Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsKaigang Li, PhD
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
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2025
Modeling Trends and Projections of Riding with Alcohol-Impaired Drivers in Fatal Crashes among Young Adults: A System Dynamics Approach.
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Banz B, Camenga D, Iannotti R, Curry L, Dziura J, Andersen D, Vaca F. Modeling Trends and Projections of Riding with Alcohol-Impaired Drivers in Fatal Crashes among Young Adults: A System Dynamics Approach. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2025 PMID: 39913281, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.24-00199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFatal crashesImpaired driversFatality Analysis Reporting SystemAlcohol-impaired driverSystem dynamics simulation modelSystem dynamics approachFemale driversYoung driversAlternative transportationPassengerCrashesDriver-passengerDriversIncreased enforcementTripsUnintended consequencesSimulation modelHistorical dataFatalitiesSensitivity analysisInvestigate factorsMultiple scenariosDynamic simulation modelReporting systemDynamic approach
2024
Individual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment
Vaca F, Camenga D, Li K, Zuniga V, Banz B, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Simons-Morton B, Haynie D, Curry L. Individual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment. Traffic Injury Prevention 2024, 25: s15-s24. PMID: 39485697, PMCID: PMC11563878, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2368595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterview transcriptsHealth-related quality of lifeLongitudinal nationally representative studyMixed methods assessmentHealth-related qualityQualitative interview guideSequential explanatory mixed methods approachNEXT Generation Health StudyExplanatory mixed methods approachNationally Representative StudySocial environmental factorsStage 1 findingsAssessment of impairmentQuality of lifeMixed methods approachHealth StudyInterview guideData immersionJoint displaysMeasures of resilienceQualitative interviewsLatent class analysisRepresentative studyQualitative dataImpaired driversModeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Banz B, Camenga D, Iannotti R, Curry L, Dziura J, Andersen D, Vaca F. Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 354: 117087. PMID: 39043064, PMCID: PMC11334945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-impaired drivingAlcohol-related crash fatalitiesLikelihood of unintended consequencesUnited StatesAlcohol-related crashesPolicy-makersUnintended consequencesGroup model building sessionsInterconnected factorsModel building sessionsCrash fatalitiesYoung adultsModels of drinkingHistorical trendsPublic health problemStakeholder actionsCombined interventionSustained declineIntervention outcomesHealth problemsActivistsCrash deathsInterventionSubject matter expertsAdolescent Parental Monitoring Offers Protection Against Later Recurrent Driving After Drinking
Schulte R, Vaca F, Li K. Adolescent Parental Monitoring Offers Protection Against Later Recurrent Driving After Drinking. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2024, 75: 242-248. PMID: 38739054, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Longitudinal Survey of YouthLongitudinal Survey of YouthEmerging adulthoodNational Longitudinal SurveySurvey of youthRecurrent drinkingParental monitoring knowledgeHousehold incomeMid-twentiesYouthLateral recurrenceBinary logistic regressionInverse associationPublic healthMonitoring knowledgeProtective effectLogistic regressionAnnual roundsProspective associationsMothersAgeHouseholds
2017
Feasibility of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Health Impacts of Community Gardening
Beavers A, Burr K, Li K, Pimentel R, Glueck D, Hebert J, Goto A, Fahnestock L, Knight R, Alaimo K, Litt J. Feasibility of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Health Impacts of Community Gardening. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.640.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl groupIntervention groupHour diet recallActivPAL physical activity monitorTrial of communityHealthy weight statusPhysical activity monitorsHealth impactsInstitutional review boardInflammatory markersHemoglobin A1cDietary recallsDiet recallVegetable intakeWeight statusPhysical activityWait listBlood samplesAnthropometric measuresPhysical activity monitoringStudy participantsActivity monitorReview boardMental healthPhysical health
2016
Behavioral and Sociodemographic Correlates of Overall Diet Quality Over 4 Years in a National Cohort of U.S. Emerging Adults
LIPSKY L, Nansel T, Haynie D, Liu D, Li K, Pratt C, Iannotti R, Simons‐Morton B. Behavioral and Sociodemographic Correlates of Overall Diet Quality Over 4 Years in a National Cohort of U.S. Emerging Adults. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.152.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole plant food densityBaseline weight statusFamily Affluence ScoreDietary varietyWeight statusDiet qualityNational cohortSedentary behaviorHigher HEIEmpty caloriesNational InstituteEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteGEE modelChild Health BureauOverall diet qualityDiet Quality IndexIntramural Research ProgramBaseline sociodemographicsImportant intervention targetBlood InstituteDietary recallsNational HeartMetabolic equivalentsPLUS studySedentary time
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