Anna Yeung

BScH, MPH, PhD

Adjunct Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Biography

Dr. Anna Yeung is an Adjunct Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Unity Health Toronto, and is the Research Program Manager for the Epidemiology of STI Methods and Analysis for inTerventions and Evaluation (ESTIMATE) Lab led by Dr. Ann Burchell. She completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne on the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot and a postdoc at the University of New South Wales on the Australian Study of Health and Relationships, where she continues as an Associate Investigator on the third wave of the study.

Her research focuses on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, and how it intersects with sexual behaviour and delivery of healthcare. Her latest projects are on human papillomavirus and its interactions with people living with or at risk for human immunodeficiency virus, and healthcare delivery for sexual and gender minorities in the primary care setting.