Jiying Ling, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor
Research
1355 Bogue St. #C241, East Lansing, MI 48824
Biography
I have dedicated over a decade to developing and evaluating school- and home-based bio-behavioral interventions aimed at reducing obesity and promoting mental, emotional, and behavioral health among economically marginalized parent-child dyads. My research focuses on leveraging existing techniques and innovative theoretical frameworks to actively engage parents or guardians in fostering resilience and whole child health during early childhood development. Over the years, I have developed and tes
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PhD, University of Louisville; MS (Biostatistics), University of Louisville; BSN, Shandong University (China)
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Research and Grants
08/21/2023-07/31/2028: Principal Investigator Food-Body-Mind Intervention: Promote Whole Child Health. Funding: NIH/National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health UG3AT012521/UH3AT012521 ($789,635 for UG3, $4,979,427 for UH3; $5,769,062 total); 01/01/2023-06/30/2025: Principal Investigator Eat My ABCs: Integrate Healthy Eating into School Readiness. Funding: Michigan Health Endowment Fund G-2203-150083 ($250,000 [direct cost: $225,000]); 8/1/2024-7/31/2025: Co-Investigator Development and pilot-testing of child-friendly MM-based-MI learning modules on the CIAS platform. Funding: Michigan State University Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Funds Award (PI: Tsui-Sui Annie Kao; $12,000); 8/1/2024-7/31/2025: Co-Investigator Exploring How Family Communication Patterns Influence Intention to Avoid THC-Infused Drinks. Funding: Michigan State University Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Funds Award (PI: Mengyan Ma; $12,000; 8/1/2024-7/31/2025: Principal Investigator Feasibility of Collecting Fecal Samples to Examine Gut Microbiota in Preschoolers from Socioeconomically Marginalized Families. Funding: Michigan State University Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Funds Award ($8,500).