Yu-Chu Shen is Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Her research expertise can be summarized in three broad areas in the field of health economics and health policy: (1) analyzing system-level factors that affect access and health outcomes in health care; (2) examining how organizational changes and financial incentives in the health care markets affect provider behaviors. (3) evaluating service-specific risk factors and programs that affect mental health readiness in the U.S. military.