• Qualifications
Associate Professor
• Positions and Employment
1. Jul. 1981 ~ Jun. 1986
School of Public Health, Central South University
Bachelor of Preventive Medicine
2. Jul. 1991~ Jun. 1994
School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Master of Health Statistics
3. Jul. 2008 ~ Nov. 2013
School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Doctor of Health Statistics
4. Jul. 1986 ~ Jun. 2002
School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Teaching assistant, lecturer
5. Jun. 2002 till now
School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Associate professor, postgraduate tutor
• Research Interest
1. Health behavior and intervention
2. Statistical methods and related medical applications
3. Social-psychological factors and health
• Research Publications (last five years)
Professor Lin has been the first author or corresponding author of 10 SCI papers and 10 Chinese core journals in the past five years:
1. Community-based lifestyle intervention for reducing blood pressure and glucose among middle-aged and older adults in China: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2014, 11(11), 11645-11663. (IF：1.993) *Corresponding author
2. Mobile phone-based lifestyle intervention for reducing overall cardiovascular disease risk in Guangzhou, China: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2015, 12, 15993-16004. (IF：2.063) *Corresponding author
3. The relationship between work stress and work ability among power supply workers in Guangdong, China: A cross-sectional study. BMC: Public Health. 2016, 2. (IF：2.26) *Corresponding author
4. Time trend analysis of primary liver cancer incidence in Sihui county of Guangdong province, China (1987–2011). BMC Cancer. 2016, 16: 796. (IF: 3.26) *Corresponding author
5. Integrating factors associated with hypertensive patient’s self-management using structural equation model: A cross-sectional study in Guangdong, China. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2018, 10, 25: 2169–2178. (ISSN: 1177-889X) (IF: 1.998) *Corresponding author
6. Is anatomical resection necessary for early hepatocellular carcinoma? A single institution retrospective experience. Future Oncology. 10.2217/fon-2019-0117, 10 April 2019. (IF: 2.360) *Corresponding author
7. Mobile health technology (WeChat) for the hierarchical management of community hypertension: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2019, 8, 25: 1339–1352. (ISSN: 1177-889X) (IF: 1.998) *Corresponding author
8. A WeChat-based self-management intervention for community middle-aged and elderly adults with hypertension in Guangzhou, China: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2019, 16, 4058: 1661-7827. (IF: 2.468)*Corresponding author
9. The prevalence of depression associated with the infection status and sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China: A cross-sectional study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2020, 17, 127. (IF: 2.468) *Corresponding author
10. Association between smoking and noise-induced hearing loss: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2020, 17, 1201. (IF: 2.468)
• Research Grants
Professor Lin has presided 6 provincial- and ministerial-level science and technology projects, including 1 key project; 6 bureau-level projects, including 1 key project; 2 horizontal projects; 2 school-level projects and 12 clinical research projects.
1. Sustainable health assessment of people in areas of rapid economic development in the Pearl River Delta. (2004-2006) (No. 2003C70132)
2. Research on Medical Statistics combining with comprehensive reform of online education. (2004)
3. Intervention on AIDS related risk behaviors among migrant female workers in Guangzhou. (2005-2007) (No. 2003055)
4. Investigation on behavior intervention methods of preventing AIDS and reducing harm among drug users. (2005-2007) (No. WA2005-6)
5. Surveillance of AIDS among drug users in Guangzhou. (2007-2009) (No. 2007B031511010)
6. Comprehensive management and intervention on hypertension and diabetes among the elderly in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. (2008-2011) (No. 2008-ZDa-05)
7. Comprehensive management and prevention on hypertension and diabetes among middle-aged and elderly population in communities in Guangzhou. (2009-2012) (No. 2009A030301003)
8. Research on teaching mode of Medical Statistics for graduate students with professional degree. (2009-2011)
9. Risk assessment of cardiovascular disease and individual intervention among middle-aged and elderly population in Guangzhou. (2012-2015) (No. 2012J4300087)
10. Establishment and assessment of stroke risk prediction model for cohort population in Guangzhou. (2014/01-2016/12) (No. 2013B02180)
11. Assessment of occupational health and psychological factors. (2014/06-2015/12) (No. K-GD2014-0618002-002)
12. Application and promotion of occupational health surveillance technology in the prevention of occupational diseases in Guangzhou. (2014/01-2016/12) (No. 2014Y2-00067)
13. Investigation on baseline charaterisics of AIDS and the related risk factors in Baoan District. (2014/8-2015/8)
14. Research on social network and behavioral characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Baoan District, Shenzhen. (2016/11-2018/7)
15. Research on evaluation and feasibility of self-management based on Telehealth among population at risk of hypertension in communities in Guangzhou. (2017) (No. 201707010077)
16. Risk assessment of key occupational diseases in Guangzhou. (2018) (No. 20181A031001)
• Other publications
A total of 22 textbooks and reference books were compiled, among which 4 were associated edited.
• Awards
1. The first prize of Guangdong Teaching Achievement Award: The Comprehensive Reform Plan of Medical Statistics and its Promotion (1997) the fourth member
2. The first prize of Teaching Achievement Award of Sun Yat-sen University: Teaching Reform of Medical Statistics (2008) the fifth member
3. The third prize of the online course of National Excellent Medical Audio-visual Teaching Materials Appraisal (2008) the second member
4. The second prize of the 6th Provincial Teaching Achievement Award of Guangdong Higher Education: Teaching Reform of Medical Statistics (2010) the fifth member
5. The third prize of the 10th National Statistical Research Achievement Award: Distance Education Courseware of Medical Statistics (2010) the third member
6. Excellent College Online Course of Guangdong Province: Medical Statistics (2010) the third member
7. The second prize of Guangdong Teaching Achievement Award: Teaching Reform of Medical Statistics (2011) the fifth member
8. The first prize of the 8th Teaching Achievement Award of Sun Yat-sen University: Interactive Teaching Based on Internet—The Construction and Application of Medical Statistics in MOOC(2017) the fifth member
9. The first prize of Guangdong Education and Teaching Achievement Award (Higher Education): Interactive Teaching Based on Internet—The Construction and Application of Medical Statistics in MOOC(2018) the fourth member
• Other positions and social services
Professor Lin is the managing director of Guangdong Association of STD and AIDS Prevention and Control, the member of Medical Statistical Education Committee of Chinese Health Information Association, the member of Chinese Preventive Medical Association and the member of the 5th editorial board of Chinese Journal of Hospital Statistics and the 6th editorial board of the Journal of Social Medicine
