Ji E Chang
Assistant Professor of Public Health Policy and Management
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Professional overview
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Ji Eun Chang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Policy and Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health, where she also serves as the public health policy and management concentration director for the Ph.D. program. Professor Chang uses mixed-methods research designs and draws from qualitative, quantitative, and geospatial data to demonstrate disparities and highlight barriers faced by safety net providers and underserved patients in accessing equitable care.
Professor Chang is the principal investigator of the AI4Healthy Cities Initiative in New York City, a multi-city collaboration between the Novartis Foundation, Microsoft AI4Health, and local health officials to reduce cardiovascular health inequities through big data analytics. Dr. Chang is also the co-principal investigator of an NIH NIDA-funded study to support implementing transitional opioid programs in safety net hospitals. Dr. Chang received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from New York University in 2016. -
Education
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BA, Economics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CAMS, Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PAPhD, Public Administration, New York University, New York, NY
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Honors and awards
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Governor’s Scholar (2007)Regents and Chancellors’ Scholar (2005)
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Areas of research and study
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Cardiovascular DiseaseHealth DisparitiesHealth EquityPublic Health ManagementPublic Health ManagementSafety Net Providers and PatientsSubstance Use Disorders
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Publications
Publications
Coordination across ambulatory care a comparison of referrals and health information exchange across convenient and traditional settings
Hospital Readmission Risk for Patients with Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Communication Trouble
Health reform and the changing safety net in the United States
Chokshi, D. A., Chang, J. E., & Wilson, R. M. (n.d.).Publication year
2016Journal title
New England Journal of MedicineVolume
375Issue
18Page(s)
1790-1796Convenient ambulatory care-promise, pitfalls, and policy
Chang, J. E., Brundage, S. C., & Chokshi, D. A. (n.d.).Publication year
2015Journal title
New England Journal of MedicineVolume
373Issue
4Page(s)
382-388Community health worker integration into the health care team accomplishes the triple aim in a patient centered medical home
Findley, S., Matos, S., Hicks, A., Chang, J., & Reich, D. (n.d.).Publication year
2014Journal title
Journal of Ambulatory Care ManagementVolume
37Issue
1Page(s)
82Preventing early readmissions