Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management, August, 1998 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.P.H in Health Administration, December, 1994
Publications
Kuo-cherh Huang, Ning Lu, Yi-Hsin Hsu, Mei-Ling Sheu, Che-Ming Yang and Yi-Hua Chen. Coping with National Health Insurance: Strategic behaviors of Taiwan’s hospitals. The Service Industries Journal. In print. June 2007, Volume 29 Number 4. Ning Lu, Michael Samuels, Richard Wilson. Socioeconomic Differences in Health: How much do health behaviors and health insurance coverage account for? Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2004; 15(4): 618-630. Ning Lu, Michael Samuels, Leiyu Shi, Jimy Sanders, Samuel Baker, Saundra Glover. Child Day Care Risks of Common Infectious Diseases Revisited. Child: Care, Health and Development, 2004; 30(4): 361-368. Kuo-Cherh Huang, Ning Lu, Yi-Hsin Hsu, Mei-Ling Sheu, Chao-Hsiun Tang. Impacts of forming strategic hospital alliances on hospitals' performance. Journal of Healthcare Management, 2004; 5(3), 340-55. Kuo-Cherh Huang, Ning Lu, Chao-Hsiun Tang, & Chuang-I Huang. Fairness perceptions and work attitudes revisited: Roles of employee specialty, hospital level and ownership. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2004; 15 (7): 1317-1329. Wayne Higgins, Ning Lu, Ruth Carrico. Assessing Hospital Preparedness Using an Instrument Based on the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: Results of a Statewide Survey. American Journal of Infection Control. 2004; 32(6): 327-332. Lisa Lindley, Molly Kerby, Thomas Nicholson, Ning Lu. HIC/STI Associated risk behaviors among self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender college students in the U.S. AIDS Education & Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2003;15(5): 413-429. Ning Lu, Michael E. Samuels, Kuo-cherh Huang. Dietary Behavior in Relation to Socioeconomic Characteristics and Self-Perceived Health Status. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2002; 13:241-257. Ning Lu, Michael Samuels. Increased Health Care Utilization Associated with Child Day Care among HMO and Medicaid Enrollees. Ambulatory Child Health Journal, 2001; 7: 219-30. Leiyu Shi, Ning Lu. Individual Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Pediatric Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2000; 1(4): 373-84. Leiyu Shi, Ning Lu, Mingming Zhao, Kathi Kelly, Youjie Huang. Respiratory Symptoms and Use of Medical Care Associated with Child Day Care and Health Care Plan Among Preschool Children. The Journal of South Carolina Medical Association. 2000; 96(8): 335-40. Cheng-Chieh Lin, Tsai-Chung Li, Ning Lu, Leiyu Shi. Patient And Hospital Factors Associated With Hospital Admissions For Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions. Mid-Taiwan Journal of Medicine, 2000; 5 (1):1-14. Michael D. Ballard, Ning Lu. Adolescent Health and Safety Risk Assessment. KAHPERD Journal, 1999; 35(1): 26-9. Leiyu Shi, Ning Lu, Personal Characteristics and Self-Assessed Health. Medical Care, 1997; 35(10): 1069-78. Ning Lu, Zhulin Li. Effect of Using Co60 and Medical Linear Accelerator For Treating Lung Cancer. Journal of General Army Hospital of Beijing Military Region, 1989; 6: 21-24. (in Chinese).
Honors
Nomination, Faculty Award for Outstanding Research/Creativity, College of Health and Human Services, Western Kentucky University, AY 2005-2006. Award, Most Publications, College of Health and Human Services, Western Kentucky University, AY 2005-2006. Award, Excellent in Teaching, Graduate Studies, Student Government Association Western Kentucky University, AY 2002-2003. Nomination, Outstanding Student Advisor of the Year, College of Health and Human Services, Western Kentucky University, AY 2002-2003. Nomination, Outstanding Student Advisor of the Year, School of Health and Human Services, Western Kentucky University, February 2003-2004. Nomination, Board of Directors, Kentucky Public Health Association, 2000. Elected Honorary Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Mu Chapter, 1999. Research Fellowship, awarded by World Health Organization, 1993.
Presentations
Ning Lu, Michael Samuels, Elmer Whitler. “How Does Access to Care Differ between Rural and Urban Working-Age Adults?” Submitted to the AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting 2007 - the premier form for health services research. Ning Lu, Michael Samuels, Elmer Whitler. “Rural – Urban Inequalities in Health Insurance and Coverage among Kentucky Adults” accepted by the 36th Annual Conference of Rural Health Association, May 2007. Kuo-cherh Huang, Ning Lu “Cope with National Health Insurance: Strategic Behaviors of Taiwan's Hospitals” Presentation at the 2005 Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth (formerly Health Services Research and Health Policy) in Boston, Massachusetts, June 26-28, 2005. Kuo-Cherh Huang, Ning Lu. “Exploring strategic competencies and performance of Taiwan Hospitals under the National Health Insurance program”. Presented at the 133rd Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA, 2005. Lisa Lindley, Ning Lu, et al. “Self-reported sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among lesbian and bisexual college women” Presented at the 133rd Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA, 2005. Ning Lu, Michael Samuels, Kuo-Cherh Huang. “Access to health care: Changes in China’s health system”. Presented at the 132nd Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington D.C. November 6-10, 2004. Ariel Lapena Sarmiento, Lisa Lindley, Ning Lu, Richard Wilson. “Episodic heavy drinking and marijuana use among college students”. Presented at the 132nd Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington D.C., November 6-10, 2004. Ning Lu, Wayne Higgins. “Trends in Health Insurance Coverage for Employed Workers: Kentucky, 1995 to 2001” Presented at the Financial And Economic Issues In Crossing The Quality Chasm Forum of Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) June 26-29, 2003. Ning Lu, Wayne Higgins, Michael Samuels. “Changes in access to health care, 1991-2000: The role of Kentucky state health care reform”. Presentation at the131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Ning Lu, Wayne Higgins. “Trends in health insurance coverage for employed workers: 1991 to 2001”. Presentation at the 131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Ning Lu, Richard Wilson. “Trends and disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening practices in Kentucky women: 1991-2000”. Presentation at the131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Kuo-Cherh Huan, Ning Lu, Chao-Hsiun Tang, Yi-Hsin Hsu, Che-Ming Yang. Examination of the relationships between strategic behaviors and performance of hospitals in Taiwan. Presentation at the 131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Lisa Lindley, Ning Lu, Thomas Nicholson, Molly Kerby. “HIV/STI associated risk behaviors among lesbian, gay and bisexual college students: Implications for prevention programming”. Presentation at the 131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Wayne Higgins, Ning Lu, John White. “Preparedness of Kentucky hospitals for mass casualty events: Results of a statewide survey”. Presentation at the 131st Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. November 15-19, 2003. Ning Lu, Richard Wilson. “Socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status of Kentucky adult population: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000”. Presentation at the 130th Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA. November 9-13, 2002. Ning Lu, Richard Wilson. “Socioeconomic Difference in Health: How Much is Due to Health Risk Behaviors and Access to Health Care?” Presentation at the 130th Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA. November 9-13, 2002.
Kuo-Cherh Huang, Chung-I Huang, Ning Lu, Chao-Hsiun Tang, Ming-Chin Yang, Che-Ming Yang. “Relationship between hospital employee perception of compensation equity and working attitude”. Presentation at the 130th Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA. November 9-13, 2002. Lisa Lindley, Molly Kerby, Thomas Nicholson, Ning Lu. “Health risk behaviors of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender college students in the United States”. Presentation at the 130th Annual Conference of American Public Health Association (APHA) in Philadelphia, PA. November 9-13, 2002. Michael Ballard, Ning Lu, Glenn Lohr. "Driver Education in Kentucky". Presentation at the Safety Council Conference in Orlando, FL, October 16 - 18, 2000. Ning Lu, Kuo-cherh Huang, Michael Ballard. "Individual Characteristics and Preventable Hospitalizations for Chronic Conditions Among Adult Population". Presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Prospective Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA, September 23 - 26, 2000.
Professional Memberships
AcademyHealth (Formerly Health Services Research and Health Policy) (2004 – present) American College of Healthcare Executives (1998 – present) American Public Health Association (1995 – present) Kentucky Public Health Association (1998 – 2006) Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Mu Chapter (1998 – present) Councilor, Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section, American Public Health Association (2003-2006) Society of Prospective Medicine (1998-2004)
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