Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo, Ph.D., RN (she, her)

  • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Biography

Dr. Kiyoshi-Teo's program of research is to explore strategies to enhance the health and well-being of older adults. With her background in preventing adverse events in hospital settings (infection and falls), her current work focuses on reducing accidental falls among older adults in the community. Since 2016, she has led a number of trials using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to examine the impact of motivational interviewing to engage older adults in fall prevention. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S.N., 2000, St. Luke's College of Nursing
    • M.S., 2005, University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing
    • Ph.D., 2011, University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing

Memberships and associations:

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  • Western Institute of Nursing
  • Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • The Gerontological Society of America

Areas of interest

  • Older adults, fall prevention, patient engagement

Honors and awards

  • OHSU Flame Faculty Nominations: 2020, 2021, 2022
  • National Institute of Nursing Research K23 Award: 2020

Publications

Publications