Dr
Jessica
Forsyth

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Associate in Statistics

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j.e.forsyth@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0670
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Jessica Forsyth
School of Medicine and Population Health

Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street

Sheffield

S1 4DA

Profile

I am a Statistician in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in the Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) section within SCHARR. My research interests include structured expert elicitation, survival analysis, indirect treatment comparisons, evidence synthesis, and the application of robust statistical methods to support healthcare decision making. I work across disciplines with statisticians, health economists, clinicians, and other researchers to develop quantitative methods that inform health technology evaluation and policy. I am also a member of SCHARR-TAG, an External Assessment Group that provides independent evidence assessments to support National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisals.


Before joining HEDS in 2023, I worked as a Research Associate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester and completed a Wellcome Trust-funded PhD in Quantitative and Biophysical Biology. My previous research focused on Bayesian methods, mathematical modelling, and quantitative analysis across biological applications including preimplantation mammalian development.

Qualifications

PhD in Quantitative and Biophysical Biology (Wellcome Trust, University of Manchester), MPhys Physics with Medical Physics (University of Sheffield)

Research interests

• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• Structured expert elicitation and expert judgement methods
• Survival analysis and survival extrapolation
• Evidence synthesis and indirect treatment comparisons
• Statistical methods for healthcare decision making under uncertainty
• Bayesian statistics and applied statistical methodology

Publications

Journal articles

  • Mon-Yee M, Burton C, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Daly G & Davis S (2026) . BMJ Open, 16(4), e102846-e102846.
  • Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Fryer K , McCormick S et al (2026) . BMJ Medicine, 5(1), e001746-e001746.
  • Sutton A, Carroll C, Simpson E, Forsyth J, Rayner A, Ren S, Franklin M & Wood E (2025) . Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32(6).
  • Forsyth JE, Mitra S, Srivastava T & Ren K (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S31-S31.
  • Forsyth JE, Ren K & Jen M-H (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S515-S515.
  • Forsyth JE & Ren K (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S533-S533.
  • Rayner A, Akpan E, Forsyth J, Hanini M, Thomas C & Mandrik L (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S506-S506.
  • Stevenson M, Forsyth JE, Hossain A, Lall R, Dark P, Carlson G, Naisbitt MJ, Kay D, Barber S, Parez J , Lee S et al (2025) . Critical Care, 29(1), 508.
  • Casey JJ, Forsyth JE, Waite TW, Cotter SL & Shearer T (2025) . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2323).
  • de la Fuente R & Forsyth JE (2025) . Animal Science Papers and Reports, 43(3), 347-366.
  • Davis S, Mon-Yee M, Sutton A, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE & Burton C (2025) . Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research.
  • Simpson E, Carroll C, Sutton A, Forsyth J, Rayner A, Ren S, Franklin M & Wood E (2025) . British Journal of Psychology.
  • Ren K & Forsyth J (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S636-S636.
  • Forsyth J, Wong R & Ren K (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S620-S620.
  • Forsyth J, Mitra S, Wong R, Srivastava T & Ren K (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S375-S375.
  • Forsyth JE, Casey J, Cotter SL, Parnell WJ & Shearer T (2023) . Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 20(207).
  • Forsyth JE, Al-Anbaki AH, Plusa B & Cotter SL (2023) . Statistics and Computing, 33(5).
  • Leaviss J, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Forsyth JE, Fryer K , McCormick S et al () . Health Technology Assessment, 1-34.
  • Stevenson MD, Mon-Yee M, Forsyth JE, Montazeri A & Saunders MP () . Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
  • Forsyth JE, Achra M, Espinar JB, Hochmair M, Liepa AM, Lenox-Smith A, Puri T, Rajesh R, Sonksen MD, Summers Y , van der Wekken AJ et al () . Applied Health Economics and Health Policy.
  • Forsyth JE, Khanal M, Kiiskinen U, Jyothi A, Goel R, Puri T, Ren S, Sonksen MD, Wang X & Jen M-H () . Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research.
  • Forsyth JE, Uttley L, Wong R & Ren S () . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25(1).
  • Forsyth JE, Al-Anbaki AH, de la Fuente R, Modare N, Perez-Cortes D, Rivera I, Seaton Kelly R, Cotter S & Plusa B () . PLOS Biology, 19(7), e3001345-e3001345.

Conference proceedings

  • Forsyth JE, Mitra S, Srivastava T & Ren K (2025) OPTIMIZING THE USE OF EXCESS HAZARD MODELS IN SURVIVAL ANALYSIS: CONSIDERING DISEASE SEVERITY AND FOLLOW-UP MATURITY. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 28(12)
  • Forsyth JE & Ren K (2025) STRUCTURED EXPERT ELICITATION FOR SURVIVAL OUTCOMES: INSIGHTS FROM NICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT 26. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 28(12)

Preprints

  • Yee MM, Burton C, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Daly G & Davis S (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Leaviss J, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Forsyth J, Fryer K , McCormick S et al (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.