My Research & Career Biography Dr Kathleen Boyd Kathleen.Boyd@glasgow.ac.uk Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment Institute of Health & wellbeing Away Day 3 rd March 2015 Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment
Who am I? Health Economist in HEHTA Joined University of Glasgow in 2007 as a researcher Research: Economic analyses for health care interventions Currently lecturer in Health Economics MSc HTA, MPH, Undergraduate (Business School) Some more about me. I like to run and exercise I ve drank red wine in No.10 Downing Street with Tony Blair Festival of Science 2006, Perspectives Poster Finalist
Overview Career Progression Background Overview of my journey in academia so far Focus on key positions Highlights (which helped me progress) Summary
Career progression Undergraduate & Masters degree Researcher BA (Hons) Economics, 2003: University of Strathclyde MSc Health Economics, 2004: University of Sheffield University of Stirling: 2005-2007 Multi-disciplinary project, funded by RCUK Research Assistant Research Associate Research Fellow Lecturer University of Glasgow: 2007 2010 Health Economics Appraisal Team 2010 2012 Research projects, lecturing, supervising HEHTA, Institute of Health & Wellbeing 2012-2014 Research grants co-applicant & principal Investigator Co-ordinator for masters Health Economics module 2014 Present Joint Theme Leader: Economic Evaluation Alongside Clinical Trials
Career progression University of Stirling: 2005-2007 3 year RCUK funded multi-disciplinary project Marketing, Public Health Research, & Aquaculture consumer attitudes on health & environment related to food & seafood Conference Posters, Presentations, Discussion Groups, Publications International Health Impact Assessment Conference, Cardiff, 2006 British Science Association, Festival of Science, 2006 Good Food Up North Conference, Bradford, 2006 Location On campus Loch Excellent Sports Facilities http://www.stir.ac.uk/campus-life/campus-facilities/
Research Assistant Health Economics Appraisal Team (part time till end 2007) Economic evaluations alongside clinical trials Conferences, reports, peer reviewed papers, membership professional bodies Teaching University of Glasgow: 2007-2010 Tutoring on team CPD courses, contribute to lecturing Co-supervision of masters projects Commenced PhD 2009 Part-time (in 3 years)
Highlight: High Impact Project 2009-2010 National Institute for Health Research, Health Technology Assessment programme
Applied for internal promotion: 2010 Peer reviewed publications (Stirling & Glasgow) Conference posters & presentations Teaching, Tutoring & Masters supervision Part-time PhD while working full time Collaboration with senior colleagues on grant applications
UoG Research Associate: 2010-2012 Research Smoking cessation, Oncology, Child health Publications, Conferences Grants: co-applicant/named researcher Peer Reviewing: journals & funding bodies National Institute for Health Research, BMJ, etc. Tutoring, Supervising masters student projects Departmental Activities Course co-ordinator for Health Economics module Glasgow Health Economics Seminar Series
Highlight: PhD awarded 2012
Highlight: Principal Investigator Small, short-term project: April-June 2012 NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Child Protection Agency Comprehensive Medical Assessment for children at risk of neglect & abuse: Scoping Service Delivery Principal Investigator, Value: 5052, 100% ownership Enabled me to submit as an Early Career Researcher to REF 2014..later applied for post as Research Fellow
UoG Research Fellow: 2012-2014 Projects: researcher and/or lead health economist Grants: co-applicant / lead health economist Expert Advisor: in-house trials advisory board Beatson WoSCC Clinical Trials Unit (2012 present) External Work Shadow: Oct Dec 2012 Liverpool Reviews & Implementation Group for NICE Teaching experience HEHTA s new MSc in Health Technology Assessment Co-supervision of PhD student Co-developed short course for conference & CPD courses
Highlight: High Impact Project 2011-2014 Tappin, D., et al. 2015 Financial incentives for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: Randomised Controlled Trial, BMJ http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h134
Lecturing MSc HTA, MPH, Undergraduate (Business School) Developing modules for MSc HTA online for 2015-16 Training PgCAP UoG Lecturer: 2014 - Present Aurora training programme: Leadership development for women in Higher Education http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/en/programmes-events/you/aurora/index.cfm
Summary of Key Points Short term research contracts 2005 2014 Don t need to abandon projects Internal Progression Support from research team Build & strengthen research collaborations One last highlight Completed my first half-marathon October 2014
You never know where your research will take you
Thank you Kathleen.Boyd@glasgow.ac.uk www.gla.ac.uk/hehta
My Recent & Current Disease Areas Research Overview Decision Modelling Biomarkers for cardiovascular disease (2012 2015) Cryotherapy for radio-recurrent prostate cancer (2011 2014) PET/CT screening for colorectal cancer (2009 2012) Evaluations alongside Trials Adjuvant chemotherapy for small bowel adenocarcinoma (2014 2018) Early discharge of Infants with Bronchilolitis (2011-2014) Short or long course chemotherapy for colorectal cancer (2007 2015) Financial incentives pregnant smokers (20011-2013) Proactive Telephone Cessation support (2009-2011) Smoking Treatments in Glasgow (2007 2009) Public & Population Health: New Orleans Intervention for maltreated infants, Phase II (2011-2014) Child neglect and the Comprehensive Medical Assessment (2012) Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for neglected children (2011) Foster care for maltreated children ( 2009)