Overview

Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPA, is the Thomas J. and Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University. Dr. Singh's research lies at the intersection of health care economics and policy. Her areas of expertise include health care consolidation and corporatization, including by private equity firms, and the downstream effects on spending, access, quality, and the clinical workforce. Dr. Singh has presented her research to the US Congress, OECD, the Federal Trade Commission, National Conference of State Legislatures, and National Academy for State Health Policy, and testified before state legislatures on strategies to address health care corporatization. 

Dr. Singh has received honors and awards from the American Society of Health Economists, the International Health Economics Association, and AcademyHealth, a teaching award from Johns Hopkins University, and the Community-Academic Research Partnership Award and Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award from Brown University. In 2025, Dr. Singh was named an Aspen Ideas Health Fellow, an honor recognizing health care leaders with the ability to transform ideas into action.

Dr. Singh holds a PhD in health economics and policy from Johns Hopkins University, a graduate degree in international finance and economic policy from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Bryn Mawr College. In addition to her academic career, she has extensive private sector experience in antitrust and competition.

Brown Affiliations

• Health Services, Policy and Practice