As a health economist, Dr. Lu is currently engaged in five research areas: (1) tracking, measuring, and analyzing national and global funding sources for health; (2) developing methodologies, measurements, and cost information-collecting technologies that facilitate comparative analysis for evaluation research; (3) evaluating the impact of global health aid on health system strengthening and population health outcomes in resource-poor settings; (4) evaluating the progress of universal health coverage, and (5) measuring the economic burden of diseases in developing countries. Dr. Lu received her Ph.D in Economics at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.