DPhil Roll of Honour
Since HERC was established in 1996 we have been fortunate to have had a number of DPhil graduates. Below is a list of all graduates, along with their supervisor(s), thesis title, and date of award.
INFORMATION FOR OUR FUTURE STUDENTS
For more information on undertaking a postgraduate research degree at the University of Oxford, visit Oxford Population Health's website.
CURRENT STUDENTS
James altunkaya
St Edmund Hall
Supervisors: José Leal, Philip Clarke, Amanda Adler and Derrick Bennett
Thesis title: Estimating the value of population stratification in prediabetes: development and validation of a new patient-level economic model
Aislinn cook
Linacre College
Supervisors: Dr. Koen Pouwels, Dr. Catrin Moore, Prof. Ben Cooper
Thesis title: Estimating optimal antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare setting globally
Wadzanayi Muchenje
Linacre College
Supervisors: Ramon Luengo-Fernandez, Elizabeth Stokes and Olufunke Alaba
Thesis title: The Cost of NCD Management to Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
PAMELA GONGORA
Green Templeton College
Supervisors: Apostolos Tsiachristas, Ray Fitzpatrick and Rafael Perera
Thesis Title: Rationing and supporting the decision-making process of local health authorities in England
David Jones
Exeter College
Supervisors: Professor Philip Clarke and Dr. Jane Wolstenholme
Thesis title: Health economic modeling and trial analysis for the comparative assessment of new advanced radiotherapy technologies
Mi Jun Keng
Exeter College.
Supervisors: Dr Borislava Mihaylova, Dr Jose Leal, Professor Louise Bowman
Thesis title: Developing framework for long-term diabetes modelling – A case study with aspirin
MURONG YANG
Exeter College
Supervisors: Dr Mara Violato and Dr Claire Carson
Thesis Title: A longitudinal study of child mental health in the UK: the role of income and other risk factors
past students
dr. muriel levy
Green Templeton College
Supervisors: Professor Robert Clarke, Dr Borislava Mihaylova, Dr Yiping Chen, Professor Zhengming Chen
Thesis title: Trends in hospital care use for stroke and hypertension in 0.5 M people in the China Kadoorie Biobank following the implementation of major healthcare reforms in 2009
dr. Patrick Fahr
St Anne's College.
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Wordsworth and Dr James Buchanan
Thesis title: Linking genomic and clinical data in health economic evaluations: identifying challenges and exploring potential solutions
Awarded DPhil: 2022
dr. Inna Thalmann
Brasenose College
Supervisors: Associate Professor Borislava Mihaylova, Dr Iryna Schlackow, Professor Alastair Gray and Associate Professor David Preiss
Thesis title: Determinants of medication use for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Awarded DPhil: 2022
dr. SOPHIE DIARRA
St Cross College.
Supervisors: Dr Mara Violato and Dr Maria Quigley
Thesis title: Income and asthma-related outcomes in children: a longitudinal study in the United Kingdom
Awarded DPhil: 2021
Dr. Kusal Lokuge
St Edmund Hall College. Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Dr Borislava Mihaylova, Professor Alastair Gray, Dr Richard Bulbulia, Professor Alison Halliday
Thesis title: What are the optimal treatment strategies in people of increased stroke risk due to carotid stenosis: using clinical trial and external data to evaluate long-term benefits and cost-effectiveness?
Awarded DPhil: 2019
Thomas Rouyard
Green Templeton College
Supervisors: Dr José Leal and Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: Does personalised risk communication influence future self-management in Type 2 diabetes?
Awarded DPhil: 2018
dr seamus kent
Lincoln College. Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Dr Borislava Mihaylova, Dr Ben Cairns, Professor Alastair Gray, and Professor Susan Jebb
Thesis title: Healthcare use and costs in relation to body mass index in over one million middle-aged and older women in England
Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr Filipa Landeiro
Oriel College. Medical sciences division – Nuffield Department of Population Health
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray and Dr José Leal
Thesis title: The cost of social isolation in older people in the English and Portuguese National Health Services
From: Hilary 2012 Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr Adam Briggs
Wellcome Trust. University of Oxford
Supervisor: Dr Jane Wolstenholme
Thesis title: Estimating and comparing the cost-effectiveness of primary prevention policies affecting diet and physical activity in England.
Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr Anees Abdul-Pari
University of Oxford
Supervisor: Dr Jane Wolstenholme
Thesis title: Health economic aspects in the management of bipolar disorder
Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr Phuong Tran Thi Thanh
Kellog College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray, Professor Jeremy Day and Dr Yoel Lubell
Thesis title: Application of economic analysis to evaluate various infectious diseases in Vietnam
From: Michaelmas 2012. Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr Ines Rombach
St Edmund Hall, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray, Dr Oliver Rivero-Arias and Professor Crispin Jenkinson
Thesis title: Handling missing data in patient reported outcome measures
From: Michaelmas 2013. Awarded DPhil: 2017
Dr JAMES BUCHANAN
Oriel College. Nuffield Department of Population Health
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Wordsworth and Dr Anna Schuh
Thesis title: Issues related to the economic analysis of genomic diagnostic technologies in the UK National Health Service: an exploration of methods
From: Michaelmas 2011. Awarded DPhil: 2016
Dr ELIZABETH sTOKES
St Cross College. Nuffield Department of Population Health
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Wordsworth and Dr Simon Stanworth
Thesis title: Methods for assessing the costs of transfusion management strategies in cardiac surgery
From: Michaelmas 2010. Awarded DPhil: 2016
DR Maria Alva
Wolfson College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: Three essays in the economics of diabetes
From: Michaelmas 2009. Awarded DPhil: 2014
DR HELEN DAKIN
St. Cross College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: Analysis of factorial design clinical trials in economic evaluation
From: Michaelmas 2009. Awarded DPhil: 2014
DR Jamila Headley
Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford
Supervisor: Dr Jane Wolstenholme
Thesis title: Opening the black box: the politics of allocating public resources for health in Barbados
Awarded DPhil: 2012
DR Oliver Rivero-Arias
Merton College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray and Professor Richard Kerr
Thesis title: Economic issues in cost-effectiveness analysis when dealing with multinational cost and outcome data: exploration of methods using data from the MRC International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial
From: Michaelmas 2006. Awarded DPhil: January 2011
DR josÉ leal
Brasenose College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Dr Jane Wolstenholme
Thesis title: Multi-parameter evidence synthesis in economic evaluation (The thesis explores evidence synthesis and modelling the cost-effectiveness of prostate cancer screening and MCADD)
Awarded DPhil: 2010
DR RamÓn Luengo-Fernandez
Wolfson College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray and Professor Peter Rothwell
Thesis title: Resource costs, health outcomes and cost-effectiveness in stroke care: Evidence from the Oxford Vascular Study
From: Michaelmas 2005. Awarded DPhil: April 2009
DR Helen Campbell
St. Cross College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray and Professor Adrian Harris, Department of Oncology
Thesis title: Economic analysis of prognostic information: case study of treatment for early breast cancer
From: Michaelmas 2003. Awarded DPhil: April 2008
DR Rosa Legood
Green College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: Costs and benefits of screening for cervical cancer
From: Michaelmas 2002. Awarded DPhil: November 2006
DR Julia Sinclair
DH/MRC Special Training Fellowships in HSR
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray with Professor Keith Hawton, Department of Psychiatry
Thesis title: A five year follow up study of deliberate self-harm patients: Outcome, prognostic factors, and health service utilisation.
From: Michaelmas 2002. Awarded DPhil: November 2006
DR Joseph Liu
Wolfson College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
From: Michaelmas 1998. Awarded DPhil: February 2006
DR MEENA SESHAMANI
Lincoln College, Marshall Commemoration Fund, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
From: Michaelmas 1998. Awarded DPhil: February 2003
Dr Christine a kennedy
Trinity College, Rhodes Foundation, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
From: Michaelmas 1998. Awarded DPhil: June 2001
DR Borislava Mihaylova
Exeter College. Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Briggs
Thesis title: Using clinical trial evidence for economic evaluation of health care interventions
Awarded DPhil: 2006
DR Andrew H Briggs
Nuffield College, MRC Training Fellow, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisors: Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: Uncertainty in the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions.
From: Michaelmas 1996. Awarded DPhil: July 1998
DR Sasha Shepperd
Green College, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
Thesis title: A randomised controlled trial comparing hospital at home with in-patient hospital care
From: Michaelmas 1994. Awarded DPhil: October 1998
DR Neil Söderlund
Wadham/Nuffield College, Rhodes Foundation, Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Supervisor: Professor Alastair Gray
From: Trinity 1993. Awarded DPhil: 1995