Eileen Mitchell

Eileen Mitchell is a Lecturer in Agri-food and Environmental Economics at Queen's University Belfast's School of Biological Sciences and serves as Program Director for Environmental Management. She specializes in leveraging behavioral economics and AI to address food sector challenges and promote sustainability. Her research focuses on sustainable agriculture adoption, food waste's impact on health disparities, AI-driven consumer behavior analysis, and the socioeconomic effects of animal diseases. Mitchell holds a PhD in Economics (specializing in behavioral economics and econometrics) and has contributed to studies on homelessness, healthcare costs of brain injuries, and policy evaluations. She teaches modules on environmental management, sustainable development leadership, and research methodologies.

Key research areas include:

• Behavioral economics and AI in food systems
• Public health and homelessness predictors
• Economic evaluations in healthcare
• Sustainable development goals

Recent publications analyze homelessness predictors, delirium intervention costs, and food waste reduction strategies. She has received prestigious awards including the Sir Thomas Dixon Travelling Scholarship and a fellowship for AI-driven food choice research.

Mitchell supervises undergraduate dissertations and actively participates in academic committees, workshops, and international conferences on topics like population data linkage and mental health.