Behavioral Scientist; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
She/Her
Lu Dong is a behavioral scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. As a clinical psychologist with expertise in evidence-based psychological treatments for youth and families, her research aims to address mental health and other health disparities affecting minoritized populations. She is committed to promoting health equity through the development, testing, and dissemination of culturally congruent interventions among individuals from racial, ethnic, and other marginalized communities. Grounded in community-based participatory research principles, her work explores the complex intersectionality of racial and ethnic minority status with other stigmatized social identities. She employs a variety of research methods, including quantitative techniques like multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling, as well as qualitative approaches, mixed-methods investigations, and both observational and clinical trial designs.
Dong's work has been published in top-tier public health and psychological journals, and her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and private foundations. Currently, she leads an NIMHD-funded R01 study examining sleep health inequities affecting Black sexual minority men. She is also the PI of an NIMH-funded R34 study that pilot tests a provider intervention to address intersectional stigma and medical mistrust among people with HIV. She leads a portfolio of work on anti-Asian racism, ranging from increasing community support and service uptake to informing systemic changes.
Dong holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Emory University, an M.H.S. in Mental Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and bachelor's degrees from Peking University.
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Emory University; M.H.S. in mental health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health; B.A./B.S., Peking University
