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Ning Zhang

Title	Assistant Professor
Institution	School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department	Community and Preventive Medicine
Address	Community & Preventive Medicine 265 Crittenden Blvd. Rochester NY 14642

Awards And Honors

2003			Graduate Assistantship \| Cornell University
2005	-	2007	Graduate Travel Funding \| Cornell University
2006			Students Scholarship of Summer Institute \| RAND Corporation
2006	-	2007	Summer Research Support Award \| Cornell University
2007			Liu Memorial Award and Wu Scholarship of Excellence of Research \| Cornell University
2008			Students Travel Scholarship \| International Health Economics Association
2011			International Fellowships Panel \| American Association of the University Women (AAUW)

Overview

Research:

Evaluation of treatment and public health interventions on diseases and health behaviors .

Dr. Zhang's primary interests are evaluating the effects of treatment and public health interventions on diseases and health behaviors particularly among children and young adults. She presented her working papers in conferences including American Society of Health Economics, Western Economic Association, Association of Policy Analysis and Management, and Population Association of America. She received her Ph.D. in Public Policy with a concentration in health economics from Cornell University.

Selected Publications

Fan L, Mohile S, Zhang N, Fiscella K, Noyes K. Self-reported cancer screening among elderly medicare beneficiaries: a rural-urban comparison. J Rural Health. 2012 Jun; 28(3):312-9.

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Zhang N, Caine E. Alcohol policy, social context, and infant health: the impact of minimum legal drinking age. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Sep; 8(9):3796-809.

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Zhang N, Zhang Q. Does early school entry prevent obesity among adolescent girls? J Adolesc Health. 2011 Jun; 48(6):644-6.

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Zhang N. Alcohol taxes and birth outcomes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 May; 7(5):1901-12.

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