Tracy Kuo Lin

Tracy Kuo Lin is a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, affiliated with the Department of Health Policy and Health Economics. Her work focuses on health economics, public health, and policy analysis in conflict-affected and low-resource settings.

• University of Washington, BA in International Studies (2005)
• University College London, MS in Public Policy (2007)
• University of California, Davis, PhD in Political Science (2014)
• University of California, San Francisco, Postdoctoral Scholar in Health Policy and Health Economics (2016)
• London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow in Health Economics (2017)

Lin’s research explores cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions, behavioral economics in health systems, and health impacts of conflict. She has authored 15+ peer-reviewed studies on topics like mobile health clinics, post-pandemic healthcare, and chronic disease prevention in schools.

Her work has been recognized with grants such as the University of California, Davis Department Travel Grant (2014), the U.S. Department of Energy Network Science Idea Challenge (2015), and the Dean’s Recognition for Teaching Excellence at University of California, San Francisco (2020).