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​Prof. Johnson Zixin WANG 王子昕教授

BMed (PKU), MMed (PKU), PhD (CUHK)

Assistant Professor

Email: wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk

 

ORCID: 0000-0002-1158-2304

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Prof. Johnson Zixin WANG

王子昕教授

Biography

Dr. Johnson Wang obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Medicine from School of Public Health, Peking University, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been appointed as Research Assistant Professor in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care since 2016. Dr. Wang received the Early Career Award by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2016. He is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health, and the Associate Director of the Community Research Program on AIDS. He is the Principle Investigator (PI)/Co-PI of 12 research grants (HK$9,170,656.2) and has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interests

  • Inter-disciplinary behavioral health research

    • Planning and evaluating health promotion programs. Applying behavioral health theories to design health promotion programs. Experienced in conducting randomized controlled trials to evaluate behavioral interventions.

    • Applying behavioral health theories to understand determinants of health behaviors related to non-communicable diseases and HIV/STD prevention (e.g., healthy lifestyles, cancer screening, addictive behaviors, HIV-related risk/preventive behaviors, and vaccination).

    • Exploring the use of artificial intelligence (e.g., fully-automated conversational agents “Chatbot”) in delivering behavioral interventions.

    • Implementation science (Applying REAIM framework to implement evidence-based health promotion and to transfer effective health promotion into routine health services).

  • Mental health research

    • Understanding determinants of mental health problems and neurocognitive function

    • Using psychological theories and techniques (e.g., motivational interviewing) to promote mental health wellbeing.
       

Selected Publications

  1. Wang Z*, Yang L, Hao C, Jiang H, Zhang J, Luo Z, Zheng Z, Lau JTF*. A randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of a brief setting-based and theory-based intervention promoting voluntary medical male circumcision among heterosexual male sexually transmitted disease patients in China. AIDS and Behavior. 2019. 23(9): 2453-2466. (IF=2.908 in 2018; Ranked 22/162 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Q1); Citation: 1; Cited by others: 1) *Rated as four stars (world leading) by external experts in Research Assessment Exercise

  2. Wang Z, Lau JT*, Ip M, Ho SP, Mo PKH, Latkin C, Ma YL, Kim Y. A randomized controlled trail evaluating efficacy of promoting an home-based HIV self-testing with online counseling on increasing HIV testing among men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior 2018. 22(1): 190-201. (IF=2.908 in 2018; Ranked 22/162 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Q1); Citation: 15; Cited by others: 14) *Results were used for developing the WHO Guidelines on HIV Self-testing and Partner Notification (December 2016). Rated as three stars by external experts in Research Assessment Exercise

  3. Wang Z*, Lau JT*, Fang Y, Ip M, Gross DL. Prevalence of actual uptake and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong, China. PLoS One 2018. 13(2): e0191671. (IF=2.776 in 2018; Ranked 24/69 in Multidisciplinary Sciences (Q2); Citation: 15; Cited by others: 15)

  4. Wang Z*, Wang J, Fang Y, Gross DL, Wong MCS, Wong ELY, Lau JT*. Parental acceptability of HPV vaccination for boys and girls aged 9-13 years in China --- a population-based study. Vaccine 2018. 36(19): 2657-2665 (IF=3.269 in 2018; Ranked 57/136 in Medicine, Research & Experimental (Q2); Citation: 9; Cited by others: 7)

  5. Wang Z, Lau JT*, Yang X, Cai Y, Gross D, Ma T, Liu Y. Acceptability of daily use of free oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among transgender women sex workers in Shenyang, China. AIDS and Behavior 2017. 21(12): 3287-3298. (IF=2.908 in 2018; Ranked 22/162 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Q1); Citation: 12; Cited by others: 12)

  6. Wang Z, Wu X, Lau JT*, Mo PKH, Mak WWS, Wang X, Yang X, Gross D, Jiang H. Prevalence of and factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse with regular and nonregular male sexual partners among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China. HIV Medicine 2017. 18(9): 635-646 (IF=3.734 in 2018; Ranked 25/89 in Infectious Diseases (Q2); Citation: 11; Cited by others: 7)

  7. Cai Y, Wang Z (Co-1st author), Lau JT*, Li J, Ma T, Liu Y. Prevalence and associated factors of unprotected receptive anal intercourse with male clients among transgender women sex worker (TSW) in Shenyang, China. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2016: 19(3Suppl 2). (IF=5.192 in 2018; Ranked 7/89 in Infectious Diseases (Q1); Citation: 12; Cited by others: 11)

  8. Wang Z, Feng T, Lau JT*. Needs assessment and theory-based promotion of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among male sexually transmitted diseases patients (MSTDP) in China. AIDS and Behavior 2016, 20(11): 2489=2502. (IF=2.908 in 2018; Ranked 22/162 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Q1); Citation: 6; Cited by others: 1)

  9. Wang Z, Li D, Lau JT*, Yang X, Shen H, Cao W. Prevalence and associated factors of inhaled nitrites use among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China – an application of the Health Belief Model. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2015, 149: 93-9. (IF=3.466 in 2018; Ranked 5/35 in Substance Abuse (Q1); Citation: 13; Cited by others: 11)

  10. Wang Z, Mo PK, Lau JT*, Lau M, Lai CH. Acceptability of HPV vaccines and perceptions related to genital warts and penile/anal cancers among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. Vaccine 2013, 31(41): 4675-81. (IF=3.269 in 2018; Ranked 57/136 in Medicine, Research & Experimental (Q2); Citation: 15; Cited by others: 9)
     

Last Updated: 27 July 2020

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