CV
This is a description of the page. You can modify it in '_pages/cv.md'. You can also change or remove the top pdf download button.
Contact Information
| Name | Yu-Tien Hsu |
| Professional Title | Postdoctoral Associate |
| yu-tien.hsu@yale.edu | |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
Professional Summary
Physician and social epidemiologist studying mental health and social determinants of psychiatric outcomes using large-scale datasets, mixed methods, and advanced quantitative methods. Aspiring psychiatrist with interests in addiction, aging, and integrated clinical–research approaches.
Experience
-
2024 - present New Haven, CT
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Yale University School of Public Health
Supervisor — Yusuf Ransome, Dr.PH
- Social connectedness influences on mid-aged and older adults’ mental health outcomes.
-
2018 - 2019 Boston, MA
Research Fellow, Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Supervisor — David C. Chang, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
- Social determinants of access to surgical care and injuries distribution.
Education
-
2019 - 2024 Cambridge, MA
Ph.D.
Harvard University, Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Population Health Sciences — Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Major: Social epidemiology; Minor: Quantitative methods
- Advisor: Ichiro Kawachi, MB.ChB., Ph.D.
- Dissertation: “Healthy Cognitive Aging: The Influences of Social Participation and Caregiving”
- Government Scholarship to Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
-
2016 - 2018 Boston, MA
M.P.H.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Thesis: “Timing of family adversity during adolescence and its impact on alcohol and tobacco initiation”
- Harvard Club of the Republic of China Scholarship
-
2009 - 2016 Taipei, Taiwan
M.D.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Medicine
Awards
-
2026 APA Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators
American Psychiatric Association
Recognizing early-career physician-scientists with strong commitment to academic psychiatry; participation deferred to 2027.
-
2026 PASS Program
American Psychiatric Association 2026 Annual Meeting
Recognizing trainees committed to mental health equity, community psychiatry, and service to underserved populations.
-
2026 AAGP Honor Scholar
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2026 Annual Meeting
Selected for Honors Scholars Alumni Session oral presentation; travel award ($300).
-
2025 Regional Travel Award
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 2025 Annual Meeting
Competitive award ($1,500) recognizing academic contributions in addiction psychiatry.
-
2025 NATMA Foundation Scholarship
North American Taiwanese Medical Association
$3,000 scholarship recognizing academic excellence and contributions to the Taiwanese American community.
-
2025 Top Reviewer Recognition (Top 5%)
JAMA Network Open
Top 5% Peer Reviewer Recognition for 2024.
-
2025 AAGP Scholar
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2025 Annual Meeting
Early career development program in geriatric psychiatry.
-
2023 Harvard GSAS Career Development Grant
Harvard University
$2,500 travel grant.
-
2021 Government Scholarship to Study Abroad
Ministry of Education, Taiwan
$60,000 scholarship for doctoral training abroad.
-
2019 The Mack Lipkin, Sr. Associate Member Award
Society of General Internal Medicine
Awarded for outstanding research presentation.
-
2016 Harvard Club of the Republic of China Scholarship
Harvard Club of ROC
$10,000 scholarship for a Taiwanese student admitted to Harvard University.
Skills
Languages
Certificates
- Data or Specimens Only Research - CITI Program
- Social & Behavioral Research Investigators - CITI Program