Prior to joining the Discipline of Economics as a permanent member of staff, I was employed as a fixed-term lecturer. I also held postdoctoral research positions at the Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia (CESRD) and the Heath Economic and Policy Analysis Centre (HEPAC) at University of Galway. I completed a PhD in Economics at University of Galway in 2017. Prior to my PhD studies, I worked in the Economic and Social Research Institute, University of Limerick and University College Cork. 

As a health and social care economist, I study key economic issues of finance, provision, and access as they relate to specific ageing-related policies and interventions. I am currently involved in a number of research projects in the areas of long-term care, dementia and multimorbidity. 

At the undergraduate level, I teach courses in Intermediate Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics. At the postgraduate level, my courses are related to health policy and research methods. 

You can find out more about my work by clicking on the CV link. 

Contact Info

Office: 234, St Anthony's Building, University of Galway

Email: sharon.walsh@universityofgalway.ie