Service & Awards
Epidemiological Service for COVID-19
Epidemiological intern for COVID-19 Vulnerable Population Task Force at the Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA, 2020
COVID-19 case investigator and contact tracer for Brazos Valley COVID Operation Center, Bryan, Texas, USA, 2020
Professional Affiliations and Services
National student meeting co-chair, abstract reviewer, presenter, American Public Health Association, 2020–present
Affiliated fellow, presenter, American Academy of Health Behaviors, 2020-present
Program planning member, session moderator, presenter, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiological Research, 2021–present
Global health session co-chair, communication committee member, abstract reviewer, Society for Epidemiological Research, 2021–present
Member, International Epidemiological Association, 2024–present
Member, Gerontological Society of America, 2024–present
School/University-Level Service
Doctoral student representative, Research Committee, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 2021–2022
Senator for College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Faculty Senate, Clemson University, 2024–2025
Department-Level Service
Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 2024–2027
Member, Inclusive Excellence Committee, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 2023–2024
Member, Honors and Awards Committee, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 2024 Spring
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 2023 Fall
Journal Peer-Review Service
Health Economics Review, Dementia, Journal of Family Violence, The Science of the Total Environment, Clinical Epidemiology, Translational Psychiatry, Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), BMC Health Service Research, BMC Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology, Health Science Reports, Social Science Medicine (SSM) - Mental Health, Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Women’s Health, International Journal of Women's Health, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders EXTRA
Editorial Service
Associate Editor, JMIR-Aging, 2023–present
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
National Level
Affiliated Fellow, American Academy of Health Behavior, 2022- present
Lyndon Haviland Scholarship, American Public Health Association (APHA)- Student Assembly (SA), 2022
Resa Jones Leadership Scholarship, APHA-SA, 2022
Student Minority Supplemental Scholarship, APHA-SA, 2022 (declined)
Student Scholarship, APHA-Student Assembly, 2022 (declined)
Career Enhancement Student Scholarship, APHA-Disability Section, 2021
Rising Star Scholar in Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, December 2022
University Level
Shibata International Memorial Scholarship (1/5,000+ international students), Texas A&M University, 2022
Academic Excellence Award (top 1%)- Association of Former Students (AFS) Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2022–2023
School Level
Delta Omega Honor Society (Top 10%)- Alpha Tau Chapter, Texas A&M University (TAMU)- School of Public Health (SPH), 2023
Awards for Excellence In Research (selected 1 from all doctoral graduates), TAMU-SPH, 2023
Travel Award to moderate 2022 Society of Perinatal Epidemiological Research (SPER) Annual Meeting
Travel Award to present at 2021 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
Travel Award to present at 2021 Society of Perinatal Epidemiological Research (SPER) Annual Meeting
Travel Award to present at 2020 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Service and Travel Award for COVID-19 Epidemiological Assistance for Texas, TAMU-SPH, 2020
Travel Award to present at 2020 American Academy of Health Behaviors (AAHB) Annual Meeting
Graduate Assistantships (Research and Teaching), TAMU-SPH, 2019–2023
Pre-doctoral level
Chancellor’s Scholar (selected one from 2017 cohort), Global Health Graduate Program, 2017
Full-tuition scholarship, Global Health Master’s Program, 2017–2019
Excellent Undergraduate Thesis (5/150) & Excellent Graduate (2/80), Wuhan University, 2017
First-Class Scholarships (1/25), Wuhan University, 2014–2016
First place in the Challenge Cup Research Competition, Wuhan University, 2017
Excellent Award in Social Investigation Competition, Wuhan University
Merit Student (1/25), Wuhan University
Excellent League member (3/80), Wuhan University
Advanced Individual of Social Work, Wuhan University