I am a health economist, Senior Research Fellow and Group Lead of Health Economics at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia. I have 20 years research experience performing economic evaluations, decision-analytic modelling and health technology assessments. I hold a PhD and MPH in Public Health from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Bachelor of Economics from University of New England, NSW. My research is devoted to cancer economics and I currently work in the areas of cancer prevention, supportive care interventions for cancer survivors, and the financial burden of cancer on families. I also sit on the Medical Services Advisory Committee Evaluation Sub-Committee, which assesses new technologies for reimbursement by the Commonwealth Department of Health.