Colleges
Collaborators
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Susan Jebb
Professor of Diet and Population Health
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Paul Aveyard
Professor of Behavioural Medicine
Websites
Min GAO
PhD
Researcher
- MSc, DPhil supervisor
- Fellow of Wolfson College
- Social Worker
Epidemiology, Health Behaviours, Metabolism, Depression
Min Gao is an Epidemiologist and Health Behaviour Scientist with a particular interest in understanding how metabolic disorders are associated with depression through cohort data, electronic health records, and systematic reviews. Based on her observational research evidence, Min is passionate about identifying behaviour intervention opportunities for those high-risk individuals. Min holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, an MD in Social Medicine and Epidemiology, and a PhD in Social Medicine and Health Service Management. Min joined the Oxford Health Behaviours team in 2019.
Min has years of experience in analysing UK Biobank, Qresearch and CPRD datasets and multiple Chinese national cohorts across data science, behavioural science and health policy. Currently, Min is leading some epidemiological research using CPRD to investigate the associations between weight change and mental illness.
Meanwhile, Min is currently leading a dietary intervention in people with treatment-resistant depression (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06091163). Min has conducted three clinical trials in China using Social Support Theory, Behavioural Change Theory, and Digital Tools to help patients with T2DM to manage their weight and health behaviours.
Min welcomes world-wide collaborations in these research areas and accepts requests for co-supervision of Oxford DPhil and MSc students in relevant areas.
Key publications
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Journal article
Gao M. et al, (2021), The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 9, 350 - 359
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Gao M. et al, (2022), Diabetes Care, 45, 1315 - 1325
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Gu L. et al, (2017), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14
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Gao M. et al, (2021), Frontiers in Public Health, 9
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Shen Y. et al, (2019), Patient Preference and Adherence, Volume 13, 1083 - 1092
Recent publications
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Wu AD. et al, (2023), JAMA Network Open, 6
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Sweetman AK. et al, (2023), Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 17, 233 - 241
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Gao M. et al, (2022), International Journal of Epidemiology, 51, 1062 - 1072
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Gao M. et al, (2022), Diabetes Care, 45, 1315 - 1325
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Guo Y. et al, (2022), Chinese Journal of Disease Control and Prevention, 26, 56 - 60