Professor Martin Knapp (Project Lead)​

LSE CPEC
Professor of Health and Social Care Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), based in the Health Policy Department. He is also a Professorial Research Fellow in the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC; formerly PSSRU) at the LSE
Director of the School for Social Care Research

Martin’s current research emphases are primarily dementia, child and adult mental health, autism and long-term social care; much of his work has an economic focus, and in all of it he seeks to tease out the policy implications. He has published almost 500 peer-review journal papers and 15 books. His work has had numerous impacts on policy and practice in these areas.
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Email: m.knapp@lse.ac.uk

Tel: 020 7955 6225

Full profile: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/people/martin-knapp

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Dr Michela Tinelli

LSE CPEC
Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

Michela’s research is primarily concerned with the socioeconomic burden of chronic diseases, and the development (and investigation of the benefits of) person centred approaches in social and health care. With her work she develops and applies cost and outcome performance measurements and long-term monitoring system to support person centred care and inform policy and practice decision-making across settings.
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Email: m.tinelli@lse.ac.uk

Tel: 020 7955 6225

Full profile: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/people/michela-tinelli

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Ms Annette Bauer

LSE CPEC
Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

Annette is an economist who has been involved in carrying out economic evaluations to support the development of NICE guidelines for social care. Her work includes reviewing and appraising economic evidence and generating new cost-effectiveness evidence (through modelling). ​
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Email: a.bauer@lse.ac.uk

Full profile: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/people/annette-bauer

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Mr Ben Schlaepfer

LSE CPEC
Web Development, E-learning and User Experience Specialist

Ben builds and supports clinical research websites for LSE and NIHR with a focus on social care, dementia, mental health and early career research. ​

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Dr Magdalena Walbaum

LSE CPEC
Research Officer

Magdalena’s research focus on the economics surrounding mental health and other long-term care interventions and their policy implications.

Email: m.walbaum@lse.ac.uk

Full profile: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/people/magdalena-walbaum

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Dr Helen Weatherly

Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Reader

Helen is a health and care economist. Her research focuses on the economic evaluation of social care and public health interventions.

Full profile: www.york.ac.uk/che/staff/research/helen-weatherly/

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Project advisory group

The project advisory group for ESSENCE 3 will be confirmed and posted here in July 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the group, or would like to become a member please email: m.tinelli@lse.ac.uk