Kunxuan HeMS
Research Assistant
Program
Yale School of Public Health, MS, Health Informatics
Projects
- Development of a Community Responsive Digital Health Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Kunxuan He is a Health Informatics student at Yale University School of Public Health. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor degree in Economics. Her background in economics has provided her with a strong foundation in data analysis, resource allocation, and cost-benefit evaluation, essential for understanding the economic impact of health technologies.
At Yale, Kunxuan co-developed a virtual reality tool to assist patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) in managing their condition, optimizing the user interface for accessibility and incorporating multilingual support. She is a team member of the SEEN Lab in the Yale School of Medicine, working on a Digital Health Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening aiming to decrease preventable blindness through research and community engagement.
Fun Fact
“One night after finishing an 11 p.m. shift at the university gym, I found a kitten hiding in the bushes. That chance encounter made me a proud cat owner!”