Elena Yu
Pronouns: She/Her
Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Phone/Fax
Primary Phone: 619-594-2711
Building/Location
Hardy Memorial Tower - 169
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Bio
Dr. Elena Yu, a Professor in the Division, received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame in 1974. Prior to joining the faculty at SDSU, she was a Visiting Scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics, assisting the Director to analyze infant mortality rates of different minority groups in the U.S., with a special focus on understanding the factors that contribute to the health and mortality profiles of Chinese Americans. Dr. Yu has been involved in three interdisciplinary NIH-funded grants with different universities and community organizations, including Cancer Control among Asian Americans, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Caregiver’s Burden in China. She was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology in the mid-1990s. Her research and teaching interests in epidemiology include Research Methods, Study Designs, Minority Health Issues, and Epidemiology of Aging, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Areas of Specialization
Epidemiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethnicity and Health, Epidemiologic Methods