Xiaomei Cong

University of Connecticut School of Nursing, USA

Assistant Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2006 Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Nursing

1996 M.S., Chiang Mai University, Nursing

1990 B.S., Peking University, Nursing

Publications (Selected)

1. Zhao, Tingting & Li, Aolan & Wu, Weizi & Chen, Jie & Combellick, Joan & Chen, Ming Hui & Cong, Xiaomei. (2025). Maternal Racial Differences and Socioeconomic Status in Preterm Infant Neurodevelopment, Feeding, and Growth. Nursing Research.
2. Wu, Weizi & Chen, Jie & Li, Aolan & Chen, Ming Hui & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei. (2025). Mechanistic Insights into a Self-Management Intervention in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Multi-Omics Study. Biomedicines. 13. 2102.
3. Wu, Weizi & Cong, Xiaomei & Xu, Wanli. (2025). Pain and Fatigue Trajectories Throughout One Chemotherapy Cycle and Their Associated Gene Expressions Profiles in Colorectal Cancer Patients. The Journal of Pain. 29. 105091.
4. McNaboe, Riley & Kong, Youngsun & Henderson, Wendy & Cong, Xiaomei & Li, Aolan & Seo, Min-Hee & Chen, Ming Hui & Feng, Bin & Posada-Quintero, Hugo. (2025). Optimizing Sensor Locations for Electrodermal Activity Monitoring Using a Wearable Belt System. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks. 14. 31.
5. Chen, Jie & Kuang, Huan & Chen, Aokun & Dungan, Jennifer & Cousin, Lakeshia & Cong, Xiaomei & Patel, Param & Starkweather, Angela. (2024). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Managing Pain: A Scoping Review. Pain Management Nursing. 26.
6. Wu, Weizi & Graziano, Teresa & Salner, Andrew & Chen, Ming Hui & Judge, Michelle & Cong, Xiaomei & Xu, Wanli. (2024). Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Roles of mHealth Applications in Supporting Cancer Pain Self-Management: Integrative Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 12. e53652.
7. Zhao, Tingting & Chang, Xiaolin & Biswas, Subrata & Balsbaugh, Jeremy & Liddle, Jennifer & Chen, Ming Hui & Matson, Adam & Alder, Nathan & Cong, Xiaomei. (2024). Pain/Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants. Developmental neuroscience. 46.
8. Chen, Jie & Wang, Zequan & Starkweather, Angela & Chen, Ming Hui & Miao, Hongyu & Ahn, Hyochol & Cong, Xiaomei. (2023). DIFFERENTIAL PAIN SENSATION AND GUT MICROBIOME BETWEEN YOUNG AND OLDER ADULTS. Innovation in Aging. 7. 800-800.
9. Wu, Weizi & Yackel, Hayley & Salner, Andrew & Chen, Ming Hui & Judge, Michelle & Cong, Xiaomei & Xu, Wanli. (2023). Work-health balance of cancer survivors returning to work: A meta-ethnography. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 68. 102482.
10. Xu, Wanli & Wen, Xiaoting & Cong, Xiaomei & Jiang, Wei. (2023). COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine, but not a viral vector‐based vaccine, promotes neutralizing anti‐type I interferon autoantibody production in a small group of healthy individuals. Journal of Medical Virology. 95.
11. Chen, Jie & Li, Hongfei & Zhao, Tingting & Chen, Kun & Chen, Ming-Hui & Sun, Zhe & Xu, Wanli & Maas, Kendra & Lester, Barry & Cong, Xiaomei. (2023). The impact of early life experiences and gut microbiota on neurobehavioral development among preterm infants: A longitudinal cohort study. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.
12. Chen, Jie & Li, Hongfei & Maas, Kendra & Starkweather, Angela & Chen, Minghui & Cong, Xiaomei. (2022). Sex-specific gut microbiome profiles among preterm infants during the neonatal intensive care hospitalization. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research. 1. 6-13.
13. Wang, Zequan & Tocchi, Christine & Chyun, Deborah & Kim, Kyounghae & Cong, Xiaomei & Starkweather, Angela. (2022). The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: An integrative review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 22.
14. Zhao, Tingting & Alder, Nathan & Starkweather, Angela & Chen, Ming-Hui & Matson, Adam & Xu, Wanli & Balsbaugh, Jeremy & Cong, Xiaomei. (2022). Associations of Mitochondrial Function, Stress, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Early Life: A Systematic Review. Developmental Neuroscience. 44.
15. Chen, Jie & Zhang, Yiming & Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi, Zahra & Xu, Wanli & Feng, Bin & Chon, Ki & Santos, Melissa & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei. (2022). Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 38. 492-501.
16. Chen, Jie & Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi, Zahra & Lee, JooChul & Xu, Wanli & Feng, Bin & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei. (2022). Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Pain Management Nursing. 23.
17. Chen, Jie & Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi, Zahra & Lee, JooChul & Xu, Wanli & Feng, Bin & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei. (2022). Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Pain Management Nursing. 23.
18. Anderson, Alice & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei & Xu, Wanli &
19. Anderson, Alice & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei & Kim, Kyounghae & Schulman-Green, Dena & Judge, Michelle & Xu, Wanli & Zhang, Yiming. (2021). Self-Efficacy Survey Study of Pain Self-Management in Patients with Cancer. Pain Management Nursing. 23.
20. Anderson, Alice & Starkweather, Angela & Cong, Xiaomei & Kim, Kyounghae & Judge, Michelle & Schulman-Green, Dena. (2021). Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography. Qualitative Health Research. 31. 1609-1621.
21. Casavant, Sharon & Li, Hongfei & Cong, Xiaomei & Starkweather, Angela & Moore, James & Rosenkrantz, Ted & Fitch, Roslyn. (2020). Behavioral and neuroanatomical outcomes following altered serotonin expression in a hypoxic-ischemic injury neonate rodent model. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 14. 1-8.

Profile Details

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-199X

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiaomei-Cong-2

https://today.uconn.edu/2020/08/meet-researcher-xiaomei-cong-school-nursing/

WoS Researcher ID: IBW-5382-2023