Upcoming presentation
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2026
Presenting Dynamic Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Type 2 Diabetes Using Bipartite Stochastic Block Models for Specialty Referral Decisions.
YUKTI KATHURIA · HEALTHCARE RESEARCHER
Hi, I’m Yukti.
I’m a healthcare researcher and Ph.D. candidate at UMass Amherst. I use quantitative research to understand healthcare challenges and inform better decisions about care and resources.
DISEASE PROGRESSION✳RISK STRATIFICATION✳CARE PATHWAYS✳RESOURCE ALLOCATION
02 / BACKGROUND
From aerospace to healthcare.
I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, advised by Muge Capan.
My training began in aerospace engineering, where I earned both my B.S. and M.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Today I bring that systems perspective, together with statistical and computational methods, to healthcare research.
More about my academic journey ↗03 / RESEARCH
What I'm working on.
My work explores how healthcare data can reveal unequal risks, clarify changing care needs, and support smarter use of limited resources. Recent projects span cardiovascular risk stratification, longitudinal care pathways, and geographic healthcare access.
Explore my research projects and methods ↗04 / NEWS
News & updates.
Upcoming presentation
UMass Student Chapter of INFORMS Tune-Up Session
Presenting Dynamic Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Type 2 Diabetes Using Bipartite Stochastic Block Models for Specialty Referral Decisions at the Isenberg School of Management.
Seminar
Health Econ WIPS Seminar · UMass Amherst
Presented the dynamic cardiovascular risk stratification and specialty referral work at the Department of Resource Economics.
05 / SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Two papers to start with.
A small selection here.
The complete record lives on Research.
Order-Based Bayesian Network Modeling of Early Detection and Post-Diagnosis Control for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Yukti Kathuria, Kristen Miller, Elizabeth Selden, William Gallagher, Muge Capan
MEDRXIV PREPRINT · UNDER REVISIONAnalysis of Multi-Level Barriers to Physical Activity Among Nursing Students Using Regularized Regression ↗
Muge Capan, Lily Bigelow, Yukti Kathuria, Amanda Paluch, Joohyun Chung
PLOS ONE06 / RECOGNITION & SERVICE
Recognition & service.
Explore teaching, fellowships, and academic service ↗
Fellowships & awards
2025–2027Inaugural UMass Leadership Fellow
Selected as one of 24 fellows for an NSF-funded academic leadership program.
2025–2026UMass Amherst Departmental Murthy Fellowship
Recognition for academic excellence and research.
20252nd Place · IISE DAIS Student Analytics Competition
Nursing Home Time-Series Data Prediction Triathlon.
2024Winning Team · TAG Master Modeler Competition
Data science for social impact.
2024UMass Amherst MIE Department Fellowship
Community & service
2025
Paper Reviewer, IISE Annual Conference
2023–2026Blog Manager, UMass INFORMS Blog ↗
2023–2024UMass MIE Graduate Leadership Council
2024UMass MIE Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee