updates a California website for all nursing homes

Title: A study of Developmental Disability Service Utilization and Expenditures in California
Project Period: 10/1/2005-9/30/2007

Funding Agency: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Title: Analysis of Proposed State Budget Changes on the IHSS Program
Project Period: 2004
Funding Agency: California Healthcare Foundation
Description: Analyses of population effected by program changes and projects of potential secondary service utilization.

Title: Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
Project Period: 10/1/1998-11/30/2004
Funding Agency: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Description: Studies of the demography and epidemiology of disability, cost of disability, employment, health services, AIDS-related disability, assistive technology, rehabilitation services and long term care services.  The Center also conducts national forums, publishes reports and abstracts, and operates an information service.

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PUBLICATIONS

Reports

Newcomer, R., Kang, T., and Graham, C. (2006).  Outcomes in a nursing home transition case-management program targeting new admissions. The Gerontologist.

Newcomer, R., Kang, T., LaPlante, M.P. & Kaye, H.S. (2005).  Living quarters and unmet need for personal care assistance among adults with disabilities. The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 

LaPlante, M.P., Kaye, H.S., Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2004). Unmet need for personal assistance services: estimating the shortfall in hours of help and adverse consequences.  The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.  

Waterstone, D., Kang, T., Flores, C., Harrington, C., & Newcomer, R. (2004). California’s In-Home Support Services program: Who is served? University of California, San Francisco, Center for Personal Assistance Services.      

Newcomer, R., Kang, T., Kaye, H.S., & LaPlante, M.P. (2002). Housing changes and moves into supportive housing among adults with disabilities.  Journal of Disability Policy Studies.  

LaPlante, M.P., Harrington, C., &  Kang, T. (2002). Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research. 

Kaye, H. S., Kang, T., & LaPlante, M.P. (2002). Wheelchair use in the United States.  Disability Statistics Abstract, (23).  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and    Rehabilitation Research.  

LaPlante, M.P., Kang, T., Ramirez A & LeBlanc, A. (2000).  Identifying affirmative employment goal for federal agencies: A Report on U.S. populations with 29 targeted disabilities.  University of  California, San Francisco, Disability Statistics Rehabilitation and Training Center.

Kaye, H.S., Kang, T., & LaPlante, M.P. (2000).   Mobility device use in the United States.  Disability Statistics Report, (14).  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

LaPlante, M.P., Kang, T., & Ramirez A. (2000).  1994-95 Disability followback survey sample selection. University of California, San Francisco, Disability Statistics Rehabilitation and Training Center.

Yang, M.C.K., Namgung, Y.Y., Kang, T., Magnusson, I., & Hefti, A.F. (1998). Option-3 median measurement scheme in outlier reduction.  Statistics in Medicine.

Johnson, P., Yang, M.C.K., Magnusson, I., Kang, T., Ramirez, J., & Hefti, A.F. (1997).  Evaluating the merit of the option‑3 method in relative attachment level measurement.  Journal of Periodontal Research.

Yang, M.C.K., Namgung, Y.Y., Kang T., Magnusson, I., & Hefti, A.F. Option-3 median measurement scheme in outlier reduction," Statistics in Medicine, 1998 

Johnson, P., Yang, M.C.K., Magnusson, I., Kang, T., Ramirez, J., & Hefti, A. F., "Evaluating the merit of the option-3 method in relative attachment level measurement," Journal of Periodonal Research, 1997.

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 Send E-Mail to: Taewoon.Kang@ucsf.edu