Hua Chen

Professor and Assistant Department Chair, 
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy

Office

University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Health 2, Room 4048
4349 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Houston, TX 77204-5047

Contact

hchen20@uh.edu - 832-842-8355

Research

  • Pediatric medication effectiveness, safety, quality and disparity
  • Integration of information from insurance claims, electronical medical records, national surveys and other publicly available data to gain a 360-degree view on pediatric medical care
  • Application of multidisciplinary measures and methods from biostatistics (longitudinal data analysis, machine learning based risk prediction), econometrics (instrumental variable, propensity score), sociology (social network analysis), and geography (Albuquerque Geographic Information System [AGIS])
  • Ph.D. in Pharmacy Care Administration, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, GA
  • Master of Science in Pharmacology, Hunan Medical University, China
  • Medical Degree in General Medicine, Hunan Medical University, China
  • 2024 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting Senior Researcher Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 2022 Top 5% reviewer for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal
  • 2021 Finalist, Best Paper of the Year, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal
  • 2021 Finalist of the Best Paper Award 2021, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal
  • 2019 Bronze Medal Presentation Award, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
  • 2017 Silver Medal Presentation Award, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
  • 2017 Best Poster Award, ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting, Boston, MA
  • 2013 Best Podium Presentation Award, ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • 2012 Best Podium Presentation Award, ISPOR 17th Annual International Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  • 2008 Best Poster Presentation, 13th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2008 Best Podium Presentation, 11th Annual ISPOR European Congress, Athens, Greece
  • 2008 1st Place Poster Presentation, 8th Annual Outcomes Research Symposium, Kelsey Research Foundation
  • 2006 Top 10% Reviewer, Journal of Managed care & Specialty Pharmacy
  • 2004 ISPOR Distinguished Service Award