Biography

    Dr. Ziming Xuan is a social epidemiologist who is interested in understanding the long-term influence of social-contextual determinants on health and health-related issues (i.e. addictions), especially among vulnerable populations. His current research interest focuses on: 1) understanding the association between state-level adult alcohol consumption and youth binge drinking at individual level; 2) evaluating the impact of comprehensive state-level alcohol policies on alcohol consumption especially as related to youth binge drinking. He studies the contextual variation and determinants of severe alcohol consumption, and access to treatment. He is also interested in evaluating policies related to alcohol advertisement.

    Dr. Xuan graduated from Harvard University with a Doctorate of Science degree in public health and a Master degree in biostatistics. He obtained a Master degree in communication sciences at University of Connecticut.

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Publications
    1. Walley AY, Xuan Z, Hackman HH, Quinn E, Doe-Simkins M, Sorensen-Alawad A, Ruiz S, Ozonoff A. Opioid overdose rates and implementation of overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution in Massachusetts: interrupted time series analysis. BMJ. 2013; 346:f174.
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    2. Naimi TS, Xuan Z, Brown DW, Saitz R. Confounding and studies of 'moderate' alcohol consumption: the case of drinking frequency and implications for low-risk drinking guidelines. Addiction. 2012 Oct 17.
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    3. Walley AY, Doe-Simkins M, Quinn E, Pierce C, Xuan Z, Ozonoff A. Opioid overdose prevention with intranasal naloxone among people who take methadone. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2012 Sep 11.
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    4. McLaughlin KA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Xuan Z, Conron KJ. Disproportionate exposure to early-life adversity and sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric morbidity. Child Abuse Negl. 2012 Sep; 36(9):645-55.
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    5. Hatzenbuehler ML, McLaughlin KA, Xuan Z. Social networks and risk for depressive symptoms in a national sample of sexual minority youth. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Oct; 75(7):1184-91.
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    6. Nelson TF, Lenk KM, Xuan Z, Wechsler H. Student drinking at U.S. college sports events. Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Oct; 45(12):1861-73.
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    7. Strully KW, Rehkopf DH, Xuan Z. Effects of Prenatal Poverty on Infant Health: State Earned Income Tax Credits and Birth Weight. Am Sociol Rev. 2010 Aug 11; 75(4):534-562.
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    8. Babor T, Xuan Z, Damon D. Changes in the self-regulation guidelines of the US Beer Code reduce the number of content violations reported in TV advertisements. Journal of Public Affairs. 2010; (10):6-18.
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    9. Nelson TF, Xuan Z, Lee H, Weitzman ER, Wechsler H. Persistence of heavy drinking and ensuing consequences at heavy drinking colleges. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2009 Sep; 70(5):726-34.
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    10. Xuan Z, Shaffer H. How do gamblers end gambling: longitudinal analysis of Internet gambling behaviors prior to account closure due to gambling related problems. J Gambl Stud. 2009 Jun; 25(2):239-52.
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    11. Babor TF, Xuan Z, Proctor D. Reliability of a rating procedure to monitor industry self-regulation codes governing alcohol advertising content. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Mar; 69(2):235-42.
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    12. Ganz M, Xuan Z, Hunter DG. Patterns of eye care use and expenditures among children with diagnosed eye conditions. J AAPOS. 2007 Oct; 11(5):480-7.
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    13. Ganz ML, Xuan Z, Hunter DG. Prevalence and correlates of children's diagnosed eye and vision conditions. Ophthalmology. 2006 Dec; 113(12):2298-306.
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    14. Proctor DC, Babor TF, Xuan Z. Effects of cautionary messages and vulnerability factors on viewers' perceptions of alcohol advertisements. J Stud Alcohol. 2005 Sep; 66(5):648-57.
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    15. Nelson TF, Xuan Z. "Binge" drinking and blood alcohol concentration. J Stud Alcohol. 2005 May; 66(3):438-9; author reply 439-40.
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    16. Babor TF, Xuan Z. Alcohol policy research and the grey literature: A tale of two surveys. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2004; (21):96-107.
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    17. Lasser KE, Kenst KS, Quintiliani LM, Wiener RS, Murillo J, Pbert L, Xuan Z, Bowen DJ. Patient navigation to promote smoking cessation among low-income primary care patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Ethnicity Subst Abuse (in press).
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    18. Green JG, Johnson RM, Dunn EC, Lindsey MA, Xuan Z, Zaslavsky AM. Mental health service use among high school students exposed to interpersonal violence. J School Health (in press).
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    19. Nelson TF, Xuan Z, Babor TF, Brewer RD, Chaloupka FJ, Gruenewald P, Holder H, Klitzner M, Mosher J, Ramirez RL, Reynolds R, Toomey TL, Naimi TS. Efficacy and strength-of-evidence of U.S. alcohol control policies. Am J Prev Med (in press).
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    20. Xuan Z, Nelson TF, Heeren T, Blanchette J, Nelson DE, Gruenewald P, Naimi TS. Tax Policy, Adult Binge Drinking, and Youth Alcohol Consumption in the United States. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 May 24.
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    21. Babor TF, Xuan Z, Damon D. A New Method for Evaluating Compliance with Industry Self-Regulation Codes Governing the Content of Alcohol Advertising. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 May 17.
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    22. McLaughlin KA, Xuan Z, Subramanian SV, Koenen KC. State-level women's status and psychiatric disorders among US women. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2011 Nov; 46(11):1161-71.
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    23. Babor T, Xuan Z, Damon D, Noel J. An empirical evaluation of the U.S. Beer Institute’s self-regulation code governing the content of beer advertising. American Journal of Public Health (in press).
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