Saba Arshad

Saba Arshad is a Researcher in Health Economics at the University of Oxford affiliated with the Health Economics and Policy Evaluation research group. Holding a PhD in Education Policy from the University of Bristol, she brings over a decade of experience designing data-driven research to improve health, education, and social care systems through rigorous quantitative methods.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Education Policy, University of Bristol

Dr. Arshad's research centers on social justice and integrated service delivery across health, education, and social care sectors to achieve equitable outcomes. She specializes in policy and economic evaluation using advanced econometric techniques, longitudinal data analysis, and statistical modeling (STATA, R, SPSS, Python), with current projects focusing on children's mental health and wellbeing (ages 0-25) through early intervention strategies.

Her recent 2025 publication on nature-based approaches to school mental health reflects her focus on innovative cross-sectoral solutions for youth wellbeing, demonstrating consistent thematic alignment with systemic inequality reduction and service integration across her work.

Dr. Arshad actively collaborates with local authorities, Voluntary/Community/Social Enterprise sectors, and international partners to translate research into evidence-based policy, emphasizing practical implementation for underserved communities through coordinated public service delivery.