Dr
Lorna GuinnessProfile page
Associate Professor in Health Economics
Global Health and Development
- Associate Professor in Health EconomicsGlobal Health and Development
BIO
I am a Health Economist with over twenty years of experience in low- and middle-income settings. I have worked within international funding agencies, as a consultant and in academia carrying out research, policy advice and training in financing and economic evaluation, efficiency and equity analyses in low income countries both in Africa and Asia. I also work on the economics of interventions for vulnerable groups.
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS
- Honorary Associate ProfessorLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Mar 2022 - 1 Jun 2024
- Honorary LecturerLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Mar 2022
- Distance Learning TutorLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2009 - present
- LecturerLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Public Health and Policy, London, United Kingdom1 Nov 2007 - 1 Jan 2016
- Research FellowLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2001 - 1 Nov 2007
- Research AssistantLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jul 1996 - 1 Sep 1996
- Research assistantLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Public Health and Policy, London, United Kingdom1 May 1997 - 31 Dec 1997
- Associate ProfessorLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom24 May 2024 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Visiting Research FellowAustralian National University, Canberra, Australia1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2011
- Research assistantLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom1 Sep 1996 - 1 Apr 1997
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Non-Resident FellowCenter for Global Development, London, United Kingdom20 Apr 2020 - present
- ConsultantImperial College London, International Decision Support Initiative, London, United Kingdom1 Nov 2018 - 20 Apr 2020
- ConsultantHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Nonthaburi, Thailand1 Mar 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
- ConsultantCopenhagen Consensus Center, Tewksbury, United StatesFeb 2017 - May 2017
- ConsultantUniversity of Washington, Seattle, United StatesJan 2016 - Jan 2017
- Associate EconomistJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva, SwitzerlandJan 2000 - Dec 2000
- Health EconomistMaxwell Stamp Plc, London, United KingdomJan 1998 - Dec 1999
- ConsultantJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 2020 - Sep 2021
DEGREES
- PhD, Health EconomicsLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2001 - 6 Nov 2006
- MSc, Health Policy and FinancingLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 1995 - 1 Jul 1996
- MA, Development StudiesSchool of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 1993 - 31 Aug 1994
- MA(Hons), Economics and Economic HistoryUniversity of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom1 Sep 1987 - 1 Jul 1991
CERTIFICATIONS
- Advanced Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisUniversity of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomApr 2011 - present
- Introduction to EconometricsLondon School of Economics and Political Science, London, United KingdomJul 2002 - Aug 2002Summer school
- Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyHigher Education Academy, United Kingdom27 Mar 2026 - present
RESEARCH CENTRES
- Centre for Evaluation
- Global Health Economics Centre
REGIONS & COUNTRIES
- India
- Kenya
- South Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- United Kingdom
- Rwanda