Yu-Chu Shen is 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) 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.