Dr Lee Ann Burke

Biography

Dr Lee-Ann Burke is a lecturer in the Department of Economics, University College Cork. Her main teaching areas currently are health economics, macroeconomics and data collection and analysis modules but, over the years, has taught across a wide range of economic modules including delivering economics modules in other UCC departments such as The School of Nursing and the Geography Department. 

Dr Burkes main research interests include but are not limited to health economics, specifically mental health research.  Dr Burke has worked with the National Suicide Research Foundation in the past and is now working on the RE:CURRENT Project, evaluating recurrent miscarriage services in Ireland to inform efforts to standardise and improve the quality of these services. 

Dr Burke is also currently working on data from the Growing up In Ireland study.   In addition to teaching and research commitments, Dr Burke, is part of a Programme Director team in charge of the BA Business and Financial Economics degree programme which welcomes Chinese students to Ireland for 2 years. In addition to that role, Dr Burke is also a co-Programme Director of the Diploma in Business and Financial Economics which hosts Chinese students on a one year programme here in UCC. 

In 2018, Dr Burke was successful in an application to become part of the Aurora Leadership training programme which is run across higher education authorities in Ireland and the United Kingdom and is availing of the excellent networking opportunities that this training programme facilitates.  This programme has led to the formation of Mna@UCC: UCC Womens Network, of which, Dr Burke is the Treasurer.