Nyantara Wickramasekera

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow

Nyantara Wickramasekera
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n.wickramasekera@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4349

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Nyantara Wickramasekera
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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My research focuses on supporting patients to help make informed treatment decisions, and valuation of health and wellbeing outcomes to inform public policy for the allocation of healthcare resources. Within this field of health economics outcomes research, my interests fall into three key areas:

  • Estimating preferences using Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE) to support patient decision-making and inform policymaking.
  • Measuring and valuing health outcomes.
  • Conducting economic evaluations alongside trials.
Qualifications
  • Master of Science in Evidence-Based Social Intervention, University of Oxford, 2013
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies, Earlham College, United States of America, 2011
Research interests

Current projects:

  • NIHR Doctoral Fellow: Development and evaluation of a patient decision tool to promote informed decision-making for patients who are considering medical or surgical treatments for UC. 

Past projects:

  • DCE study: Patient preferences for treatment options for PIlonidal sinus Treatment: STudying the OPtions (PITSTOP); NIHR HTA (17/17/02); £754,129.60
  • DCE/mapping study: SIPHER (System-science Informed Public Health and Economic Research for Non-communicable Disease prevention); UK Prevention Research Partnership (MR/S037578/1) £4,980,461.00
  • DCE study: Estimating the relative importance of factors in the choice to make a clinical negligence claim; EEPRU £87,299
  • DCE study: PoPSTER: Patient preferences and current Practice for adults with STERoid resistant ulcerative colitis; NIHR HTA (17/72/02); £187,103.20
  • Trad-off/WTP study: The Design, Development, Commissioning and Evaluation of Patient-Focused Vascular Services; NIHR HTA (RP-PG-1210-12009); £1,884,127.00
  • Economic evaluation: PRaCTICED- Pragmatic, Randomised Controlled Trial assessing the non-Inferiority of Counselling and its Effectiveness for Depression; British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; £449,832.00
  • Economic evaluation: Understanding the impacts of care farms on health and well-being: A Pilot study to assess the cost-effectiveness of care farms; NIHR PHR (11/3050/08); £ 468,153.76
  • Qualitative study: Information systems: monitoring and managing from ward to board; NIHR HS&DR - 13/07/68; £ 382,441.00 
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Shiha MG, Wickramasekera N, Raju SA, Penny HA & Sanders DS (2024) . United European Gastroenterology Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Finger RP, Wickramasekera N & Brazier J (2024) . Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Rowen D, Wailoo A & Keetharuth AD (2024) . Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Strong E, Shackley P, Callaghan T, Lee M, Hind D & Brown S (2023) . Colorectal Disease. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daniels SL, Morgan J, Lee MJ, Wickramasekera N, Moug S, Wilson TR, Brown SR & Wyld L (2023) . Colorectal Disease, 25(1), 102-110. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Palfreyman S, Lumley E, Dosanjh A & Shackley P (2022) . Health Science Reports, 5(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Keetharuth A & Wailoo A (2022) . Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Coates E, Barr A, Lee MJ, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C, Shackley P & Lobo AJ (2022) . Scand J Gastroenterol, 1-10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barkham M, Saxon D, Hardy GE, Bradburn M, Galloway D, Wickramasekera N, Keetharuth D, Bower P, King M, Elliott R , Gabriel L et al (2021) . The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), 487-499. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Strong E, Callaghan T, Beal E, Moffatt C, Wickramasekera N, Brown S, Lee MJ, Winton C & Hind D (2021) . Colorectal Disease. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Taylor SK, Lumley E, Gray T, Wilson E & Radley S (2020) . Health Information Management Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N & Tubeuf S (2020) . Journal of Mental Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2019) . British Journal of Surgery, 106(13), 1775-1783. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Smith KE, Hill O'Connor C, Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () A large scale population survey of health and wellbeing to allow comparisons between outcome measures: the SIPHER-HWMIC dataset. Social Indicators Research. RIS download Bibtex download

All publications

Journal articles

  • Shiha MG, Wickramasekera N, Raju SA, Penny HA & Sanders DS (2024) . United European Gastroenterology Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Finger RP, Wickramasekera N & Brazier J (2024) . Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Rowen D, Wailoo A & Keetharuth AD (2024) . Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Strong E, Shackley P, Callaghan T, Lee M, Hind D & Brown S (2023) . Colorectal Disease. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daniels SL, Morgan J, Lee MJ, Wickramasekera N, Moug S, Wilson TR, Brown SR & Wyld L (2023) . Colorectal Disease, 25(1), 102-110. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coates E, Wickramasekera N, Barr A, Shackley P, Lee M, Hind D, Probert C, Sebastian S, Totton N, Blackwell S , Bedford H et al (2022) . Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 26(41), 1-118. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Palfreyman S, Lumley E, Dosanjh A & Shackley P (2022) . Health Science Reports, 5(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Keetharuth A & Wailoo A (2022) . Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Coates E, Barr A, Lee MJ, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C, Shackley P & Lobo AJ (2022) . Scand J Gastroenterol, 1-10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barkham M, Saxon D, Hardy GE, Bradburn M, Galloway D, Wickramasekera N, Keetharuth D, Bower P, King M, Elliott R , Gabriel L et al (2021) . The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), 487-499. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Michaels J, Wilson E, Maheswaran R, Radley S, Jones G, Tong T-S, Kaltenthaler E, Aber A, Booth A, Buckley Woods H , Chilcott J et al (2021) . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(5), 1-150. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Strong E, Callaghan T, Beal E, Moffatt C, Wickramasekera N, Brown S, Lee MJ, Winton C & Hind D (2021) . Colorectal Disease. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Taylor SK, Lumley E, Gray T, Wilson E & Radley S (2020) . Health Information Management Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N & Tubeuf S (2020) . Journal of Mental Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2020) . British Journal of Surgery, 107(5), 613-614. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2019) . British Journal of Surgery, 106(13), 1775-1783. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Murray J, Wickramasekera N, Elings M, Bragg R, Brennan C, Richardson Z, Wright J, Llorente MG, Cade J, Shickle D , Tubeuf S et al (2019) . Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keen J, Nicklin E, Wickramasekera N, Long A, Randell R, Ginn C, McGinnis E, Willis S & Whittle J (2018) . BMJ Open, 8(11). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keen J, Nicklin E, Long A, Randell R, Wickramasekera N, Gates C, Ginn C, McGinnis E, Willis S & Whittle J (2018) . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(22), 1-142. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elsey H, Farragher T, Tubeuf S, Bragg R, Elings M, Brennan C, Gold R, Shickle D, Wickramasekera N, Richardson Z , Cade J et al (2018) . BMJ Open, 8(3), e019296-e019296. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elsey H, Bragg R, Elings M, Brennan C, Farragher T, Tubeuf S, Gold R, Shickle D, Wickramasekera N, Richardson Z , Cade J et al (2018) . Public Health Research, 6(3). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Wright J, Elsey H, Murray J & Tubeuf S (2015) . Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(3), 218-228. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elsey H, Bragg R, Brennan C, Elings M, Murray J, Richardson Z, Wickramasekera N, Hucklesbury A & Cade J (2014) . Campbell Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 1-61. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Smith KE, Hill O'Connor C, Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () A large scale population survey of health and wellbeing to allow comparisons between outcome measures: the SIPHER-HWMIC dataset. Social Indicators Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brown S, Hind D, Strong E, Bradburn M, Din FVN, Lee E, Lee MJ, Lund J, Moffatt C, Morton J , Senapati A et al () . Health Technology Assessment, 1-113. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Rowen D, Brazier J, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Wickramasekera N & Finger RP (2022) Deriving a preference based measure for age-related macular degeneration from the VILL-33: A MACUSTAR Study Report. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31 (pp S76-S76) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Shackley P, Coates E, Barr A, Lee M, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Probert C, Sebastian S & Lobo A (2021) . Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Vol. 15(Supplement_1) (pp S287-S287) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Shackley P, Coates E, Barr A, Lee M, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C & Lobo A (2021) . Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Vol. 15(Supplement_1) (pp S249-S249) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barr A, Coates E, Wickramasekera N, Hind D, Shackley P, Blackwell S, Dames N, Bedford H, Lee M, Sebastian S , Probert C et al (2021) . Posters RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wickramasekera N, Howard A & Shackley P (2018) . Value in Health, Vol. 21 (pp S117-S117) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Phillips P, Shackley P, Wickramasekera N & Howard A (2018) Using public preferences to quantify the burden of travel to specialist vascular centres for abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment in the UK. RCN International Research Conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gopalakrishna G, Langendam M, Scholten R, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M, Noel-Storr A, Thomas J, Marshall I, Wallace B, Whiting P , Davenport C et al (2017) . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, Vol. 1(1) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gopalakrishna G, Langendam M, Scholten R, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M, Noel-Storr A, Thomas J, Marshall I, Wallace B, Whiting P , Davenport C et al (2017) . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, Vol. 1(Suppl 1), 19 July 2016 - 20 July 2016. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Wickramasekera N, Shackley P & Rowen D (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc.. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

I teach on a number of modules (Key Issues in Public Health, Economic Evaluation and Healthcare Financing, Research Methods) on the Master of Public Health course and I supervise MPH dissertation students. 

Professional activities and memberships
  • NIHR Doctoral Fellow 2023-2026
  • NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow 2021-2022
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
  • Member of the
  • Member of ScHARR Ethics Committee
  • Member of the UK Health Economists' Study Group
  • Member of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)