Overview
Dr. Qing Yang is Research Professor and Biostatistician at Duke School of Nursing. She received her PhD in Biostatistics from University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Yang’s statistical expertise is longitudinal data analysis and time-to-event data analysis. As a biostatistician, she has extensive experience collaborating with researchers in different therapeutic areas, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and mental health. Her current research interests center on advanced latent variable models applied to symptom cluster research, intensive longitudinal data from mobile health studies, and the development of static and dynamic risk prediction models.
See my personal Github website.
See my personal Github website.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Research Professor in the School of Nursing
·
2026 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Scholarly Works
Distinct Symptom Occurrence Subgroups Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Diet Quality.
Conference Research in nursing & health · October 2026 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Many patients with CRC experience physical and psychological symptoms that diminish quality of life and are shaped by social determinants of health (SDOH) and diet quality ... Full text CiteIdentifying DASH Adherence Patterns and Their Association With Dietary Behaviors Among Adults With Hypertension.
Journal article Research in nursing & health · October 2026 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is effective in lowering blood pressure yet adherence to DASH remains low. Intuitive eating, a behavior that emphasizes responsiveness to hunger and satiety cues, may influence DASH adherence but has ... Full text CiteExpanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care : A Pragmatic, Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.
Journal article Ann Intern Med · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Comprehensive telehealth is used effectively for treatment-resistant chronic diseases in certain integrated health systems but has seldom been implemented in systems that provide mainly fee-for-service (FFS) care. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effe ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028Developing A Novel Combinatorial Therapy for Lethal Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2014
Ph.D.