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Yuyan Shi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Shi's research focuses on health policy analysis and applied microeconomics, particularly within the field of health economics. He holds a Ph.D. from the Pardee RAND Graduate School, where he concentrated on policy analysis related to health economics. Additionally, he earned a master's degree in policy analysis from Tsinghua University in China and a bachelor's degree from Peking University, majoring in political science and economics. Dr. Shi's research interests lie at the intersection of epidemiology and health behavior, with a particular emphasis on the economic analysis of drug use behaviors, including tobacco and marijuana, and the impact of economic policies on these issues among vulnerable populations. His work utilizes advanced statistical modeling and spatial analysis to assess cost-effectiveness of interventions and the influence of neighborhood environments on drug use behaviors. Dr. Shi aims to contribute to the understanding of how health policies affect drug use and related health outcomes in the general population.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).