Assistant Professor
Education and Training
PhD, 12/2023 - Health Economics, University of California Berkeley
MA, 05/2014 - Economics, Boston University
BA, 05/2014 - Economics and International Relations, Boston University
Biography
Calvin Chiu is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco. His research is at the intersection of behavioral, development and health economics, focusing on innovative ways to increase uptake of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries. Previously, he worked for Innovations for Poverty Action in Zambia and the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office in South Africa on research in maternal and child health and HIV respectively. He holds a PhD in Health Policy (Health Economics) from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Economics from Boston University.
Publications
Evaluation of the SKILLZ intervention to promote HIV testing and contraception uptake in adolescent girls in Lusaka, Zambia: A cluster-randomized trial.
Publication Year
2025
Pharmacy-based non-communicable diseases screening has high potential for reach: lessons from Rwanda.
Publication Year
2025
Introduction to the special supplement, unlocking the potential of self-injectable contraception: evidence from coordinated investments.
Publication Year
2025