Hui Xin Wang

Hui Xin Wang is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, leading research in epidemiology of neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Her work examines how life-course psychosocial factors, biomarkers, and genetic interactions influence dementia, cognitive decline, and mental health outcomes.

Research Groups:

• Division for Epidemiology
• Wang’s Lab on psychosocial-biological interactions

Research Interests include:

• Workplace stress and late-life dementia
• Sleep disturbances and cognitive health
• Genetic-epidemiological interactions
• Social health and brain reserve
• Occupational health and aging populations
• Cognitive reserve mechanisms

Recent Article Trends show consistent focus on:

• Psychosocial stress mediators in neurodegeneration
• Quantitative analysis of sleep-dementia relationships
• Workplace interventions for cognitive protection
• Sex-specific patterns in dementia progression
• Life-course approaches to disease prevention
• Cross-disciplinary analysis of social/medical factors

Teaching includes developmental psychology courses on Adult Life and Aging.