Yang Lu

Yang Lu serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Management within the College of Health & Human Services at California State University, Long Beach. She joined CSULB in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to her current rank after prior faculty appointments at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2013-2016) and the University of Southern California (2010-2013).

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Policy Analysis from Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA
• MPP from University of Maryland–College Park
• Bachelor of Law from University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China

Dr. Lu's research program addresses critical health services challenges through investigations of health disparities, cost-effectiveness methodologies, and interventions for vulnerable populations. Her work examines socioeconomic and clinical determinants affecting conditions like diabetes, appendicitis, and asthma in urban minority communities, with particular focus on screening barriers, treatment outcomes, and emergency care utilization patterns.

Analysis of her publication history reveals consistent themes in health equity research, including comparative analyses of patient-provider perspectives on diabetic care, socioeconomic factors in surgical outcomes, and cost implications of misdiagnosis in emergency settings. Her studies frequently employ health services research frameworks to evaluate healthcare access and quality in underserved populations.

No scientific awards or professional honors were documented in the source material.

As the designated faculty specialist for managed care and risk management, Dr. Lu instructs foundational courses including HCA 300 (The Health Care System), HCA 465 (Analysis and Evaluation of Health Care Services), HCA 468 (Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety), HCA 502 (Health Care System), and HCA 527 (Research Methods). Details regarding graduate student mentorship, research funding, or grant-supported projects were not provided.

Information about research laboratories, collaborative teams, or specialized research centers affiliated with Dr. Lu was not included in the available documentation.