Yashaswini Singh, Ph.D., M.P.A. is a health care economist and Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. Her areas of interest and expertise include consolidation, vertical integration, and private equity in health care markets. Her current research examines how acquisitions of physician practices by private equity firms change physician practice patterns and the downstream effects on health care spending, access, quality, and the clinical workforce. Professor Singh's research has been published in Health Affairs and the Journal of the American Medical Association, featured in media outlets including Associated Press, Politico, and Vox, and received a research award from the International Health Economics Association in 2023. Professor Singh earned her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, a graduate degree in finance and economic policy from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Bryn Mawr College.