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• Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Paula is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Auckland. This is joint post across the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (School of Population Health; Health Systems) and School of Business (Department of Economics).

After completing her training in economics in New Zealand Paula moved to the United Kingdom, which at the time was one of the most stimulating health economics research environments globally. She has held academic positions in the United Kingdom (Nottingham, University of East Anglia, Glasgow, University College London), Australia (Monash) and a visiting position in Germany (Göttingen), and in the independent sector in the United Kingdom (Office of Health Economics).

Paula's research interests span three defined areas in health economics: the determinants of health and healthcare, economic evaluation and outcome measurement. She has worked across the health and medical spectrum and much of her research focuses on cancer, and more recently on long COVID. Paula has experience applying a range of methodologies including the analysis of trial data, decision analytic modelling, econometric analyses of health surveys including panel data, preference elicitation using discrete choice experiments and qualitative analyses.

Experience

• 2022–present Professor, School of Population Health / Department of Economics, University of Auckland
• 2019–2022 Professor, Department of Applied Health Research, University College London
• 2015–2018 Deputy Director, Office of Health Economics
• 2010–2015 Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University

Education

• 2002 University of Nottingham, PGCAP
• 2000 University of Otago, New Zealand, PhD
• 1996 University of Canterbury, New Zealand, BSc (Hons)

Professional Memberships

• International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
• International Health Economics Association
• Health Economists Study Group

Research Areas

• Applied Economics (1402)
• Public Health And Health Services (1117)

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