Kalpa Pisavadia is a Research Project Support Officer and staff candidate PhD student at ¶º±ÆÖ±²¥'s Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME). She leads and contributes to health and social care economics research across multiple concurrent funded projects.

Her PhD research applies an intersectional feminist, co-produced approach to the evaluation of community-based domestic abuse support programmes for women, with a focus on wellbeing, empowerment, and wider social outcomes. This work sits at the intersection of health equity, social value, and the lived experiences of women affected by domestic abuse, with the aim of informing more inclusive and equitable health policy and practice. Kalpa is particularly interested in women's health and the intersection between race, sex, gender, and socioeconomic status as axes of inequality shaping health experience and outcomes. This research identity extends into her applied project work, including her contributions to the NIHR funded WE CARE project under the leadership of Dr Ceryl Davies.

Kalpa's broader research contributions include leading systematic, scoping, and rapid reviews, conducting applied economic analyses, and has authored and co-authoring peer-reviewed publications in journals including Value in Health and BMJ Open.

Beyond her core research activities, Kalpa holds a number of leadership and service roles. She is Co-Director of the Social Value Hub at CHEME and Communications and Knowledge Transfer Lead for Health and Care Economics Cymru (HCEC). She is an invited peer reviewer for BMJ Open, BMC Health Services Research, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research, and is a member of a Health Research Authority Ethics Committee.

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2026

• Published
  Moran, P., Best, C., Meades, R., Hutton, U., Doungsong, P., Pisavadia, K., Edwards, R. T., Maxwell, M., Sinesi, A., Shakespeare, J., Hollins, K. & Ayers, S., 10 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 400, 121171.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of print
  Pisavadia, K., Hartfiel, N., Krayer, A., Hobson, G., Masters, R., Poole, R., Robinson, C., Flynn, G., Edwards, R. T. & Bebbington, E., 25 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Value in Health.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2025

• Published
  Edwards, R. T., Anthony, B., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Roberts, S., Fitzsimmons, D., Noyes, J., Hughes, D., Collins, B., Edwards, A., Joseph-Williams, N., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 27 Nov 2025, Health and Care Research Wales.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Doungsong, P., Ezeofor, V., Haf Spencer, L., Tuersley, L., Best, C., Meades, R., Ayers, S., Hutton, U., Moran, P., Shakespeare, J., Sinesi, A. & Edwards, R. T., 3 Sept 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1183.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Edwards, R. T., Davies, C. T., Gould, A. & Parkinson, J., 23 May 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1905.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Hartfiel, N., Varghese, L., Krayer, A., Hobson, G., Masters, R., Poole, R., Robinson, C., Edwards, R. T. & Bebbington, E., 24 Jun 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, e100644.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Davies, C. T. & Pisavadia, K. (Contributor), 13 Oct 2025, 50 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Tuersley, L., Quaye, N. A., Pisavadia, K., Edwards, R. T. & Bray, N., 10 Jan 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 1, p. 1-22 22 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Roberts, S., Flynn, G., Varghese, L., Granger, R., Montgomery, M., Rosi, R., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Hughes, D., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 14 Jun 2025, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2024

• Published
  Meades, R., Moran, P., Hutton, U., Khan, R., Maxwell, M., Cheyne, H., Delicate, A., Shakespeare, J., Hollins, K., Pisavadia, K., Doungsong, P., Edwards, R. T., Sinesi, A. & Ayers, S., 7 Nov 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1466150 11 p., 1466150.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Unpublished
  Spencer, L., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Apr 2024, (Unpublished) 34 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Stringer, C., Winrow, E., Pisavadia, K., Lawrence, C. & Edwards, R. T., 5 Sept 2024, Health Economics of Well-being and Well-becoming across the Life-course. Tudor Edwards, R. & Lawrence, C. (eds.). United States of America: Oxford: OUP, p. 317 341 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Published
  Spencer, L., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Apr 2024, 36 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Spencer, L., Ezeofor, V., Lloyd-Williams, H., Pisavadia, K., Harrington, K., Cope, A., Hughes, A., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Feb 2024, Gwerddon Fach.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Spencer, L., Tuersley, L., Coates, R., Ayers, S. & Edwards, R. T., 27 Feb 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 2, p. e068941 68941.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• Published
  Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Roberts, S., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 9 Sept 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Roberts, S., Granger, R., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 22 Nov 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Gillen, E., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T. & Edwards, A., 7 Mar 2024, MedRxiv, 118 p.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Fitzsimmons, D., Collins, B., Charles, J., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Barutcu, S. & McKibben, M.-A., 17 Jan 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2023

• Published
  Makanjuola, A., Granger, R., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Jan 2023, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 28 Jan 2023, 34 p. (MedRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Albustami, M., Anthony, B., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 10 May 2023, 79 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2022

• Unpublished
  Granger, R., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A. & Edwards, R. T., 2022, Health Economics ¶º±ÆÖ±²¥ Group (HESG) annual conference June 2022. p. Poster
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., Feb 2022, Welsh Government. 33 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., Apr 2022, Welsh Government. 32 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D. & Edwards, R. T., May 2022, Welsh Government. 18 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Dec 2022
  Research output: Other contribution
• Published
  Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Spencer, L., Hendry, A. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Dec 2022
  Research output: Other contribution
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hartfiel, N., Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Bray, N., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jan 2022, Health and Care Research Wales.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• Published
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 9 Sept 2022, Health and Care Research Wales, 47 p.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2013

• Published
  Davies, C. T. & Pisavadia, K. (Contributor), 31 Oct 2013, 50 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review