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Cindy Feng, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing biostatistical models for analyzing correlated public health data, including spatial statistics, longitudinal studies, and environmental health applications. She holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University and has received funding from NSERC, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, and MITACS. Dr. Feng collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across medicine, psychology, and environmental sciences.
Education: PhD (Simon Fraser University), MSc (Simon Fraser University), BSc (Beijing University of Technology). Her work emphasizes bridging statistical theory and practice in public health, with notable contributions to disease mapping, survival analysis, and infectious disease surveillance. Key grants include NSERC Discovery Grants ($80,000, 2019-2023) and a MITACS Accelerate Grant ($45,000, 2016-2019).
Research interests include zero-inflated models, spatial epidemiology, and methodological advancements for correlated data. Recent work addresses pandemic-related mental health trends, occupational injury risk factors, and global health challenges in malaria-schistosomiasis co-endemic regions. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on statistical diagnostics, public health policy, and environmental health impacts.
