Tracy Roberts is the Head of the School of Health Sciences. Tracy is Professor of Health Economics and was Director of the Institute for Applied Health research for 12 months prior to the new college reorganisation.
Tracy joined the University of Birmingham in January 1998 as a Lecturer in Health Economics, having previously worked in health economics research at the University of Oxford. She studied Economics at University College London and subsequently Wolfson College, Oxford. She undertook her PhD whilst a member of staff in Birmingham. Prior to her career in health economics, her career path includes a year in a commodities consultancy and three years as energy economist, both in Oxford. She is also a qualified Nurse. In February 2009 Tracy was appointed Professor of Health Economics.
Tracy has been active in teaching throughout her time in the Birmingham. Her activity here include roles as module coordinator, programme director and head of teaching for the Health Economics Unit, only relinquishing these activities to take on the role as Head of the Health Economics Unit from 2012 to 2023.
Tracy’s main research interests relate to economic evaluation in sexual and women’s health and Global Health. Tracy has published widely in these areas helping to deliver on research projects supported by a diversity of funders including NIHR, Wellcome, MRC and Bill and Melinda Gates. She has been active on a variety of grant funding panels but held the substantial role of NIHR Committee Chair for the Programme Grants for Applied Research (PfGAR) from 2018 to 2022, having been a panel member on this panel for 10 years.
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