CoSS-UWI Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Strengthening Caribbean Health Systems: A Cost Effectiveness Approach to Maternal, Mental, and Adolescent Health
About the Project
Project details
This funded PhD project explores how scarce health resources can be allocated more effectively to improve maternal, mental, and adolescent health in the Caribbean. The student will apply health economics methods to three linked studies on postpartum health, mental health investment, and adolescent mental health programmes. The first study evaluates a community-led, digitally supported programme to reduce postpartum cardiovascular risk among women affected by adverse pregnancy outcomes. The second develops an investment case for mental health in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, with a focus on intervention costs, benefits, and domestic resource mobilisation. The third assesses the cost-effectiveness of multisectoral mental health promotion and care programmes for Indigenous adolescents in Dominica and Brazil. The project is embedded in international collaborations with partners at the University of the West Indies, and offers the opportunity to produce policy-relevant, publishable research with real-world impact. The successful applicant will have access to training in economic evaluation, applied microeconometrics, and health policy analysis.
About the research unit
This is not a joint or dual degree, but external supervision is provided. The project is based in the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, and is jointly supervised with leading academics at the University of the West Indies. The supervisory team brings together expertise in health economics, development economics, population health, and Caribbean health systems. It is embedded in a strong international collaboration with clear pathways to policy engagement. Through this partnership, the student will benefit from a stimulating research environment and rigorous methodological training at Glasgow, and direct engagement with Caribbean policy and health research networks through the University of the West Indies.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria
- A good Masters degree (or overseas equivalent)
- A demonstratable interest in the topic under investigation
- Able to study full-time
- Citizen of a Commonwealth Caribbean Nation
- Current student, staff member, or alumnus of the University of the West Indies
- Entry requirements for the Economics, PhD.
Funding Notes
The scholarship is available as a full-time +3 (3 year) PhD programme only. The funding includes:
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