Ji E Chang

Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management

Professional overview

Ji Eun Chang, Ph.D., is an Associate 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

BA, Economics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

MS, Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

PhD, Public Administration, New York University, New York, NY

Honors and awards

Governor’s Scholar (2007)

Regents and Chancellors’ Scholar (2005)

Areas of research and study

Cardiovascular Disease

Health Disparities

Health Equity

Public Health Management

Public Health Management

Safety Net Providers and Patients

Substance Use Disorders