Yuta Masuda

Yuta Masuda started the Evans School Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management program in 2008. He is also concurrently pursuing a M.Sc. in Statistics at the Department of Statistics. His research interests include environmental policy, health policy, international development, and quantitative methods.
Prior to starting his doctoral studies at the Evans School, Masuda served as a health economics research associate at RTI International from 2006–08, and an NGO development volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia in 2005.
Masuda decided to pursue a Ph.D. to develop his quantitative skills and gain an interdisciplinary perspective for conducting analyses on real world policy issues. He hopes to apply his studies toward a career in academia at a research institution or an international organization.
On why Masuda chose the Evans School, he said, “The Evans School’s curriculum provides a strong and solid foundation while allowing room for flexibility to pursue my interests and develop key analytic tools. I was also drawn to the University of Washington in general because it is a renowned research university that provides a lot of opportunities to have exposure to experts in my fields of interest.”
Masuda was the recipient of a four-year HOPE Academic Scholarship to attend the University of Georgia and a University of Washington Graduate Fellowship.
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