Damian Bernsah Lawong

Dr. Damian Bernsah Lawong is an economist with over two decades of combined academic, research, and applied experience in Monetary Economics and Health Economics. His professional career spans university teaching at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2005–2026), where he lectured undergraduate and postgraduate courses including microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, monetary economics, and health economic evaluation. He also contributed to research and policy work with organisations such as Sightsavers and AFENET, leading health economics teams on cost-effectiveness, efficiency analysis, and programme evaluation studies in neglected tropical diseases and immunisation systems.
His key strengths include advanced quantitative and modelling expertise, particularly in cost-effectiveness analysis, econometric modelling, stochastic frontier analysis, and disease and health systems modelling. He has applied these methods to real-world public health programmes, integrating tools such as STATA, SPSS, E-views, R, Python, and decision-modelling platforms. His methodological approach combines rigorous empirical analysis with policy-relevant interpretation, often using frameworks such as incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, cost–benefit analysis, and data envelopment analysis to support evidence-based decision-making in health and economic systems.
Dr. Lawong is also recognised for strong teaching, supervision, and capacity-building skills, having mentored students and research teams at university and NGO levels. He combines participatory, student-centred teaching methods with applied case studies, problem-solving exercises, and real-world economic applications to enhance learner engagement. His professional qualities include analytical thinking, leadership in multidisciplinary teams, effective communication, and research dissemination. He is an active member of professional bodies including the Nigerian Economic Society and the International Health Economics Association, reflecting his commitment to ongoing professional development and global research collaboration.