About

Erica is a freelance global health researcher who works at the intersection of monitoring and evaluation and global health. She has specific expertise in using Theory of Change to work with stakeholders to identify, develop and evaluate health and social care interventions.

This includes co-leading the use of the Theory of Change approach in the Programme for Improving Mental Healthcare across five low- and middle-income countries and the STRiDE: Strengthening responses to dementia in developing countries project across seven middle income countries.

She has provided workshop facilitation (both online and in person), training and/or support to develop and use participatory Theories of Change across a broad range of social and health programmes in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Mexico, Nepal, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, Spain, Uganda, the UK and the USA. This Theory of Change development has been across several areas of health and social care including mental health, dementia, prisoner health, long term care, global surgery, palliative care, and child development.

She has provided consultancy services to various universities and research organisations including the London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, the University of Cape Town, the University of Hong Kong, Kings College London, the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, the University of Newcastle, Australia and the Wellbeing Trust, USA.

Erica has a broad range of public health experience including complex interventions, mental health, health services research, co-design, quantitative data analysis, systematic reviews, monitoring and evaluation and programme management.

Erica has a PhD from the University of Cape Town and a Masters in Public Health (Epidemiology). She is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her work has been published in key academic journals.