Associate Professor Brendan Mulhern (University of Technology Sydney) is a health economist and outcomes researcher at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE). He leads the Cancer Australia-funded Cancer Quality of Life Expert Support Team (CQUEST) and joined UTS in 2015, completing his PhD in 2020. BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Wolverhampton (UK) MRes Psychology, University of Birmingham (UK) PhD Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney (Australia) His research focuses on developing and validating preference-based quality-of-life measures (EQ-5D, SF-6D) using advanced psychometric techniques like item response theory and discrete choice experiments. He specializes in condition-specific instruments for dementia, epilepsy, and diabetes, and has contributed to valuation methods including time trade-off approaches. His recent work examines context effects in palliative care valuation, cross-cultural value set development (e.g., Ghana), and improving respondent engagement in DCE studies. Key projects include: Developing the EQ-5D-5L Ghanaian value set Testing EQ-5D respiratory bolt-ons in Australia Extending QALY framework through instrument combination Validating care recipient burden scales He has received grants from EuroQol Research Foundation, Cancer Australia, and MRFF for methodological advancements in quality-of-life measurement. His work informs health technology assessment and resource allocation decisions globally.








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