Tracy Comans

Professor Tracy Comans is a UQ Amplify Fellow at the Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, and Adjunct Research Fellow at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. She specializes in health economics applied to aged care, dementia, and rehabilitation services.

• Education: PhD (UQ), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (UQ), Bachelor (Honours) of Economics (UQ)

Her research develops innovative economic models for healthcare interventions, focusing on:

• Dementia care quality measurement
• Telehealth implementation
• Informal caregiving impacts
• Frailty in chronic disease
• Value-based healthcare

Recent work includes:

• Developing the AD-5D dementia utility instrument
• Frailty KIT national network
• Consumer-directed care economics
• Smart home aged care solutions

Scientific Awards:

• NHMRC Boosting Dementia Fellowship (2017-2021)
• Multiple NHMRC/ MRFF grants
• Collaborative research leadership

She supervises PhD candidates in:

• Health economics
• Digital health
• Geriatric medicine
• Implementation science