Yanzhong Huang, Phd 

Biography

Yanzhong Huang, PhD is Assistant Professor at the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, where he teaches graduate level courses on bioterrorism and impact of infectious disease. He also serves as the Director of the School’s Center for Global Health Studies, and in that capacity he provides leadership for the School’s development of a global health specialization, the first academic concentration among U.S. professional schools of international affairs that explicitly addresses the international security and foreign policy aspects of health issues. A specialist in global health, Dr. Huang conducts research focusing on health security and health politics (especially with regard to China). His current research interests include HIV/AIDS politics in China, SARS and global health governance, and an empirical analysis of state adaptation to HIV/AIDS. His current research interests include HIV/AIDS politics in China, SARS and global health governance, and an empirical analysis of state adaptation to HIV/AIDS. Over the past four years, he has given more than 40 invited talks, media interviews, and presentations, covering issues of China’s public health, population policy, domestic politics, and U.S.-China relations. He has also been consulted by US governmental and non-governmental organizations on global health issues and he has advised major pharmaceutical companies on their China strategies. Recently, he has joined a small group of foreign-policy experts to advise the Canadian Prime Minister on the proposed L-20 meeting of key world leaders. Dr. Huang is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations. He received a PhD. degree in political science from the University of Chicago in 2000.

Research Interest

Clinical Sciences.