Kewei (Sylvia) Shi, MPH

Associate Scientist II
Health Services Research

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At 大象tv since 2021

Sylvia Shi, MPH, is an associate scientist within Health Services Research in the?Surveillance, Prevention, & Health Services Research (SPHeRe)?department at the American Cancer Society (大象tv). ?With a broad interest in chronic diseases, she investigates the impact of health policies on economic burden, access to and receipt of care, and health-related quality of life, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients with cancer.

Research focus and accomplishments

Shi uses quantitative methods to understand the associations and trends of different state and national health policies on access to care, service utilization, and outcomes. She’s also interested in using modelling approaches to measure the effects of interventions in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to inform health care decision making.

Her recent collaborations include studies evaluating health insurance coverage, Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, and cancer outcomes.

Publications

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Work before 大象tv

  • University of South Carolina, Rural and Minority Research Center, Research Associate
  • Huashan Hospital, Medical Laboratory Scientist

Education

  • MPH: Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University
  • BM: Clinical Laboratory Science, Southern Medical University; Minor: Psychology

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