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Tina Shih is a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she directs the Cancer Health Economics initiative. Her research specializes in cancer health economics, exploring economic aspects of cancer care throughout its continuum. Dr. Shih investigates technology diffusion in cancer, examining barriers, facilitators, and implications related to health access and costs. Additionally, she evaluates cost-effectiveness strategies for cancer screening and assesses the financial hardships associated with cancer treatment while applying econometric methods to analyze medical cost data. Her notable publications include critical studies on the financial burden of targeted anticancer medications and frameworks for health economic research in oncology.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.