Emma is a qualitative health researcher whose work focuses on evidence generation to inform health technology assessment (HTA). She joined the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) team at the start of 2024. With a background in genetic counselling, she holds a BSc (Genetics) from the University of Glasgow (2008) and a Masters of Genetic Counselling from the University of Melbourne (2010).

Her research interests include qualitative methodologies, patient, public and staff perspectives on health technologies, and the integration of qualitative evidence into HTA processes. She has contributed to multi-disciplinary projects examining the acceptability, implementation, and real-world impact of health technology interventions.

She is actively involved in collaborative research across academic and clinical settings, with experience spanning study design, data collection and analysis, and the synthesis of qualitative evidence. Her works supports the development of robust, key stakeholder-centred evidence to guide policy and practice.

Emma’s research interests centre on qualitative approaches to understanding how health technologies and interventions are experienced, implemented, and evaluated in real-world settings. She has a particular interest in patient and public perspectives, the experiences of vulnerable groups, and the role of qualitative evidence in strengthening HTA. Her background in genetic counselling also informs her interest in communication, decision-making, and the lived experience of healthcare.

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Emma contributes to a broad portfolio of teaching, including supervising MSc HTA students, and delivering qualitative research methods teaching on both the on-campus Master of Public Health and HEHTA’s online MSc HTA programme.