Xin Zhang, PHD, MPH, MS

About Me

Research Fellow in Environmental Health Sciences, starting new direction in noise research with a focus on non-auditory impacts, such as sleep disturbance, cognitive decline. Ultimately, my goal is to build and maintain longitudinal digital cohorts with rich time-series data collected from mobile devices and wearable sensors to support modern environmental epidemiology.

Education

• PhD in Environmental Health Science and Scientific Computing, University of Michigan, 2022-2025
• MS in Biostatistics, University of Michigan, 2022-2025
• MPH in Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, 2018-2020
• BS in Psychology and Cognitive Science, Peking University, 2015-2018
• BS in Nursing, Peking University, 2014-2018

Awards and Scholarships

• Rackham International Students Fellowship/Chia-Lun Lo Fellowship (2024)
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Outstanding Mentor Award (2024)
• The Michigan Industrial Hygiene Merit Society Scholarship (2021)
• The National Science Foundation International Global Scholarship (2018-2020)
• Peking University Student of Merit (2017)

Selected Publications

Zhang, X., Alves, S., Jiang, K., Myers, C., Reed, N., Deal, J.. The association between excessive noise exposure and cognitive decline in Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS). Manuscript in preparation.

Tang, Y, Zhang, X., Smith, L.M. et al. Tinnitus Prevalence, Characteristics in the United States – Insights from Apple Hearing Study. Manuscript in preparation.

Zhang, X., Wu, J., Smith, L.M. et al. (2022). Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces and estimating infection risk in buildings and buses on a university campus. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00442-9

Zhang, X., Shkembi, A., Smith, L. M., & Neitzel, R. L. (2023). Noise exposure and acute changes to monitored heart rate among electronic-waste recycling workers. ISEE Conference Abstracts, Vol. 2023, No. 1. DOI: 10.1289/isee.2023.OP-372