Dr Jianjun Xiang

Dr Jianjun Xiang

  • Biography/ Background

    Jianjun Xiang obtained his Bachelor Degree and Master Degree from 1998 to 2006 in the School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University in China. After graduation, he worked for four years as a public health physician in the Department of Emergency Preparedness & Response of Fujian Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, mainly undertaking field epidemiological investigation and infectious diseases surveillance data analysis. In 2014, he obtained his PhD from the School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide under the support of China Scholar Council. He won several awards for his excellent research on exploring the impact of weather-related extreme heat exposure on workers' health and safety, such as School Best PhD Thesis, Dean's Commendation, 2015 PHAA Kerry Kirke Award, and 2016 National OHS Education and Research Award. 

  • Qualifications

    2010-2014: PhD, Environmental Epidemiology

    2003-2006: Master of Hygiene Toxicology

    1998-2003: Bachelor of Preventive Medicine

  • Research Interests

    His research interests mainly include environmental epidemiology and the relevant statistical methods required for it. Current research topics focus on the impacts of climate change on workers' health and safety, infectious diseases control and prevention, and heat-related healthcare costs.

  • Publications

    1.      Xiang J, Mittinty M, Tong MX, Pisaniello D, Bi P. Characterising the Burden of Work-Related Injuries in South Australia: A 15-Year Data Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 18;17(6). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17062015.

    2.      Cao L, Huo X, Xiang J, Lu L, Liu X, Song X, Jia C, Liu Q. Interactions and marginal effects of meteorological factors on haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in different climate zones: Evidence from 254 cities of China. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 15;721:137564. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.

    3.      Wondmagegn BY, Xiang J, Williams S, Pisaniello D, Bi P. What do we know about the healthcare costs of extreme heat exposure? A comprehensive literature review. Science of the Total Environment. 2019;20:608-18.

    4.      Tong MX, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Xiang J, Cameron S, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Williams C, Mahmood A, Bi P. Dengue control in the context of climate change: Views from health professionals in different geographic regions of China. J Infect Public Health. 2019;12(3):388-94.

    5.      Tong MX, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Xiang J, Cameron S, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Mahmood A, Bi P. Public health professionals' perceptions of the capacity of China's CDCs to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. J Public Health (Oxf). 2019 Jun 28. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz070.

    6.      Xiang J, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Dear K, Bi P. Correlates of Occupational Heat-Induced Illness Costs: Case Study of South Australia 2000 to 2014. J Occup Environ Med. 2018;60(9):e463-e469.

    7.      Xiang J, Hansen A, Liu Q, et al. Impact of climatic factors on Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in 19 cities in China, 2005-2014. Science of the Total Environment. 2018;636:1249-56.

    8.      Tong MX, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Xiang J, Cameron S, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Bi P. China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change. Soc Sci Med. 2018;206:60-6.

    9.      Xiang J, Hansen A, Liu Q, et al. Association between malaria incidence and meteorological factors: A multi-location study in China, 2005-2012. Epidemiology & Infection.2017;146(1):89-99.

    10.  Tong MX, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Cameron S, Xiang J, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Williams C, Bi P. Perceptions of malaria control and prevention in an era of climate change: a cross-sectional survey among CDC staff in China. Malar J. 2017;16(1):136-9.

    11.  Tong M, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Cameron S, Xiang J, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Williams C, Bi P. Health professionals' perceptions of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and climate change in China. Global and Planetary Change. 2017;152:12-8.

    12.  Hansen A, Xiang J, Liu Q, Tong M, Sun Y, Liu X, Chen K, Cameron S, Hanson-Easey S, Han GS, Weinstein P, Williams C, Bi P. Experts' Perceptions on China's Capacity to Manage Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Diseases in an Era of Climate Change. Zoonoses and Public Health. 2017; DOI: 10.1111/zph.12335.

    13.  Xiang J, Hansen A, Liu Q, et al. Association between Dengue fever incidence and meteorological factors in Guangzhou, China, 2005-2014. Environ Res. 2016;153:17-26.

    14.  Xiang J, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Bi P. Workers’ perceptions of climate change related extreme heat exposure in South Australia: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2016;16: doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3241-4.

    15.  Tong MX, Hansen A, Hanson-Easey S, Xiang J, Cameron S, Liu Q, Liu X, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Williams C, Bi P. Perceptions of capacity for infectious disease control and prevention to meet the challenges of dengue feveri in the face of climate change: A survey among CDC staff in Guangdong Province, China. Environ Res. 2016;148:295-302.

    16.  Xiang J, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Bi P. Perceptions of workplace heat exposure and controls among occupational hygienists and relevant specialists in Australia. PLoS One. 2015;10 (8), doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135040.

    17.  Tong MX, Hansen AL, Hanson-Easey S, Cameron S, Xiang J, Liu Q, Sun Y, Weinstein P, Han GS, Williams C, Bi P. Infectious diseases, urbanization and climate change: challenges in future China. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12 (9):11025-36.

    18.  Xiang J, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Bi P. Extreme heat and occupational heat illnesses in South Australia, 2001-2010. Occup Environ Med. 2015;72(8):580-6.

    19.  Xiang J, Bi P, Pisaniello D, Hansen A.The impact of heatwaves on workers’ health and safety in Adelaide, South Australia, 2001-2010. Environ Res. 2014;133:90-5.

    20.  Xiang J, Bi P, Pisaniello D, Hansen A, et al. Association between high temperature and work-related injuries in Adelaide, South Australia, 2001–2010. Occup Environ Med. 2014; 71(4):246-52.

    21.  Xiang J, Bi P, Pisaniello D, Hansen A. Health Impacts of Workplace Heat Exposure: An Epidemiological Review. Ind Health. 2014;52:91-101.

     

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Entry last updated: Wednesday, 27 May 2020