Joanne Yoong

Joanne Yoong Joanne has a premium account Click to upgrade to Premium Supporting social change through rigorous and inclusive research and capacity-building Singapore 500+ connections Contact info University of Southern California, Center for Economic and Social Research Stanford University About Experienced economist and interdisciplinary researcher with a demonstrated history of working in finance, health and the think tank industry. Ph.D in economics. Open to collaborative research opportunities and new projects across multiple fields. Activity 2,597 followers a group of people sitting at a table Research for Impact's Senior Advisor and strategic communications expert Sarah Elgazzar spoke last week on racial and religious diversity at the LKY School Joanne shared this 2 Reactions No alt text provided for this image Economist II Joanne shared this No alt text provided for this image 当小红花升级为校园模拟金融市场，您想来体验吗！ Joanne shared this No alternative text description for this image The Kresge Foundation was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Today, Kresge fulfills that mission by leveraging a full array of grant, loan and other investment tools to scale innovative, collaborative, cross-sector and multidisciplinary approaches to foster economic and social change. Kresge does this through Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Health, Detroit and Human Services programs, in partnership with the American Cities Practice and Social Investment Practice, while working collectively to expand opportunities for people with low incomes in America’s cities. Building on a strong track record of innovation in health, the Foundation now seeks nominations and applications for a Managing Director to provide vision and leadership to its Health Program. Learn more about this position and how #LeadershipMatters at NPAG. https://lnkd.in/fbapHQN Joanne shared this 1 Reaction See all Experience University of Southern California, Center for Economic and Social Research Senior Economist and Director, CESR-East Company NameUniversity of Southern California, Center for Economic and Social Research Dates EmployedDec 2013 – Present Employment Duration6 yrs 1 mo LocationWashington DC USC-BEST (University of Southern California Behavioral Economics Studio) Principal Company NameUSC-BEST (University of Southern California Behavioral Economics Studio) Dates EmployedMar 2018 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos LocationWashington DC and Singapore National University of Singapore Visiting Associate Professor Company NameNational University of Singapore Dates EmployedJan 2019 – Present Employment Duration1 yr LocationSingapore Research for Impact Singapore Founder and CEO Company NameResearch for Impact Singapore Dates EmployedJan 2019 – Present Employment Duration1 yr LocationSingapore London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Honorary Senior Lecturer Company NameLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Dates Employed2014 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs LocationSingapore RAND Corporation Company NameRAND Corporation Total Duration11 yrs 11 mos TitleAdjunct Economist Dates EmployedJun 2012 – Present Employment Duration7 yrs 7 mos TitleFull Economist and Associate Director, Center for Financial and Economic Decisionmaking Dates EmployedFeb 2008 – Jun 2012 Employment Duration4 yrs 5 mos Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Associate Professor, Health Systems and Behavioral Sciences Domain Company NameSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Dates EmployedSep 2012 – Jun 2018 Employment Duration5 yrs 10 mos LocationSingapore Asia Pacific Regional Capacity-Building in Health Technology Assessment (ARCH) Initiative Director Company NameAsia Pacific Regional Capacity-Building in Health Technology Assessment (ARCH) Initiative Dates EmployedJun 2013 – Jun 2015 Employment Duration2 yrs 1 mo LocationSingapore Pardee RAND Graduate School Professor Company NamePardee RAND Graduate School Dates EmployedFeb 2008 – Jun 2012 Employment Duration4 yrs 5 mos Nanubhai Education Foundation VP/ Program Director Company NameNanubhai Education Foundation Dates EmployedJan 2007 – Feb 2011 Employment Duration4 yrs 2 mos Designed and direct teacher-exchange and teacher-training programs in spoken English and information technology as well as girls' scholarship program in rural Gujarat (www.nanubhai.org) Show 1 more experience Show fewer experiences Education Stanford University Stanford University Degree NamePh.D Field Of StudyECONOMICS 2008 Dates attended or expected graduation 2002 – 2008 Fields of Interest: Economic Development, Behavioral Finance, Health Economics, Gender Thesis: Essays in Development and Finance Princeton University Princeton University Degree NameA.B; Certificate Program Field Of StudyECONOMICS; Applied and Computational Mathematics Dates attended or expected graduation 1996 – 2000 Princeton-in-Beijing Study Abroad, Beijing Normal University Princeton-in-Beijing Study Abroad, Beijing Normal University