Tiantian Chen

Tiantian Chen is a post-doctoral qualitative researcher in the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, where she supports a qualitative evidence synthesis examining barriers and facilitators to early breast cancer diagnosis among ethnic minority women in the UK. This work is part of a Cancer Research UK-funded study on ethnicity and breast cancer.

Tiantian holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. Her doctoral research focused on the regulatory and social implications of assisted reproductive technologies in China. She has since worked at the intersection of gender, health, and technology. Her ongoing research includes a systematic review on attitudes toward health monitoring technologies and studies on the impact of AI-driven digital health systems on women’s healthcare.

In addition to her academic roles, Tiantian serves as Chair of Global 50/50, a charity that advances gender equality in global health, justice, and finance sectors. She has led research on gender-related policies across more than 200 global health organisations, as well as analysis of gender responsiveness in COVID-19 policies across countries.