
Director of H E R U
- About
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- Email Address
- m.ryan@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437184
- Office Address
Health Economics Research Unit
Foresterhill, Polwarth Building
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Mandy is the Director of the Health Economics Research Unit. She joined HERU in 1987 after graduating from the University of Leicester with a BA (Hons) in Economics and the University of York with an MSc in Health Economics. In 1995, she graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a PhD in Economics concerned with the application of contingent valuation and discrete choice experiments (DCEs) in health economics. In 1997, Mandy was awarded a five-year Medical Research Council Non-Clinical Senior Fellowship to develop and apply DCEs in healthcare. In 2002, she was awarded a Personal Chair in Health Economics by the University of Aberdeen and in 2006 she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. She took up the Directorship of HERU in April 2013.
Mandy's research interests focus on taking a person-centred approach to valuation in health economics. She is known for her work challenging the clinical approach to valuation that is often adopted by health economists and for developing alternative person-centred approaches. She introduced DCEs into health economics in the early 1990s and her research has applied DCEs in a wide range of contexts to take account of the user preferences in the delivery of healthcare.
Qualifications
- BA Economics1986 - University of Leicester
- MSc Health Economics1987 - University of York
- PhD Economics1995 - University of Aberdeen
- Research
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Research Overview
Mandy's research interests focus on taking a person-centred approach to valuation in health economics. She is known for her work challenging the clinical approach to valuation that is often adopted by health economists and for developing alternative person-centred approaches. She introduced discrete choice experiments (DCEs) into health economics in the early 1990s and her research has applied DCEs in a wide range of contexts.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Economics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Applied Health Sciences
Accepting PhDsEconomics
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Applied Economics
- Health Policy
- Health and Welfare
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Mandy is currently applying DCEs to address a range of policy questions, including: informing shared decision making (developing a Decision Aid Tool); investigating if Scotland should provide Whole Genomic Sequencing for the diagnosis of rare diseases; professional preferences for referral to Intensive Care Units; women's preferences for treatment of metastatic breast cancer; preferences for allocation of time following a breast cancer diagnosis; and preferences for government responses to a pandemic.
Mandy also conducts methodological work to inform future practice for the design and analysis of DCEs. Current research interests include: using eye-tracking methods to understand how individuals respond to DCEs; experiments to explore the external validity of DCEs (do individuals behave in reality as they state in hypothetical surveys); and understanding how best to include the cost attribute in DCEs.
Supervision
Abbott M. An economic evaluation of genomic sequencing for the diagnosis of rare conditions in Scotland. University of Aberdeen, 2020-
Turner A. Discrete choice experiments in medical education: the role of management, health economics and research, University of Pretoria, 2019-
Gao N. The gift of time: how do I use it and how should I use it? Time allocation following a breast cancer diagnosis, University of Aberdeen, 2017-
Sakowsky R. Our values or mine? A philosophical and empirical critique of deliberative and stated preference elicitation techniques in health economics. Awarded January 2020, University of Aberdeen.
Chua G. Testing the external validity of discrete choice experiments – an application to pharmacy. Awarded 2018, University of Aberdeen.
Heidenreich S. Do I care or do I not? - An empirical assessment of decision heuristics in discrete choice. Awarded 2016, University of Aberdeen.
Hernandez R. Broadening the valuation space in health technology assessment: the case of monitoring individuals with ocular hypertension. Awarded 2016, University of Aberdeen.
Guda A. Health insurance demand analysis amongst formal sector employees in Ethiopia: a discrete choice experiment, Awarded 2014, University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Trinity College Dublin.
Kenter J. Implementing the ecosystems approach through linking deliberative monetary valuation and participatory systems modelling. Awarded 2014, University of Aberdeen.
Scotland G. Valuing outcomes in economic evaluations of maternal and reproductive health care interventions. Awarded 2012, University of Aberdeen
Mentzakis E. Economic issues of informal care: valuation and determinants. Awarded 2008, University of Aberdeen.
Regier D. Bayesian approaches to discrete choice experiments within a cost benefit framework: an application to genetic testing. Awarded 2008, University of Aberdeen.
Tinelli M. Developing and applying discrete choice experiments (DCEs) to inform pharmacy policy. Awarded 2008, University of Aberdeen.
Porteous T. How do people choose between self-care, supported self-care and GP consultations in minor illness? Awarded 2007, University of Aberdeen.
Amaya-Amaya M. Complexity and non-compensatory behaviour: an empirical investigation in health economics using choice experiments. Awarded 2005, University of Aberdeen.
Gerard K. Economic aspects of consumer involvement in health care benefit assessment. Awarded 2005, University of Southampton.
Jareinpituk S. Developing willingness to pay and a prepayment oral care plan: an application to pre-school children in Thailand. Awarded 2003, University College London.
McIntosh E. Using discrete choice experiments within economic evaluations. Awarded 2003, University of Aberdeen.
Hundley V. Determining success in the provision of maternity care. Awarded 2001, University of Aberdeen
San Miguel F. Testing the assumptions of completeness, stability and rationality of preferences in health economics using discrete choice experiments. Awarded 2001, University of Aberdeen.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Mandy contributes to the delivery of our annual DCE course: Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics
- Publications
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Exploring doctors’ trade-offs between management, research, and clinical training in the medical curriculum: a protocol for a discrete choice experiment in Southern Africa
BMJ OpenContributions to Journals: ArticlesUnderstanding Persistent Pain (UPP): a Decision Aid Tool to inform management of persistent pain in pharmacy
BPS ASM 2023, pp. 58Contributions to Journals: AbstractsKeeping an eye on cost: what can eye tracking tell us about attention to cost information in discrete choice experiments?
Health EconomicsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4658
The Baby Box Scheme in Scotland: A Study of Public Attitudes and Social Value
Health Expectations, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 3307-3314Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13639
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19442/2/Skea_etal_HE_The_Baby_Box_VoR.pdf
We know but we hope: a qualitative study of the opinions and experiences on the inclusion of management, health economics and research in the medical curriculum
PloS ONE, vol. 17, no. 10, e0276512Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrioritization of THose aWaiting hip and knee ArthroplastY(PATHWAY): protocol for development of a stakeholder led clinical prioritization tool
Bone & Joint Open, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 753-758Contributions to Journals: ArticlesContinuing the sequence?: Towards an Economic Evaluation of Whole Genome Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Rare Diseases in Scotland
Journal of Community Genetics, vol. 13, pp. 487-501Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUsing a discrete choice experiment to develop a decision aid tool to inform the management of persistent pain in pharmacy: – a protocol for a randomised feasibility study
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 9, e066379Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWill the public engage with new pharmacy roles?: Assessing future uptake of a community pharmacy health check using a discrete choice experiment
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, vol. 15, pp. 473–483Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPublic acceptability of non-pharmaceutical interventions to control a pandemic in the United Kingdom: a discrete choice experiment
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 3, e054155Contributions to Journals: Articles