Kenny Lawson

Kenny is an Adjunct Principal Health Economist at the Translational Health Research Institute. His central focus is trying to support decision makers to improve population health and well-being by making better use of resources. He conducts economic evaluation of health and non-health sector policies to identify best value interventions, and works with decision makers to translate evidence into practice. Particular interests are helping to operationalize the social determinants to reduce inequalities, and working with Indigenous controlled organizations. Prior to academia he worked for 10 years internationally as an applied economist within public and private sectors.