About

Sara Khor is a PhD Candidate at the Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute at the University of Washington. She is trained in both decision science and data science and is passionate about integrating the two in research that ensures equitable healthcare decision making. Her research focuses on three interrelated themes that lie in the intersection of data science, decision science, and health equity: 1) Algorithmic bias and fairness; 2) incorporating health equity into traditional decision analytic frameworks; and 3) generating evidence to inform policies to reduce patient financial toxicity and health disparities.

Sara’s interdisciplinary research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA Surgery, JAMA Network Open, Value in Health, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Journal of General Internal Medicine. Her research has been featured in multiple media outlets, including STAT News, National Cancer Institute, Medscape, and Healio.

She has been awarded the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Health Outcomes Research and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Predoctoral Fellowship in Health Outcomes Disparities. She has also been honored with a Conquer Cancer Merit Award from the ASCO Foundation, the Louis Sr. and Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics, and the University of Washington School of Pharmacy Graduate Student Leadership Award.

Sara holds a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto and held several health economics and health services research positions in Toronto and Seattle between 2009-2021 prior to starting her PhD studies.