Chin-Yen Lin

Assistant Professor
Dr. Lin received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Kentucky and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Research and Interventions for Cardiovascular Health. During her post-doctoral training, she managed research initiatives and delivered interventions to patients and caregivers affected by heart diseases. Her area of research focuses on symptom management, self-care, cognitive impairment, and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure. Recent projects include: (1) using functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine insula activity and related brain regions in relation to symptom perception and care-seeking decisions among patients with heart failure; and (2) delivering a chair-yoga intervention to improve cognitive function in patients with heart failure. Full list of the publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5YX0BqwAAAAJ&hl=en
Contact cy.lin@auburn.edu (334)   844 - 5619
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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Kentucky - 2020

Licenses

  • Registered Nurse

Research Areas

  • Heart failure, Symptom perception, Self-care, Social support, Decision-making, Depression, Cognitive health, Patient activation, Rural population, Cardiovascular outcomes

Interests

  • Wellness
  • Diabetes Self-Management
  • Health Promotion
  • Study Abroad
  • Mental Health
  • Quality and Outcomes Improvement

Teaching Areas

  • Graduate Nursing
  • Theoretical Concepts

Grants

  • Forge Achieving Health Equity Across the Deep South Center Engaging Stakeholders and Patients to Evaluate the Feasibility of Yoga to Improve Cognitive Function in Rural Heart Failure Pati $50,000.00 Chin-Yen Lin, Pao-Feng Tsai, Surachat Ngorsuraches & Debra K. Moser
  • Edward Via Osteopathic College, Research Eureka Accelerator Program A Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Yoga Intervention in Heart Failure Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment $40,000.00 Chin-Yen Lin, Mary A. Taylor, Pao-Feng Tsai, Gopikrishna Deshpande & Darren Beck

Presentations

  • Chin-Yen Lin (2025, November). Neural Connectivity Underlying Somatic Awareness in Patients with Heart Failure Poster session presented at American Heart AssociationNew OrleansLA.
  • Chin-Yen Lin (2024, November). Degree of Rurality Moderates the Association of Sedentary Behavior with Cognitive Function in Patients with Cardiac Diseases. Podium session presented at American Heart AssociationChicagoIL.
  • Chin-Yen Lin (2023, November). Self-care Maintenance Moderated the Associations among Symptom Burden, Functional Status, and Quality of Life. Podium session presented at American Heart Association Scientific SessionsPhiladelphiaPA.
  • Chin-Yen Lin (2023, March). Depressive Symptoms and Health Activation in Family Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Illnesses. Podium session presented at Southern Nursing Research SocietyOrlandoFL.
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