Karen A. Grépin is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong. She is a health economist and health systems researcher. Dr. Grépin's research focuses on institutional factors affecting the demand and supply of health services, government response to infectious disease outbreaks, and the role of routine health information systems in strengthening health systems. She has a Ph.D. in Health Policy (economics) from Harvard University and an S.M. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.