UTA Researcher Investigates Cardiovascular Health Disparities

Liao Yue, PhD, MPH

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher hopes to harness the power of technology to help an underserved group of Americans on the path to a healthier future.

Liao Yue, assistant professor of kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity and Wearable Sensors Research Lab, has received a $231,000 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association to study cardiovascular disease in Black American women.

“The U.S. has a stressful and unhealthy environment for Black women that makes it harder to start and keep a healthy lifestyle,” Liao said. “If we want to create programs to help Black women adopt a healthy lifestyle, we must address the challenges they face in their daily lives.”