Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging at the School of Nursing and an affiliated faculty member at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. As a health economist, Dr. Wang brings extensive experience in studying the economic impacts of tobacco use, assessing the costs of tobacco use, and evaluating the effects of tobacco control policies on priority populations such as youth and young adults, individuals with low socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural communities.
Her research interests include emerging tobacco products, cannabis, and the application of machine learning to analyze social media data. Dr. Wang has extensive expertise in developing rigorous economic models and working with large population survey data. Her research has been published in leading public health and tobacco control journals.
Her research interests include emerging tobacco products, cannabis, and the application of machine learning to analyze social media data. Dr. Wang has extensive expertise in developing rigorous economic models and working with large population survey data. Her research has been published in leading public health and tobacco control journals.
Research Interests
July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027 - Impact of tobacco use, secondhand tobacco exposure, and cannabis use on school system costs , PI . Sponsor: Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: T34IR8235
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2024 - IMPACT OF CHANGING TOBACCO PRODUCT USE ON HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR GENERAL AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and NIH National Cancer Institute/ U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Sponsor Award ID: U54HL14712
September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022 - The association of e-cigarette characteristics with tobacco cessation among adult dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes , PI . Sponsor: NHLBI, NCI/FDA, Sponsor Award ID: U54HL14712_RRP
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021 - California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Economic Impact of Proposition 56 on Low-Income Californians , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: TRDRP, Sponsor Award ID: 28IR-0041
July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 - The Association between Reduced Cigarette Consumption and the Use of Other Tobacco Products , PI . Sponsor: unknown, Sponsor Award ID: UCSF Resource Allocation Program
Publications
Price-Responsiveness of Cigarette Smoking Behaviors Across Income Groups in the United States.
Publication Year
2025
Cigarette purchasing behaviors and financial burden of cigarette spending after a major tobacco tax increase in California: A descriptive analysis of household panel data.
Publication Year
2025