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Dr Andreia Costa Santos

Senior Lecturer in Health Economics

Dr Andreia Costa Santos

About Research

Email: andreia.santos@stmarys.ac.uk

Biography

At St Mary's I am a module convenor for Health Economics, and I teach in many other modules. I am also working on developing research capacity in applied health economics at the University. I also supervise M.Sc. students.

I am a health economist trained in Brazil (B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics) and United Kingdom (PhD in Health Economics).

 


Research

Research profile

My research uses applied economic analysis, including epidemiological approaches, and a range of empirical methods, to understand disease burden, individual and providers decisions processes.

Before joining St Mary's University in 2022, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, from 2008 to 2019 (and from 2016 to 2025, as a Module Organiser, external) and as a Research Fellow at the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Saude Coletiva, from 2000 to 2008.

I served as a senior advisor and consultant for the World Bank, technical officer and consultant for the World Health Organization, and, currently, as a consultant for the UN Environmental programme.

Qualifications & accreditations

  • B.Sc. in Economics
  • M.Sc. in Applied Economics
  • PhD in Health economics

I have worked on a range of topics, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases. My current research focuses on physical activity, nutrition, pollution and chemicals. My publications can be found at:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0466-7577

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreia-Santos-15?ev=hdr_xprf

I am interested in supervising research degree proposals (PhD) with a focus on economics or health economics. If you are interested please contact me: andreia.santos@lshtm.ac.uk


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