I am an Applied Economist with specialties in advanced econometrics, health economics, agricultural economics, natural resources and environmental economics, and money and banking. I have a PhD in Agricultural Economics; joint Masters (MA and MPhil) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, and a Certificate in Policy Impact Analysis.
I have diverse experience in applied research and policy in both developing and developed countries, and have worked in research as well as academia. Prior to joining LSHTM, I worked as a Senior Agricultural Economist at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
I started my career as a Teaching and Research Assistant in Econometrics, Project Appraisal and Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast in 2005. I have also worked as a Research Economist at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economics Research, and Graduate Teaching Assistant in Applied Quantitative Methods at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana; Research Scientist at the CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute; and as Post-Doctoral Fellow and Policy Officer at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, a technical arm of the African Union Commission responsible for Science, Technology and Innovation. I have experience in survey design and implementation as well as data analysis, and application of econometrics methods to evaluate policies.
I have diverse experience in applied research and policy in both developing and developed countries, and have worked in research as well as academia. Prior to joining LSHTM, I worked as a Senior Agricultural Economist at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
I started my career as a Teaching and Research Assistant in Econometrics, Project Appraisal and Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast in 2005. I have also worked as a Research Economist at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economics Research, and Graduate Teaching Assistant in Applied Quantitative Methods at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana; Research Scientist at the CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute; and as Post-Doctoral Fellow and Policy Officer at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, a technical arm of the African Union Commission responsible for Science, Technology and Innovation. I have experience in survey design and implementation as well as data analysis, and application of econometrics methods to evaluate policies.
Affiliations
Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Research
I am interested in the application of econometrics and health economics principles to health and development issues. My current role involves a) evaluation of the Organ Donation (deemed Consent) Act 2019 project, and b) investigating unmet needs of older people and the current and potential role of community health services. I also contribute to other research activities in the Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit. This includes providing statistical and analytical support to the public attitude towards, and use of NHS COVID-19 contact tracing apps: panel survey project, and food provision in early years’ settings in England project.
Research Area
Health care financing
Health care policy
Health impact analysis
Ageing
Health services research
Systematic reviews
Older people's health
Gender
Research : policy relationship
Evaluation
Social and structural determinants of health
Policy analysis
Social Policy
Mixed methods research
Health inequalities
Country
United Kingdom
Ghana
Togo
Tanzania
Benin
Nigeria
Egypt
Malawi
Rwanda
Senegal
Gambia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
OECD members
Selected Publications
Why did England change its law on deceased organ donation in 2019? The dynamic interplay between evidence and values.
2024
Health economics, policy, and law
Evaluation of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 in England. Lay report
2024
Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Evaluation of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act, 2019 in England
2024
Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Public trust in the Government to control the spread of COVID-19 in England after the first wave-a longitudinal analysis.
2023
European Journal of Public Health
Evaluation of the implementation of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019: Is the law change likely to make a difference to ethnic minority communities?
2023
The Organ Donation Summit