Connell School of Nursing

Lichuan Ye, PhD, RN

assistant professor - adult health

lichuan_ye


Office

Cushing Hall 423
617-552-1711
yel@bc.edu

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

  • PhD - University of Pennsylvania  School of Nursing
  • MS - Sichuan University West China Medical School
  • BSN - Sichuan University West China Medical School

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

  • Ye, L., Pien, G.W., & Weaver, T.E. (in press). Gender Differences in the Clinical Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep Medicine.
  • Ye, L., Pien, G.W., Ratcliffe, S.J., & Weaver, T.E. (in press). Gender Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Treatment Response to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Ye, L., Liang, Z., & Weaver, T. E. (2008). Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63(1), 54-63.
  • Ye, L. & Liang, Z. (2004). Relationships between Quality of Life and Mood in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 3(2):76-79.
  • Ye, L. & Liu, C. (2003). The Application of Long-acting Beta(2)-adrenergic Agonists in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2(4):80-83.


INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Ye, L., Pack, A.I., Dinges, D.F. Weaver, T.E., and Multisite Group. Gender Differences in Daily   Functioning in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.  International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), San Diego, CA, May 19-24, 2006
  • Ye, L., Maislin, G., Pack A.I., Hurley S. Dinges D. F., McCloskey S., Weaver, T.E. Predictors of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use during the First Week of Treatment. The 5th World Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Societies, Cairns, Queensland Australia, September 2-6, 2007.


Dr. Ye’s research focuses on women with sleep disorders. In particular, her work explores gender differences in clinical manifestation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, and whether women respond differently to the continuous positive airway pressure treatment compared to men.

Dr. Ye received her BS in Nursing and Master’s degree in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine from Sichuan University in China, and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Sleep Research Society and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Symptom presentation, daily functioning, and treatment outcomes in sleep disorders; women with obstructive sleep apnea; gender differences in sleep disorders.


APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS       

  • 2009 Boston College Research Incentive Grant, Research Expense Grant, and Dean's Research Stimulus Grant
  • 2008 Dissertation Award, Eastern Nursing Research Society/Council for Advancement of Nursing Science
  • 2007 American Nurses Foundation Research Grant, Eleanor Lambertson RN Scholar
  • 2007 Honorable Mention Abstract Award, Sleep Research Society
  • 2007 Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Chapter