About Us

The formation of the original Social and Public Health Economics Research Group (SPHERe) in August 1998 stemmed from a common recognition of the importance of the social context in determining good health and ameliorating bad health. SPHERe aims to develop economic methods and ways of thinking within applied interdisciplinary public health settings that recognise this 'social' starting point. The formation of SPHERe also represented an important opportunity to consolidate and advance the expertise of a group of health economists: Gavin Mooney, Alan Shiell, Glenn Salkeld, Stephen Jan and Virginia Wiseman.

That original group, with the exception of Glenn Salkeld has moved from Sydney and SPHERe has at the same time expanded its personnel.