Nana Jiao, Ph.D. MSN. BSN. RN
Postdoctoral Associate
Positions
- Postdoctoral Associate
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Pediatrics - Nutrition
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Houston, Texas, United States
Education
- PhD from Arizona State University
- 08/2024 - Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Infant Sleep and Parent-Child Interactions
- MSN from Central South University
- 06/2010 - Changsha, Hunan, China
- Community Nursing
Honors & Awards
- ASU Graduate College Completion Fellowship
- Arizona State University (05/2023 - 05/2024)
- ASU Faculty Women’s Association Distinguished Graduated Student Award
- Arizona State University (05/2022 - 05/2023)
Professional Interests
- Child Sleep, Sedentary Behaviors, Energy Expenditure, and Parent-Child Interactions
Professional Statement
I am interested in parenting, child sleep, sedentary behaviors, and obesity. I gained my PhD at Arizona State University, with specialized training in parent-child interactions and interventions for the prevention of infant sleep problems.
While working as a staff nurse after my master’s study, with witnessing of firsthand the challenges children face when dealing with their health issues, I've seen how crucial it is to have dedicated healthcare professionals to understand the unique needs and development of children. These clinical experiences have ignited a passion within me to delve deeper into child health research and practice, aiming to contribute to advancements in pediatric health. Subsequently, I worked as a research assistant/associate at the National University of Singapore. While conducting the home-visit interventions in a postnatal project, I observed parents' eagerness to gain knowledge about infant sleep development and how to improve young infant sleep, and better understand and interact with their infant. This experience motivated me to embark on a PhD journey focused on infant sleep development and interventions, and parent-child interactions.
After graduation, I would like to seek more postdoctoral training on child sleep, sedentary behaviors, parenting behaviors, and child obesity, to better understand the relationship between child sleep and circadian health, sedentary behaviors, and children’s energy expenditure and risk of overweight or obesity.
While working as a staff nurse after my master’s study, with witnessing of firsthand the challenges children face when dealing with their health issues, I've seen how crucial it is to have dedicated healthcare professionals to understand the unique needs and development of children. These clinical experiences have ignited a passion within me to delve deeper into child health research and practice, aiming to contribute to advancements in pediatric health. Subsequently, I worked as a research assistant/associate at the National University of Singapore. While conducting the home-visit interventions in a postnatal project, I observed parents' eagerness to gain knowledge about infant sleep development and how to improve young infant sleep, and better understand and interact with their infant. This experience motivated me to embark on a PhD journey focused on infant sleep development and interventions, and parent-child interactions.
After graduation, I would like to seek more postdoctoral training on child sleep, sedentary behaviors, parenting behaviors, and child obesity, to better understand the relationship between child sleep and circadian health, sedentary behaviors, and children’s energy expenditure and risk of overweight or obesity.
Professional Development
- SLEEP 2024
- Conference (Presenter, 2024)
- Early Postpartum Maternal Stress and Mother-Infant Bonding Related to Greater Infant Nighttime Wakefulness at Six Months: A Path Analysis.
- SLEEP 2023
- Conference (Presenter, 2023)
- The Relationships between Early Maternal Sleep Quality and Mother-Infant Bonding, and Infant Bedtime Difficulty Later: A Path Analysis.
- SLEEP 2022
- Conference (Presenter, 2022)
- The Relationships Between the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic, Parent Insomnia, Infant Temperament, and Infant Sleep: A Path Analysis
- SLEEP 2021
- Conference (Presenter, 2021)
- Early Positive Parent-Child Interactions and Enriched Home Environment are Associated with Better Infant Sleep
Selected Publications
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Qishi Zheng, Luming Shi, Lixia Zhu, Nana Jiao, Yap Seng Chong, Sally Wai-Chi Chan, Yiong Huak Chan, Nan Luo, Wenru Wang, Honggu He. " " J Med Internet Res.. 2022 Mar 11; 24 (3) : e25821.
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Ying Jiang, Nana Jiao, Hoang D Nguyen, Violeta Lopez, Vivien Xi Wu, Yanika Kowitlawakul, Danny Chiang Choon Poo, Wenru Wang. " " J Adv Nurs.. 2019 Sep ; 75 (9) : 1922-1932.
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Haziqah Binte Aminuddin, Nana Jiao, Ying Jiang, Jingfang Hong, Wenru Wang. " " Int J Nurs Stud.. 2021 Apr ; 116 : 103286.
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Feifei Huang, Nana Jiao, Liuyi Zhang, Yang Lei, Jingping Zhang. " " Patient Educ Couns.. 2015 Aug ; 98 (8) : 984-990.
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Projects
- Snuggle Bug/Acurrucadito Study: Investigating the Influences of Sleep-Wake 2020 - 2024 Patterns And Gut Microbiome Development in Infancy on Rapid Weight Gain, An Early Factor for Obesity
- Arizona State University (08/2019 - 10/2024)
- Phoenix, AZ
- Served as a Graduate Research Assistant and completed my research practicum during PhD study
Memberships
- Sleep Research Society
- Member (12/2020)
- Sleep Research Society (SRS) Trainee Educational Advisory Committee
- Committee Member (06/2022 - 06/2025)
Funding
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Feasibility and acceptability of the aPlay2Sleep intervention
- $1,500.00 (10/02/2023 - 05/28/2024)
- Grant funding from ASU EDSON PhD Dissertation Fellowship Award
- This award supported part of my PhD dissertation, aiming to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the aPlay2Sleep intervention among parental dyads of infants aged 6 weeks to 5 months.
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Feasibility and acceptability of the aPlay2Sleep intervention
- $2,000.00 (10/03/2022 - 05/31/2023)
- Grant funding from ASU GPSA Research Grant
- Together with the Edson PhD Dissertation Award, this award supported part of my PhD dissertation aiming to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the aPlay2Sleep intervention among parental dyads of infants aged 6 weeks to 5 months.
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aPlay2Sleep intervention protocol development
- $1,500.00 (11/01/2021 - 05/27/2022)
- Grant funding from ASU Edson PhD Seed Grant
- Developed a protocol of a Patient-Child Interactive Intervention (aPlay2Sleep) for Parents to improve infant sleep
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Factors associated with infant sleep during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- $1,500.00 (10/05/2020 - 06/30/2021)
- Grant funding from ASU Edson PhD Seed Grant
- This study was a cross-sectional study that examined the factors associated with infant sleep during the COVID-19 Pandemic (n=70)
Skills
- Parent-Child Interaction Teaching Scale
- Assess parent-child interactions
- Infant and Adult Actigraphy Scoring
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