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, Eaton WW, Spira AP, Agnew J, Surkan PJ, Mojtabai R. (in press). Job Strain and Cognitive Change: the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-up Study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. doi:10.1136/oemed-2018-105213

Dong L, Freedman VA, Sánchez BN, Mendes de Leon CF. (in press). 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. doi:10.1093/gerona/gly052

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.

Gall S, Phan H, Madsen TE, Reeves M, Rist P, Jimenez M, Lichtman J, Dong L, Lisabeth LD. Focused Update of Sex Differences in Patient Reported Outcome Measures after Stroke. Stroke. 2018;49(3):531-5.

Dong L, Agnew J, Mojtabai R, Surkan PJ, Spira AP. Insomnia as a Predictor of Job Exit among Middle-aged and Older Adults: Results from the Health and Retirement Study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017;71(8):750-757.