Wei Yi Kong holds a Master’s degree in Communication Studies from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a PhD in Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she developed a multi-method research portfolio examining the consistency and quality of clinician-parent communication about adolescent human papillomavirus vaccination.
After her doctoral training, she joined Mayo Clinic Division of Epidemiology as a Research Associate to continue growing her research program in human papillomavirus cancer prevention and screening with an emphasis on assessing and addressing disparities in uptake. Her research in cancer health disparities contributed to her interest in Health Economics and Outcomes Research through which she aims to integrate health economics into health equity research and meaningfully impact population health.