Cam Donaldson

Professor Cam Donaldson is a part-time professor of health economics in the Department of Health Services Research & Policy at the Australian National University's National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. He also holds the Yunus Chair at Glasgow Caledonian University as Distinguished Professor of Health Economics. His career spans multiple prestigious institutions including the Universities of York, Sydney, Aberdeen, Calgary, and Newcastle.

His educational background includes a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Nottingham (1982), an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York (1984), and a PhD in Economics from the University of Aberdeen (1996).

Professor Donaldson is internationally renowned for his work on developing methods and frameworks for health care priority setting and evaluation. His research focuses on the development and application of methods of economic evaluation, economics and health care priority setting, and conceptualizing microfinance and social business/enterprise as complex, community-based public health initiatives. His work has significantly advanced the field of health economics, particularly in the areas of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and discrete choice experiments.

An analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on health economic evaluation methods, with particular attention to pediatric health valuation, pandemic preparedness economics, health care priority setting frameworks, and the social value of different health outcomes. His work demonstrates a progression from methodological development to practical applications across diverse health contexts including chronic disease management, child health, and pandemic response.

• Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2022)

Professor Donaldson has published over 300 papers in refereed journals and authored 8 books. He has attracted approximately £30 million in competitive research funding (around £11 million as principal investigator). His research has been supported by senior investigatorships from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the UK's National Institute for Health Research. While specific student supervision details aren't provided in the source material, his extensive publication record and leadership positions suggest significant mentorship of junior researchers.

His work connects with multiple research groups including the Health Economics group at ANU and collaborative networks across Europe and North America, particularly evident in his multi-national pandemic research and European health care priority setting studies.