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Associate Professor Sarah Norris is affiliated with the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Public Health and leads the Knowledge Systems for Policy Action Research theme within the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data. Her work focuses on Health Technology Assessment (HTA), particularly in genomics and digital health, emphasizing equitable funding and policy translation. She has held roles in teaching and supervision across various institutions, including the University of Sydney, the Department of Health in Singapore, and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics. Her research explores methods to evaluate emerging technologies' value and their integration into healthcare systems.
Education highlights include a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, funded by the Parke-David scholarship, and earlier recognitions like the IBM Undergraduate Scholarship and the Servier Young Investigator Award. Her awards also include the HSRAANZ Best Early Career Research Paper (2018) and travel awards for academic conferences.
Research interests span HTA frameworks, genomics in newborn screening, digital health equity, and systems-level policy translation. Recent publications analyze prenatal screening preferences, cost-effectiveness of genomic technologies, and stakeholder perspectives on digital health funding. Her work emphasizes ethical, economic, and clinical considerations in healthcare decision-making.
Grants include leadership in the GenE4newborns project, evaluating genomic newborn screening, and the NSW Health initiative on RNA diagnostics. She has advised on projects like the Hyperemesis Gravidarum Initiative and the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce. Current student supervision includes Siyu WANG's work on telehealth equity in rural-urban health disparities.
Labs and teams include the Applied Policy Analysis Group and collaborations with institutions like the NSW Health Department and the Menzies Centre. Her contributions bridge academic research with practical healthcare policy and funding strategies.
