Emily Lancsar

Emily Lancsar is Professor and Head of the Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society at the Australian National University. Her research specializes in health economics methodologies including discrete choice experiments, economic evaluation, and quality of life measurement across diverse healthcare contexts.

Research focuses on:

• Preference elicitation techniques for health resource allocation
• Economic evaluation of health technologies and policies
• Quality-adjusted life year (QALY) measurement and valuation
• Health priority-setting frameworks

Publications demonstrate methodological innovations in discrete choice experiments applied to COVID-19 vaccination, aged care quality measurement, and pediatric health valuation. Recent work emphasizes real-world evidence generation for healthcare funding decisions and cross-continental studies of health preferences.

Supervises PhD students investigating cost-of-illness methodologies, pharmacist workforce preferences, and health technology assessment decision-making.