She is founder of the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), funded by the NIMHD. She directs the Office of Community Engagement for the NYU-Health and Hospitals Corporation Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. Trinh-Shevrin is a social epidemiologist with a doctorate in public health from Columbia University, and a master's degree in health policy and management from the State University of New York at Albany. She is currently a member of the New York State's Medicaid Redesign Team Health Disparities Workgroup, and has previously served on the board of directors for the Public Health Association of New York City.