Dr Abigail Colson
Senior Lecturer
Management Science
Personal statement
I joined the University in March 2015, and I’m currently a Lecturer in the Department of Management Science at Strathclyde Business School. My work focuses on decision and uncertainty analysis, including the structuring, elicitation, and validation of expert judgements. Much of my work is in the field of public health, including program evaluation, cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis, and prioritisation. I am particularly interested in health evaluation in low- and mid-income countries, where data is often sparse so needs to be supplemented with expert judgement. I also have a stream of work relating to antimicrobial resistance, including projecting future resistance rates and supporting economic analysis and health technology assessment of new antibiotics. I have worked on projects with government, industry, and third sector organisations from around the world.
I have a PhD in Management Science from the University of Strathclyde, which focused on using expert judgement in the context of public health. I also have an MPP from the University of Chicago and a BA in political science and environmental studies from American University.
Publications
- From antenatal contact to facility-based delivery : a provincial analysis of dropout along the maternal continuum of care in Afghanistan using the 2022-23 MICS
- Ranjan Rajeev, Anwari Palwasha, Colson Abigail, van der Meer Robert
- Global Health Action Vol 19 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2026.2750043
- Measles outbreak risk in Afghanistan : provincial immunity gaps and epidemic potential following immunisation system disruption
- Ranjan Rajeev, Anwari Palwasha, Colson Abigail, van der Meer Robert
- Vaccine Vol 91 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129078
- Which good practice exists for policymaking under uncertainty? An interdisciplinary review with relevance for health technology assessment (HTA)
- Botwright Siobhan, Megiddo Itamar, Teerawattananon Yot, Chuanchaiyakul Tanainan, Quigley John, Colson Abigail
- Social Science and Medicine Vol 409 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119883
- Provincial impact of rotavirus vaccination in Afghanistan : a decomposition of coverage, timing, and product effects
- Ranjan Rajeev, Anwari Palwasha, Clark Andrew D, Colson Abigail, van der Meer Robert
- 20th Vaccine Congress (2026)
- Measles outbreak risk in Afghanistan : provincial immunity gaps and epidemic potential following immunisation system disruption
- Ranjan Rajeev, Anwari Palwasha, Colson Abigail, van der Meer Robert
- 20th Vaccine Congress (2026)
- Estimating the societal value of novel antibiotics : A framework and gonorrhoea case study
- Megiddo Itamar, Colson Abigail, Barlow Euan, Morton Alec
- Health Economics Study Group (2026)
Professional Activities
- Localised Humanitarian Health System and Resilience in Fragile Settings
- Contributor
- 22/9/2025
- Introduction to the use of modelling in decision-making
- Speaker
- 23/1/2021
- World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress
- Participant
- 8/11/2019
- Structured Expert Judgment to estimate the probability of a major power system unreliability event
- Contributor
- 5/3/2019
- Pathways for Improvement in Health Delivery
- Invited speaker
- 3/5/2018
- Quantifying uncertainty about future antimicrobial resistance with structured expert judgment
- Speaker
- 5/7/2017
Projects
- Credible routes to GB electricity system collapse and the impact of new demand (Supergen FlexiFund)
- Colson, Abigail (Principal Investigator) Bedford, Tim (Co-investigator) Bell, Keith (Co-investigator)
- 10-Jan-2021 - 19-Jan-2022
- Operationalising Universal Health Coverage for Non-Communicable Diseases in Ghana
- Megiddo, Itamar (Principal Investigator) Colson, Abigail (Co-investigator) van der Meer, Robert (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Morton, Alec (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2019
- EFSA EKE Training
- Quigley, John (Principal Investigator) Colson, Abigail (Co-investigator)
- 27-Jan-2018 - 10-Jan-2019
- Responsive Operational Research Facility (Full Stage)
- Colson, Abigail (Principal Investigator) Megiddo, Itamar (Principal Investigator) Morton, Alec (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2022
- Operationalising Universal Health Coverage for Non-Communicable Diseases in Ghana
- Megiddo, Itamar (Principal Investigator) Colson, Abigail (Co-investigator) van der Meer, Robert (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Morton, Alec (Co-investigator)
- This was funded via the Global Challenge Fund for a total value of £36,000
- 02-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2019
- Cost of psychological trauma in NHS staff
- Colson, Abigail (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 15-Jan-2018
Contact
Dr
Abigail
Colson
Senior Lecturer
Management Science
Email: abigail.colson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4541