Faculty Profile

Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Dong completed her two-year postdoctoral training in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Dong received her PhD in Mental Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2016
MHS, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
MPH, Harvard University, 2009
MBBS, Peking University, 2006

Neuropsychiatric outcomes of stroke
Post-stroke depression
Depression screening and mental health services in the stroke population
Health disparities
Social determinants of mental health in late life

Dong L, Sanchez BN, Skolarus LE, Stulberg E, Morgenstern LB, Lisabeth LD. Sex Difference in Prevalence of Depression after Stroke. Neurology. 2020; 94(19):e1973-e1983.

Dong L, Brown DL, Chervin RD, Case E, Morgenstern LB, Lisabeth LD. (in press). Pre-stroke Sleep Duration and Post-stroke Depression. Sleep Medicine.

Dong L, Freedman VA, Mendes de Leon CF. The Association of Comorbid Depression and Anxiety Symptoms with Disability Onset in Older Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2020; 82(2):158-164.

Dong L, Freedman VA, Sánchez BN, Mendes de Leon CF. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Disability Transitions among Older Adults in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2019;74(3):406-411.

Dong L, Sanchez BN, Skolarus LE, Morgenstern LB, Lisabeth LD. Ethnic Differences in Prevalence of Post-stroke Depression. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2018;11(2):e004222.