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Yanran Yang

Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies at Duke Kunshan University · 2023 - Present DKU Faculty
Assistant Professor of the Practice of DKU Studies at Duke University · 2023 - Present DKU Studies

Recent Publications


Reliability and validity study of the "5Cs" hesitancy scale for maternal influenza vaccination among pregnant and postpartum women.

Journal Article Infectious diseases of poverty · April 2025 BackgroundMaternal influenza vaccine hesitancy plays a vital role in the low rates of vaccination. However, instruments to appropriately assess perinatal influenza vaccine hesitancy are unavailable. This study aimed to develop the Maternal Influen ... Full text Cite

Achieving Goals of Care Decisions in Chronic Critical Illness: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Study.

Journal Article Chest · July 2024 BackgroundPhysicians, patients, and families alike perceive a need to improve how goals of care (GOC) decisions occur in chronic critical illness (CCI), but little is currently known about this decision-making process.Research questionHow ... Full text Cite

Clinicians' approach to predicting post-cardiac arrest outcomes for patients enrolled in a United States clinical trial.

Journal Article Resuscitation · June 2024 PurposePerceived poor prognosis can lead to withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (WLST) in patients who might otherwise recover. We characterized clinicians' approach to post-arrest prognostication in a multicenter clinical trial.Methods Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Carnegie Mellon University · 2021 Ph.D.