Team

Professor of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine (Primary) and Informatics, Information and Computer Sciences (Secondary)
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2008, Psychology
M.S., Stanford University School of Medicine, 2008, Health Services Research
B.A., UCLA, 2001, Ethnomusicology

Sean Young, PhD, MS, is Professor of Emergency Medicine (School of Medicine) and Informatics (School of Information and Computer Sciences) at UC Irvine. He is the Executive Director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology. Trained as a social psychologist and health services researcher, his research is focused on studying digital health interventions and data science/artificial intelligence modeling approaches to improve health in areas including HIV, substance use, mental health, and public safety/crime. He works with public health organizations, including the CDC and local/state health departments, on designing and implementing digital tools to improve their surveillance and community outreach. Outside of his academic research, Dr. Young is an advisor/consultant on digital health products and digital marketing; the author of #1 Wall Street Journal and International Best-Selling book, Stick With It, published by Harper Collins; and a board member for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Division of Health and Medicine.