Overview

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

Dr. Singh serves as principal investigator on two National Institutes of Health funded R01 grants, and 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. In 2025, she 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