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Research output per year
Research activity per year
Health Education and Promotion in the Community
Women's Health (migraine, CVD risks)
Physical Activity and other Lifestyle Modifications on Cardio-metabolic Health
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
Dr. Grace Xie obtained her Master of Medicine degree from the School of Nursing of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in Beijing; and the PhD degree from the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Dr. Xie has been a registered nurse since 2006. Before she came to Hong Kong, she worked in the Department of Nursing of the PUMC Hospital for several years.
Dr. Xie has deeply committed to conducting research in complementary and alternative therapies for migraine prophylaxis (e.g., Tai Chi exercise and other TCM approaches) and the etiological relationship between migraine and cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases in women. She also has interest in health education and promotion in the community, specializing in development of behavior and lifestyle modifications and implementation of knowledge transferring projects in the community settings by adopting community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. Currently Dr. Xie has strong interest in AI-empowered/assisted research that integrate deep learning model in exploring the progression of brain function among migraineurs.
Dr. Xie has published around 50 papers in peer reviewed journals with an overall h-index 18 at present (Google scholar). The papers (as first author) were published in some leading academic journals in the field such as the JMIR (IF: 7.08), Journal of the American Heart Association (IF: 6.11), Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (IF: 7.41), and Frontiers in Public Health (IF: 6.45). Dr. Xie was invited as the guest editor of the BioMed Research International, the Healthcare and the Frontiers of Psychology. Dr. Xie has gained 23 research grants with total amount of HK$ 10,000,000+ as Principal Investigator and HK$ 30,000,000+ as co-investigator from several external competitive funding bodies such as GRF, ECS and HMRF. She has established a largest Hong Kong women cohort (4200+ subjects) supported by the ECS since 2019. Currently she is implementing a large-scale cluster-RCT with 24 NGOs/schools/companies that funded by the HMRF for promoting COVID-19 vaccination in the community.
Selected ongoing projects
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):
Master of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Doctor of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Xie, Grace Yao-jie (Recipient), Loke Yuen, Jean Tak Alice (Recipient), Cheung, Sze Ki (Recipient), Lam Nogueira, Bernice O.C. (Recipient), Liu, Karry Ming (Recipient), Leung, Yee Man Angela (Recipient), Fung, Wai Man Olivia (Recipient), Tsang, Alice (Recipient), Leong, Cindy (Recipient), Cheong, Joe (Recipient) & Molasiotis, Alexandros (Recipient), 3 Mar 2020
Prize: Prize (research)
Xie, Grace Yao-jie (Recipient), Loke Yuen, Jean Tak Alice (Recipient), Ho, Suzanne C. (Recipient) & Chong, Marc K.C. (Recipient), Mar 2019
Prize: Prize (research)
Xie, Grace Yao-jie (Recipient), Nov 2011
Prize: Prize (research)
Grace Yao-jie Xie (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Grace Yao-jie Xie (Special topic editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Grace Yao-jie Xie (Review editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Grace Yao-jie Xie (Special topic editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Yaojie Xie (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation