LEADERSHIP
XinQi Dong, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science
Dr. XinQi Dong, MD, MPH is the Director of Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University – New Brunswick, and the inaugural Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science. Dr. Dong is a population health epidemiologist and geriatrician, and has published extensively on violence prevention, elder justice and healthy aging, with more than 220 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Dong has led multiple longitudinal epidemiological studies, including the New Jersey population health cohort study, currently in the design phase and the pine study of 3,300 Chinese older adults to quantify relationships among culture, violence and health outcomes. Dr. Dong is the principal investigator of numerous federally-funded grants, and has mentored many trainees and faculty researchers to success. He leads the National Institute on Aging-funded P30 Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR).
Ann M. Nguyen, PhD, MPH
Director, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Assistant Research Professor, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Ann M. Nguyen (Ph.D., University Of Washington; M.P.H., University Of California Irvine) is an assistant research professor and implementation scientist at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Her research focuses on primary care, practice transformation, physician integration, and quality improvement. She is the incoming director of the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network and will work on research projects including the evaluation of the New Jersey Medicaid comprehensive waiver and visiting nurse association. Dr. Nguyen uses mixed methods to study factors affecting implementation success. Most recently, she supported national efforts to improve primary care as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNOW initiative through implementation of evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Healthcare Management and Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Nathan Stewart, M.S.
Coordinator, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Nathan Stewart, M.S. (he/him) is a research assistant with Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. He supports a research team that collaborates with community members, local organizations, and government officials to achieve more equitable health outcomes for New Jersey residents. He is the coordinator for the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network, working alongside Ann Nguyen, PhD, to bridge New Jersey clinical practices and academic researchers to promote practice-led research and initiatives. Prior to joining the team, Nathan worked as a graduate research assistant for an R01 clinical trial on the relationship between exercise intensity and the type 2 diabetes drug, metformin. Nathan received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia where he studied Kinesiology and has been published in Frontiers Endocrinology.
XinQi Dong, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science
Dr. XinQi Dong, MD, MPH is the Director of Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University – New Brunswick, and the inaugural Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science. Dr. Dong is a population health epidemiologist and geriatrician, and has published extensively on violence prevention, elder justice and healthy aging, with more than 220 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Dong has led multiple longitudinal epidemiological studies, including the New Jersey population health cohort study, currently in the design phase and the pine study of 3,300 Chinese older adults to quantify relationships among culture, violence and health outcomes. Dr. Dong is the principal investigator of numerous federally-funded grants, and has mentored many trainees and faculty researchers to success. He leads the National Institute on Aging-funded P30 Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR).
Ann M. Nguyen, PhD, MPH
Director, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Assistant Research Professor, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Ann M. Nguyen (Ph.D., University Of Washington; M.P.H., University Of California Irvine) is an assistant research professor and implementation scientist at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Her research focuses on primary care, practice transformation, physician integration, and quality improvement. She is the incoming director of the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network and will work on research projects including the evaluation of the New Jersey Medicaid comprehensive waiver and visiting nurse association. Dr. Nguyen uses mixed methods to study factors affecting implementation success. Most recently, she supported national efforts to improve primary care as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNOW initiative through implementation of evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Healthcare Management and Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Nathan Stewart, M.S.
Coordinator, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Nathan Stewart, M.S. (he/him) is a research assistant with Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. He supports a research team that collaborates with community members, local organizations, and government officials to achieve more equitable health outcomes for New Jersey residents. He is the coordinator for the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network, working alongside Ann Nguyen, PhD, to bridge New Jersey clinical practices and academic researchers to promote practice-led research and initiatives. Prior to joining the team, Nathan worked as a graduate research assistant for an R01 clinical trial on the relationship between exercise intensity and the type 2 diabetes drug, metformin. Nathan received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia where he studied Kinesiology and has been published in Frontiers Endocrinology.
XinQi Dong, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science
Dr. XinQi Dong, MD, MPH is the Director of Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University – New Brunswick, and the inaugural Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Science. Dr. Dong is a population health epidemiologist and geriatrician, and has published extensively on violence prevention, elder justice and healthy aging, with more than 220 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Dong has led multiple longitudinal epidemiological studies, including the New Jersey population health cohort study, currently in the design phase and the pine study of 3,300 Chinese older adults to quantify relationships among culture, violence and health outcomes. Dr. Dong is the principal investigator of numerous federally-funded grants, and has mentored many trainees and faculty researchers to success. He leads the National Institute on Aging-funded P30 Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR).
Ann M. Nguyen, PhD, MPH
Director, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Assistant Research Professor, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Ann M. Nguyen (Ph.D., University Of Washington; M.P.H., University Of California Irvine) is an assistant research professor and implementation scientist at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Her research focuses on primary care, practice transformation, physician integration, and quality improvement. She is the incoming director of the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network and will work on research projects including the evaluation of the New Jersey Medicaid comprehensive waiver and visiting nurse association. Dr. Nguyen uses mixed methods to study factors affecting implementation success. Most recently, she supported national efforts to improve primary care as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNOW initiative through implementation of evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Healthcare Management and Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Nathan Stewart, M.S.
Coordinator, NJ Practice-Based Research Network
Nathan Stewart, M.S. (he/him) is a research assistant with Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. He supports a research team that collaborates with community members, local organizations, and government officials to achieve more equitable health outcomes for New Jersey residents. He is the coordinator for the New Jersey Practice-Based Research Network, working alongside Ann Nguyen, PhD, to bridge New Jersey clinical practices and academic researchers to promote practice-led research and initiatives. Prior to joining the team, Nathan worked as a graduate research assistant for an R01 clinical trial on the relationship between exercise intensity and the type 2 diabetes drug, metformin. Nathan received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia where he studied Kinesiology and has been published in Frontiers Endocrinology.