Bio

Degree

PhD in Business Administration

The University of Memphis

MS in Economics and Quantitative Finance

University of North Carolina

BA in International Studies

University of North Carolina

BA in Chinese Language and Literature

Shandong University

Published Works

• You, X. (2025). Mental health disparities across socioeconomic factors. ,
• You, X. (2024). Mental Health Crisis Intervention. (). .
• You, X. (2024). Telehealth -Considerations for Rural Populations. (). .
• You, X., Thareja, G., Prestridge, T. P., Adhikari, B. (2024). Healthcare Workforce Retention in COVID-19. Southeast Decision Science Institute , https://sedsi.decisionsciences.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/08/SEDSI-2024-Proceedings-2.pdf
• You, X., Thareja, G., Okunade, A. (2023). Technology Innovation and Healthcare in Israel: The Effect of Triadic Patent Families on Healthcare Expenditures. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. International Journal of Computers in Healthcare.
• You, X., Seedorf, E. (2023). The analysis of the effect of satisfaction on telehealth utilization with a structural equation model. Human Systems Management Journal.
• You, X. (2022). Job Safety, Security, and Sustainability During COVID-19 in the U.S.. International Journal of Sustainable Economy .
• You, X., Chang, C. (2022). Employment and prescription drug utilization in the U.S.. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute,
• You, X., Chang, C. . The effects of employment and insurance on individual prescription drug utilization in the US during 2008 to 2019. .
• You, X. (2022). Critical analysis of COVID-19 information processing, mental health on job satisfaction. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute,
• You, X. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on health and socioeconomic factors: job satisfaction with age and employment status. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute,
• You, X. . Innovations and Sustainable Development in Economics and Management. International Journal of Sustainable Economy,
• You, X., Okunade, A. A. (). Gross State Product, technology, and healthcare expenditures in U.S. states: a panel cointegration approach. Decision Sciences Institute
• Douress, S., Wostbrock, A., Zheng, A., McLemore, N., You, X. (2020). How do health behaviors affect JMU students’ academic performance? . JMURJ.
• You, X., Chang, C. C. (). The influence of gaining employment on prescription drug utilization in US, 2007-2016. Decision Sciences Institute
• You, X., Okunade, A. A. (2020). Gross State Product, technology, and healthcare expenditures in U.S. states: a panel cointegration approach. SEDSI.
• Douress, S., Wostbrock, A., Zheng, A., You, X. (2020). How do health behaviors affect students’ academic performance? . SEDSI.
• You, X., Okunade, A. A. (2020). Technology innovation and health care in Israel: the effect of international cooperation patents. SEDSI.
• Okunade, A. A., You, X., Koleyni, K. (2018). Cross-country Medical Expenditure Modeling Using OECD Panel Data and ARDL Approach: Investigating GDP, Technology and Ageing Effects. (). Health Econometrics in Contributions to Economic Analysis.
• You, X., Okunade, A. A. (2017). Income and Technology as Drivers of Australian Healthcare Expenditures. Health Economics/John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 6(7):853-862. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3403.

Research Interests

My research interests lie particularly in the fields of health, pharmaceutical, and labor economics, health statistics, and data analysis.

Teaching Interests

My teaching focused heavily on health economics, health finance, health statistics, and the Graduate Thesis area.

Office Hours

Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or by appointment