Scholars@Duke
Hanzhang Xu

Hanzhang Xu

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
hanzhang.xu@duke.edu
311 Trent Drive, Ipe 4261, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

National American Academy of Nursing · 2024

GSA Ambassador

National The Gerontological Society of America · 2023

Multiple Chronic Conditions Scholar

International National Institute on Aging HCSRN-OAICs AGING Initiative · 2021

Huffman Splane Emerging Nurse Scholar

International Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto · 2018

In the News

Published June 16, 2025
Reducing Dementia Risk through Later-Life Learning
Published February 14, 2025
Duke and Duke-NUS forge new frontiers in climate health research with S$1million funding
Published November 1, 2024
Faculty, Alumni, Colleagues Inducted as Fellows into American Academy of Nursing
Published September 11, 2024
Enhancing Cognitive Health in Aging Chinese Americans: A Community-Based Approach
Published January 26, 2024
Researchers pinpoint pre-diagnosis care paths in people with Alzheimer’s disease, other dementia
Published January 12, 2024
Assistant Professor Awarded two Bass Connections Projects
Published May 30, 2023
Higher cardiovascular risk score linked to lower cognitive function
Published March 28, 2022
During the Pandemic, Telemedicine Follow-up for Heart Failure Improved 30-Day Outcomes
Published March 18, 2022
Heart Failure Readmissions Similar After Telehealth, In-Person Follow-up
Published March 14, 2022
Telehealth provided value for heart failure patients during COVID-19 pandemic
Published January 13, 2021
When perception is reality: Readmission rates higher among CVD patients who think they’ll be back
Published March 15, 2017
Pokémon GO Really Does Get People Moving -- Especially Those Needing It Most
Published March 13, 2017
Pokémon Go Makes People Walk 2,000 More Steps