Luohua Jiang

Luohua Jiang, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on chronic disease prevention, particularly diabetes, in socially vulnerable communities including Native American and minority populations. She provides statistical leadership for federally-funded studies addressing health disparities.

• PhD in Biostatistics from UCLA
• MD from Peking University Health Science Center

Her methodological expertise includes multilevel/longitudinal data analysis and latent variable modeling applied to community-based interventions. Current projects examine dementia epidemiology, cardiometabolic outcomes, and social determinants of health in American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Recent publications emphasize diabetes prevention, cognitive decline, and health disparities research using advanced statistical approaches.

• R01AG061189 - Dementia Epidemiology in Indigenous Populations (NIA, 2019-2024)
• R21DK108187 - Diabetes Case Management Interventions (NIDDK, 2016-2019)
• Multiple NIH/NIDDK/ADA-funded projects on diabetes prevention and health disparities

She leads UCI's Special Diabetes Program for Indians Demonstration Projects Coordinating Center and contributes to the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translational Research. Her work integrates statistical rigor with community engagement to address health inequities.