Overview
Areas of Expertise:Â Health Services Research, Health Policy, Disease Control Strategy, and Implementation Science
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans International Distinguished Professor
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2017 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2017 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Academic Co-Director of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University
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2022 - Present
DKU Faculty
Research Professor of Global Health
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2012 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University
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2022 - Present
DKU Faculty
Recent Scholarly Works
"More work means less pay": a qualitative understanding of physicians' patient selection decision-making under DRG reform in Nanjing, China.
Journal article Int J Equity Health · September 21, 2026 BACKGROUND: Patient selection, also known as 'cream-skimming', can lead to the systematic exclusion of high-cost, clinically complex patients from necessary care. It has been identified as an opportunistic response under Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) pay ... Full text Link to item CiteWarming reshapes the rice rhizosphere microbiome to impair post-heading nitrogen supply and reduce yield
Journal article Crop and Environment · September 1, 2026 Climate warming poses a significant threat to global rice security. While research heavily emphasizes aboveground physiological acclimation to heat stress, belowground dynamics—particularly how temperature-induced shifts in rhizosphere ecology affect susta ... Full text CiteCorrigendum to "HPV vaccination policies and implementation for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review" [The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific Volume 72, July (2026), 101919].
Journal article Lancet Reg Health West Pac · September 2026 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101919.]. ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Strengthen the research of vax delivery and immunization
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2025 - 2027COVID 19: Vaccination Service Delivery Options and Tech Prep in China
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2020 - 2022Supporting the Government of China to Implement Health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2016 - 2018View All Grants
Education
University of Sussex (United Kingdom) ·
1999
Ph.D.
Fudan University (China) ·
1985
M.D.