Ziming Xuan, ScD, SM, MA
Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences

ScD, Harvard University
MA, University of Connecticut
BA, Nanjing University



Ziming Xuan is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and the Department of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is a faculty member of the Primary Care Academic Fellowship Program, and a faculty member of the Transformative Training Program in Addiction Science (TTPAS) at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He is a faculty member of the Injury Prevention Center, and a member of the Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center. He is a Frederick Pardee Faculty Research Fellow at Boston University.

He is a social epidemiologist who is interested in understanding the influence of social-contextual determinants, especially policy determinants on health, particularly among vulnerable populations (i.e., youth, patients with substance abuse, and women). He is also interested in the methodologies involved in social-behavioral interventions to promote healthy behavioral changes and enhance community well-being. His research interests include health policies related to alcohol, marijuana, other substance use and guns, youth health, alcohol advertising, impaired driving, substance use disorders, mental health and addiction. He received his Doctor of Science Degree (Sc.D.) in public health in 2010 and Master’s Degree (S.M.) in Biostatistics in 2008 from Harvard University.

He has led multiple R01 studies examining policy determinants on substance use and injury outcomes in the United States, and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Justice, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the American Cancer Society. He has co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. Xuan is currently serving as a member of the SPH Appointments and Promotions Committee and the SPH Doctoral Committee. His prior university activities include serving in the Faculty Senate, and the Boston University Faculty Council Nominating Committee. At Boston University School of Public Health, he has been teaching SB822: Quantitative Methods for Program Evaluation. He is currently the Director of Health Communication and Promotion certificate for the MPH program at the school.

Dr. Xuan has provided research expertise to various health agencies including the World Health Organization, and Innovations for Poverty Action among others. His research has been featured by Reuters, CNN, US News & World Report, and the Boston Globe among others. Dr. Xuan has served in study sections of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, including special study section on COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use. Currently he is serving on the editorial board for the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology




NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation HHS HRSA


The Confluence of State Bullying Policies and Firearm Policies in Reducing Youth Gun Carrying and Fatality
09/30/2023 - 09/29/2025 (PI)
HHS/Center for Disease Control
1R01CE003622-01-00

Adapting and evaluating a brief advice tobacco intervention in high-reach, lowresource settings in India
06/01/2020 - 05/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute NIH NCI
5R01CA230355-04

Integrating responses to stimulant overdose among post-overdose programs
09/30/2021 - 09/29/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation HHS CDC NIOSH


Digital Health Supported Weight Management Intervention Delivered by Community Health Workers among Public Housing Residents
02/14/2020 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NCI
5R01CA238335-03

Identifying and Testing Post-Overdose Outreach Adaptations to Enhance Survivor Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
06/15/2021 - 05/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5R21DA053307-02

Alcohol Use and HIV Among Married Couples in India: A Two-Wave Cross-sectional Study from 2006 to 2016
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
5P30AI042853-22

A Behavioral Intervention to Engage Emerging Adults in Addiction Treatment after a Non-fatal Opioid Overdose
07/15/2017 - 06/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5K23DA044324-05

Knock and Talk: Public Health-Public Safety Partnerships for Post-Overdose Outreach and Prevention
09/30/2018 - 03/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation HHS CDC
6 R01CE003052-03-01

Improving urine drug test utility to mitigate prescription opioid risk
03/01/2017 - 02/28/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5K23DA042168-05

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The Alcohol Policy Environment and Leading Causes of Alcohol Related Mortality
09/15/2014 - 02/28/2019 (Activity-level PI)
PI: Timothy Naimi, MD, MPH
NIH-NIAAA
5R01AA023376-03


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 RFA-CE-23-006, The Confluence of State Bullying Policies and Firearm Policies in Reducing Youth Gun Carrying and Fatality 1R01CE003622-01
2016 The Alcohol Policy Environment and Leading Causes of Alcohol Related Mortality 5R01AA023376-03 12
2015 The Alcohol Policy Environment and Leading Causes of Alcohol Related Mortality 5R01AA023376-02 12
2014 The Alcohol Policy Environment and Leading Causes of Alcohol Related Mortality 1R01AA023376-01 12

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  1. Katz-Wise SL, Ranker LR, Korkodilos R, Conti J, Nelson KM, Xuan Z, Gordon AR. Will all youth answer sexual orientation and gender-related survey questions? An analysis of missingness in a large U.S. survey of adolescents and young adults. Psychol Methods. 2024 Apr 04.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38573664; DOI: 10.1037/met0000652;
     
  2. Rosen EM, Trangenstein PJ, Fullem PL, Yeh JC, Jernigan DH, Xuan Z. Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Bar/Tavern Closing Hours and Violent Crime. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Apr 01.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38557765; PMCID: PMC10985626; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0255;
     
  3. Schoenberger SF, Cummins ER, Carroll JJ, Yan S, Lambert A, Bagley SM, Xuan Z, Green TC, Cook F, Yule AM, Walley AY, Formica SW. "Wanna cry this out real quick?": an examination of secondary traumatic stress risk and resilience among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Mar 19; 21(1):66.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38504244; DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00975-2;
     
  4. Ranker LR, Wu J, Hong T, Wijaya D, Benjamin EJ, Bhatnagar A, Robertson RM, Fetterman JL, Xuan Z. Social media use, brand engagement, and tobacco product initiation among youth: Evidence from a prospective cohort study. Addict Behav. 2024 Feb 28; 154:108000.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38461745; DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108000;
     
  5. Wagner IM, Xuan Z, Lu H, Wang C. Racial Disparities in Accessing Care along the Continuum of Cancer Genetic Service Delivery. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Jan 09; 33(1):55-62.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37819271; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0596;
     
  6. Beaugard CA, Formica SW, Cummins ER, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Green TC, Murray SP, Yan S, Xuan Z, Walley AY, Carroll JJ. Privacy and confidentiality in Massachusetts' post-overdose outreach programs: Mixed methods analysis of outreach staff surveys and interviews. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Feb; 124:104310.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38181671; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104310;
     
  7. Egan KA, Xuan Z, Hofman M, Ma Shum J, Fernández-Pastrana I, Fiechtner L, Sandel M, Buitron de la Vega P, Kistin CJ, Hsu H. Food Pantry Referral and Utilization in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Mar; 66(3):444-453.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37813171; PMCID: PMC10922354; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.10.006;
     
  8. Ranker LR, Ross CS, Rudolph AE, Weuve J, Xuan Z. Identifying and describing trajectories of alcohol use frequency and binge drinking frequency among those aged 15-30?years in a national cohort of US adolescents: A group-based trajectory modeling approach. Addiction. 2023 Sep; 118(9):1739-1750.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37069487; DOI: 10.1111/add.16216;
     
  9. Xuan Z, Yan S, Formica SW, Green TC, Beletsky L, Rosenbloom D, Bagley SM, Kimmel SD, Carroll JJ, Lambert AM, Walley AY. Association of Implementation of Postoverdose Outreach Programs With Subsequent Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Massachusetts Municipalities. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 May 01; 80(5):468-477.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36920385; PMCID: PMC10018400; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0109;
     
  10. Buitron de la Vega P, Ashe EM, Xuan Z, Gast V, Saint-Phard T, Brody-Fialkin J, Okonkwo F, Power J, Wang N, Lyons C, Silverstein M, Lasser KE. A Pharmacy Liaison-Patient Navigation Intervention to Reduce Inpatient and Emergency Department Utilization Among Primary Care Patients in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 03; 6(1):e2250004.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36622674; PMCID: PMC9856667; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50004;
     
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Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths

BU Today 3/28/2023

Health Equity Accelerator: A Health System’s Approach

NEJM Catalyst 6/7/2022

Can background checks curb gun violence?

ABC News 10/29/2021

Police violence takes most years of life from youth and people of color

Reuters 5/7/2018

2022 Boston University School of Public Health: Established Investigator Innovation Award
2018-2021 Boston University: Federick S. Pardee Faculty Research Fellow
2018 Boston University: Mid-Career Faculty Leadership Program
2016 Boston University School of Public Health: Established Investigator Innovation Award
2014 Boston University School of Public Health: Early Career Catalyst Award
2013 Boston University School of Public Health: Mentor, Research Day MPH Research Winner “Binge Drinking and Gun Ownership"
2013 Boston University School of Medicine: Academy for Faculty Advancement
2005-2010 Harvard University: Presidential Scholar
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Child and adolescent health
Community-based research and intervention
Public health policies (Alcohol, gun, marijuana)
Social epidemiology
Substance use disorders and prevention

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