Xiang Qi
PhD RN
Assistant Professor
xiang.qi@nyu.edu
1 212 992 5797
433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States
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Xiang Qi, PhD, RN, is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. His research sits at the intersection of gerontology, social epidemiology & psychiatry, and geriatric nursing. 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 socioeconomic status. 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 dataset analyses as well as analyzing electronic health records to understand the social determinants of health and health disparities.
Qi is the Principal Investigator on NIH-funded projects investigating the heterogeneity in cognitive health and the disparities in cardiometabolic diseases and mental health across 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 held positions as a Statistical Analyst on the 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 Rising Star Award, Distinguished Alumni Award, and 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)Distinguished Alumni Award, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2023)Rising Star Award, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2023)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)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)Student Registration Award, Gerontological Society of American (2021)Excellent Graduate of Shanghai, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019)National Undergraduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China (2018)National Undergraduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China (2018)Research and Innovation Award, Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, 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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