Continuing Senior Lecturer in Health Economics
The University of Newcastle, Australia · 2026-present
Newcastle Business School.
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum vitae
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Continuing Senior Lecturer in Health Economics · The University of Newcastle
Last updated July 2026 · 42 peer-reviewed and other research outputs
Academic appointments
Lecturer in Health Economics
The University of Newcastle, Australia · 2023-2025
Newcastle Business School.
Health Measurement and Regulatory Science Fellow
Duke University, United States · 2023-2024
Duke Department of Population Health Sciences; concurrent fellowship.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Auburn University, United States · 2022-2023
Harrison College of Pharmacy.
Research Fellow
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom · 2020-2022
Health Economics Research Unit.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy · 2019-2020
Department of Economics.
Education
- PhD in Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, 2019
- MSc in Health Economics and Management, University of Bologna, Italy, 2015
- MSc in Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2010
- BA in Economics, Jimma University, Ethiopia, 2006
Selected funded programmes
- MandEval, Medical Research Future Fund, MRF2019107, 2023-2026. Total programme value A$4,754,183.37; University of Newcastle component A$808,440. University of Newcastle lead and investigator.
- Scaling Field Epidemiology Training Programs in India, World Bank, 2025, A$416,000. Lead, University of Newcastle project team.
Research areas
Health preferences and choice modelling; behavioural decision science; eye tracking and information processing; vaccination and public-health policy; economic evaluation.
Teaching
ECON2112 Health Economics and Finance; ECON3111 Behavioural Economics; ECON3011 Health Economics and Finance.
Research tools
eMANDEVAL Future · SOIL CRC Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool · STEPS FETP Scale-up Decision Aid