Prof Ana Manzano

Prof Ana Manzano

Profile

I am Professor of Public Policy Evaluation and I am am also Editor in chief of Evaluation and Program Planning. I examine the relationship between research methods, evidence and policy making. I have published 48+ peer-reviewed papers and two edited books. The ESRC, MRC, NIHR, the EU and charitable bodies have funded my research. These projects are all interdisciplinary and involved collaborations with universities in the UK, Australia, Spain, Nigeria, Ghana and Vietnam, using my evaluation methodology expertise to examine critical themes in social and healthcare policy, particularly in healthcare utilisation, financila incentives and user decision-making.

I was part of the pioneering research group (RAMESES II) developing methodological standards in realist evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

  • Co-Editor in Chief Journal Evaluation & Program Planning

Research interests

I am an expert in realist evaluation, theory-driven evaluation methodology and evaluation utilisation. I collaborate with health professionals, other social scientists and health service researchers to develop evaluations of complex interventions using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.

My past research has covered treatment decision-making in multiple sclerosis; an evaluation of a programme to improve maternal health in Nigeria; an evaluation of hospital discharge policy in the UK, learning disabilities user led quality measures/matrix in the NHS; organ donation policy, emergency mental health hospital admissions and developing reporting and quality standards in healthcare evaluation (RAMESES II study).

I am the Co-Editor in Chief of the journal Evaluation and Program Planning

In 2023, I was an international visiting fellow at the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP), Science Po (Paris, France) researching stakeholder and user involvement in realist evaluation. I am also a research associate at IRVAPP Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (Trento, Italy).

Current projects include:
  • UKRI Policy Fellowship Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland Executive) Evaluating Innovation Policy

  • Inclusive and Accessible Research: Making research possible for disabled participants funded by Research Culture at Leeds (2023-2024)

Past projects include:
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Qualifications

  • PhD in Sociology & Social Policy
  • MA
  • BA (Hons)

Professional memberships

  • European Evaluation Society
  • UK Evaluation Society

Student education

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Current postgraduate researchers

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