Liang Wang

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EDUCATION

DrPH Epidemiology (2011) East Tennessee State University 
MPH Epidemiology (2008) East Tennessee State University 
MD Medicine (2004) Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEvidence-Based Optimal Nutrition Certificate, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Statistics Analysis System (SAS) Base Programmer for 9.1 Certification

COURSES TAUGHT

• Analytic Methods in Public Health (EPID 5100)
• Epidemiology I (EPID 5400)
• Epidemiology II (EPID 5405)
• Advanced multivariate analysis (EPID 6410)
• Applied epidemiology analysis (EPID 6420)
• Doctor Public Health Dissertation (EPID 6960)
• Graduate Research (EPID 5029)

HONORS AND AWARDS

RESEARCH FOCUS

Obesity, nutrition epidemiology, health education and promotion, global health, non-communicable chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, cancers), maternal and child health

SELECTED REVIEWER EXPERIENCES (FROM >30 JOURNALS)

Journals: JAMA Pediatrics, Internal Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Maternal and Child Health Journal, Obesity Reviews, Obesity, Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity, International Journal of Obesity, Advances in Nutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, International Journal of Public Health  

Academic editor: PLOS One

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, FROM >100 PUBLICATIONS)

1. Wang YX, Wu Y, Chen HG, Duan P, Wang L, Shen HQ, Lu WQ, Sun B, Wang Q, Zhang B, Chavarro JE, Zhang J, Pan A. Seminal plasma metabolome in relation to semen quality and urinary phthalate metabolites among Chinese adult Men. Environmental International. 2019; 129:354-363.
2. Ozodiegwu ID, Mamudu HM, Wang L, et al. Country-Level Analysis of the Association between Maternal Obesity and Neonatal Mortality in 34 Sub-Saharan African Countries. Ann Glob Health. 2019;85(1):139.
3. Wei JX, Bhurtyal A, Dhungana R, Bhattarai B, Zheng J, Wang L, Sun XM, Maskey M, Wang Y. Changes in patterns of the double burden of under- and over-nutrition in Nepal over time. Obesity Reviews. 2019; 20(9):1321-1334.
4. An R, Xue H, Wang L, Wang Y. Projecting the impact of a nationwide school-based plain water access intervention on childhood obesity in the United States: a cost-benefit analysis. Pediatric Obesity. 2018;13(11):715-723.
5. Yang B, Ren XL, Wang ZY, Wang L, Zhao F, Guo XJ, Li D. Biomarker of long-chain n-3 fatty acid intake and breast cancer: Accumulative evidence from an updated meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. Critical Reviews in Food Science Nutrition. 2018;14:1-13.
6. Yan Y, Liu J, Wang L, Hou D, Zhao X, Chen H, Mi J. Independent influences of excessive body weight and elevated blood pressure from childhood on left ventricular geometric remodeling in adulthood. International Journal of Cardiology.2017; 243:492-496.
7. Liu J,* Wang L,* Sun J, Liu G, Yan W, Xi B, Xiong F, Ding W, Huang G, Mi J. Bone mineral density interpretation and reporting among Chinese children aged 3 to 18: The China Child and Adolescent Cardiovascular Health (CCACH) (*co-first author). BMJ Open. 2017;7:e014542.
8. Wei F, Nie G, Zhou B, Wang L, Ma Y, Peng S, et al. Association between Chinese cooking oil fumes and sleep quality among a middle-aged Chinese population. Environmental Pollution. 2017; 227:543-551.
9. Zhao Y, Wang L*, Wang H, Wang Y. Fast food consumption and its associations with obesity and hypertension among children: results from the baseline data of the Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-cities. BMC Public Health. 2017; 17(1):933. (*co-first author)
10. Zhao Y, Wang L*, Xue B, Wang Y. Associations between general and central obesity and hypertension among children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities. Scientific Reports. 2017 Dec 4; 7(1):16895. (*co-first author)
11. Shi L, Zhang D, Wang L, Zhuang J, Cook R, Chen L. Meditation and blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Journal of Hypertension. 2017;35(4): 696-706.
12. Owusu D, Aibangbee J, Collins C, Robertson C, Wang L, Littleton MA, Boghozian R, Casenburg V, Mamudu HM. The use of e-cigarettes among school-going adolescents in a predominantly rural environment of central Appalachia. Journal of Community Health. 2017;42(3):624-631.
13. Wang L, Southerland J, Wang K, Bailey B, Alamian A, Stevens M, Wang Y. Ethnic differences in risk factors for obesity among adults in California, the United States. Journal of Obesity. vol. 2017, Article ID 2427483, 10 pages, 2017. doi:10.1155/2017/2427483
14. Wang Y*, Wang L*, Xue H, Qu W. A review of the growth of the fast food industry in China and its potential impact on obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016.13(11). pii:E1112.(*co-first author).
15. Wang L, Collins C, Pitts M, Xie B, Wang Y. Breastfeeding reduces childhood obesity risks. Childhood Obesity 2017;13(3):197-204.
16. Mamudu H, Timir P, Wang L, Sreenivas V, Alamain A, Hemang P, Panchal H. Association between multiple modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease and hypertension among asymptomatic patients in central Appalachia. Southern Medical Journal. 2017;110(2):90-96.
17. Southerland J, Wang L, Slawson D. A cross-sectional study of weight misperception and health-related quality of life in Appalachian adolescents. Maternal and Child Health. 2017;21(1):168-176.
18. Alamian A, Wang L, Amber MH, Pitts M, Ikekwere J. Infant sleep problems and childhood overweight: effects of three definitions of sleep problems. Preventive Medicine Report. 2016; 4:463-468.
19. Tian X, Di Z, Yu L, Ren X, Chai Y, Ding F, Chen J, Southerland J, Cui Z, Hu X, Xu J, Xu S, Qian G, Wang L*. A study on the development of an infectious disease specific health literacy scale. BMJ Open. 2016;6:e012039 (*Corresponding author)
20. Leinaar E, Alamian A, Wang L. A Systematic review of the relationship between asthma, obesity, and the effects of physical activity in youth. Annals of Epidemiology. 2016; 26(7):504-510.e6.
21. Mamudu H, Paul T, Wang L, Veeranki SP, Panchal HB, Alamian A, Sarnosky K, Budoff M. The effects of multiple coronary artery disease risk factors on subclinical atherosclerosis in a rural population in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 2016; 88:140-146.
22. Wang L. Cui L, Wang Y, Vaidya A, Chen S, Zhang C, Zhu Y, Li D, Hu FB, Wu S, Gao X. Heart rate and the risk of developing impaired fasting glucose and diabetes: the Kailuan prospective study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2015; 44(2): 689-699.
23. Wang L, Wang K, Gao X, Paul T, Cai J, Wang Y. Sex difference in the association between obesity and asthma in U.S. adults: Findings from a national study. Respiratory Medicine. 2015; 109(8):955-62.
24. Liang Y, Hou D, Zhao X, Wang L, Hu Y, Liu J, et al. Childhood obesity affects adult metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Endocrine. 2015 Mar 10. [Epub ahead print]
25. Mamudu H, Paul T, Veeranki S, Wang L, Panchal H, Budoff M. Subclinical atherosclerosis and relationship with risk factors of coronary artery disease in a rural population. American Journal of Medical Sciences 2015 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print].
26. Slawson D, Dalton W, Dula T, Southerland J, Wang L, Littleton M, Mozen D, Relyea G, Schetzina K, Lowe E, Stoots J, Wu T. College students as facilitators in reducing adolescent obesity disparity in Southern Appalachia: Team Up for Healthy Living. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2015; 43: 39-52.
27. Wang L, Slawson DL, Relyea G, Southerland J, Wang Y. Prevalence of and risk factors for adolescent obesity in southern Appalachia, 2012. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2014; 11: E222
28. Liang Y, Hou D, Shan X, Zhao X, Hu Y, Jiang B, Wang L, et al. Cardiovascular remodeling relates to elevated childhood blood pressure: Beijing Blood Pressure Cohort Study. International Journal of Cardiology. 2014; 177(3):836-839.
29. Dalton W, Wang L, Southerland J, Schetzina K, Slawson D. Utilizing Self-Reported versus Actual Weight and Height Data Contributes to Different Weight Misperception Classifications. Southern Medical Journal.2014; 107(6): 348-355.
30. Wang L, Mamudu M, Alamian A, Anderson JL, Brook B. Independent and joint effects of prenatal maternal smoking and maternal exposure to secondhand smoke on the development of adolescent obesity: A longitudinal study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2014; 50(11):908-915.
31. Tian X, Zhao G, Li Y, Wang L*, Shi Y. Overweight and obesity difference of Chinese population between different urbanization levels. The Journal of Rural Health. 2014; 30(1):101-112. (*Corresponding author).
32. Zhang M, Zhao X, Cheng H, Wang L, Xi B, Shen Y, Hou D, Mi J. Age- and sex-dependent association of FTO rs9939609 with obesity-related traits in Chinese children and adolescents. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97545.
33. Li Q, Xiong R, Wang L, Cui J, Shi L, Liu Y, Luo B. Associations of dietary habits, physical activity, and cognitive views with gestational diabetes mellitus among Chinese women. Public Health Nutrition. 2014; 19(8):1850-1857.
34. Wang L, Mamudu HM, Wu TJ. The Impact of maternal prenatal smoking on the development of childhood overweight in school-aged children. Pediatric Obesity. 2013; 8(3):178-188.
35. Wang L, Wang K. Age Differences in the Associations of Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors with Stroke. Neuroepidemiology. 2013; 41(2): 94-100.
36. Liu X, Wang K, Wang L, Tsilimingras D. Microalbuminuria, Macroalbuminuria and uncontrolled blood pressure among diagnosed hypertensive patients: the aspect of racial disparity in the NHANES study. Hypertension Research. 2013; 36(12):1100-1106.
37. Wang L, Anderson JL, Dalton WT, Wu TJ, Liu CX, Zheng SM, Liu XF. Maternal depressive symptoms and the risk of overweight in their children. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2013; 17(5):940-948.
38. Wang L, Liu XF, Luo XG, Zeng M, Zuo LJ, Wang K. Genetic variants in the fat mass- and obesity- associated (FTO) gene are associated with alcohol dependence. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2013; 51(2):416-424.
39. Wang L, Alamian A, Southerland J, Wang K, Anderson JL, Stevens M. Cesarean section and the risk of overweight in grade 6 children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2013; 172(10):1341-1347.
40. Southerland J, Wang L, Richards K, Pack R, Slawson DL. Misperceptions of overweight: associations of weight misperception with health-related quality of life among normal-weight college students. Public Health Report. 2013; 128(6):562-568.
41. Wang L, Dalton WT, Schetzina KE, Fulton-Robinson H, Holt N, Ho Ai-leng, Tudiver F, Wu TJ. Modeling aspects of home food environment with dietary intake and body mass index among overweight and obese children in southern Appalachia. Southern Medical Journal. 2013; 106(10):550-557.
42. Wang L, Wu T, Liu X, Anderson JL, Alamian A, Fu MS, Li J. Pesticide exposure during pregnancy and low birth weight. WHO South-SEAJPH. 2012; 1(3):232-238.

BOOK CHAPTERS, MONOGRAPHS, AND MANUALS

1. Tian X, Wang L. Co-Principal Editor. A Collection of Exemplary Health Education and Promotion Cases in China- Stories and Dreams of Health Education Personnel. Chinese Health Education Center. People’s Medical Publishing House Co., LTD, 2019.
2. Wang Y, Sun M, Wang L. et al. Chapter 3: Obesity Screening and Diagnosis. “Prevention and Control of Obesity in China”. Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS). People’s Medical Publishing House Co., LTD, 2019.
3. Wang Y, Wang L. Child Obesity and Health. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2nd Edition. Expected Release: Nov 1, 2016. Print Book ISBN: 9780128036785. Elsevier Publisher.
4. Wang K, Wang L. Molecular Aspects of Alcohol and Nutrition, First Edition edited by V Patel. Nov 1, 2015. Print Book ISBN: 9780128007730. Elsevier Publisher.
5. Li X, Li Y, Guo H, Wang L, et al. (2013). Health Literacy: surveillance and evaluation guide. Nanjing, China: Southeast University Press.
6. Wang L et al. Chapter 1: Prevalence and epidemiology of overweight and obesity. “Overweight and Obesity Treatment”. People’s Medical Publishing House Co., LTD (in Press).

LETTER TO EDITOR

1. Wang Y, Wang L, Qu W. New national data show alarming increase in obesity and noncommunicable chronic diseases in China. European Journal of Clinic Nutrition. 2017; 71(1):149-150.

EDITORIAL

1. Wang L, Mamudu HM, Collins C, Wang Y. High prevalence of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Ann Transl Med 2017. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.03.37 

SELECTED PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (FROM >20)

1. Wang L, Du S, Wang H, Popkin BM. Influence of dietary fat intake on bodyweight and risk of obesity among Chinese adults, 1991–2015: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet. 2018.392;S20.
2. Alamian A, Wang L, Pitts M, Ikekwere J, Hall A. Infant sleep problems increase the odds of childhood overweight at grade 6: differential effects of commonly used definitions of sleep problems. Circulation. 2014;129(Suppl 1):AP106.
3. Southerland J, Wang L, Dalton W, Slawson D. Weight misperception and health-related quality of life in Appalachian adolescents. Circulation. 2014;129(Suppl 1):AP287.
4. Wang L, Alamian A, Southerland J, Wang KS, Anderson JL, Stevens M. Cesarean section associated with increased risk for overweight and obesity in grade six children. Circulation. 2013: 127: AP289.
5. Wang L, Mamudu HM, Anderson JM, Alamian A. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of adolescent obesity. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2012;175(Suppl 11):1-145. 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (FROM 70)

1. Wang L, Hong X, Jia P, Qu W, Wang H, Wang Y. Fast food consumption and its associations with obesity and elevated blood pressure among school children: A four city study in China. Poster presentation at Obesity Society Annual Meeting during ObesityWeek 2016 in New Orleans October 31 - November 4, 2016.
2. Wang L, Wang K, Wang Y. Association between obesity and asthma in US adults: Findings from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. American Society for Nutrition. Community, Public Health and Global Nutrition session. Experimental Biology 2014. April 26-60. San Diego, California, USA.
3. Wang L, Southerland J, Slawson D, Mozen D. The role of peer eating and physical activity in the prevalence of obesity among Appalachia children. The 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society- Obesity Week 2013. Atlanta, Georgia. November 11-16, 2013.
4. Wang L, Alamian A. Child's sleep problems and risk of childhood overweight: A longitudinal study. (2013) Poster presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Boston, Massachusetts.
5. Wang L, Alamian A, Southerland J, Wang KS, Anderson JL, Stevens M. "Cesarean section associated with increased risk for overweight and obesity in grade six children". Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.
6. Wang L, Wu T, Anderson JL, Dalton W, Liu X. Breastfeeding and the development of childhood obesity from grades 1 through 6. Oral presenter at the 139th American Public Health Association (APHA) national conference Obesity and Nutrition Session of Epidemiology Section in Washington DC, 2011.
7. Wang L, Wu T. Effects of maternal depression on the development of childhood obesity. Greg Alexander Outstanding student paper session: Maternal and Child Health Research and Implications. Oral presenter at the 2010 Greg Alexander Outstanding Students Papers Session for the 138th American Public Health Association (APHA) national conference in Denver, 2010.
8. Wang L, Wu T, Anderson JL, Florence LE. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Maternal Depression during the First Three Years of Child-Rearing. Greg Alexander Outstanding student paper session: Maternal and Child Health Research and Implications. Oral presenter at the 2009 Greg Alexander Outstanding Students Papers Session for the 137th American Public Health Association (APHA) national conference in Philadelphia, 2009.      

BOOK CHAPTERS, MONOGRAPHS, AND MANUALS

1. Wang Y, Wang L. Child Obesity and Health. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2nd Edition. Expected Release: Nov 1, 2016. Print Book ISBN: 9780128036785. Elsevier Publisher.
2. Wang K, Wang L. Molecular Aspects of Alcohol and Nutrition, First Edition edited by V Patel. Nov 1, 2015. Print Book ISBN: 9780128007730. Elsevier Publisher.
3. Li X, Li Y, Guo H, Wang L, et al. (2013). Health Literacy: surveillance and evaluation guide. Nanjing, China: Southeast University Press.

SELECTED RESEARCH GRANTS

Family context, child characteristics, child-rearing features, and obesity risks: a 15-year longitudinal analysis

• §  Serving as PI for $148K NIH R03 project (Funded; impact score: 19, percentile: 3.0). 

Developing a Research Agenda to Prevent and Control CVD in Central Appalachia (4/1/17 to 3/31/2019).

• Coinvestigated funded PCORI project valued at $250K with Hadii Mamudu, PhD, MPA.

Build environment and metabolic syndrome in an at risk pediatric population of South Central Appalachia

• §  Coinvestigating $407K NIH R21 project (not funded) with Arsham Alamian, PhD, MS.

Childhood obesity prevention programs and related policies in China and comparison with other countries

• §  Coinvestigating $30K UNICEF project (funded) with Youfa Wang, MD, PhD.

A program to prevent and reduce tobacco use, promote better nutrition, and facilitate access to health services among high-risk population in predominantly rural Central Appalachia (10/1/2018-9/30/2023).

• §  Coinvestigating $4.5M CDC project recommended for funding with Hadii Mamudu, PhD, MPA.

A pilot study of the relationship between the built environment and metabolic syndrome in an at risk pediatric population of South Central Appalachia

• Coinvestigating unfunded NIH R21 project with Arsham Alamian, PhD, MS for approximately $407K.

Pathway-based analyses of cognitive performance and age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease (4/1/2019-3/31/2021).

• Coinvestigating unfunded NIH R03 project with Kesheng Wang, PhD for an estimated $296K.

Multilevel systems-oriented childhood obesity study in China

• Principally investigated subcontract of SUNY Buffalo for U54 Center P3 Grant for $2.1M for NIH/NICHD (U54HD070725-01) project with Youfa Wang, MD, PhD.
• One of three key research projects of the NIH U54 Center grant.

Population Health Improvement Plan

• Coinvestigated funded $20K TN Dept. of Health project with Hadii Mamudu, PhD, MPA.

Influence of Healthcare Setting on Obesity Risk among U.S. Children

• Served as PI for $8K+ funded project with ETSU Research Development Committee Major Grant (16-011M).

College Students as Facilitators to Reduce Adolescent Obesity Disparity Role (4/8/11-11/30/14)

• Coinvestigated $970K+ project funded by NIH (R01)/Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities along with Deborah L. Slawson, PhD, RD.

The impact of maternal prenatal smoking on childhood obesity Role

• Served as PI of $1,499K funded project with ETSU Research Development Committee Small Grant (12-019sm)

SELECTED LINKS/NEWS

Researchers secure NIH grant to study childhood obesity risk factors

https://www.aspph.org/east-tennessee-secures-nih-grant-to-study-childhood-obesity-risk-factors/

https://www.etsu.edu/news/2019/08-aug/nr_wang.aspx

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2019/08/16/ETSU-researchers-secure-NIH-grant-to-study-childhood-obesity-risk-factors 

Dr. Liang Wang Creates Measure for Health Literacy Database

https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/lwang_042319.aspx 

Dr. Liang Wang Joins PLOS ONE as Academic Editor https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/wangl_121718.aspx 

Impact of the Fast Food Industry in China https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/lwang_111816.aspx

Dr. Liang Wang Speaks at Research Meetings in China

https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/lwang_080516.aspx

Liang Wang Receives Leadership and Service Award from NACSN

https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/lwang_041916.aspx

Dr. Liang Wang Elected to CHPAMS Board

https://www.etsu.edu/news/collpub_health/college/wang_050316.aspx

Spotlight in Briefings in Childhood Obesity, which is a comprehensive news source delivered by-weekly from the editorial team of childhood obesity that look forward to providing the latest developments in this ever-changing field. http://www.liebertpub.com/CHIArchive/2015/CHI_Briefings-092415.html

Johnson City Press, University Homepage news, and ETSU Accent cover page, the faculty/staff newsletter, Volume 64, Number 3, September 28, 2015. “Dr. Liang Wang using grants to study childhood obesity”. https://www.etsu.edu/accent/

ETSU Accent, the faculty/staff newsletter, Volume 63, Number 10, March 30, 2015. “Dr. Liang Wang nominated for 'Mentor of the Year'”. Available at https://www.etsu.edu/news/2015/03_mar/wang_mentor_nomination.aspx

East Tennessee Identifies Parental Education as Predictor of Adolescent Obesity in Appalachia http://www.aspph.org/east-tennessee-identifies-parental-education-as-predictor-of-adolescent-obesity-in-appalachia/; The cover page of ETSU Accent, the faculty/staff newsletter, Volume 63, Number 8, January 29, 2015.

The article “Wang L, et al. The Impact of Maternal Prenatal Smoking on the Development of Childhood Overweight in School -aged Children. Pediatric Obesity. 2013; 8(3):178-188.” was reported in www.MDLinx.com, ASPPH Friday Letter, and related news was featured on first page of Johnson City Press, and East Tennessean.

The article “Wang L. et al. Maternal Depressive Symptoms and the Risk of Overweight in Their Children” was reported in ASPPH Friday Letter and was also featured on http://www.mdlinx.com/psychiatry/news-article.cfm/4157583/depressive-symptoms.

The article “Wang L et al. Cesarean section and the risk of overweight in grade 6 children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2013; 172(10):1341-1347.” was featured on www.MDLinx.com and www.dugdug.com. http://www.mdlinx.com/pediatrics/news-article.cfm/4859119/cesarean-section-childhood-overweight-obesity 

The article “Wang L. et al. Modeling aspects of home food environment with dietary intake and body mass index among overweight and obese children in southern Appalachia. Southern Medical Journal. 2013; 106(10):550-557.” was featured in www. MDLinx.com and ASPPH Friday Letter. http://www.mdlinx.com/endocrinology/news-article.cfm/4876475/overweight

Research article “Wang L. et al. Independent and joint effects of prenatal maternal smoking and maternal exposure to secondhand smoke on the development of adolescent obesity: A longitudinal study” was featured on the home page of ETSU website, two media TVs, the cover page of ETSU Accents, and ASPPH Friday Letter.

Interview (including mentoring story) between a Doctoral student and Dr. Liang Wang (Advisor) was featured on the Illuminated Magazine, the Fall issue of 2014. 

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Basketball, table tennis, Chinese chess.