ABOUT CHPAMS: FEATURE MEMBER Feijun (Frank) Luo, Ph.D.

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Feijun (Frank) Luo is a health economist in National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Alabama in 2001, and B.A. in International Economics from Wuhan University in 1997. Prior to joining CDC, he had worked at East Carolina University, Duke University, and Mid-Continent University where he taught courses in economics and finance and conducted his research.  His research interests include socioeconomic determinants and economic consequences of injury and violence, evaluations of injury and violence prevention programs and policies, and associations of injury and violence with other health outcomes. He has published many peer-reviewed articles on journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Pediatrics, Journal of Women’s Health, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Review of Income and Wealth, etc. His research was frequently reported on mainstream media including USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, etc.