- education BA (Economics), Lehigh University
MSW (Social Policy), The University of Pennsylvania
Amy Yao is a PhD candidate and lecturer specializing in data analytics for social policy. Her research centers on improving financial wellbeing and program participation among urban women with data-driven insights. Specifically, she aims to promote food security and health outcomes through program evaluation, using mixed methods and advanced statistical methods for causal inference.
Areas of Expertise
Health and Public Health; Program Evaluation Methods; Social Policy and Poverty