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University Equity and Inclusion
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Faculty Diversity Collaborative Peer Network

Yen-Tyng Chen

Assistant Professor
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Pronouns
She/Her
Email
yentyng.chen@rutgers.edu
Department webpage
https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/people/chen/
Chancellor-led Unit
Rutgers–New Brunswick

Department
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Highest degree earned
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Behavioral Science and Health Education (Emory University )

FDC Affiliation
Early Career and Racial Equity Program
Faculty Affinity Networks (FANs)
Mutual Mentoring Grant Program
Rutgers Connection Network Faculty Mentoring Program

About

Yen-Tyng Chen, PhD, Ms., is an Assistant Professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Dr. Chen received her PhD in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in 2016. She was the ORISE postdoctoral fellow with the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She further completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago Medicine focusing on HIV and substance use epidemiology. Before coming to Rutgers, Dr. Chen was an Assistant Professor in public health at the William Paterson University in New Jersey.

 

Current Work

Dr. Chen is committed to examining how structural-level (e.g., policy, built environment, structural racism) characteristics shape health care delivery and health behaviors among under-resourced populations. She uses epidemiological methods and behavioral theories to analyze and synthesize quantitative data and translate the findings into public health recommendations for downstream action or change. Dr. Chen’s current intersections of research area and methodological expertise include: health care engagement; built and social environments; structural racism; stigma and discrimination; social network analysis.