Overview
Dr. Wei Pan is a Professor and Director of Health Statistics and Data Science at the Duke University School of Nursing. He also has a secondary appointment with the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Measurement & Quantitative Methods from Michigan State University and M.S. in Statistics from Fuzhou University, China. His research interests are causal inference, advanced statistical modeling, data analytics, meta-analysis, and psychometrics; and their applications in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. He has been involved as a Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, and Principal Biostatistician in many research projects funded by federal agencies, such as NIH, NSF, and the like. He has published numerous refereed journal articles on both methodological and applied research. He was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Faculty Award by the Duke University School of Nursing. He was an Invited Expert Observer in the Reference Group on Health Statistics of the World Health Organization. He is a Science Board Member of the American Public Health Association.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in the School of Nursing
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2024 - Present
School of Nursing
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2024 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Redefining High Emergency Department Utilization for Sickle Cell Disease.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · June 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex hemoglobinopathy. Vaso-occlusive episodes are the primary cause of emergency department (ED) utilization among individuals with SCD. Literature lacks a standardized definition for high ED utilization. OBJE ... Full text Link to item CitePhenotypes of successful living among adolescents with HIV in Rwanda: a latent profile analysis.
Journal Article BMC public health · May 2025 BackgroundHIV remains a major public health concern globally, and 85% of adolescents with HIV (AWH) live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite advances in treatment and prevention efforts, adolescents continue to be disproportionately affected by H ... Full text CiteExploring Moderation Dynamics: Callous-Unemotional Traits, Parental Practices and Conduct Problems in Juvenile Delinquency.
Journal Article Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · April 2025 IntroductionCallous-unemotional (CU) traits, parental practices and conduct problems (CP) have been consistently identified across numerous studies as significant predictors of the severity and persistence of juvenile delinquency.AimsThis ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029A Randomized Controlled Trial of BETTER, A Transitional Care Intervention, for Diverse Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Families
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2023 - 2028Influences Of Social Determinants Of Health And Parental Participation In Hospital Care On Development Of Parenting Confidence Among Parents Of Children With A Congenital Heart Defect
FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Michigan State University ·
2001
Ph.D.