Michela Tinelli

Micela Tinelli is a health and care economist affiliated with LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC). She holds NIHR SSCR and NIHR ARC NT Capacity Building Fellowships in Social Care. Her research focuses on economic evaluation of adult social care, particularly for hard-to-reach populations with complex needs, and the application of choice modelling to inform policy decisions. She leads the economic analysis for the NIHR-funded HOME study, assessing housing-led systems for people experiencing homelessness (PEHs), and coordinates the ESSENCE online compendium of economic evidence in social care. Her work integrates person-centered approaches, such as developing interactive management dashboards for Crisis Charity and exploring integrated care platforms for health and social care.

Education:

• PhD in Health Economics and Primary Care – University of Aberdeen
• MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research – University of Aberdeen
• MSc in Pharmacoeconomics – University of Milan
• Professional Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry – University of Milan

Research Interests:

• Economic evaluation of social care interventions for homelessness and complex needs
• Choice modelling for service user preferences in dementia care, elder care, and social care assessment fairness
• Integration of digital tools for sustainable care delivery and policy decision-making

Awards:

• NIHR SSCR Fellow
• NIHR ARC NT Capacity Building Fellow in Social Care

Grants & Projects:

• NIHR-funded HOME study (health and housing-led systems evaluation)
• LSE Innovation-funded project on integrated management platforms for person-centered care
• ESSENCE compendium development (NIHR School for Social Care Research)

Collaborations:

• Crisis Charity (homeless service dashboards)
• York Law School (discrete choice experiments on social care fairness)