Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, BA, 2005, International Studies
University College London, London, UK, MS, 2007, Public Policy
University of California, Davis, CA, PhD, 2014, Political Science
University of California, San Francisco, CA, Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016, Health Policy and Health Economics
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, Fellow, 2017, Health Economics

Honors & Awards

  • 2011 - 2014
    University of California, Davis, Department Travel Grant
  • 2014
    Winner of the U.S Department of Energy, Detection of Nuclear Proliferation, Network Science Idea Challenge (with Vikram Vijayaraghaven)
  • 2015
    Fall Quarter, Dean's Recognition for teaching Excellence, Apple Award
  • 2020
    Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Award
  • 2018
    London School of Economics and Political Science Middle East Centre Academic Collaboration

Selected Publications

  1. Kathleen Cui, Pariswi Tewari, Rakesh Ghosh, Mackenzie Clark, Tracy Kuo Lin, Meera Vimala Ragavan Do patients who utilize financial assistance programs to pay for oral anti-cancer medications face delays in treatment initiation and continuity?.  View on PubMed
  2. Cox C, Hammoudeh W, Lin TK Exploring the association of household location and sociodemographic profile on dietary diversity in occupied Palestine: a serial cross-sectional study.  View on PubMed
  3. Hawes MR, Chakravarty D, Cheng J, Handley MA, Tsoh JY, Lin TK, Hiatt RA, Vijayaraghavan M The Healthy Homes Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial of a place-based smoke-free home intervention in affordable housing.  View on PubMed
  4. Ryan N, Ganyaglo GYK, Park J, Lin TK, Pozen J, Mittal A, El Ayadi AM Effectiveness and acceptability of two insertable device models for non-surgical management of obstetric fistula: protocol for a hybrid type I randomized crossover trial.  View on PubMed
  5. El Ayadi AM, Duggal M, Gopalakrishnan L, Bagga R, Singh P, Lin T, Bhan A, Saunik S, Verma GS, Ahuja A, Kaur J, Tugnawat D, Gujarathi S, Singh A, Khan A, Chandke D, Dhir SK, Dhakne-Palwe S, Kumar P, Patil M, Kumar S, Vasaikar N, Weil L, Diamond-Smith N Effectiveness of Kushal Maa, a group-based mhealth interactive education and social support intervention for maternal and neonatal health outcomes: study protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial in India.  View on PubMed
  6. Bonyani A, Lin TK, Jakira A, Kimera ID, Muddu M, Schwartz JI, Kahn JG Economic assessment of potential changes to essential medicines for diabetes in Uganda.  View on PubMed
  7. Lin G, Lin TK, Alluhidan M, Saber R, Hamza MM, Rakic S, Alfaisal A, Alamri A, Cetinkaya V, Alazmi N Evidence for Building an Integrated Dementia Healthcare System: A Systematic Review.  View on PubMed
  8. Alhusseini N, Lin TK, Werner K, Lin G, Altwaijri Y, Baattaiah BA, Bruckner T, AlAhmed R, Alkabbani A, Alsukait RF, Cetinkaya V, Al-Hazzaa HM, Alqahtani SA Cost-effectiveness of physical activity-oriented interventions for improving mental health: a systematic review.  View on PubMed
  9. Jutras G, Lin TK, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI Annual Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs and Financial Toxicity Among Transplant Recipients in the United States.  View on PubMed
  10. Higgins A, Tilghman M, Lin TK. Mobile health clinics in a rural setting: a cost analysis and time motion study of La Clínica in Oregon, United States. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):97.  View on PubMed
  11. Lin TK, Werner K, Hamza MM, Herbst CH. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on conflict and health system-related violent events in Libya: An interrupted time series analysis. Health Policy Open. 2024 Dec 15; 7:100126.  View on PubMed
  12. Spetz J, Rose J, Kahn JG, Lin T, Levy D, Pugach O, Hyde S, Borrelli B, Henshaw M, Martin M, Nelson S, Ramos-Gomez F, Gansky SA. Cost-effectiveness analysis design for interventions to prevent children's oral disease. Front Oral Health. 2024; 5:1428638.  View on PubMed
  13. Werner K, Stassen W, Theron E, Wallis LA, Lin TK. Patient Preferences for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Care in South Africa: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Value Health Reg Issues. 2024 Sep; 43:101006.  View on PubMed
  14. Lin G, Werner K, Alqunaiebet A, Hamza MM, Alkanhal N, Alsukait RF, Alruwaily A, Rakic S, Cetinkaya V, Herbst CH, Lin TK. The cost-effectiveness of school-based interventions for chronic diseases: a systematic review. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2024 Apr 11; 22(1):26.  View on PubMed
  15. Bridge R, Lin TK. Evidence on the impact of community health workers in the prevention, identification, and management of undernutrition amongst children under the age of five in conflict-affected or fragile settings: a systematic literature review. Confl Health. 2024 Feb 27; 18(1):16.  View on PubMed
  16. Ragavan MV, Swartz S, Clark M, Lo M, Gupta A, Chino F, Lin TK. Access to Financial Assistance Programs and Their Impact on Overall Spending on Oral Anticancer Medications at an Integrated Specialty Pharmacy. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 02; 20(2):291-299.  View on PubMed
  17. Boettiger DC, Lin TK, Almansour M, Hamza MM, Alsukait R, Herbst CH, Altheyab N, Afghani A, Kattan F. Projected impact of population aging on non-communicable disease burden and costs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2020-2030. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 08; 23(1):1381.  View on PubMed
  18. Werner K, Alsuhaibani SA, Alsukait RF, Alshehri R, Herbst CH, Alhajji M, Lin TK. Behavioural economic interventions to reduce health care appointment non-attendance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct 23; 23(1):1136.  View on PubMed
  19. Bruckner TA, Lin TK, Liu J, Bornemisza O, Ajuebor O, Diallo K, Cometto G. A novel approach to estimate the impact of health workforce investments on health outcomes through increased coverage of HIV, TB and malaria services. Hum Resour Health. 2023 08 21; 21(1):67.  View on PubMed
  20. Werner K, Kak M, Herbst CH, Lin TK. Emergency care in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review. BMC Emerg Med. 2023 04 01; 23(1):37.  View on PubMed

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