Yiqing Qian

Doctoral Student
Department of Health Behavior

About

My current research focuses on understanding the social, cultural, and behavioral aspects of family caregiving and cancer caregiving. Using national survey data, I analyze gender and racial variations in mental health and service needs among diverse caregivers. I also conduct qualitative research on stress-coping experience among cancer caregivers, with a focus on unpacking lived experiences underrepresented in family caregiving research, such as rural-dwelling cancer caregivers and Black cancer caregivers.

Research Activities

 - Family caregiving
 - Cancer
 - Mental health
 - Health disparity

Education

  • MPH, Public Health, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2016
  • BS, Biological Sciences, Nanjing University, 2014