Miao Yu

Miao Yu is the Lead Data Analyst for the Equity Team, working on the PEACH, PSCIP, Mi-CHEC, and Mi-CHIME projects under the leadership of Drs. Woolford and Freed. She manages the data analytics deliveries and support the data team for PEACH and other projects. She has dual Master’s degrees in Computational Math and Statistics. With extensive experience in healthcare data management and analysis, she serves as a liaison bridging between equity clinical researchers and the data team. Her responsibilities include investigating and retrieving electronic health records (EHR), reviewing data dictionaries, performing statistical analyses, and creating data visualizations and project reports. Ms. Yu has a deep expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics and has previously worked as a statistical geneticist focused on identifying risk biomarkers for chronic disease prevention and understanding their interactions with social and environmental factors. Additionally, she has spent several years as a health data scientist working on mental health improvement initiatives within healthcare systems, aiming to enhance outcomes for patients and their caregivers.