Ryan Suk, PhD, MS

I am a Health Economist and Decision Scientist who focuses on addressing limited resources and health inequity altogether. I am currently an Assistant Professor at Emory University (jointly appointed in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing & the Dept. of Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health), and a Faculty Consultant for HEOR at the Winship Center for Cancer Health Equity Research of Winship Cancer Institute. By leveraging real-world data and decision modeling for economic evaluation, I aim to focus on data-driven, community-engaged, and process-embedded research to advance health equity and improve healthcare efficiency. 

"Sustainable, Efficient & Inclusive Population Health Improvement"

My research focuses on HPV-associated cancer prevention and control, and I am dedicated to tailoring efforts for under-recognized/underserved populations, including LGBTQIA+ communities, Asian American communities, socio-economically disadvantaged children, and older adults outside the routine HPV vaccination or cervical cancer screening age groups (27-45 years for HPV vaccination and 66+ years for cervical cancer prevention). I am especially interested in integrating economic evaluation, community engagement, and business process models to optimize resources and their allocation by developing and implementing various decision support or navigation tools to enhance HPV-associated cancer prevention and control.

 

My background before coming to the Public Health field is in Economics (Master's) and Business Administration (Bachelor's). I was also involved in Medical Law & Ethics research during and after my undergrad. Before joining Emory University, I served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and at UTHealth School of Public Health.

 

I am an avid weight trainer and a cardinal & squirrel enthusiast. I love training in martial arts (Taekwondo, Muay Thai), and backyard birding. I am a Seoul (Korea) native. I use She/They pronouns. 

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My future book chapters wishlist :D ​

- "Utility Maximization Sounds Fun Until It Ruins Your Life" – When optimizing every choice turns my existence into a never-ending decision tree.

- "Opportunity Cost and Why Every Choice I Make Is Wrong" – The existential dread of realizing every ‘yes’ is also a ‘no’ to something else.

- "Scarcity: Why There’s Never Enough Coffee or Free Time" – A crushing discussion on resource constraints and my caffeine addiction.

- "The Law of Diminishing Returns, or Why My 5th Cup of Coffee Just Makes Me Anxious" – A sad but true lesson on overindulgence.