
Xiang Qi
PhD RN
Assistant Professor
xiang.qi@nyu.edu
1 212 992 5797
433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States
Xiang Qi's additional information
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Xiang Qi, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. His research sits at the intersection of gerontology, social epidemiology & psychiatry, and geriatric oral health. He conducts interdisciplinary research focusing on social disparities of healthy aging and longevity that crosscuts a range of areas in social isolation & loneliness, immigration, and neighborhood environment. The goal of Qi’s work is to reduce health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in the US and globally. Qi is an expert in data science and quantitative methodology, including machine learning, multilevel modeling, and causal inference, and has extensive experience working with large-scale data analyses as well as analyzing electronic health records to understand the social determinants of health disparities.
Qi is the Principal Investigator on NIH-funded projects investigating the disparities in cardiometabolic diseases, mental health, and cognitive health across older Asian American ethnic groups. Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Meyers, he served as a Research Scientist on the “NYUCI-ES: Psychosocial Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes for Chinese and Korean ADRD Caregivers project (P50MD017356)” at the Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity. He also works on NIH-funded projects to elucidate the neurobiological pathways on the associations between poor oral health and dementia.
Among his many honors, Qi has received the Douglas Holmes Emerging Scholar Paper Award, the ESPO Best Poster Award, and the Minority Issues in Gerontology Student Poster Award, from the Gerontological Society of America. He has also been recognized with the 2022-2023 Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award from NYU Meyers. Additionally, Qi has received the FIRE Doctoral Student Research Leadership Award from the New York Academy of Medicine. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including U.S. News & World Reports, Yahoo!, Cable News Network (CNN), Science News, PsyPost, Daily Nurse, Dental Tribute, National Institute of Aging, Dentistry Today, and Neuroscience News. Qi’s research on the associations between social isolation, loneliness, and cognitive health has garnered significant attention and recognition.
Qi earned his PhD from New York University. He completed his Bachelor of Science at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, which included an exchange program at the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis.
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PhD, Nursing Research and Theory Development, New York UniversityExchange Program, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, DavisBS, Fudan University
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GerontologyOral-systemic healthImmigrantsMental healthUnderserved populationsCommunity/population health
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Alzheimer’s Association International SocietyNew York Academy of MedicineSigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor SocietyGerontological Society of AmericanEastern Nursing Research Society
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Faculty Honors Awards
Minority Issues in Gerontology Student Poster Award, Gerontological Society of American (2023)2022-2023 Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2023)The Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization – Carol Schutz Student Travel Award, Gerontological Society of American (2022)Minority Issues in Gerontology Student Poster Award, Gerontological Society of American (2022)Douglas Holmes Emerging Scholar Paper Award, Gerontological Society of American (2022)The Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization – Best Poster Award, Gerontological Society of American (2022)FIRE Doctoral Student Research Leadership Award, New York Academy of Medicine (2022)Student Registration Award, Gerontological Society of American (2021)Excellent Graduate of Shanghai, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019)Research and Innovation Award, Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (2018)National Undergraduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China (2018)National Undergraduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China (2018)Overseas Exchange Outstanding Student Scholarship, Fudan University, China (2017)The First Prize Scholarship, Fudan University, China (2016)Excellent Student Leader, Fudan University, China (2015) -
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Publications
Adverse events and contributing factors in Chinese nursing homes: a multisite cross-sectional study
Failed retrieving data.Different Sources of Social Capital and Loneliness Among Adults in Shanghai, China: Exploring Sex Differences
Failed retrieving data.Psychological distress in Asian American informal caregivers: an analysis by disaggregated ethnic groups
Failed retrieving data.Racial and ethnic disparities in the burden of non-obese type 2 diabetes using different anthropometric measurements
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Failed retrieving data.Relationships between financial toxicity and symptom burden among cancer patients: a longitudinal study
Kuang, Y., Qi, X., Qiu, J., Liu, Y., Guo, S., Chen, T., Tang, L., So, W. K., & Xing, W. (2025). The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 55.Social context matters: Neighborhood environment as a moderator of the longitudinal relationship between edentulism and cognitive function among older adults in the United States
Failed retrieving data.Surge of mental health issues of Chinese Americans under both popular and policy-driven racism
Qi, X. (2025, January 1). In The Lancet Regional Health - Americas (Vols. 41). 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100941Trajectory of Cognitive Decline Across Different Racial/Ethnic Groups: The Role of Edentulism
Failed retrieving data.Unequal Effects of the Lockdown on Mental Health in Shanghai: The Moderating and Mediating Role of Neighborhood Environment and Online Social Connections
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