Allison Chen

Allison Yen (Chen) is a senior evaluations analyst with the UCSF Educational Evaluations division at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she specializes in evaluation design, data collection, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis to support continuous quality improvement initiatives. She has over 15 years of experience working with cross-functional teams in higher education, with expertise in program evaluation, operations management, and data-driven decision-making. She was previously an evaluations analyst at UCSF and a program assistant in the UCSF Office of Medical Education. Earlier in her career, she was a research and administration associate for Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) at the University of California, Berkeley, supporting large-scale education policy research projects, and a financial aid assistant at City College of San Francisco. She also served as a case manager and outreach specialist for Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE), coordinating victim advocacy efforts and providing crisis intervention training. Yen earned her BA in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2025