Wang, Yang
Assistant Professor, Peking University China Center for Health Development Studies
Email: yang.wang@hsc.pku.edu.cn
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
2012.8-2016.5 Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Administration, and Policy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S.
2009.9-2012.6 M.A. in Health Economics and Policy, Center for Health Management and Policy Research, Shandong University, China
2005.9-2009.6 B.A. in Health Service Management，School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, China
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021.3-Present Assistant Professor, China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, China
2016.7-2021.1 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Health Policy, Health Behavior, and Health Disparities
SELECTED PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Wang, Y., Laestadius, L., Stimpson, J.P., & Wilson, F.A. (2019) Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Acculturation Among Adult Immigrants in the United States. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment , 13: 1-7.
2. Wang Y., Do., D.P., & Wilson, F.A. (2018) Immigrants’ Use of eHealth Services in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2011-2015. Public Health Reports , 133(6): 677-684.
3. Wang, Y., Wilson, F.A., Stimpson, J.P., Wang, H., Palm, D.W., Chen, B., & Chen, L.W. (2018) Fewer Immigrants Have Preventable Emergency Department Visits in the United States. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 36(3): 352-358.
4. Wang, Y., Cheng, S.H., & Chen, L.W. (2017) Does Continuity of Care Reduce Preventable Hospitalization Among Patients with Mental Illness? Journal of Global Epidemiology and Environmental Health 2017: 1-8.
5. Wang, Y., Wilson, F.A., & Chen, L.W. (2017) The Association between Immigration Status and Office-Based Medical Provider Visits for Cancer Patients in the United States. Medical Care , 55(6): 629-635.
6. Wang, Y., Wilson, F.A., Larson, J., & Chen, L.W. (2016) The Use of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Immigrants: The 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Public Health Report , 131(4): 605-613.
7. Wang, Y., Wang, J., Maitland, E., Zhao, Y., Nicholas, S., & Lu, M. (2012). Growing Old Before Growing Rich: Inequality in Health Service Utilization Among the Mid-Aged and Elderly in Gansu and Zhejiang Provinces, China. BMC Health Services Research , 12(1): 302.
8. Algiers, O., Wang, Y., & Laestadius, L. (2021). Content analysis of US newspaper coverage of causes and solutions to vaping-associated lung injury. Substance Use & Misuse , 1-7.
9. Laestadius, L., Wang, Y., Taleb, Z. B., Kalan, M. E., Cho, Y., & Manganello, J. (2020). Online National Health Agency Mask Guidance for the Public in Light of COVID-19: Content Analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 6(2): e19501.
10. Stimpson J.P., Wang, Y., & Wilson, F.A. (2019) Association of Indiana’s Section 1115 Waiver with Medicaid Enrollment. JAMA Network Open, 2(10): e1912922.
11. Laestadius, L., & Wang, Y. (2018) Youth Access to JUUL Online: eBay Sales of JUUL Prior to and Following FDA action. Tobacco Control , 28(6): 617-622.
12. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., Borrell, L.N., Bae, S., & Stimpson, J.P. (2018) Disparities in Oral Health by Immigration Status in the United States. Journal of the American Dental Association , 149(6): 414-421.e3.
13. Yan, A., Wang, Y., & Ng, A. (2018) Physical Activity and Annual Medical Outlay in U.S Colorectal, Breast, and Prostate Cancer Survivors. Preventive Medicine Reports , 9: 118-123.
14. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y. (2017) Recent Findings on the Prevalence of E-cigarette Use Among Adults in the U.S. from the National Health Interview Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 52(3): 385-390.
15. Bhuyan, S.S., Wang, Y., Bhatt, J., Dismuke, E., Carlton, E., Gentry, D., LaGrange, C., & Chang, C.F. (2016) Paid Sick is Associated with Fewer Emergency Department Visits Among U.S. Private Sector Working Adults. American Journal of Emergency Medicine , 34(5): 784-789.
16. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., Stimpson, J.P., McFarland, K.K., & Singh, K.P. (2015) Use of Dental Services by Immigration Status in the United States. Journal of the American Dental Association , 147(3): 162-169.e4.
17. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., & Stimpson, J.P. (2015). Do Immigrants Underutilize Optometry Services? Optometry and Vision Science , 92(11): 1113-1119.
18. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., Stimpson, J.P., Kessler, A.S., Do, D.V., & Britigan, D.H. (2014). Disparities in Visual Impairment by Immigrant Status in the United States. American Journal of Ophthalmology , 158(4): 800-807.
19. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., & Stimpson, J.P. (2014). Universal Paid Leave Increases Influenza Vaccinations Among Employees in the US. Vaccine , 32(21): 2441-2445.
20. Wilson, F.A., Wang, Y., & Stimpson, J.P. (2014). The Role of Sick Leave in Increasing Breast Cancer Screening Among Female Employees in the US. Journal of Cancer Policy , 2 (3): 89-92.
21. Bhuyan, S.S., Wang, Y., Opoku, S., & Lin, G. (2013). Rural–Urban Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality: Evidence from Nebraska. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research , 4(4): 209-213.
22. Isehunwa, O.O., Carlton, E., Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Kedia, S., Fijabi, D., Chang, C.F., & Bhuyan, S.S. (2017) Access to Employee Wellness Program and Use of Preventive Care Services among Working Adults in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 53(6): 854-865.
23. Wilson, F.A., Stimpson, J.P., & Wang, Y. (2015). Inconsistencies Exist in National Estimates of Eye Care Services Utilization in the United States. Journal of Ophthalmology , 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/435606
24. Dookeran, K.A., Groh, J.M., Ritacco, D.G., Marcus, L.R., Wang, Y., Khan, J.Y. (2021) An assessment of prevalence and expenditure associated with discharge brain MRI in preterm infants. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247857.
25. Campbell, J.A., Yan, A., Walker, R.E., Weinhardt, L., Wang, Y., Walker, R.J., Egede, L.E. (2020) Relative Contribution of Individual, Community, and Health System Factors on Glycemic Control Among Inner-City African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-13.
26. Bhuyan, S.S., Shiyanbola, O., Kedia, S., Chandak, A., Wang, Y., Isehunwa, O.O., Anunobi, N., Ebuenyi, I., Deka, P., Ahn, S., & Chang, C.F. (2017) Does Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence among Cardiovascular Disease Patients Vary by Gender? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample. Women’s Health Issues , 27(1): 108-115.
27. Bhuyan, S.S., Shiyanbola, O., Deka, P., Isehunwa, O. O., Chandak, A., Huang, S., Wang, Y., Bhatt, J., Ning, L., Lin, W.J., Wyant, D., Kedia, S., & Chang, C.F. (2018). The Role of Gender in Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Patients with Diabetes. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine , 31(5): 743-751.