Biography

Dr. Grace Chung is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico College of Population Health and a Member at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in health services research at the University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chung’s research employs quasi-experimental causal inference and economic evaluation methods to assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce nicotine dependence and examine how state home-based care policies influence utilization patterns and outcomes among older adults with advanced cancer.

Areas of Specialty

  • Aging in place
  • Palliative care
  • Cancer
  • Cardiometabolic disease
  • Tobacco

Undergrad: University of Chicago, BA – Biological Sciences

Graduate: Columbia University, MPH – Health Policy and Management

Doctoral: University of Michigan, PhD – Health Services Organization and Policy

Certifications

Comparative Effectiveness Outcomes Research certificate, Columbia University

Key Publications

Yoo SGK, Chung GS, Bahendeka SK, Sibai AM, Damasceno A, et al. Aspirin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in 51 low-, middle-, and high-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative, individual-level data. JAMA 2023;330:1-10.

Kumar P, Chung G, Garcia-Morales E, Reed NS, Sheehan OC, et al. Vision difficulty and dementia: economic hardships among older adults and their caregivers. Front Epidemiol 2023;3:1210204.

Chung GS, Ellimoottil CS, McCullough JS. The role of social support in telehealth utilization among older adults in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine Reports 2021;273-276.

Chung GS, Hutton DW. Epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of universal meningitis B vaccination among college students prior to college entry. PLoS ONE 2020;15:10.

Chung GS, Yoon JD, Rasinski KA, Curlin FA. US physicians’ opinions about distinctions between withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining treatment. Journal of Religion and Health 2016;55:1596-1606.

Courses Taught

Population Health Research Methods