Isaac Koomson
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Dr
Isaac Koomson
Email: : i.koomson@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 344 31281
Positions
Core Member of Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing : Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre for the Business and Economics of Health : Centre for the Business and Economics of Health : Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Senior Research Fellow : School of Business : Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Background
Isaac koomson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH). He also serves in an adjunct role as a Faculty Director with the Center for Social Development at the Brown School in the Washington University in St. Louis, United States. He is a guest lecturer in Quantitative Research Methods in the University of North Carolina and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States.
He holds a PhD degree in Economics (Applied Econometrics) from the University of New England, Australia; Master of Philosophy degree in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana; and a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics (Social Sciences) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Apart from research, he has more than 10 years of teaching experience at the University of New England, Australia, the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana.
Dr Koomson’s current research is in the areas of health and development economics and cuts across topics such as child health (i.e., malnutrition), healthcare utilisation, out-of-pocket health expenditure, mental health, disease outbreak resilience, poverty, vulnerability, food insecurity, and energy poverty. He has worked on projects as a consultant to organisations such as the World Bank, the United Nations, and other policy-oriented research institutes.
His experience in producing translational research outputs. He was part of a three-member research team on the UNE/BUPA Health System Project which assessed students' access to the Australian Health System. He also led a team of researchers from the United States to introduce a novel multidimensional disease outbreak resilience index (DORI).
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Availability
Dr Isaac Koomson is: : Available for supervision
Research impacts
- Health economics: drivers of healthcare utilisation, catastrophic and out-of-pocket health expenditure, mental health, obesity, disease outbreak resilience, social determinants of health
- Development economics and personal finance: how personal finance affects, health and wellbeing, poverty and vulnerability, food insecurity and energy poverty, among others
- Applied econometrics: application of econometrics and emerging data science/analytic techniques to build evidence on how to enhance health and socioeconomic welfare and wellbeing outcomes
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All (88) Book (2) Journal Article (73) Book Chapter (13)
2026
Journal Article
My family member's health and my mental health: A longitudinal matched cohort study
Afoakwah, Clifford, Koomson, Isaac, Brain, David, McPhail, Steven and Kuwornu, John Paul (2026). My family member's health and my mental health: A longitudinal matched cohort study. Social Science & Medicine, 392 118959, 118959. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.118959
My family member's health and my mental health: A longitudinal matched cohort study
2026
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Moonlighting and subjective wellbeing: Exploring the roles of quality time with children and time stress
Koomson, Isaac, Ball, Lauren and Kirkegaard, Amy (2026). Moonlighting and subjective wellbeing: Exploring the roles of quality time with children and time stress. Social Science & Medicine, 389 118797, 118797. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118797
2026
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Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Troeger, Christopher E, Arndt, Michael Benjamin, Aalruz, Hasan, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abebe, Mesfin, Abedi, Armita, Abie, Alemwork, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abtew, Yonas Derso, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adamu, Lawan Hassan, Adane, Mesafint Molla, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adegboye, Oyelola A, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Adzigbli, Leticia Akua, Afzal, Muhammad Sohail, Afzal, Saira, Aggarwal, Navidha, Ahmad, Aqeel, Ahmad, Muayyad M, Ahmad, Sajjad, Ahmadi, Elham, Ahmed, Ayman, Ahmed, Haroon ... Reiner, Robert C (2026). Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 10 (1), 22-38. doi: 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00303-7
2025
Journal Article
Financial literacy and clean energy adoption in South Africa
Koomson, Isaac, Churchill, Sefa Awaworyi and Smyth, Russell (2025). Financial literacy and clean energy adoption in South Africa. Energy Economics, 151 108927, 108927. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108927
Financial literacy and clean energy adoption in South Africa
2025
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Hay, Simon I, Ong, Kanyin Liane, Santomauro, Damian F, A, Bhoomadevi, Aalipour, Mohammad Amin, Aalruz, Hasan, Ababneh, Hazim S, Abaraogu, Ukachukwu O, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Nasir, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdalla, Ashraf Nabiel, Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani, Abdallah, Emad M, Abdeeq, Barkhad Aden, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M I, Abdelgalil, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Abdel-Hameed, Reda, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abdelnabi, Mahmoud, Abdel-Rahman, Wael M, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdi, Sepideh, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdous, Arman ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2025). Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406 (10513), 1873-1922. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01637-x
2025
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Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Naghavi, Mohsen, Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, A, Bhoomadevi, Aalipour, Mohammad Amin, Aalruz, Hasan, Ababneh, Hazim S, Abafita, Bedru J, Abaraogu, Ukachukwu O, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Madineh, Abbaspour, Faezeh, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdalla, Ashraf Nabiel, Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani, Abdallah, Emad M, Abdeeq, Barkhad Aden, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M I, Abdelgalil, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Abdel-Hameed, Reda, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abdelnabi, Mahmoud, Abdel-Rahman, Wael M, Abdous, Arman, Abdrabou, Mostafa M, Abdul Aziz, Jeza Muhamad, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdullahi, Auwal ... Murray, Christopher J L (2025). Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406 (10513), 1811-1872. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01917-8
2025
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Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Schumacher, Austin E, Zheng, Peng, Barber, Ryan M, A, Bhoomadevi, Aalipour, Mohammad Amin, Aalruz, Hasan, Ababneh, Hazim S, Abaraogu, Ukachukwu O, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Nasir, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbaspour, Faezeh, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani, Abdallah, Emad M, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M I, Abdel-Hameed, Reda, Abdel-Rahman, Wael M, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdelwahab, Omar Ahmed, Abdi, Parsa, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdoun, Meriem, Abdous, Arman, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abdulraheem, Abdullahi Salahudeen ... Murray, Christopher J L (2025). Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406 (10513), 1731-1810. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01330-3
2025
Journal Article
Unconditional cash transfers and energy poverty in South Africa
Adofo, Josephine Ofori and Koomson, Isaac (2025). Unconditional cash transfers and energy poverty in South Africa. Energy Economics, 149 108782, 108782. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108782
Unconditional cash transfers and energy poverty in South Africa
2025
Journal Article
Effect of inbound tourism on inclusive growth: does institutionalized democracy matter?
Acheampong, Alex O., Opoku, Eric Evans Osei and Koomson, Isaac (2025). Effect of inbound tourism on inclusive growth: does institutionalized democracy matter?. Tourism Management Perspectives, 58 101382, 101382. doi: 10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101382
Effect of inbound tourism on inclusive growth: does institutionalized democracy matter?
2025
Journal Article
An empirical analysis of the time poverty–food insecurity nexus from the perspectives of paid and unpaid work
Martey, Edward and Koomson, Isaac (2025). An empirical analysis of the time poverty–food insecurity nexus from the perspectives of paid and unpaid work. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 22 102114, 102114. doi: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102114
2025
Journal Article
Recovery trajectories after a serious injury or illness: a longitudinal evaluation of health-related quality of life in an Australian cohort
Afoakwah, Clifford, Kuwornu, Paul, Koomson, Isaac, Brain, David, Xia, Qing, McPhail, Steven and Vallmuur, Kirsten (2025). Recovery trajectories after a serious injury or illness: a longitudinal evaluation of health-related quality of life in an Australian cohort. Quality of Life Research, 34 (6), 1657-1667. doi: 10.1007/s11136-025-03919-w
2025
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Digital Health Literacy and Its Role in Awareness of and Access to Sexual Health Services Among Displaced Youth in Informal Urban Settlements in Uganda: A Community-based Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)
Okumu, Moses, Logie, Carmen Hellen, Koomson, Isaac, Nyoni, Thabani, Muzei, Joshua, Sharma,, Bonita B, Cohen, Flora, Byansi, William, Thompson, Michelle G, Wabwire, Joseph Cedrick, Nafula, Catherine Naluwende, Hakiza, Robert, Kyambadde, Peter and Windsor, Liliane Cambraia (2025). Digital Health Literacy and Its Role in Awareness of and Access to Sexual Health Services Among Displaced Youth in Informal Urban Settlements in Uganda: A Community-based Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e78343. doi: 10.2196/78343
2025
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Improving our understanding of the longitudinal relationship between health-related quality of life and multimorbidity: the role of personality traits
Kuwornu, John Paul, Afoakwah, Clifford, Koomson, Isaac, Tyack, Zephanie, Brain, David, Naicker, Sundresan, Xia, Qing and McPhail, Steven M. (2025). Improving our understanding of the longitudinal relationship between health-related quality of life and multimorbidity: the role of personality traits. Social Science and Medicine, 368 117820, 117820. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117820
2025
Journal Article
Racial diversity, interracial trust, and mental distress in post-apartheid South Africa
Koomson, Isaac, Adonteng-Kissi, Obed, Ayentimi, Desmond Tutu and Osuagwu, Uchechukwu Levi (2025). Racial diversity, interracial trust, and mental distress in post-apartheid South Africa. Ethnicity and Health, 30 (2), 215-231. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429411
Racial diversity, interracial trust, and mental distress in post-apartheid South Africa
2025
Journal Article
Local area crime and alcohol consumption: longitudinal evidence from Australia
Churchill, Rejoice E. A., Koomson, Isaac and Churchill, Sefa Awaworyi (2025). Local area crime and alcohol consumption: longitudinal evidence from Australia. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79 (3) 222470, 159-164. doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222470
Local area crime and alcohol consumption: longitudinal evidence from Australia
2025
Journal Article
Technological and socio-demographic factors influencing telemedicine literacy in trinidad and tobago: a cross-sectional study using multidimensional approach
Ezinne, Ngozika E., Koomson, Isaac, Anyasodor, Anayochukwu E., Antwi-Adjei, Ellen K., Bhattarai, Dipesh, Armitage, James and Osuagwu, Uchechukwu L. (2025). Technological and socio-demographic factors influencing telemedicine literacy in trinidad and tobago: a cross-sectional study using multidimensional approach. Health Science Reports, 8 (2) e70420, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70420
2025
Journal Article
Toward vulnerability-responsive climate adaptation decision making: group inclusiveness as prime driver of local participation
Koomson, Paul and Koomson, Isaac (2025). Toward vulnerability-responsive climate adaptation decision making: group inclusiveness as prime driver of local participation. Climate and Development, 17 (4), 369-382. doi: 10.1080/17565529.2024.2368173
2025
Journal Article
Club convergence in regional labor productivity: how do Australian states and territories compare to the US, UK, and Canadian subnational regions?
Temoso, Omphile, Koomson, Isaac and Thomy, Buyani (2025). Club convergence in regional labor productivity: how do Australian states and territories compare to the US, UK, and Canadian subnational regions?. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 63 (2), 133-149. doi: 10.1007/s11123-024-00738-y
2025
Journal Article
Employment-related time poverty, time stress and food away from home behaviour: Panel evidence from Australia
Koomson, Isaac, Martey, Edward and Temoso, Omphile (2025). Employment-related time poverty, time stress and food away from home behaviour: Panel evidence from Australia. Appetite, 204 107734, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107734
2024
Journal Article
Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a developing country?
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim, Koomson, Isaac and Baako-Amponsah, Josephine (2024). Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a developing country?. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 24 (4), 595-621. doi: 10.1007/s10754-024-09380-5
Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a developing country?
Current funding
- 2025 - 2028
Helping Those Who Help: A co-created lifestyle intervention for health professionals to maximise retention and performance.
NHMRC Partnership Projects
Open grant - 2024 - 2027
Applying needs-based workforce planning in primary care
NHMRC MRFF - Primary Health Care Research Initiative
Past funding
- 2024 - 2025
Optometry Australia Workforce Projections to 2040
Optometry Australia
Open grant - 2023 - 2024
Health economics analysis of animal plasma-derived antivenoms and antivenom distribution pathways for sub-Saharan Africa
Global Snakebite Initiative USA Foundation
Availability
Dr Isaac Koomson is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Physical Activity and Obesity in Later Life
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gregore Iven Mielke - Doctor Philosophy
##### Health Economics of Salt Substitution: A Case Study of Public Willingness to Pay and CVD PreventionStrategies in Springfield, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lauren Ball
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