Katherine Cullen

Katherine Cullen is a Researcher in Health Economics at the Swansea Centre for Health Economics (SCHE), part of Swansea University's School of Health and Social Care. She holds a MSc in Economic Evaluation in Healthcare from City University, London (2004). Her career includes roles at a health economics consultancy and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), focusing on clinical guidelines for chronic conditions and women's/children's health. Since 2016, she has contributed to diverse health economics studies across the UK, developing economic evaluations, resource use questionnaires, and serving on study steering committees. She also evaluates new medicines for the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC).

Her research interests span health economics, economic evaluations, systematic reviews, and cost analyses. Recent work includes studies on diabetic foot ulcers' NHS costs, hepatocellular carcinoma's healthcare burden, and telehealth interventions for PTSD. She collaborates widely, including on the RAPID trial comparing guided CBT for PTSD.

Her expertise includes cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact modeling, and cost of illness studies. While no specific awards are listed, her contributions to SCHE and NICE reflect significant professional recognition. She co-supervised an MSc thesis exploring sport's role in addressing youth crime in Wales (2023).