Chenghui Li

Dr. Chenghui Li is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice. She specializes in applied health econometrics and economic evaluation of pharmaceutical products, leveraging her expertise in secondary database analysis for health policy research.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BS), Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Dr. Li’s research focuses on cancer prevention, treatment outcomes, and quality of care; healthcare database research; applied econometrics; economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals; tobacco cessation; and mental health/substance abuse. Her work utilizes large datasets like All-Payer Claims Database, SEER-Medicare, and cancer registries to address health disparities and policy impacts.

Her publications span topics such as opioid misuse prevention, cancer survivorship disparities, healthcare utilization in Medicaid vs. commercial insurance, and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical interventions. She has received recognition including the UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award (2008) and a Biomedical Informatics MBL/NLM Course Fellowship (2009).

Scientific Awards:

• 2006 Post-doctoral Fellow, Rutgers University
• 2008 UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award
• Spring 2009 Biomedical Informatics MBL/NLM Course Fellow