Barshana Goswami

Barshana is a PhD research fellow in Health Economics within the Health Organisation, Policy and Economics (HOPE) group, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s Applied Research Collaboration - Greater Manchester (NIHR ARC-GM). Her research broadly focuses on the utilisation and financing of formal social care services among ageing populations in England. In particular, she is studying the determinants and entry requirements of community-based formal care, any time trends in such factors, and the evolving role of publicly funded care within a context of austerity in the sector.

Previously, Barshana has worked in various research capacities at academic institutions and non-profit organisations. She was a Research Fellow in Biostatistics within the Regional Resource Hub for Health Technology Assessment in India (RRH-HTAIn) at the Public Health Foundation of India, and a Data Specialist in reproductive and child health outcomes within the Monitoring and Evaluation team at ARMMAN India. Her work as a Research Associate at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was centered on development economics and human rights for trafficked victims. 

M.Sc in Biostatistics and Demography with a Government of India fellowship (International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India, 2018)

B.Sc (honours) in Statistics (University of Calcutta, India, 2016)

Health Economics, Econometrics, Survival Analysis

Health Economists' Study Group (HESG)