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Dominic Trépel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Economics
We need to develop evidence to lobby at the highest levels to ensure people with dementia have access to the best available resources.
Current Work
Dominic is an academic health economist and holds a doctoral degree (PhD) in Economics with specialisation in health. For the last two decades, Dominic has maintained a specific research interest in the economics of mental health, dementia and the brain. Technically, he is interested in health technology assessment and economic evaluation.
Personal Hero
Adam Smith
Words of Strength
Influencing policy, real-world change
Vision
The economic implications for dementia are staggering. Prioritization of available funds for service or research has failed to meet this challenge. By building a generation of leaders in the economics of brain health, we will develop evidence to lobby at the highest levels to ensure people with dementia have access to the best available resources.
Strategy
Dominic runs a team focused on the economics of brain health, conducting research with national and international policymakers on the value of dementia prevention, acquired brain injury, successful aging and non-pharmacological approaches.
Motivation
Dominic is motivated by the vision of a world where people living with dementia will be supported by systems which provide the highest potential quality of life. Dominic is dedicated to health economics research to disrupt societal inefficiencies which may reduce the benefits available to those affected by dementia.
Education & Experience
Dominic is an academic health economist with dedicated interests in dementia, mental health and aging. Dominic joined Trinity College Dublin in 2017 and is a member of GBHI faculty, and a member of faculty in Trinity's School of Medicine. Dominic holds a doctoral degree (PhD) in Economics (with a specialisation in health and econometrics) and has been conducting research to influence policy and practice for over two decades. Dominic's research group is home to a growing, vibrant group of health economic researchers.
Podcasts
Voyage Around My Brain: Dominic Trepel and Nora Owen
The Importance of Health Economics and the Impact of Brain Health
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