Basic Information
Name： | Fei Men |  | ||
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| Email： | menfei@seu.edu.cn | |||
| Address： | SEU School of Public Health, 87 Dingjiaqiao, Nanjing | |||
Professional Background
Prof. Dr. Fei Men is the Chair of the Department of Health Insurance. He earned a PhD in Consumer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto and the Institute for Research on Poverty. He was an assistant professor at the University of Alabama before joining SEU in 2023.
Reasearch Interest
Fei's projects have used population surveys and administrative data in the US and Canada to study food insecurity, health inequities, and social policies. His research has been published in top-tier journals such as CMAJ and Health Affairs, impacting policymaking in Canada and the US on social and health issues. His work has been featured in mainstream media outlets, including US News, Reuters, CBC, and Al Jazeera.
Fei is advising international students and postdocs on subjects of social epidemiology and health economics. Strong candidates with similar research interests are encouraged to send in their CV.
Select Publications
1. Xu K, Men F, Fan Y, He G. Health insurance participation may mitigate the health impact of food insecurity among Chinese working-age adults. Frontiers in Public Health. 2026 Apr 20;14:1808940. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1808940.
2. He G, Xu K, Sun J, Fan Y, Wang J, Men F. Association between food insecurity and food allergy among low- to middle-income households in China: A cross-sectional survey across three provinces. Journal of Food Science. 2026.
3. Liu X, Men F. Association between SFA intake and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: mediating roles of insulin resistance and serum albumin. British Journal of Nutrition. 2026 Mar 26:1-11.doi: 10.1017/S0007114526106990.
4. Men F, Gundersen C, Urquia ML, Tarasuk V. Association between household food insecurity and mortality in Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study. CMAJ. 2020 Jan;192 (3) E53-E60. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190385
5. Men F, Gundersen C, Urquia ML, Tarasuk V. Food insecurity is associated with higher health care use and costs among Canadian adults. Health Affairs. 2020 Aug;39(8):1377-1385. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01637
6.Men F, Fafard St-Germain AA, Ross K, Remtulla R, Tarasuk V. Effect of Canada Child Benefit on food insecurity: a propensity score−matched analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2023 Feb 18. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.01.027
7. Men F, Elgar FJ, Tarasuk V. Food insecurity is associated with mental health problems among Canadian youth. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2021 Feb. doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-216149.
8.Men F, Urquia ML, Tarasuk V. The role of provincial social policies and economic environments in shaping food insecurity among Canadian families with children. Preventive Medicine. 2021 Jun;148:106558. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106558
9. Men F, Tarasuk V. Employment Insurance may mitigate impact of unemployment on food security: analysis on a propensity-score matched sample from the Canadian Income Survey. Preventive Medicine. 2023 Mar 7:107475. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107475
10. Men F, Fischer B, Urquia ML, Tarasuk V. Food insecurity, chronic pain, and use of prescription opioids. SSM–Population Health. 2021 Mar. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100768