Yuliya Yoncheva, PhD

assistant professor | NYU School of Medicine + The Empathy Project

generative curiosity substack

🧭 Experience

Research Faculty, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, New York NY, 2024 -

Principal Investigator, Program for Medical Education Innovations and Research Innovation Grant, 2024 - 2025

🎓 Education

PhD neuroscience	Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
BA neuroscience & mathematics (summa cum laude)	Kenyon College
life sciences	King’s College London

🤖 Research Areas

Generative AI in Education

• communication skills assessment in medical education
• foundations of accelerating empathy skill mastery
• learner-centered research and frameworks

Precision Education

• phased-innovation award, National Institute of Mental Health

Communication Skills

• learning tool award, Clearer Thinking

🌱 Invited Talks & Teaching

• workshop developer and presenter, NYU Health Sciences Library
• speaker, NYU Teaching & Learning with Generative AI conference
• contributor, first generative AI prompt-a-thon in healthcare
• AI mentor, AAMC Northeast Group on Educational Affairs prompt-a-thon
• invited expert, Child Study Center
  • how to teach better decision-making
  • generative AI literacy

curriculum vitae