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Hongmei Wang, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Services Research & Administration
Director, HSRA Graduate Program Director

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Professional Summary

2018-present Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research & Administration, UNMC
2007-2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research & Administration, UNMC
2006-07 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, UNMC

Education

PhD, Health Policy (Economics Concentration), Yale University, 2007
MS, Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, 2000
BA, Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, 1996

Research interests

Dr. Wang’s research interests focus on socioeconomic determinants of health and economic evaluation of health care programs and medical intervention strategies. She is particularly interested in examining how individual choices, organizational schemes, and sociocultural structures collectively influence population health and health-related behaviors. Dr. Wang has collaborated with community partners to evaluate the effects of community intervention strategies on promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and reducing obesity. Recently, Dr. Wang has been studying multi-level factors that influence cancer screening rates and examining efforts in primary care setting and at the community-level to reduce risk factors for cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Wang also enjoys collaborating with colleagues and community partners to conduct cost studies and economic evaluation of medical and community interventions.

Selected Publications

Wang H, Qiu F, Boilesen E, Nayar P, Lander L, Watkins K, Watanabe-Galloway S. (2015) Rural-Urban Difference in Costs of End-of-life Care for Elderly Cancer Patients in the United States. Journal of Rural Health. Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12160
Young L, Kim J, Wang H, Chen L. (2015) Examining factors influencing colorectal cancer screening of rural Nebraskans using data from clinics participating in an accountable care organization: A study protocol. F1000Research. Jul 22;4:298. doi:10.12688/f1000research.6782.1.
Gong, G., Wang, H., Xu, L. (2015) Individual Health Accounts and Income Redistribution: Evidence from China, Review of Development Economics, 19(4), 925-940. DOI:10.1111/rode.12179.
Wang H, Kim J, Su D, Xu L, Chen L, Huang TT. (2014) Joint Influence of Individual Choices, Parenting Practices, and Physician Advice on Adolescent Obesity, Nebraska, 2008. Prev Chronic Dis 2014;11:E175.140210.
Feyerherm, L., Tibbits, M., Wang, H., Schram, S., Balluff, M. (2014). Partners for a Healthy City: Implementing policies and Environmental Changes within Organizations to Promote Health. American Journal of Public Health. 104(7):1165-1168.

Professional Affiliations

Academy Health
American Public Health Association
American Society of Health Economics/International Health Economics Association
Chinese Economists Association