Chuwen Zhong, MPH

MPH, University of Michigan, 2023 
Bachelor’s Degree, Hebei Medical University, China, 2019

My research interests are two-fold. First, I focus on the intersection of social connection, and mental and physical health among older adults. I aim to understand why social isolation and loneliness impact psychological, physical, and cognitive outcomes, and how social determinants of health shape these associations. Second, I am involved in suicide research among perinatal women, examining contextual and psychosocial risk factors using mixed-method and network analysis approaches.

• Zivin, K., Zhong, C., Rodríguez-Putnam, A., Spring, E., Cai, Q., Miller, A., Johns, L., Kalesnikava, V. A., Courant, A., & Mezuk, B. (2024). Suicide Mortality During the Perinatal Period. JAMA Network Open, 7(6), e2418887. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18887 
• Johns L, Zhong C, Mezuk B. Understanding Suicide over the Life Course Using Data Science Tools within a Triangulation Framework. 2023;8:e230003. https://doi.org/10.20900/jpbs.20230003