Zhengmin Qian, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor
College for Public Health and Social Justice
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
I am interested in improving population health globally.
- Zhengmin Qian, Ph.D., M.D.
Education
Ph.D., Exposure Assessment/Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Rutgers University M.D., Tongji Medical University, China
Research Interests
Maternal and child health; global health; environmental health; exposure assessment; indoor and outdoor air pollution
Professional Organizations and Associations
Most notably he was a key investigator on the study "Health Effects of Long-term Air Pollution on Lung Function and Respiratory Health in Children and Adults in Four Chinese Cities" sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Annex 1 of the China-U.S. Protocol for Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Environment Protection from 1987 to 2001.
Community Work and Service
Currently, Qian and his colleagues are evaluating whether ambient air pollutants at
levels typically found in the developing countries of Asia are related to increased
rates of various adverse health outcomes in China.
His area of expertise is environmental epidemiology. He has years of experience working
as an environmental epidemiologist both in China and in the U.S. Qian's research areas
of focus include maternal and child health, global health, environmental health, exposure
assessment, indoor and outdoor air pollution. Most notably he was a key investigator
on the study "Health Effects of Long-term Air Pollution on Lung Function and Respiratory
Health in Children and Adults in Four Chinese Cities" sponsored by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency under Annex 1 of the China-U.S. Protocol for Scientific and Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Environment Protection from 1987 to 2001. Currently, Qian
and his colleagues are building three large cohort studies in China.