Profile

Chen’s research interests include the economic analysis of Chinese health care system and health technology assessment. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Health Economics from the University of York under the supervision of Professor Nigel Rice and Professor Andrew Street. And she has worked at the Department of Health in the United Kingdom on a summer placement for the research of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). From 2017-2020, she was a post-doc fellow supervised by Prof. Gordon Liu at China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER), Peking University. 

Publications:

Peer-reviewed Journal

Chen C, Liu GG, Wang TX, Tan JL(2023). Ex-ante moral hazard and health insurance: Evidence from China's urban residence basic medical insurance scheme, Health Economics, https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4738.

Tan JL, Chen N, Bai J, Yan PZ, Ma XY, Ren ML, Maitland E, Nicholas S, Cheng WJ, Leng X, Chen C*, Wang J* (2023).  Ambient air pollution and the health-related quality of life of older adults: Evidence from Shandong China, Journal of Environmental Management, 336：117619.

Yan PZ, Li FH, Nicholas S, Maitland E, Tan JL, Chen C*, Wang J* (2023). Impact of pension income on healthcare utilization of older adults in rural China, International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:166.

Chen C, Liu GG. et al., “Cost-effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in elderly Chinese population,” Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019, 53(10):993-999. (In Chinese)

Chen C, Liu GG, et al. Association Between Household Fuel Use and Sleep Quality in The Oldest-Old: Evidence from A Propensity-Score Matched Case-Control Study in Hainan, China [J]. Environmental Research. 2020; 191:110229. (Q1, 2022 IF: 8.431)

Chen C, Liu G, Shi Q, Sun Y, Zhang H, Wang M, et al. Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Oldest-Old in China [J]. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 2020;24(3):330-8. （Q2, 2022 IF：5.285）

Wang M, Liu GG*, Chen X, Ma S, Chen C*. Effectiveness of a mobile-based HIV prevention intervention for rural and low-income population involving incentive policy to doctors in Liangshan, China: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health 2022. （Q2，5-year IF：4.545）

Hai F, Chen C, et al. A guideline for economic evaluations of vaccines and immunization programs in China[J]. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022, 18:6. (Q2, 2022 IF 4.526)

Tan, J., Chen, N., Bai, J., Yan, P., Ma, X., Ren, M., Maitland, E., Nicholas, S., Cheng, W., Leng, X., Chen, C*., & Wang, J*. (2023). Ambient air pollution and the health-related quality of life of older adults: Evidence from Shandong China[J]. Journal of environmental management, 336, 117619. (Q1, 2022 IF:8.91)

Chen C, Liu G, Zeng G. Influenza-related burden in China: current situation, challenges andresponse strategies [J]. Chinese Public Health, 2022,38(11):1494-1498. (In Chinese)

Zhang, C., Zhang, H., Zhao, M., Chen C., et al. Psychometric properties and modification of the 15-item geriatric depression scale among Chinese oldest-old and centenarians: a mixed-methods study. BMC Geriatr 22, 144 (2022).

Sun Y.#, Chen C.#, Liu, G.G. et al. The association between iodine intake and semen quality among fertile men in China [J]. BMC Public Health 20, 461 (2020).（Q2，2022 IF：4.545）

Wu K, Yu Y, Chen C, Fu ZM (2021). Is One Health a Viable Strategy in Animal Health Litigation: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits in China, Animals,11，2560.（SCI收录，Q1，IF=3.0）

Book Chapters

Chen C, Gu D. Andersen Model. 2020. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham.

A guideline for economic evaluations of vaccines and immunization programs in China,2022

Current Research Funding

·         Jan 2023-Dec 2025.  National Natural Science Foundation of China, China. Development, Experimentation, and Evaluation of Elderly Vaccine Promotion Strategies Based on Behavioral Economics Theory: Taking Influenza Vaccine as an Example. CNY ¥300,000. PI.

·         Jan 2019-Dec 2023. The Key Programme, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China. Health Economic Experiment for Targeted Poverty Alleviation: An Interventional Study in Sichuan Liangshan. CNY ¥2,350,000. Participant.

·         Jan 2021-Dec 2022. Projects for young teachers, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China. Addressing inequities in cognitive ageing in China. CNY ¥30,000. PI.

·         Jul 2022-Jun 2023. Duke Kunshan University Hou Tu Research Funding. Community-centred eHealth Smoking Cessation Intervention Based on the “Smoking Rationalization Beliefs” Framework for Chinese Male Smokers. CNY ¥50,000. Co-PI

·         Jan 2023-Dec 2023. Health Commision of Hubei Province, China. Research on the Path to Enhancing the Medical and Care Integration Service Capability in Hubei Province". CNY ¥80,000. PI

Educational Experience

Work Experience

• 2020.9 to 2023.8

  武汉大学 | 公共卫生学院 | 讲师

• 2017.7 to 2019.12

  北京大学 | 国家发展研究院 | 博士后

Social Affiliations

• 2022.1 to Now

  中国疫苗行业协会疫苗经济学委员会，委员

• 湖北省老年学会

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