Personal profile
About
Dr. Fan Li’s background is in diabetes nursing research, with specific training and expertise in non-interventional studies and advanced data analysis. She earned her doctoral degree in the College of Nursing from UMSL and had 10 years of experience in interdisciplinary collaboration with international scholars. Dr. Li’s research identified risk factors of sexual dysfunction in female Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Her research also examined the effect of Diabetes Conversation Maps-based education in controlling blood glucose and improving psychosocial outcomes in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. During the pandemic, her research examined psychosocial responses of nurses and physicians in the US and China from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Dr. Li is actively engaged in diabetes research. She has published 19 papers and has presented her research nationally and internationally.
Education
- 2019 – 2022, Ph.D., Nursing, University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, US
- 2017 – 2018, Graduate Courses, Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, US
- 2012 – 2015, MMed, Nursing, College of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2010 – 2012, BS, Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2008 – 2010, Associate Degree Courses, Nursing, Jiangsu Jiankang Vocational College, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
Research Interests
- Li’s research is in diabetes management. She is interested in utilizing machine learning technology to predict health outcomes and facilitate diabetes management in individuals with youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
Selected Grants
Co-Investigator, Statistician
Addressing Non-suicidal Self-Injury Practice Guidelines: Current State of Affairs.
PI: Brandie M. Smalley, PhD, Maryville University
Funded by Project/Research Grant. American Psychiatric Nurses Association, APNA Illinois Chapter, $2,500, 2023
Honors and Awards
- 2022, Mary Reardon Castles Award, College of Nursing, University of Missouri – St. Louis
- 2015, Travel Award, International Diabetes Federal, travel to World Diabetes Congress
Memberships
- 2022 – 2023, American Diabetes Association
- 2022 – 2024, Midwest Nursing Research Society
- 2020 – 2021, Midwest Nursing Research Society
Research output
- 4 Article
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A Multisample Path Analysis Including a Novel Psychological Indicator, Attitude Toward Life, After the First Wave of COVID-19
Li, F., Gu, H., Tokac, U., Werner, K., Fish, A. F. & Lou, Q., Jan 1 2024, In: SAGE Open Nursing. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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For the Good of the People: an interpretive analysis of Chinese volunteerism in the critical matter of care at the start of the pandemic
Li, F., Gu, C., Hu, Y., Vandermause, R., Fish, A. F., Zhou, Z., Yuan, X., Zhou, Q., Zhu, J. & Lou, Q., 2023, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 18, 1, 2231684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determination of Key Inflection Points for Maladaptive Responses in US Nurses During the Pandemic: A Network Analysis
Li, F., Tokac, U., Werner, K., Fish, A. F. & Lou, Q., Jan 1 2022, In: SAGE Open Nursing. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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胰岛素注射指南有循证依据吗?各国胰岛素注射指南的系统评价
Translated title of the contribution :Are the insulin injection guidelines really evidence-based? A systematic review of different guideline recommendations regarding insulin injection Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review