Yingning Wang, PhD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street, #123N
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-5200
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    Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging at the School of Nursing and an affiliated faculty member at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. As a health economist, Dr. Wang brings extensive experience in studying the economic impacts of tobacco use, assessing the costs of tobacco use, and evaluating the effects of tobacco control policies on priority populations such as youth and young adults, individuals with low socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural communities.

    Her research interests include emerging tobacco products, cannabis, and the application of machine learning to analyze social media data. Dr. Wang has extensive expertise in developing rigorous economic models and working with large population survey data. Her research has been published in leading public health and tobacco control journals.

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    Impact of tobacco use, secondhand tobacco exposure, and cannabis use on school system costs
    Tobacco Related Disease Research Program T34IR8235Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
    Role: PI
    The association of e-cigarette characteristics with tobacco cessation among adult dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes
    NHLBI, NCI/FDA U54HL14712_RRPSep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
    Role: PI
    IMPACT OF CHANGING TOBACCO PRODUCT USE ON HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR GENERAL AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and NIH National Cancer Institute/ U.S. Food and Drug Administration U54HL14712Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2024
    Role: Co-Investigator
    California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Economic Impact of Proposition 56 on Low-Income Californians
    TRDRP 28IR-0041Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Co-Investigator
    The Association between Reduced Cigarette Consumption and the Use of Other Tobacco Products
    UCSF Resource Allocation ProgramJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
    Role: PI

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    1. Smoking-Attributable Health Care Expenditures for US Adults With Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01; 7(5):e2413869. Gu D, Sung HY, Calfee CS, Wang Y, Yao T, Max W. PMID: 38814643; PMCID: PMC11140527.
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    2. Changes in e-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette smoking cessation in the USA: evidence from a prospective PATH study, 2013-2018. Tob Control. 2024 Apr 19; 33(3):365-372. Wang Y, Sung HY, Max WB. PMID: 36601780; PMCID: PMC10244486.
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    3. Association between tobacco product use and respiratory health and asthma-related interference with activities among U.S. Adolescents. Prev Med Rep. 2024 May; 41:102712. Yao T, Lea Watkins S, Sung HY, Wang Y, Gu D, Chen Lyu J, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 38586468; PMCID: PMC10995971.
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    4. Healthcare utilisation and expenditures attributable to current e-cigarette use among US adults. Tob Control. 2023 11; 32(6):723-728. Wang Y, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Yao T, Max WB. PMID: 35606163.
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    5. Association between e-cigarette use and food insecurity among low-income adults. Tob Control. 2023 08; 32(e2):e212-e219. Gu D, Max WB, Yao T, Wang Y, Keeler C, Sung HY. PMID: 35279644; PMCID: PMC9464793.
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    6. The Association of California's Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax Increase With Smoking Behavior Across Racial and Ethnic Groups and by Income. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 11 05; 23(12):2091-2101. Keeler C, Wang Y, Max W, Yao T, Gu D, Sung HY. PMID: 34137859.
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    7. Differential price-responsiveness of smoking behaviors among non-Hispanic African Americans and non-Hispanic whites in the United States. Addiction. 2021 10; 116(10):2859-2869. Wang Y, Max W, Yao T, Keeler C, Sung HY. PMID: 33788331.
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    8. Health Care Utilization of Menthol and Non-menthol Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 01 07; 23(1):195-202. Wang Y, Watkins SL, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 32623471; PMCID: PMC7789940.
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    9. Effects of Cigarette Prices on Intention to Quit, Quit Attempts, and Successful Cessation Among African American Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 04 17; 22(4):522-531. Keeler C, Max W, Yerger VB, Yao T, Wang Y, Ong MK, Sung HY. PMID: 30032184.
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    10. Smoking Behavior in Low- and High-Income Adults Immediately Following California Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax Increase. Am J Public Health. 2020 06; 110(6):868-870. Keeler C, Max W, Yao T, Wang Y, Zhang X, Sung HY. PMID: 32298173; PMCID: PMC7204472.
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    11. Healthcare Costs of Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home for U.S. Children. Am J Prev Med. 2019 02; 56(2):281-287. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 30553690; PMCID: PMC6340755.
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    12. Modelling the impact of a new tobacco product: review of Philip Morris International's Population Health Impact Model as applied to the IQOS heated tobacco product. Tob Control. 2018 11; 27(Suppl 1):s82-s86. Max WB, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Wang Y, Yao T. PMID: 30275170; PMCID: PMC6240026.
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    13. Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Attributable to Smokeless Tobacco Use Among US Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 09 25; 20(11):1359-1368. Wang Y, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Chaffee BW, Yao T, Max W. PMID: 29059335; PMCID: PMC6154986.
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    14. Polytobacco Use and Nicotine Dependence Symptoms Among US Adults, 2012-2014. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 08 14; 20(suppl_1):S88-S98. Sung HY, Wang Y, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 30125019; PMCID: PMC6093419.
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    15. Infrequent and Frequent Nondaily Smokers and Daily Smokers: Their Characteristics and Other Tobacco Use Patterns. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 05 03; 20(6):741-748. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 28186549; PMCID: PMC5934666.
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    16. Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Attributable to Cigar Smoking Among US Adults, 2000-2015. Public Health Rep. 2018 May/Jun; 133(3):329-337. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 29688130; PMCID: PMC5958399.
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    17. Healthcare costs attributable to secondhand smoke exposure at home for U.S. adults. Prev Med. 2018 03; 108:41-46. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 29288781; PMCID: PMC5829047.
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    18. Relationship between spending on electronic cigarettes, 30-day use, and disease symptoms among current adult cigarette smokers in the U.S. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187399. Yao T, Max W, Sung HY, Glantz SA, Goldberg RL, Wang JB, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Cataldo J. PMID: 29112988; PMCID: PMC5675454.
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    19. Responsiveness to cigarette prices by different racial/ethnic groups of US adults. Tob Control. 2018 05; 27(3):301-309. Yao T, Ong MK, Max W, Keeler C, Wang Y, Yerger VB, Sung HY. PMID: 28747492.
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    20. Factors associated with short-term transitions of non-daily smokers: socio-demographic characteristics and other tobacco product use. Addiction. 2017 May; 112(5):864-872. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 27886652; PMCID: PMC5382088.
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    21. Sociodemographic Differences Among U.S. Children and Adults Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home: National Health Interview Surveys 2000 and 2010. Public Health Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr; 131(2):357-66. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 26957671; PMCID: PMC4765985.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    22. Polytobacco Use of Cigarettes, Cigars, Chewing Tobacco, and Snuff Among US Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016 May; 18(5):817-26. Sung HY, Wang Y, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 26136525; PMCID: PMC5896811.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 54     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Residential Mobility, Neighborhood Effects, and Educational Attainment of Blacks and Whites. Econometric Review. 2014; 763-798. Yan Dong, Li Gan, Yingning Wang. .
    24. Comments on Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Analysis. Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0189. Wendy Max, Yingning Wang. .
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