Sameera Jayan Senanayake

Dr. Sameera Jayan Senanayake is a health economics researcher affiliated with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where they completed their PhD in 2021. Their research focuses on economic evaluations in healthcare, particularly cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions for chronic diseases including kidney disease, heart failure, and cancer. They employ discrete choice experiments to understand patient and provider preferences in healthcare delivery.

Their education includes a PhD by Publication from QUT (2021) with a thesis titled 'Prediction of graft survival and cost effectiveness of kidney transplantation according to donor quality levels in Australia'.

Research interests span:

• Health economic modeling of chronic disease interventions
• Quality of life measurement validation
• Discrete choice experiments in healthcare
• Cost-effectiveness of digital health solutions
• Health system financing for renal and cardiac care

Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate strong methodological focus on discrete choice experiments for service design and instrument validation studies. Research consistently addresses economic aspects of healthcare delivery across cardiology, nephrology, and oncology domains.

Collaborates extensively with multidisciplinary teams nationally and internationally, with significant work on global health studies including the DEGREE study on kidney function in disadvantaged populations.