Yu-Chu Shen is Associate Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.  She is currently the Academic Associate for Manpower System and Analysis Curriculum (MSA 847) at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Her research expertise can be summarized in three broad areas in the field of health economics and health policy: (1) Organizational changes and financial incentives in the health care system; (2) Public health capacity and access to care for vulnerable population; and (3) Disparity in health care and consequences on patient outcomes.  In addition, she has funded research to investigate manpower issues in the US military, including studies of deployment intensity on the prevalence of mental health illnesses and analyses of combat exposures.