Faculty on the Forefront

Newest Faculty Studies Place-Based Structural Dynamics Impacting Health

December 19, 2025

Xing Gao, PhD, MPH | The Public Health Department enthusiastically welcomes the newest faculty member, Dr. Xing Gao. A social epidemiologist, Professor Gao studies how place-based inequities rooted in power structures affect maternal and cardiovascular health. She is also interested in the combined health effects of social marginalization and local environmental hazards.

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