Dr. Sherry Wang

Assistant Professor

School of Pharmacy

Office Location: Rinker Health Science Campus 94-206

Phone: 714-516-5487

Email: yunwang@chapman.edu

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Education:: China Pharmaceutical University, Bachelor of Science
University of Hong Kong, Master of Philosophy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Yun “Sherry” Wang is an Assistant Professor on the tenure track at Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP). Her academic journey is built upon a foundation in Geospatial Science from Washington University in St. Louis, an exploration of Data Science at Monash University, and comprehensive Ph.D. training in Clinical Pharmacy. Since her arrival at Chapman in May 2021, she has established and led the "Patient Safety Lab," a research initiative driven by her profound interests in health service research and pharmacoepidemiology, with a special focus on substance users and chronic disease patients.

The "Patient Safety Lab" is a collaborative effort that utilizes diverse real-world datasets to explore various projects, including "Opioid Prescribing and Overdose Deaths Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in California," "Utilization of Buprenorphine Treatments in California: A Real-World Assessment of X Waiver Holders and Prescribers," "Spatiotemporal Disparity Mapping of Buprenorphine Treatment," and "Treatment Adherence Disparities among Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer." These multifaceted projects unite over ten dedicated faculty members and students, fostering collaboration beyond the boundaries of Chapman University.

Dr. Wang's professional background encompasses a spectrum of disciplines, including machine learning, epidemiology, clinical pharmacy, health economics, and health service research across Asia, Australia, and the United States. Her contributions are evident through peer-reviewed publications in esteemed journals such as JAMA, Lancet, Clinical Infectious Disease, International Journal of Cardiology, Pharmacogenomics Journal, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Pain Reports, and Neuroepidemiology. Her editorial role for the "Opioid Epidemic during the COVID-19 Pandemic" Special Issue of the journal Healthcare underscores her dedication to addressing the opioid crisis. Her research findings have garnered attention in ISPOR News Across Asia, Physician Weekly, and the COVID newsletter by the Washington State Department of Health. She received the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) New Investigator Award in 2022. Her recent Ph. D. student received the 2022 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award, the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University. She is open to working with Ph.D. students, postdocs, and visiting scholars.

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

Yun Wang (corresponding author), Jianwei Zheng, Todd Schneberk, Yu Ke, Alexandre Chan; Tao Hu; Jerika Lam; Mary Gutierrez; Ivan Portillo; Dan Wu; Chih-Hung Chang; Yang Qu; Lawrence Brown; Michael Nicho. What quantifies good primary care in the United States? A review of algorithms and metrics using real-world data, accepted by BMC Primary Care (IF=2.48, Family Practice Q1)

Hongxia Lu, Jianwei Zheng, Yun Wang (corresponding/senior author). Geospatial Analysis of Opioid Dispensing Patterns in California: A 2021 Real-World Study. Accepted by Healthcare (IF=3.160, Health Policy & Services Q2)

Hongxia Lu, Alex Barrett, Albert Pierce, Jianwei Zheng, Yun Wang, Chun Chiang, Cyril Rakovski. Predicting suicidal and self-injurious events in a correctional setting using AI algorithms on unstructured medical notes and structured data, Journal of Psychiatric Research (IF= 5.25, Psychiatry and Mental Health Q1), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.032.

Salena Marie Preciado, Khaled A Elsaid, Souhiela Fawaz, Lawrence Brown, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Marc Fleming, Yun Wang (corresponding/senior author). Exploratory Analysis of Outpatient Visits for US Adults Diagnosed with Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2006-2016. Healthcare (IF=3.160, Health Policy & Services Q2), 2022 Sep (Vol. 10, No. 9, p. 1664). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

Yun Wang (corresponding author), Dan Wu, Alexandre Chan, Chih-Hung Chang, Vivian WY Lee, Michael B. Nichol. “Temporal trend of opioid and nonopioid pain medications: results from a national in-home survey,” 2001-2018 (IF=2.91, Anesthesiology, and Pain Medicine Q1), Pain Reports 7, no. 3 (2022).

David Ung, Yun Wang, Vijaya Sundarararajan, Derrick Lopez, Monique Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac, Amanda Thrift, Mark Nelson, Nadine Andrew. "Optimal measures for primary care physician encounters after stroke and association with survival: a data linkage study." Neuroepidemiology (IF=5.393, Public, environmental & occupational health Q1), 56.2 (2022): 15-21.

Yun Wang, Ying Liu, Mary Waldron, Alexandra N. Houston-Ludlam, Vivia V. McCutcheon, Michael T. Lynskey, Pamela AF Madden, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Andrew C. Heath, and Min Lian. "Temporal Trends in Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Relation to Co-Occurring Substance Use in the United States, 2005-2016." Drug and Alcohol Dependence (IF=4.852, Substance Abuse Q1) (2021): 108903.

Yun Wang, Ying Liu, James Struthers, Min Lian, "Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the United States." Clinical Infectious Diseases (IF=20.999, Infectious Diseases Q1), Volume 72, Issue 4, 15 February 2021, Pages 643–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa934

Andrew, Nadine, Yun Wang, Ken Teo, Michele L. Callisaya, Christopher Moran, David A. Snowdon, Sonya Ellmers, Richard Beare, Dean Richardson, and Velandai Srikanth. "Exploring patterns of personal alarm system use and impacts on outcomes." Australasian Journal on Aging (IF=2.111, Gerontology Q1) (2021).

Yun Wang, Srikanth Velandai, Snowdon David A., Ellmers Sonya, Beare Richard, Moran Chris, Richardson Dean, Lotz Peter, and Andrew Nadine E. "Quantifying the economic benefit of the personal alarm and emergency response system in Australia: a cost analysis of the reduction in ambulance attendances." Australian Health Review (IF=1.99,Health policy & services Q2) (2020). 45, 51-58.

Yun Wang, Bryan P. Yan, Brian Tomlinson, and Vivian WY Lee. "Is lipid goal one-size-fits-all: A the review of evidence for recommended low-density lipoprotein treatment targets in Asian patients." European Journal of preventive cardiology (IF=8.526, Cardiac & cardiovascular systems Q1) 26, no. 14 (2019): 1496-1506.

Yun Wang, Michael B. Nichol, Bryan PY Yan, Joanne Wu, Brian Tomlinson, and Vivian WY Lee. "Descriptive analysis of real-world medication use pattern of statins and antiplatelet agents among patients with acute coronary syndrome in Hong Kong and the USA." BMJ open (IF=2.692, medicine, general & internal Q2) 9, no. 7 (2019): e024937.

Yun Wang, Bryan Ping Yen Yan, Brian Tomlinson, Michael Bruce Nichol, and Vivian Wing Yan Lee. "Clinical and Economic Analysis of Lipid Goal Attainments in Chinese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Who Received Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention." Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (IF=4.928, Peripheral vascular disease Q1) 25, no. 12 (2018): 1255-1273.

Yun Wang, B. P. Yan, D. Liew, and V. W. Y. Lee. "Cost-effectiveness of cytochrome P450 2C19* 2 genotype-guided selection of clopidogrel or ticagrelor in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome." The pharmacogenomics journal (IF=3.55, Pharmacology & Pharmacy Q2) 18, no. 1 (2018): 113-120.

Yun Wang, Bryan P. Yan, Michael B. Nichol, Brian Tomlinson, and Vivian WY Lee. "Real-world study of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and cardiovascular outcomes in Chinese: A retrospective cohort study in post-percutaneous coronary intervention acute coronary syndrome patients." International Journal of Cardiology (IF=4.164, Cardiac, and Cardiovascular System Q1) 249 (2017): 18-24.

Hesketh, Therese, Xudong Zhou, and Yun Wang. "The end of the one-child policy: lasting implications for China." JAMA (IF=157.38, Medicine Q1) 314, no. 24 (2015): 2619-2620.

Book Chapter

Vivian WY Lee, Yun Wang, Joyce TS Li, Amy SM Lam. "Evidence and Trends of Clinical Pharmacy Services to Prevent and Manage Heart Disease and Stroke." Encyclopedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy (2023), Springer International Publishing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50247-8_81-1

Chen, Ying-Yeh, Kevin Chien-Chang Wu, Yun Wang, and Paul SF Yip. "Suicide prevention through restricting access to suicide means and hotspots." (2016). The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Edited by Rory C. O'Connor and Jane Pirkis. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications: Chen, J., Wang, Y., Zeb, A., Suzauddola, M. D., Wen, Y., & Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2025). Multimodal mixing convolutional neural network and transformer for Alzheimer’s disease recognition. Expert Systems with Applications, 259, 125321.; Adekunle, O. A., Wang, Y. S., Yunusa, I., Fleming, M. L., Seoane-Vazquez, E., & Brown, L. M. (2024). Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Influencing Health-related Quality of Life Among People with Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 102255.; Heshmatipour, M., Ng, D. Q., Truong, E. Y. W., Zheng, J., Chan, A., & Wang, Y. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Use Disorder Across University of California Health Centers. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health.; Ng, D. Q., Lee, S., Lee, R. T., Wang, Y., & Chan, A. (2024). Real-world impact of acupuncture on analgesics and healthcare resource utilization in breast cancer survivors with pain. BMC medicine, 22(1), 394.; Adekunle, O. A., Schommer, J. C., Wang, Y. S., Yunusa, I., Fleming, M. L., Seoane-Vazquez, E., & Brown, L. M. (2024). Perceptions of metabolic syndrome management utilization in relation to patient experience and health-related quality of life. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 100457.; Adekunle, O., Fleming, M., Schommer, J. C., Wang, Y., Yunusa, I., Seoane-Vazquez, E., & Brown, L. M. (2024). PCR93 Assessment of Prior Experience With Pharmacists and Perceptions of Pharmacists’ Education and Training on Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) Patients’ Willingness to Accept Pharmacist-Provided Services. Value in Health, 27(6), S313.; Adekunle, O., Wang, Y., Yunusa, I., Fleming, M., Seoane-Vazquez, E., & Brown, L. M. (2024). EE280 Price Trends and Analysis of Targeted Immunomodulatory (TIM) Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy. Value in Health, 27(6), S109.; Wang, Y., Snell, J. K., Watson, D., Wen, Y., Varisco, T., & Sambamoorthi, U. (2024). RWD34 Examining Bias in the Narxcare Score: Unveiling Disparities in AI/ML Features for Opioid Prescribing Decisions. Value in Health, 27(6), S363.; Ahadian, Pegah, Wei Xu, Sherry Wang, and Qiang Guan. "Adopting Trustworthy AI for Sleep Disorder Prediction: Deep Time Series Analysis with Temporal Attention Mechanism and Counterfactual Explanations." arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.18971 (2024).; Wang, Yun, Hao Wang, Drake Watson, Kabir Snell Jose, Ryan Stofer, Quinton Ding Quan Ng, Chih-Hung Chang, Karen A. Miotto, Matthew Heshmatipour, and Alexandre Chan. "Change of opioid prescribing before and after the COVID pandemic in California, 2017-2022." (2024).; Wang, Yun, Drake Waston, Hao Wang, Karen A. Miotto, Kabir Snell Jose, Tyler J. Varisco, and Usha Sambamoorthi. "Measurement Bias in Machine Learning-Enhanced Opioid Risk Scoring Systems." (2024).; Wang, Yun, Tao Hu, Moom Roosan, Chih-Hung Chang, Matthew Heshmatipour, Jeff Jianfei Guo, and Karen A. Miotto. "Assessing Buprenorphine Treatment Utilization and SAMHSA DATA Waiver Provider Distribution in 2021: A Real-World Analysis in California." (2024).; Zheng, J., Rakovski, C., Varisco, T., Chen, H., Fleming, M., & Wang, Y. (2023). EPH198 The Sustained Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid Dispensing in California. Value in Health, 26(6), S200.; Wang, Y., Zheng, J., Lam, J., & Gutierrez, M. (2023). EPH251 Neighborhood Characteristics of Availability of Buprenorphine-Prescribing Clinicians and X-Waivered Clinicians. Value in Health, 26(6), S208.; Lu, H., Zheng, J., & Wang, Y. (2023, June). Geospatial Analysis of Opioid Dispensing Patterns in California: A 2021 Real-World Study. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, No. 12, p. 1732). MDPI.; Wang, Y., Zheng, J., Schneberk, T., Ke, Y., Chan, A., Hu, T., ... & Nichol, M. B. (2023). What quantifies good primary care in the United States? A review of algorithms and metrics using real-world data. BMC Primary Care, 24(1), 1-9.; Nedjat, S., Wang, Y., Eshtiaghi, K., & Fleming, M. (2023). Is there a disparity in medications for opioid use disorder based on race/ethnicity and gender? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.; Wang, Y., Chan, A., Beuttler, R., Fleming, M. L., Schneberk, T., Nichol, M., & Lu, H. (2024, January). Real-world dispensing of buprenorphine in California during prepandemic and pandemic periods. In Healthcare (Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 241). MDPI.; Khan, J., Greaves, E., Tanton, C., Kuper, H., Shakespeare, T., Kpokiri, E., ... & Wu, D. (2023). Sexual behaviours and sexual health among middle-aged and older adults in Britain. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 99(3), 173-179.; Li, Y., Qin, C., Qiu, S., He, Y., Pang, L., Xu, X., ... & Wu, D. (2023). The effectiveness of pay-it-forward in addressing HPV vaccine delay and increasing uptake among 15–18-year-old adolescent girls compared to user-paid vaccination: a study protocol for a two-arm randomized controlled trial in China. BMC public health, 23(1), 48.; Lu, H., Barrett, A., Pierce, A., Zheng, J., Wang, Y., Chiang, C., & Rakovski, C. (2023). Predicting suicidal and self-injurious events in a correctional setting using AI algorithms on unstructured medical notes and structured data. Journal of psychiatric research, 160, 19-27.; Ung, D., Wang, Y., Sundararajan, V., Lopez, D., Kilkenny, M. F., Cadilhac, D. A., ... & Andrew, N. E. (2022). Optimal measures for primary care physician encounters after stroke and association with survival: a data linkage study. Neuroepidemiology, 56(2), 90-96.; Wang, Y., Wu, D., Chan, A., Chang, C. H., Lee, V. W., & Nichol, M. B. (2022). Temporal trend of opioid and nonopioid pain medications: results from a national in-home survey, 2001 to 2018. Pain Reports, 7(3).; Wu, D., Wang, Y., Yang, S. Z., Wang, N., Sun, K. S., Lam, T. P., & Zhou, X. D. (2022). A Socio-ecological Framework for Understanding Workplace Violence in China’s Health Sector: A Qualitative Analysis of Health Workers' Responses to an Open-ended Survey Question. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(11-12), NP9168-NP9190.; Preciado, S. M., Elsaid, K. A., Fawaz, S., Brown, L., Seoane-Vazquez, E., Fleming, M., & Wang, Y. (2022, August). Exploratory Analysis of Outpatient Visits for US Adults Diagnosed with Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2006–2016. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, No. 9, p. 1664). MDPI.; Lee, V. W., Wang, S. Y., Li, J. T., & Lam, A. S. (2022). Evidence of the Impact of Programmes to Prevent and Manage Heart Disease and Stroke. In Encyclopedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy (pp. 1-45). Cham: Springer International Publishing.; Cai, J., Wang, Y., Wang, F., Lu, J., Li, L., & Zhou, X. (2021). The association of parent-child communication with internet addiction in left-behind children in china: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Public Health, 66, 630700.; Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Waldron, M., Houston-Ludlam, A. N., McCutcheon, V. V., Lynskey, M. T., ... & Lian, M. (2021). Temporal trends in smoking and nicotine dependence in relation to co-occurring substance use in the United States, 2005–2016. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 226, 108903.

Dr. Sherry Wang

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