Emma Frew

Biography

Emma Frew is a Reader in Health Economics at the University of Birmingham.  Emma holds a NIHR Career Development Fellowship working closely with Birmingham Local Authority to refine health economics methods to facilitate public health decision-making and on developing and managing services to tackle childhood obesity.  Her research interests are in the economics of obesity and complex public health interventions.   Emma is leading on a programme of research that is focused on developing methods for health economics that aligns with the decision making needs within public health; and developing a framework for how economics can help inform policy to tackle childhood obesity.   This research involves collaboration with national and international academic colleagues, as well as with the retail sector, local government, and the education sector. Emma Frew is a Reader in Health Economics at the University of Birmingham.  Emma holds a NIHR Career Development Fellowship working closely with Birmingham Local Authority to refine health economics methods to facilitate public health decision-making and on developing and managing services to tackle childhood obesity.  Her research interests are in the economics of obesity and complex public health interventions.   Emma is leading on a programme of research that is focused on developing methods for health economics that aligns with the decision making needs within public health; and developing a framework for how economics can help inform policy to tackle childhood obesity.   This research involves collaboration with national and international academic colleagues, as well as with the retail sector, local government, and the education sector.

Research Interest

Applied Health