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Benjamin
Huynh
, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Benjamin Huynh, PhD, uses data science and AI to address public health issues related to environmental injustices and disasters.

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Research Interests

environmental justice; planetary health; health equity; climate justice; disaster risk management; humanitarian health; refugee health; data science; machine learning; causal inference; algorithmic fairness; forecasting; explainable AI; sustainable AI; small area estimation; probabilistic modeling

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
2022
Overview

My research involves policy-relevant issues at the intersection of data science and planetary health. I study how data science can be used to advance environmental justice both locally and internationally, addressing health issues for populations most vulnerable to climate change and environmental exposures. Locally, I investigate how to address environmental exposures, policies, and algorithms that further environmental injustices. Internationally, I develop approaches in collaboration with local organizations, NGOs, and UN agencies to advance health equity and disaster resilience for populations such as refugees and those in humanitarian contexts.

I completed my PhD in Biomedical Data Science at Stanford and obtained a BS in Statistics at the University of Chicago. I have also worked in data science roles for the World Health Organization and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Select Publications

Selected publications

  • (Nature Sustainability, 2021)

    Huynh BQ, Kwong LH, Kiang MV, Chin ET, Mohareb AM, Jumaan AO, Basu S, Geldsetzer P, Karaki FM, & Rehkopf DH.

  • (Pre-print, 2023)

    Huynh BQ*, Chin ET*, Koenecke A, Ouyang D, Ho DE, Kiang MV, & Rehkopf DH. *Co-first author.

  • (Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2019)

    Huynh BQ & Basu, S.

  • (Pre-print, 2023)

    Huynh BQ & Kiang MV.

  • (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020)

    Chin ET*, Huynh BQ*, Chapman LAC, Murrill M, Basu S, & Lo NC. *Co-first author.