Jing Wang

Jing Wang

Assistant Professor
Phone: (603) 862-3210
Office: UNH CHHS Nursing Department, Hewitt Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:

<p>Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire’s College of Health and Human Services. As a leading nursing scientist, her research focuses on long-term care, healthy aging, and person-centered dementia care, with an emphasis on global, transdisciplinary, and cross-cultural collaboration to improve the well-being of older adults and their caregivers. Her work has received funding from the NIH, and she was selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2022 in recognition of her active leadership in research and service.</p>
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<p>Dr. Wang’s interdisciplinary and international training in nursing and global health at Fudan University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has prepared her to lead qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies. Her contributions have advanced care quality, health equity, and caregiver support for persons living with dementia.</p>
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<p>She serves on the committees of professional societies and as a consultant for governmental long-term care oversight. She is also deeply engaged in international partnerships and professional leadership roles that promote nursing science and evidence-based practice.</p>

Courses Taught

  • NURS 601: Func & Wellbeing Older Adults
  • NURS 818: Found of Evidence Based Pract
  • NURS 968: Found of Evidence Based Pract

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing, Duke University

Research Interests

  • Long Term Care
  • Dementia
  • Older Adults
  • Caregivers
  • Cognitive Disorders/Impairment
  • Quality of Care
  • Oral Health
  • Global Health

Selected Publications

  • Yang, Z., Han, S., Qi, X., Wang, J., Xu, Z., Mao, W., . . . Hu, Y. (2025). Efficacy of a culturally tailored intervention on perceived stigma among women living with HIV/AIDS in China: A randomized clinical trial.. Soc Sci Med, 374, 118072. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118072

  • Yang, Z., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, D., Qiu, X., Fu, Y., . . . Hu, Y. (2025). Using Narrative Transportation Theory to Build Interventions that Reduce Perceived Stigma Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS.. J Gen Intern Med, 40(3), 666-673. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-09130-w

  • Tang, X., Wang, J., Wu, B., Navarra, A. -M., Cui, X., Sharp, E., . . . Wang, J. (2024). Navigating Both Roles: A Photovoice Exploration of the Young Adult Balancing Daughterhood and Caregiving for a Mother With Young-Onset Dementia.. Qual Health Res, 34(14), 1398-1411. doi:10.1177/10497323241244986

  • Wang, J., Blair, E. M., Forman, J., Zahuranec, D. B., Reale, B. K., Cao, Z., . . . Levine, D. A. (2024). Patient and Care Partner Perspective on Potential Undertreatment of Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment for Cardiovascular Disease.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(11), 1694-1703. doi:10.1177/07334648241253465

  • Wang, J., Anderson, R., Perez, J. S., Estabrooks, C. A., Berta, W., Lanham, H. J., . . . Beeber, A. (2024). Understanding Adaptive Leadership in the Context of Nursing Homes.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(10), 1524-1535. doi:10.1177/07334648241243312

  • Yuan, L., Chang, M., & Wang, J. (2021). Abdominal obesity, body mass index and the risk of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Age Ageing, 50(4), 1118-1128. doi:10.1093/ageing/afab039

  • Chu, C. H., Wang, J., Fukui, C., Staudacher, S., A Wachholz, P., & Wu, B. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Isolation in Long-term Care Homes: Perspectives of Policies and Strategies from Six Countries.. J Aging Soc Policy, 33(4-5), 459-473. doi:10.1080/08959420.2021.1924346

  • McGilton, K. S., Escrig-Pinol, A., Gordon, A., Chu, C. H., Zúñiga, F., Sanchez, M. G., . . . Bowers, B. (2020). Uncovering the Devaluation of Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19: Are We Fuelling the Next Health Care Crisis?. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 21(7), 962-965. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.010

  • Li, J., Wang, J., Wu, B., Xu, H., Wu, X., Zhou, L., & Deng, B. (2020). Association Between Early Cognitive Impairment and Midterm Functional Outcomes Among Chinese Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal Study. FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY, 11. doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00020

  • Corazzini, K. N., Anderson, R. A., Bowers, B. J., Chu, C. H., Edvardsson, D., Fagertun, A., . . . WE-THRIVE. (2019). Toward Common Data Elements for International Research in Long-term Care Homes: Advancing Person-Centered Care. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, 20(5), 598-603. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.123

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