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Dr Edel Doherty

BA., MA, Ph.D

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
Disipline of Economics
JE Cairnes
School of Business and Economics
NUI Galway
T: Ext. 3043
E: edel.doherty@nuigalway.ie

Biography

Edel Doherty is a lecturer in Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics and she is a member of the Health Economics & Policy Analysis Centre (HEPAC). Her research is focused on the application of discrete choice experiments, economic evaluation and econometrics in Health and Environmental Economics. She has published across a range of areas and she is particularly interested in exploring the socio-economic drivers of health, health inequalities and preferences for health and healthcare. Her work to date has been published in a number of leading international peer-reviewed journals such as Social Science and Medicine, the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, Health Affairs, Economics and Human Biology, European Review of Agricultural Economics and the Journal of Agricultural Economics. Since joining NUI Galway Edel has participated in a number of successful European and National research funding applications to the value of over 3.5 million euro. Previously Edel worked at Queen’s University Belfast and she was a visiting scholar to the UC Berkeley in 2009 and Simon Fraser University in 2019.

Edel is the Co-Director of the B.Comm Global Experience Year. In 2014/15 Edel was the Director of the Higher Diploma in Business.

Research Interests

My research interests lie in applied health economics research and I have also undertaken a number of applied studies in the area of environmental economics. I am interested in the application of microeconometrics and the discrete choice experiment methodology to address issues primarily in health and environment. In health economics, I have used microeconometric techniques to examine issues related to burden of disease, particularly around healthcare usage and the cost of illness, health inequalities and social exclusion. I have worked on projects in the areas of obesity, chronic pain, vaccinations, dementia, mental health and population health. In environmental economics, I have mainly used non-market valuation methods, particularly discrete choice experiments, to examine preferences in areas such as recreation, water quality and agri-schemes.

Research Projects

Project	Start Date	End Date
Health Impact Assessment of Deep Energy Renovations on Irish Domestic Dwelling	27-JAN-20	27-JAN-23
Cherish Keds	27-SEP-18	26-SEP-19
Risk Aqua Soil - Atlantic Risk Management Plan in water and soil (Interreg)	31-MAY-17	30-NOV-20
Benefit Transfer for Irish Water	01-JAN-12	22-OCT-12
Designing, Evaluating and inplementing a pilot complex intervention - UCC led HRB ICE project	29-JAN-16	28-JAN-19
lifetime costs of childhood overweight & obesity	01-MAY-15	31-OCT-16
EDEL DOHERTY GENERAL ACCOUNT	06-JUN-14	06-JUN-21
Total Factor Productiviy of Irish Agriculture: Measurement, Sources and Comparisons	01-DEC-14	31-MAR-18

Contract Researchers

Researcher Name	Project	Role	Funding Body
Nina Wemhem	SEAI- Haven	Postdoctoral Researcher	Other Government
Sinead Mellett	RiskAquaSoil	Post-Doctoral Researcher	EU
Michelle Queally	HRB: Cherish	Postdoctoral Researcher	Health Research Board (HRB)

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Budget impact analysis of an early identification and referral model for diagnosing patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis in Ireland' Kelleher, D., Barry, L., McGowan, B., Doherty, E., Carey, J.J., Kane, D (2020) 'Budget impact analysis of an early identification and referral model for diagnosing patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis in Ireland'. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Health inequities in unscheduled healthcare for children with intellectual disabilities in Ireland: a study protocol' Nicholson E, Doherty E, Somanadhan S, Guerin S, Schreiber J, Bury G, Kroll T, Raley M, McAuliffe E (2020) 'Health inequities in unscheduled healthcare for children with intellectual disabilities in Ireland: a study protocol'. HRB Open Research, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: An overview of the health service and economic policy response' Kennelly, B., O' Callaghan, M., Coughlan, D., Cullinan, J., Doherty, E., Glynn, L., Moloney, E., Queally, M. (2020) (2020) 'The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: An overview of the health service and economic policy response'. Health Policy And Technology, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'An initial catchment level assessment of the value of Ireland’s agroecosystem services' Norton, D., Hynes, S., Buckley, C., Ryan, M. and Doherty, E. (2020) 'An initial catchment level assessment of the value of Ireland’s agroecosystem services'. Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, [Details]
	(2020)	'Examining the transnational health preferences of a group of Eastern European migrants relative to a European host population using the EQ-5D-5L' 1. Kelleher, D., Barry,L., Hobbins,A., O'Neill, S., Doherty, E., O'Neill, C (2020) 'Examining the transnational health preferences of a group of Eastern European migrants relative to a European host population using the EQ-5D-5L'. Social Science And Medicine, 246 [Details]
	(2020)	'Preferences for weight loss treatment amongst treatment-seeking patients with severe obesity: A discrete choice experiment' Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finuncane, F and O’Neill, C (2020) 'Preferences for weight loss treatment amongst treatment-seeking patients with severe obesity: A discrete choice experiment'. Applied Health Economics And Health Policy, [Details]
	(2020)	'A Collaborative Approach to Developing Sustainable Behaviour Change Interventions for Childhood Obesity Prevention: Development of the Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) Intervention and Implementation Strategy' Toomey, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Doherty, E., Harrington, J., Hayes, C.B., Heary, C., Hennessy, M., Kelly, C., McHugh, S., McSharry, J., O'Halloran, J., Queally, M., Heffernan, T., Kearney, P.M., Byrne, M. (2020) 'A Collaborative Approach to Developing Sustainable Behaviour Change Interventions for Childhood Obesity Prevention: Development of the Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) Intervention and Implementation Strategy'. British Journal Of Health Psychology, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) study: protocol for a feasibility study' Matvienko-Sikar, K;Toomey, E;Queally, M;Flannery, C;Neill, KO;Dinan, TG;Doherty, E;Harrington, JM;Hayes, C;Heary, C;Hennessy, M;Kelly, C;Mc Hugh, SM;McSharry, J;Stanton, C;Heffernan, T;Byrne, M;Kearney, PM (2019) 'Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) study: protocol for a feasibility study'. BMJ Open, 9 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Public preferences for home care services for people with dementia: A discrete choice experiment on personhood' Walsh S;O'Shea E;Pierse T;Kennelly B;Keogh F;Doherty E; (2020) 'Public preferences for home care services for people with dementia: A discrete choice experiment on personhood'. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 245 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Role of integrated knowledge translation in developing and implementing a multicomponent infant feeding intervention: Insights from the CHErIsH study' Calnan, Susan; Toomey, Elaine; Matvienko-Sikar, K; Hayes, C; McHugh, Sheena; Flannery, C; O'Neill, K; Doherty, E; Hennessy, M; Kelly, C; Heary, C; Queally, M; Heffernan, T; Byrne, M; Kearney, PM (2019) 'Role of integrated knowledge translation in developing and implementing a multicomponent infant feeding intervention: Insights from the CHErIsH study'. The European Health Psychologist, 21 (1):588-594 [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2018)	'Judgement analysis of case severity and future risk of disability regarding chronic low back pain by general practitioners in Ireland' Dwyer,C.P., MacNeela,P., Durand, H., Gibbons, A., Reynolds,B., Doherty,E., Conneely,S., Slattery,B.W., Murphy, A.W. McGuire, B.E. (2018) 'Judgement analysis of case severity and future risk of disability regarding chronic low back pain by general practitioners in Ireland'. Plos One, [Details]
	(2018)	'The preferences of young adults with Type 1 diabetes at clinics using a discrete choice experiment approach' McMorrow L, O' Hara MC, Hynes L, Cunningham A, Caulfield A, Duffy C, Keighron C, Mullins M, Long M, Walsh D, Byrne M, Kennelly B, Gillespie P, Dinneen S, Doherty E (2018) 'The preferences of young adults with Type 1 diabetes at clinics using a discrete choice experiment approach'. Diabetic Medicine, [Details]
	(2018)	'Do Mothers Accurately Identify their Child's Overweight/Obesity Status During Early Childhood?' Queally M, Doherty E, Matvienko-Sikar K, Toomey E, Cullinan J, Harrington J, Kearney P (2018) 'Do Mothers Accurately Identify their Child's Overweight/Obesity Status During Early Childhood?'. International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity, 15 (56) [Details]
	(2017)	'The Impact of Childhood Overweight and Obesity on Healthcare Utilisation' Doherty E, Queally M, Cullinan J, Gillespie P (2017) 'The Impact of Childhood Overweight and Obesity on Healthcare Utilisation'. Economics and Human Biology, [Details]
	(2017)	'The economic impact of medication error: A systematic review' Walsh, E., Bradley, C., Sahm, L., Doherty, E and Kearney, P (2017) 'The economic impact of medication error: A systematic review'. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety, [Details]
	(2017)	'Low expectations: Do teachers underestimate the ability of overweight children or the children of overweight mothers?' Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2017) 'Low expectations: Do teachers underestimate the ability of overweight children or the children of overweight mothers?'. Economics and Human Biology, [Details]
	(2016)	'Since The Start Of The Vaccines For Children Program, Uptake Has Increased, And Most Disparities Have Decreased' Walsh, B., Doherty, E., O'Neill, C (2016) 'Since The Start Of The Vaccines For Children Program, Uptake Has Increased, And Most Disparities Have Decreased'. Health Affairs, 35 :356-364 [Details]
	(2016)	'Healthcare utilization of cancer survivors over 50yrs in Ireland' Coughlan, D., Doherty, E., Ward, P, Frick K, O'Neill, C (2016) 'Healthcare utilization of cancer survivors over 50yrs in Ireland'. Irish Medical Journal, [Details]
	(2015)	'Learning, fatigue and preference formation in discrete choice experiments' Campbell, D., Boeri, M., Doherty E., Hutchinson, G. (2015) 'Learning, fatigue and preference formation in discrete choice experiments'. Journal Of Economic Behavior And Organization, [Details]
	(2015)	'An examination of the relationships between service use and alternative measures of obesity among community dwelling adults in Ireland' Doherty, E., Queally, M. and C.O'Neill (2015) 'An examination of the relationships between service use and alternative measures of obesity among community dwelling adults in Ireland'. European Journal Of Health Economics, [Details]
	(2015)	'Overweight and obesity on the Island of Ireland: an estimation of costs' Dee, A., Callan, A., Doherty, E., O’Neill, C., McVeigh, T., Sweeney, MR., Staines, A., Kearns, K., Fitzgerald, S., Sharp, L., Kee, F., Hughes, J., Balanda, K and Perry, I. (2015) 'Overweight and obesity on the Island of Ireland: an estimation of costs'. BMJ Open, [Details]
	(2015)	'The prevalence, impact and cost of chronic non-cancer pain in Irish primary schoolchildren (PRIME-C): protocol for a longitudinal school-based survey' O'Higgins, S,Doherty, E,NicGabhainn, S,Murphy, A,Hogan, M,O'Neill, C,McGuire, BE (2015) 'The prevalence, impact and cost of chronic non-cancer pain in Irish primary schoolchildren (PRIME-C): protocol for a longitudinal school-based survey'. BMJ Open, 5 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Modelling the preferences of students for alternative assignment designs using the Discrete Choice Experiment methodology' Kennelly, B., Flannery, D., Considine. J., Doherty. E., & Hynes, S. (2015) 'Modelling the preferences of students for alternative assignment designs using the Discrete Choice Experiment methodology'. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination: results from Ireland' Walsh B, Doherty E, O’Neill C. (2014) 'Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination: results from Ireland'. Vaccine, [Details]
	(2014)	'Comparing the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control among adults with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' Hayes S, Hogan M, Dowd H, Doherty E, O’Higgins S, Nic Gabhain S (2014) 'Comparing the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control among adults with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'. BMJ Open, 4 [Details]
	(2014)	'Minority Status, Social Welfare Status and their Association with Child Participation in Sporting, Cultural and Community Activities' Coughlan, B,Doherty, E,O'Neill, C,McGuire, BE (2014) 'Minority Status, Social Welfare Status and their Association with Child Participation in Sporting, Cultural and Community Activities'. Economic And Social Review, 45 :65-85 [Details]
	(2014)	'Valuing ecosystem services across water bodies: Results from a discrete choice experiment' Doherty, E., Murphy, G, Hynes, S. and Buckley, C. (2014) 'Valuing ecosystem services across water bodies: Results from a discrete choice experiment'. Ecosystem Services, 7 :89-97 [Details]
	(2014)	'Chronic disease burden associated with overweight and obesity in Ireland: the effects of a small BMI reduction at population level' Kearns, K; Dee, A; Fitzgerald, A.P; Doherty, E and Perry IJ (2014) 'Chronic disease burden associated with overweight and obesity in Ireland: the effects of a small BMI reduction at population level'. BMC Public Health, 14 [Details]
	(2014)	'Estimating the health-care usage associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in an older adult population in Ireland' Doherty, E,O'Neill, C (2014) 'Estimating the health-care usage associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in an older adult population in Ireland'. Journal Of Public Health, 36 :504-510 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Combining discrete and continuous mixing distributions to identify niche markets for food' Campbell, D,Doherty, E (2013) 'Combining discrete and continuous mixing distributions to identify niche markets for food'. European Review Of Agricultural Economics, 40 :287-311 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Models of Site-choice for Walks in Rural Ireland: Exploring Cost Heterogeneity' Doherty, E,Campbell, D,Hynes, S (2013) 'Models of Site-choice for Walks in Rural Ireland: Exploring Cost Heterogeneity'. Journal Of Agricultural Economics, 64 :446-466 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Of mice and pens: A discrete choice experiment on student preferences for assignment systems in economics' Flannery, D., Kennelly, B., Doherty, E. Hynes, S. and Considine, J. (2013) 'Of mice and pens: A discrete choice experiment on student preferences for assignment systems in economics'. International Review of Economics Education, 14 :57-70 [Details]
	(2013)	'Examining labelling effects in discrete choice experiments: an application to recreational site choice' Doherty, E., Campbell, D., Hynes, S and van Rensburg, T. (2013) 'Examining labelling effects in discrete choice experiments: an application to recreational site choice'. Journal Of Environmental Management, [Details]
	(2013)	'Demand for improved food safety and quality: a comparison of two countries' Doherty, E and Campbell D (2013) 'Demand for improved food safety and quality: a comparison of two countries'. British Food Journal, [Details]
	(2012)	'Estimating the impact of overweight and obesity related healthcare use in the Republic of Ireland using Slán data' Doherty E., Dee, A and O’Neill C (2012) 'Estimating the impact of overweight and obesity related healthcare use in the Republic of Ireland using Slán data'. Economic And Social Review, 43 :227-250 [Details]
	(2012)	'Site choices in recreational demand: a matter of utility maximization or regret minimization?' Boeri, M. Longo, A., Doherty, E. and Hynes, S. (2012) 'Site choices in recreational demand: a matter of utility maximization or regret minimization?'. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 1 (1):32-47 [Details]
	(2012)	'Exploring preferences towards the provision of farmland walking trails: A supply and demand perspective' Howley, P,Doherty, E,Buckley, C,Hynes, S,van Rensburg, T,Green, S (2012) 'Exploring preferences towards the provision of farmland walking trails: A supply and demand perspective'. Land Use Policy, 29 :111-118 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Walking in the Irish countryside – landowner preferences and attitudes to improved access provision' Buckley C., Hynes, S., van Rensburg, T and Doherty E (2009) 'Walking in the Irish countryside – landowner preferences and attitudes to improved access provision'. Journal Of Environmental Planning And Management, 52 (8):1053-1070 [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
		*The Lancet, 392, S1-S97* Toomey, E., Byrne, M., Houghton, C., Kelly, C., Matvienko-Sikar, K., McSharry, J., Queally, M., Doherty, E., Hayes, C., Hennessy, M., McHugh, S., Kearney, P.M. and Heary, C. on behalf of the CHErIsH study Health-care professional and parental views and experiences of implementing infant feeding interventions: A qualitative evidence synthesis The Lancet, 392, S1-S97 [Details]
	(2017)	*SPHeRE Network 3rd Annual Conference* Toomey E, Kearney P, Byrne M, Doherty E, Hayes C, Harrington J, McHugh S, Matvienko-Sikar K, Queally M, Heary C, Hennessy M, McSharry J, Kelly C (2017) Using an infant feeding intervention to target childhood obesity: Background, rationale and impact of the HRB Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Childhood Obesity project SPHeRE Network 3rd Annual Conference [Details]
	(2015)	*Growing up in Ireland* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2015) Obesity Stigma Growing up in Ireland [Details]
	(2016)	*European Obesity Summit* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2016) The role of adiposity in perceived ability within Ireland's education system European Obesity Summit [Details]
	(2016)	*European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG)* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2016) The role of adiposity in perceived ability within Ireland's primary education system European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG) [Details]
	(2016)	*Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) Annual Scientific Meeting 2016* Fischer M, Kennedy KM, Ker J, O'Connor P, Doherty E and Kropmans TJB (2016) Assessment of Situational Awareness in Undergraduate Medical Education by Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation: A Literature Review Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 Belfast, United Kingdom, [Details]
	(2015)	*Irish Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting* O’Higgins, S., Durand, H. Taheny, D., Doherty, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A.W., Hogan, M., O’Neill, C., McGuire, B. (2015) Prevalence, impact and cost of chronic pain in Irish schoolchildren: results from a longitudinal study (PRIME-C) Irish Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting Dublin, [Details]
	(2015)	*Irish Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting* Durand, H., O’Higgins, S., Doherty, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy,A.W., Hogan, M., O’Neill, C., McGuire, B. (2015) Persistent and recurrent pain in childhood: patterns of childhood chronic pain over two years (PRIME-C) Irish Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting Dublin, [Details]
	(2015)	*29th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society* Durand, H., O’Higgins, S., Doherty, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & McGuire, B. (2015) Not seeing eye-to-eye: differential reporting of chronic pain by children and their parents (PRIME-C) 29th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society Limassol, Cyprus, [Details]
	(2014)	*Chronic pain in school-aged children in Ireland. Results from the PRIME-C study on prevalence, impact and economic costs* O’Higgins, S., Hayes, S., Doherty, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., MacNeela, P., Murphy, A., Kropmans, T., O’Neill, C. & McGuire, B. (2014) O’Higgins, S., Hayes, S., Doherty, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., MacNeela, P., Murphy, A., Kropmans, T., O’Neill, C. & McGuire, B Chronic pain in school-aged children in Ireland. Results from the PRIME-C study on prevalence, impact and economic costs Innsbruck, [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	Farmers’ Attitudes and Preferences for Climate Change Adaptation: An Irish Case Study. 40. Mellett, S., Doherty, E., Nee, S., James, J., Berthoumieu, J.F., O’Hora, D., Ryan, M., & Couldrick, L (2020) Farmers’ Attitudes and Preferences for Climate Change Adaptation: An Irish Case Study. NUI Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	Children and Youth Affairs Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity. Matvienko-Sikar, K., Toomey, E., Queally, M., Hennessy, M., Byrne, M., Kelly, C., Hayes, C., Doherty, E., Heary, C., McHugh, S., Kearney, P.M (2018) Children and Youth Affairs Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity. Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs Report on Tackling Childhood, Houses of the Oireachtas. [Details]
	(2014)	An evaluation of parental social welfare status and their children’s psychosocial adjustment and involvement in community and cultural activities. Coughlan, B, McKenne, PP, Doherty, E, O'Neill, C and McGuire B (2014) An evaluation of parental social welfare status and their children’s psychosocial adjustment and involvement in community and cultural activities. Family Support Agency, Dublin. [Details]
	(2014)	Using a discrete choice method to calculate generic values for water. Murphy, G, Hynes, S, Doherty, E., Buckley, C, Corless, R (2014) Using a discrete choice method to calculate generic values for water. Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin. [Details]
	(2012)	Using Benefit Transfer Techniques to Estimate the Value of achieving ‘Good Ecological’ Status in Irish Water Bodies. Norton, D., Hynes, S., Doherty, E. Buckley, C., Campbell, D. and Stithou, M. (2012) Using Benefit Transfer Techniques to Estimate the Value of achieving ‘Good Ecological’ Status in Irish Water Bodies. EPA, http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/water/strivereport94.html. [Details]
	(2012)	Economic Cost of Overweight and Obesity on the island of Ireland. Perry, I., Dee, A., O’Neill, C., Callan, A., Doherty, E., Staines, A., McVeigh, T., Sweeney, M.R., O’Dwyer, V., Kearns, K., Sharp, L., Kee, F., Hughes and J., Balanda, K (2012) Economic Cost of Overweight and Obesity on the island of Ireland. Safefood, Dublin. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	Growing up in Ireland, ESRI, Dublin, Queally, M., Doherty, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Toomey, E., Cullinan, J., Harrington, J. and Kearney, P. (2017) Maternal perception of their child’s weight status during early childhood and the CHErIsH study. [Oral Presentation], Growing up in Ireland, ESRI, Dublin, ESRI, Dublin , 08-MAY-17. [Details]

Conference Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Toulouse, France, August 26th to 28th. Doherty, E., Murphy, G, Hynes, S. and Buckley, C. (2013) 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Toulouse, France, August 26th to 28th. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2013)	23rd Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, ENVIRON 2013, The Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, January 30th to February 1st, 2013. Murphy, G., Hynes, S., Doherty, E., Buckley, C. (2013) 23rd Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, ENVIRON 2013, The Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, January 30th to February 1st, 2013. Conference Paper [Details]

Policy Contribution

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health Policy Brief. Matvienko-Sikar, K., Queally, M., Toomey, E., Hennessy, M., Byrne, M., Kelly, C., Hayes, C., Doherty, E., Heary, C., McHugh, S., Kearney, P.M., (2018) Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health Policy Brief. Policy Contribution [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2008	Bob O Connor Prize	Agricultural Economics Society
2009	Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley	NUI Galway
2014	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education	NUI Galway

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
International Association of Health Economists	Member	/
Environ: Environmental Science Association of Ireland	Member	/
Health Economics Association of Ireland	Member	/

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
Virtual Seminar on the Economics of Risky Behaviour	Member of Advisory Board	/
Advisory board to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service	Member	/
Programme Steering Committee for: Scalable behavioural weight management programmes for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes PGfAR Programme RP PG 0216 20010, University of Cambridge	Member	/
ASPHER Working Group on Healthcare Economic Evaluation in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe	Member	/

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
NUI Galway	Lecturer in Economics	01-MAR-14 / 09-NOV-20
NUI Galway	Postodoctoral Researcher	01-NOV-11 / 01-MAR-14
Queen's University Belfast	Postodoctoral Researcher	01-JAN-10 / 01-NOV-11

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2003	NUI Galway	Bachelor of Arts	Public and Social Policy
2004	NUI Galway	Master of Economic Science	Economics
2010	NUI Galway	PhD	Economics

Reviews

	Journal	Role
	Value In Health	Reviewer
	Ecosystem Services	Reviewer
	Economic And Social Review	Reviewer
	Science Of The Total Environment	Reviewer
	European Journal Of Health Economics	Reviewer
	Journal Of Environmental Management	Reviewer
	Journal Of Environmental Planning And Management	Reviewer
	Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy	Reviewer
	Ecological Applications	Reviewer
	European Review Of Agricultural Economics	Reviewer
	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	Editoral Board
	Ecological Economics	Reviewer
	Social Science And Medicine	Reviewer
	BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth	Reviewer

Other Activities

	Description
	Public Engagement Several of the research studies and publications that I have been involved in have received interest from the media. See examples below. Date and Source Article Title 5/03/2020: RTE Brainstorm: How media coverage shapes our opinion of climate change Echo Live, 31/01/2020: Patients with severe obesity want treatments that offer access to psychological services - study 02/19: Connaught Tribune: NUI Galway study aims to equip farms with the know-how to adapt better to climate change events 14/05/19 IRISH TECH NEWS: Nui Galway To Host 7th Eugeo Congress With A Focus On Agriculture And Climate Change 18/03/19: RTE Brainstorm: How rural and agricultural areas can deal with climate change 12/12/18 Engineers Journal: NUIG plan for better resilience to climatic changes in agricultural and rural areas 12/18: Irish Examiner: Project to boost rural response to climate risk 11/18: Irish Farmers Journal: Soil Fertility key to climate change Galway Advertiser, 02/09/2018: NUI Galway childhood obesity study finds low awareness among mothers Galway Bay FM, 01/08/2018: NUIG study reveals 1 in 5 mothers cannot tell if child is overweight or obese The Sun, 01/08/2018: LOVE IS BLIND One in five Irish mums unable to tell if their preschool kids are overweight or obese, new study reveals Irish Heart Foundation, 07/08/2019: Mothers fail to recognise obesity in their children Sunday Times, 01/07/2018: Irish Mothers do not recognise if their child is overweight Engineers Ireland, 30/10/2018: NUI Galway seeks participants for clinical trial focus groups Evening Herald, 02/08/2018: One in five mums don't realise their child is fat or obese O’Keefees Pharmacy, 23/05/2017: Mum's BMI linked to kid's perceived abilities Irish Examiner, 20/05/2017: Mum’s BMI affects school Irish Health, 22/05/2017: Mum's BMI linked to kid's perceived abilities Her Family, 23/05/2017: Teachers underestimate the intelligence of kids with obese mums Clare Champion, 09/12/2016: The Cost of Childhood Obesity and the Obesity Strategy

Teaching Interests

2020-2021: EC507: Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation

2020-2021:EC259:Economics of Public Policy
2020-2021:EC142: Principles of Microeconomics
2019-2020: EC259 Economics of Public Policy
2019-2020: EC507: Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation
I was on Sabbatical leave for the 2019 calendar year

2018-2019: EC515: Data Management and Survey Techniques
2018 – 2019: EC137: Principles of Microeconomics

I was on maternity leave for part of academic year 2015/16 and all of 2017/2018

2016-2017: EC143 Principles of Macroeconomics
2016-2017: EC515:Data Management and Survey Techniques
2016-2017: EC5107: Non-Market Valuation
2015-2016: EC259: Economics of Public Policy
2015-2016: EC5107: Non-Market Valuation
2015-2016: EC143: Principles of Macroeconomics
2014-2015: EC515: Data Management and Survey Techniques
2014-2015: EC139: Principles of Microeconomics
2014-2015:EC259: Economics of Public Policy
2014-2015:EC388: Environmental and Resource Economics
2014-2015:EC5107: Non-Market Valuation

2016 - : Director: B.Comm International/Global Experience Year
2014-2015: Director; Higher Diploma in Business Studies

Recent Postgraduate Students

Graduation	Name	Degree	Primary Supervisor
2015	Brian Ruane	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2018	Simon Walsh
2020	Namrata Bhat	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2018	Pauline Duggan	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2020	Maeve Hynes	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2018	Brid Moynihan	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2020	Erin Burke	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2020	Maire Ni Chonghaile	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2016	David O Toole	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2016	Siobhan O'Brien	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2016	Garret Ginty	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)
2015	Aoife Joyce	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y