University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB #8120 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: 919.843.4442 Fax: 919.966.9159 shuwen@unc.edu 2009 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management (Economics), UNC Gillings School of Public Health Graduate Certificate in International Development 2001 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina B.Sc., Economics (High Distinction), magna cum laude B.A., International Studies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011 Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2007-2008 Short-term Consultant, United Nations Children s Fund Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya (UNICEF ESARO). 2007 Instructor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 2007 Teaching Assistant, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2003-2004 Research Analyst, Public Health Economics and Policy Research Program, RTI International, Washington, DC 2001-2003 Research Analyst, Behavioral Health Economics Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2010 Linda Dykstra Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2005-2009 Pre-doctoral Traineeship, Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, NC 2004-2009 Thomas and Caroline Royster Five-Year Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2004 Michel A. Ibrahim Fellowship, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2001 Phi Beta Kappa 2001 Spengler Best Thesis Prize in Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC
2000 Ford Foundation International Research Grant Award 2000 Janet B. Chiang Research Grant, Duke University, Durham, NC PEER-REVIEWED WORKS Ng, S.W., B.M. Popkin. In press. Time Use and Physical Activity: A Shift Away from Movement across the Globe Obesity Reviews. Ng, S.W., D.K. Guilkey, E.C. Norton, B.M. Popkin. In press. Estimation of a Dynamic Model of Weight. Empirical Economics. Also, NBER Working paper No. 15864. http://www.nber.org/papers/w15864 Popkin, B.M., L.A. Adair, S.W. Ng. 2012. The Global Nutrition Transition: The Pandemic of Obesity in Developing Countries. Nutrition Reviews. 70(1): 3-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00456.x Ng, S.W., B.M. Popkin. 2012. Monitoring Food and Nutrients Sold and Consumed in the United States: Dynamics and Challenges. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly Journal of the American Dietetic Association) 112 (1): 41-45. Ng, S.W., C.N. Mhurchu, S. Jebb, B.M. Popkin. 2011. Patterns and Trends of Beverage Consumption among children and adults in Great Britain, 1986-2009. British Journal of Nutrition FirstView Article: pp 1-16 Kleiman, S.C., Ng, S.W., Popkin, B.M. 2011. Drinking to our Health: Can beverage companies reduce calories and remain profitable? Obesity Reviews (published online Nov 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00949.x) Ng, S.W., S. Zaghloul, H.I., Ali, G. Harrison, B.M. Popkin. 2011. Nutrition Transition in the United Arab Emirates. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 65: 1328-1337. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.135 Ng, S.W., S. Zaghloul, H.I., Ali, G. Harrison, B.M. Popkin. 2011. The prevalence and trends of Obesity and Nutrition-Related Non-communicable Diseases in the Arabian Gulf States. Obesity Reviews 12(1):1-13 Handa, S., Koch, S.F., S.W. Ng. 2010. Child Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa. Population Reviews: 49(1): 8-35. Ng, S.W., E.C. Norton, B.M. Popkin. 2009. Why have Physical Activity levels declined among Chinese adults: Findings from the 1991 2006 China Health and Nutrition Surveys? Social Science and Medicine 68(7): 1305-1314. Barquera S., L. Hernández, M.L. Tolentino, J. Espinosa, S.W. Ng, J. Rivera, and B.M. Popkin. 2008. Energy from beverages is on the rise among Mexican adolescents and adults Journal of Nutrition 138(12): 2454-2461 Ng, S.W., F-Y. Zhai and B.M. Popkin. 2008. Impacts of China s edible oil pricing policy on nutrition. Social Science & Medicine 66:414-426. Hersey, J., S.W. Ng, J. Nonnemaker, P. Mowery, K.Y. Thomas, M-C. Vilsaint, J.A. Allen, M.L. Haviland. 2006. Are Menthol Cigarettes a Starter Product for Minority Youth? Nicotine and Tobacco Research 8(3): 403-413. Hersey, J., M-C. Vilsaint, J. Niederdeppe, S.W. Ng, P. Mowery, M.C. Farrelly, P. Messeri. 2005. How state counter-industry campaigns help prime perceptions of tobacco industry practices to promote reductions in youth smoking Tobacco Control 14: 377-383.
BOOK CHAPTERS Popkin, B.M. and S.W. Ng. August 2007. The Nutrition Transition in High and Low-Income Countries: What are the Policy Lessons? in Contributions of Agricultural Economics to Critical Policy Issues: Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Keijiro Otsuka and Kaliappa Kalirajan (ed.), Blackwell Publishing. NON-PEER REVIEWED, UNDER REVIEW, WORKING MANUSCRIPTS Popkin, B.M., S.W. Ng, M.M. Slining. Understanding how US consumer packaged goods affect child nutrition. Working paper. Smith, L.E., S.W. Ng, B.P. Popkin. Who s Cooking? US patterns and trends on food preparation and consumption of home-cooked food between 1965 and 2008. Working Paper. Piernas, C.M., S.W. Ng, B.P. Popkin. Comparing Actual Caloric Value of Food Purchases with Dietary Intake Data from National Surveys. Working Paper. Ng, S.W., I.E. Annis, B.M. Popkin. The Effect of the Recession on Americans calories: food purchases, income and relative prices from 2000-2010. Working Paper. Annis I.E., S.W. Ng. Eyes Wide Open: Studying the representativeness of the Nielsen Homescan Data for Nutrition research. Working paper. Ng, S.W., Slining, M.M. Popkin, B.M. Sweeteners in the US food supply. Working Paper Ali, H.I., S.W. Ng, S. Zaghloul, G.G. Harrison. Energy intakes, nutrient adequacy and diet quality of Emirati children and adolescents: Findings from the IAHN study working paper. Yeatts, K., El-Sadig, M., Ali, H., Reeves, L., Chan, Ng, Davidson, Boundy, M., Funk, Leith, D., Popkin, B., MacDonald Gibson, J., Rusyn, I., Olshan. A. Conducting Environmental Health Research in the Arabian Gulf Region: Lessons and Opportunities. Under review Lee, I.-H., Peterman, A., Palermo, T., Ng, S.W. Pregnancy, breastfeeding and time allocation: Lifecycle effects of women s labor-intensive activities in rural China, Mexico and Tanzania Under review. Ng, S.W., E.C. Norton, Thirumurthy, H., B.M. Popkin. 2010. The effect of prices and incomes on food consumption and source of calories among Chinese adults. Unpublished manuscript Ng, S.W., B.M. Popkin. 2006. Being a Little Emperor or Empress Matters Equally: Single Child households and Child Nutrition in China. Unpublished manuscript Ng, S.W. 2001. Reforms and Female First Marriage Configuration in Contemporary China. Duke Journal of Economics VIII, Spring 2001 SELECT PRESENTATIONS Ng, S.W. 2011. Using Scanner Data for the Public Good. Presented at the Using Scanner Data to Answer Food Policy Questions Conference. Economic Research Service, USDA. Washington, DC, June 2011.
Ng, S.W., 2011, The China Health and Nutrition Survey Urbanization Index: Creation, validation and reliability (in Mandarin). Presented to Chinese Centers for Disease Control attendees of 2011 Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, April 2011. Ng, S.W. 2011. Can commercial data help in measuring and accelerating obesity prevention efforts? Presented at the Measurement Strategies for Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention Workshop to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity, Irvine, CA, March 2011. Ng, S.W. 2010. Using commercial databases to understand US children s diet and nutrition. Brain-to- Society Diagnostic exploratory meeting, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, August 2010. Ng, S.W. 2010 and 2011. Driving a Response: Considerations for Point of Purchase, Pricing and Promotion. Presented at the 2010 and 2011 CDC Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course, Chapel Hill, NC, August 2010 and 2010. Ng, S.W., B. M. Popkin, 2010. Rural areas are catching up on overweight and obesity: A 43 country time trends study. Presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology Conference, Anaheim, CA, April 2010. Popkin B.M., S.W. Ng, 2010. UAE-IAHN Nutrition Component: Anthropometry, Diet, Physical Activity, and Stress in the UAE. Presented to UAE Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi Delegation, March 2010. Lee, I.-H., A. Peterman, T. Palermo, S.W. Ng, Pregnancy, breastfeeding and time use: Lifecycle effects of women s labor-intensive activities in rural China, Mexico and Tanzania, presented at the 4th Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health and Economic Development. Cape Town, South Africa, January 14-17, 2010. Handa, S., S.W. Ng. 2010. Child Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa. Presented at the Carolina Population Center Seminar, Chapel Hill, NC, January 2010. Ng, S.W. E.C. Norton, Thirumurthy, H., B.M. Popkin. 2009. The effect of changes in prices and incomes on food consumption among Chinese adults. Presented at the 2009 Annual meeting of The Obesity Society (TOS), Washington, DC, October 2009. Ng, S.W. A Dynamic Economic Model of Weight Change. Presented at the Annual Health Econometrics Workshop (AHEW), Chicago, IL, October 2009. Ng, S.W. "Findings from the Community components of the China Health and Nutrition Surveys" (in Mandarin). Presented at the 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey Training Sessions, Luoyang and Yichang, China, June 2009. Ng, S.W., E.C. Norton, D. Guilkey, B.M. Popkin "Dynamic Panel Modeling of Dietary Intake and Physical Activity on Weight among Chinese Men. Presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), Detroit, MI, April 2009. Ng, S.W., B.M. Popkin. Modeling the effects of economic and infrastructural changes on long-term shifts in diet, activity and weight among adult men in China. Presented at the 2008 NAASO, The Obesity Society Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2008.
Ng, S.W., F. Zhai, B.M. Popkin. Impact of China s Edible oil pricing policy on Nutrition. Presented at the 2006 North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Boston, MA, October 2006. Ng, S.W. Being a Little Emperor or Empress Matters Equally: The One Child Policy and Child Nutrition in China. Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), Los Angeles, CA, March 2006. Ng, S.W., B.M. Popkin. China s One Child Policy is Impacting Child Weight and Dietary Intake. Presented at the 2005 North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 2005. TECHNICAL REPORTS Popkin, B.M., Ng, S.W., Slining, M.M. Progress Report on the evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2011. Departments of Epidemiology, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nutrition, and Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UAE Indoor Air, Health, and Nutrition Study (UAE-IAHN): Final Report Prepared for the Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), September 2010. Yeatts K.B., Olshan A.F., Funk W.E., Nash, D.., Davis, E., Popkin B.M., Ng S.W., Chan, R., Leith D., UAE Indoor Air, Health, and Nutrition Study Progress Report Prepared for the Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), August 2009. Ray S.E., S.W. Ng, J.C. Hersey, M.C. Farrelly, D. Roe. Results from the 2003 Ohio Adult Tobacco Survey Prepared for the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Foundation. December 2003. Ng, S.W., S.E. Ray, J.C. Hersey, J. Niederdeppe, D. Lindsey. 2003 New Jersey Teen Media Tracking Survey: Media Evaluation Report. Prepared for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey School of Public Health, November 2003. Hersey, J.C., S.W. Ng, D, Lindsey, D. Akin, L, Carley-Baxter, B. Evans. The 2002 Indiana Adult Tobacco Survey (IATS): Survey Methodology Report. Prepared for Indiana Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation, August 2003. Cowell, A.J., A.M. Stewart, and S.W. Ng. Cost-Effectiveness of Four Criminal Justice Diversion Programs (Tucson, New York, Eugene and Memphis). Summary report prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services, December 2002. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, Masters Program in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. National Nutrition Policy. Spring 2010, 2011 and 2012. Responsible for developing course syllabus, lecturing, grading, setting up seminars and panels in Washington DC with legislative staff, non-profit and industry groups. Guest Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Introduction to Obesity: From cell to society. Spring 2010, 2011 and 2012. Lecturer for sessions on Economic determinants and consequences of obesity.
Guest Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Analytic Methods in Nutritional Epidemiology. Fall 2009 and 2011. Lecturer for sessions on Multi-level analysis. Guest Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Doctoral Nutrition Policy Seminar. Fall 2011. Lecturer for sessions on evaluating voluntary food industry efforts and food pricing policies. Teaching Assistant, Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Analysis of Categorical Data. Fall 2007. Responsible for leading review session, grading problem sets, providing guidance for term projects, course taught by Dr. Edward C. Norton. Instructor, Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Math for Research Analysis. Fall 2007. Responsible for developing course syllabus, lecturing, setting and grading problem sets and exam. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2011 to date Reviewer, Health and Place 2010 to date Member (and Change Team member), School of Global Public Health Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2010 to date Reviewer, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 to date Reviewer, Health Economics 2009 to date Reviewer, Food Policy 2009 to date Reviewer, International Journal of Obesity 2009 to date Reviewer, Obesity Reviews 2009 to date Reviewer, Epidemiology 2008 to date Reviewer, Contemporary Economic Policy 2008 to date Reviewer, World Development 2008 to date Academic Editor and Reviewer, Human Science Online 2007 to date Reviewer, Social Science and Medicine 2004 to date Member, Royster Society of Fellows, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 2010 to date Member, American Society of Nutrition (ASN) 2010 to date Member, Agriculture and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) 2009 to date Member, American Economic Association International (AEA) 2009 to date Member, Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 2008 to date Member, American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) 2008 to date Member, International Health Economics Association (ihea) 2007 to date Member, Global Health Council 2006 to date Member, The Obesity Society (TOS) formerly NAASO 2005 to date Member, Population Association of America (PAA) SKILLS Languages: Software: English (native), Mandarin Chinese (fluent) and French (basic) Proficient in Stata, SAS, SPSS, Fortran, Atlas.ti, Java, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, NJ Star Last Revised: January 2012