Moonkyung Kate Choi

Moonkyung Kate Choi is an Adjunct Professor at the Riggs School of the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI). She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Riverside, and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining KGI in 2014, she conducted postdoctoral studies at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Health Services.

Her research focuses on health economics, public health policy, and the economic implications of healthcare access and utilization. Key areas include dental care economics, Medicaid policy, and the analysis of healthcare workforce trends. Her work often intersects with questions of cost-effectiveness, preventive care strategies, and demographic impacts on healthcare systems.

Choi’s publications analyze topics such as the effectiveness of preventive dental care, the relationship between hospital crowding and infant health outcomes, and Medicaid’s role in dental service utilization. Her 2014 study on California’s dentist supply highlights regional healthcare planning challenges, while her earlier work in 2011 evaluates Medicaid’s impact on dental service access.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text, though her academic contributions align with policy-oriented research in healthcare economics. She has not listed advisees or lab affiliations in the given information.