15 January 2025
On Wednesday 8 January, Professor Barbara Barrett delivered her inaugural lecture as Professor of Health Economics.
Professor Barrett joined the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London in 2002 as a Research Assistant under Professor Sarah Byford, who she continues to work with today. Over the past two decades, she has used health economic evaluation techniques to address research questions across a range of areas in mental health including interventions within criminal justice settings, interventions at the intersection of mental and physical health, and in global mental health.
She leads King’s Health Economics – a team of health economists whose expertise informs healthcare policy and practice in the UK and around the world. She is also Education Lead and Deputy Head of the Department of Health Service & Population Research.
Having played the violin since age five, Professor Barrett used the analogy of an orchestral symphony during her inaugural lecture to illustrate the role that health economists, like herself, take in research in psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience; to evaluate treatments for their cost-effectiveness and their impact on healthcare services and society.
The evening was opened by Professor Sarah Byford, Head of Department of Health Service & Population Research, who also led the vote of thanks.
It was so touching to see friends, family, colleagues and collaborators come together to hear about my journey to becoming a professor. This has been a wonderful opportunity to reflect on my career and to look ahead at what I hope to achieve in the next 20 years!
Professor Barbara Barrett
Professor of Health Economics
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