Sean Sylvia is an Assistant Professor of health economics at UNC. His primary research interest is in the delivery of healthcare in China and other middle-income countries. Working with multidisciplinary teams of collaborators, he conducts large-scale population-based surveys and randomized trials to develop and test new approaches to provide healthcare to the poor and marginalized. His recent work focuses on the use of information technology to expand access to quality healthcare.
PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics (Development Economics), 2014
University of Maryland, College Park
MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2012
University of Maryland, College Park
BS in Economics (Chinese minor), 2006
University of Alabama