Dr John Cullinan BAFS, MA, MSc, PhD
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Biography:
| John Cullinan is a Lecturer in Economics and Director of the BA in Public and Social Policy degree programme and joined the School in 2010. He completed his doctoral studies at NUI Galway in 2009, where his work focussed on the valuation of environmental public goods using econometric, spatial microsimulation and GIS techniques. John holds a primary degree in Actuarial and Financial Studies and an MA in Economics from University College Dublin, as well as an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. John previously worked as a Junior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Limerick and at NUI Maynooth, an Assistant Lecturer in Economics at UCD, and as a Consultant at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. He has also spent six years working as an Economic Consultant with Indecon Economic Consultants and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway. John’s research interests lie in the application of econometric and spatial modelling techniques in the fields of health economics, environmental economics and spatial economics. He has published his research in a number of leading international peer-reviewed journals, including Health and Place, Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Spatial Economic Analysis, Ecological Economics, Regional Studies, Diabetes Care and Health Economics. |
Research Interests
| John’s research interests lie in the application of econometric and spatial modelling techniques in the fields of health economics, environmental economics and spatial economics and he is currently involved in a number of research projects in these areas. They include: - The economics of disability - Geographic accessibility and higher education participation decisions - Local food environments and childhood obesity - Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity - Income under-reporting amongst the self-employed |
Research Projects
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Project: MILLENIUM FUND 2010 INVESTIGATING THE ROLE ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTHCARE CENTRES ON THE UPTAKE OF SCREENING FOR GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS IN IRELAND JOHN CULLINAN ( RM1013) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-FEB-11 / 30-OCT-11 |
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Project: POVERTY AND THE LIFECOURSE: DEVELOPING MATERIAL DEPRIVATION INDICATORS FOR A DIVERSE OLDER POPULATION IN IRELAND ( ) Role: Co-Applicant Description: Start/End Dates: / |
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Project: URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY - THE UTI-C PROGRAMME: AN INTERNATIONAL META-ANALYSIS AND A COMPLEX INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING IN GENERAL PRACTICE ( ) Role: Collaborator Description: Start/End Dates: / |
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Project: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT OF IMPROVED ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE DAFF 10 RD ADOPT TECH TMFRC 71401 0 JOHN CULLINAN ( ROG1051) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-NOV-11 / 31-OCT-13 |
Book Chapters
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2013) 'Modelling the Spatial Pattern of Rural Tourism and Recreation Activities' In: O'Donoghue et al. (2013) Modelling the Local Economy: A Simulation Approach. Springer-Verlag. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Cullinan J, Flannery D, Walsh S, McCoy S (2013) 'Distance Effects, Social Class and the Decision to Participate in Higher Education in Ireland'. The Economic And Social Review, 44 :19-51. [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gannon B, O'Shea E (2013) 'The Welfare Implications of Disability for Older People in Ireland'. The European Journal Of Health Economics, 14 :171-183. [Details] |
| Gillespie P, Cullinan J, O'Neill C, Dunne F. (2013) 'Modelling the Independent Effects of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Maternity Care and Costs'. Diabetes Care, . [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gillespie P, Owens L, Dunne F (2012) 'Accessibility and Screening Uptake Rates for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Ireland'. Health And Place, 18 (2):339-348. [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gillespie P, Owens L, Avalos G, Dunne F (2012) 'Is There a Socioeconomic Gradient in the Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?'. Irish Medical Journal, 105 (5):21-23. [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gillespie P, Owens L, Dunne F (2012) 'The Impact of Travel Distance on the Decision to Attend for Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Ireland'. Irish Medical Journal, 105 (5):18-20. [Details] |
| Gillespie P, O’Shea E, Cullinan J, Lacey L, Gallagher D, Ni Mhaolain A, Lawlor B (2012) 'The Effects of Dependence and Function on Costs of Care for Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Ireland'. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, . [DOI] [Details] |
| Laepple D, Cullinan J (2012) 'The Development and Geographic Distribution of Organic Farming in Ireland'. Irish Geography, 45 (1):67-85. [DOI] [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Garvey E, Keane M (2011) 'Investigating the Determinants of Relative Economic Performance for Irish Towns - A Finite Mixture Modelling Approach'. Regional Studies, . [DOI] [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2011) 'Using Spatial Microsimulation to Account for Demographic and Spatial Factors in Environmental Benefit Transfer'. Ecological Economics, 70 :813-824. [DOI] [Details] |
| Layte R, Harrington J, Sexton E, Perry IJ, Cullinan J, Lyons S (2011) 'Irish Exceptionalism? Local Food Environments and Dietary Quality'. Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health, 65 :881-888. [DOI] [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gannon B, Lyons S (2011) 'Estimating the Extra Cost of Living for People with Disabilities'. Health Economics, 20 :582-599. [DOI] [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2011) 'A Spatial Microsimulation Approach to Estimating the Total Number and Economic Value of Site Visits in Travel Cost Modelling'. Environmental & Resource Economics, 50 :27-47. [DOI] [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2010) 'Developing a Continuous Space Representation of a Simulated Population'. Spatial Economic Analysis, 5 :317-338. [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2008) 'Estimating Catchment Area Population Indicators Using Network Analysis'. Irish Geography, 41 (3):279-294. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Other Journals
| Cullinan J, Gannon B, O'Shea E (2009) 'Estimating the Economic Cost of Disability for Older Persons in Ireland' Irish Journal of Medical Science (54th Annual Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society Meeting Abstracts) 175 (3) . [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gannon B (2009) 'Ill-Health and Early Retirement in Ireland' Irish Centre for Social Gerontology - Economics of Ageing Bulletin 2 . [Details] |
Published Reports
Walsh, K. Scharf, T. Cullinan, J. & Finn, C. (2012) Deprivation and its measurement in later life: findings from a mixed-methods study in Ireland. Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, Galway.  [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Cullinan J, Flannery D, Walsh S (2012) Distance Effects, Social Class and the Decision to Participate in Higher Education in Ireland. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gillespie P, Owens L, Dunne, F (2011) Accessibility and Screening Uptake Rates for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Ireland. 8th World Congress on Health Economics. Toronto, Canada: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2011) Using Spatial Microsimulation to Account for Demographic and Spatial Factors in Environmental Benefit Transfer. Irish Economics Assocation Annual Conference. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Keogh S, Cullinan J (2011) The Determinants of Time Spent on Social, Community & Voluntary Activities by Farm Households in the West of Ireland. 33rd Conference of the International Association for Time Use Research. University of Oxford, UK: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Keogh S, Cullinan J (2011) The Determinants of Time Spent on Social, Community & Voluntary Activities by Farm Households in the West of Ireland. Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference. Warwick, UK: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Keogh S, Cullinan J (2011) The Determinants of Time Spent on Social, Community & Voluntary Activities by Farm Households in the West of Ireland. 19th Annual Colloquium of the International Geographical Union Commission. National University of Ireland, Galway: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gannon B, O'Shea E (2010) The Welfare Implications of Disability for Older People in Ireland. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Garvey E, Keane M (2010) Performance, Position and Competition between Places. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2010) Using Spatial Microsimulation to Account for Demographic and Spatial Factors in Environmental Benefit Transfer. Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland Annual Conference. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2009) Developing a Continuous Space Representation of a Simulated Population. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2009) Developing a Continuous Space Representation of a Simulated Population. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Blarney: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2009) Developing a Continuous Space Representation of a Simulated Population. Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section Annual Conference. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Gannon B, Lyons S (2008) Estimating the Economic Cost of Disability in Ireland. 7th European Conference on Health Economics. Rome, Italy: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J (2008) Using Spatial Microsimulation to Estimate Aggregate Consumer Surplus Values in Travel Cost Modelling. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Conference. Gothenburg, Sweden: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2007) Using Spatial Microsimulation and GIS in Environmental Value Transfer. 1st General Conference of the International Microsimulation Conference. Vienna, Austria: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2006) The Use of Spatial Microsimulation Techniques and Geographic Information Systems in Benefit Function Transfer: Modelling the Demand for Recreation in Ireland. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Bunclody: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Cullinan J, Hynes S, O'Donoghue C (2006) Using Spatial Microsimulation Modelling Techniques and Geographic Information Systems to Estimate the Demand for Outdoor Recreation Activities in Ireland. 8th Nordic Seminar on Microsimulation Models. Oslo, Norway: Conference Paper [Details] |
Thesis
| Cullinan J (2008) Modelling the Value of Forest Recreation Using Spatial Microsimulation and GIS Techniques. National University of Ireland, Galway. Thesis [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2008. Title: Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley |
| Year: 2007. Title: Bob O’Connor Prize |
| Year: 2006. Title: Walsh Fellowship (3 Years) |
Conference Contributions
| John Cullinan (2008) ISNE Annual Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Irish Society for New Economists Annual Conference 2008, NUI Galway , 03-OCT-08 - 04-OCT-08. |
Committees
| Committee : GIS Centre Committee (NUI Galway) |
| Committee : Economics PhD Graduate Research Committee (NUI Galway) |
| Committee : BA/BComm Economics Review Group (NUI Galway) |
Reviews
| Demography: Reviewer. |
| The European Journal Of Health Economics: Reviewer. |
| Portuguese Economic Journal : Reviewer. |
| Bmc Cancer: Reviewer. |
| Journal Of Environmental Management: Reviewer. |
| Marine Resource Economics: Reviewer. |
Other Activities
| Administration and Community BA Public and Social Policy Programme Director. Organiser of weekly Discipline of Economics Seminar Series in 2011/12. Organiser of weekly Brown Bag Seminar Series in 2011/12 and 2012/13. Guest lectures at the University of Limerick in 2010, 2011 and 2012 on Economics of Disability and Economic Inequality. Affiliated researcher at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology. Member of Population and Migration Network and Health Economics Group at NUI Galway. Member of Irish Economic Association, Irish Society of New Economists, International Health Economics Association, Irish Environmental Economists Network, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Regional Science Association International: Britain and Ireland Section. Co-organiser, Public Policy, Enterprise, Governance and Sustainability (PPEGS) Seminar Series, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, 2010. Co-organiser, PPEGS Research Workshop, |
Teaching Interests
| Current Courses Econometrics (Postgraduate) Mathematical Economics (Postgraduate) Public and Social Policy (Undergraduate) Principles of Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
Previous Courses Health Economics (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate) Econometrics (Undergraduate) Economics of European Integration (Undergraduate) International Economics (Undergraduate) Economics for Business (Postgraduate) Intermediate Macroeconomics (Undergraduate) |
Recent Postgraduates
| Currently sole supervisor to 2 full-time Ph.D. students: Sinead Keogh and Aine Roddy (Hardiman Scholar). Research thesis supervisor to 7 Masters students: Elaine Carrol, Emmett Hynes, Lisa Young, Aine Roddy, Cathal Geoghegan (all NUIG), Eoin Gorman and Jonathan Ryan (both UL). |