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Karen Shen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is affiliated with the Roger and Flo Lipitz Center to Advance Policy in Aging and Disability, the Hopkins Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services Center, and the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. Her research focuses on healthcare labor markets and financing policies affecting aging populations and individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
- PhD in Economics, Harvard University, 2021
- MS in Statistics, Stanford University, 2013
- BS in Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Stanford University, 2013
Dr. Shen's research lies at the intersection of health economics and public policy. Her work investigates how labor market dynamics, staffing policies, and public financing mechanisms impact care delivery and outcomes, particularly in long-term care and mental health settings. She employs rigorous econometric methods to analyze large-scale datasets and inform evidence-based policy.
Her recent publications span topics such as healthcare worker shortages, Medicaid financing of home care, nursing home staffing and quality, opioid use disorder treatment access, and the impact of the pandemic on healthcare employment. The articles reflect a strong trend toward policy-relevant empirical research using quasi-experimental designs and administrative data to evaluate real-world interventions.
- Alleviating Worker Shortages Through Targeted Subsidies: Evidence from Incentive Payments in Healthcare (2024)
- Who benefits from public financing of home-based long term care? Evidence from Medicaid (2024)
- Health Care Staff Turnover and Quality of Care at Nursing Homes (2023)
- Do Policies to Increase Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Work? (2023)
- Job Flows Into and Out of Health Care Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024)
Dr. Shen has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided texts. She advises students in health economics and policy, though specific advisees are not listed. She has been involved in research grants related to aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and healthcare policy through her center affiliations. Her work has been widely disseminated, with publications in top journals and attention from news outlets and social media. She is part of collaborative research networks focusing on aging, mental health, and healthcare systems.
