Amy Mengni Yao headshot 2023
  • 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

Courses

SSW WP700 Policy I
SSW SR743 Research I
SSW SR744 Research II

Awards and Honors

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grant Award, 2023
Harvard Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Award, 2022
Harvard Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship, 2021
Columbia Future of Families Data Workshop Award, 2021
Doctoral Fellowship, 2018-2023

Graduation Year

2023 (expected)

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