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Personal profile
Research interests
Neurovascular Epidemiology
Health Education and Promotion in the Community
Women's Health (migraine prophylaxis, CVD risk assessment, osteoporosis screening)
Teaching
SN310 Nursing Research
SN5061 Advanced Methods in Nursing Research (Quantitative Research)
SN530 Health Education and Promotion
SN502 Health Needs in the Community
SN5835 Health Promotion in the Community
SN435 Honours Project (supervisor)
SN5851 Dissertation - Master's student supervisor
Biography
Dr. Xie's academic background spans the fields of nursing and public health. She obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees from the School of Nursing of Tianjin Medical University and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), respectively; and got a PhD degree in Public Health from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She also received the postdoctoral training in the University of Hong Kong and CUHK successively. Before she came to Hong Kong, she worked in the Department of Nursing of the PUMC Hospital. She has been a registered nurse since 2006.
Dr. Xie has deeply committed to conducting research in complementary and alternative therapies (e.g., Tai Chi exercise and other TCM approaches) for migraine prophylaxis; and investigating the relationship between migraine and cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases in women. Currently she has strong interest in using AI-assisted models/technologies to explore the migraine-CVD relationship by brain imaging analysis. Moreover, as a nursing specialist with public health training, Dr Xie has enthusiasms to conduct health education and health promotion programmes, particularly by adopting community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, to transfer academic knowledge to practices in broad community settings.
Dr. Xie has received several international and national academic awards such as Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award (consecutive years in 2019 and 2020) from the American Heart Association and Young Investigator Award from the China Heart Congress. She was the guest editor of the BioMed Research International, the Healthcare and the Frontiers in Psychiatry. Dr. Xie has secured more than 30 research grants with total amount of HK$ 16 million as Principal Investigator from several external competitive funds such as RGC Early Career Scheme, RGC General Research Fund, Health and Medical Research Fund, and The Chinese Medicine Development Fund; as well as HK$ 30 million as co-investigator with many external research collaborators. She has established a large Hong Kong women cohort (4200+ subjects) with unique migraine clinical features data since 2019.
Dr. Xie is looking for highly motivated PhD students and Post-doctoral fellows. You may visit her website to know more about the research and team. Please contact her by email for further discussion.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Bachelor of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University
Doctor of Philosophy, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Research output
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Associations of combined lifestyle index with migraine prevalence and headache frequency: a cross-sectional study from the MECH-HK study
Deng, Y., Wang, H. H., Ngai, F. W., Zhang, D., Qin, J., Chen, X. & Xie, Y. J., 20 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Headache and Pain. 25, 1, 24.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Combined Influence of Eight Lifestyle Factors on Metabolic Syndrome Incidence: A Prospective Cohort Study from the MECH-HK Study
Deng, Y., Ngai, F. W., Qin, J., Yang, L., Wong, K. P., Wang, H. H. & Xie, Y. J., Feb 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 4, 547.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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A Machine Learning–Based Preclinical Osteoporosis Screening Tool (POST): Model Development and Validation Study
Yang, Q., Cheng, H., Qin, J., Yuen Loke, A., Wan Ngai, F., Chun Chong, K., Zhang, D., Gao, Y., Wang, H. H., Liu, Z., Hao, C. & Xie, Y. J., 8 Nov 2023, In: JMIR Aging. 6, 1, p. e46791 e46791.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Efficacy and feasibility of a 12-week Tai Chi training for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine in Hong Kong Chinese women: A randomized controlled trial
Xie, Y. J., Tian, L., Hui, S. S. C., Qin, J., Gao, Y., Zhang, D., Ma, T., Suen, L. K. P., Wang, H. H., Liu, Z. M., Hao, C., Yang, L. & Loke, A. Y., 13 Dec 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 1000594.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
Relationships Between the Usage of Televisions, Computers, and Mobile Phones and the Quality of Sleep in a Chinese Population: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Xie, Y., Cheung, D. S. K., Loke Yuen, J. T. A., Lam, N. O., Liu, K., Leung, A. Y. M., Tsang, S., Leong, C. & Molasiotis, A., 7 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 7, p. e18095 e18095.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access31 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
Xie, Y. (Recipient), Loke Yuen, J. T. A. (Recipient), Cheung, S. K. (Recipient), Lam Nogueira, B. O. C. (Recipient), Liu, K. M. (Recipient), Leung, Y. M. A. (Recipient), Fung, W. M. O. (Recipient), Tsang, A. (Recipient), Leong, C. (Recipient), Cheong, J. (Recipient) & Molasiotis, A. (Recipient), 3 Mar 2020
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Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
Xie, Y. (Recipient), Loke Yuen, J. T. A. (Recipient), Ho, S. C. (Recipient) & Chong, M. K. C. (Recipient), Mar 2019
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Finalist in the oral presentation awards at the 8th Scientific Meeting of the Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension
Xie, Y. (Recipient), Nov 2011
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Healthcare 2024 Travel Award
Yang, Q. (Recipient) & Xie, G.Y.-J. (Recipient), Aug 2024
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Activities
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Xie, G.Y.-J. (Editorial board member)
Apr 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Cephalalgia (Journal)
Xie, G.Y.-J. (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Healthcare (Switzerland) (Journal)
Xie, G.Y.-J. (Special topic editor)
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Journal)
Xie, G.Y.-J. (Review editor)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Frontiers in Psychiatry (Journal)
Xie, G.Y.-J. (Special topic editor)
1 Oct 2022 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals