Zichao Li, PhD

Zichao Li is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Columbia University School of Nursing, working with Dr. Veronica Barcelona and Dr. Maxim Topaz on stigmatizing language in clinical documentation and maternal health. She holds a PhD in Population Health Sciences from Harvard University and studies how information and technology use affect health outcomes. Leveraging rigorous causal inference methods, she is passionate about evaluating responsible AI use in healthcare.