Helena Roy

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Hasso Plattner Institute, where I work in Professor Ariel Stern’s group on digital health, economics, and policy. I earned my PhD in Economics from Stanford University, specialising in behavioural, health, and innovation economics, and previously studied at Cambridge (Pembroke College) and Oxford (Nuffield College).

I research novel information technologies and delivery modalities in healthcare. My projects look at how people search for and interpret health information online, how patients and physicians adopt AI‑driven tools, and what shapes clinical decisions in maternal care. I also advise early‑stage health‑tech start‑ups. More information is available on my CV.

Alongside my research, I'm a fellow at the Centre for British Progress, exploring how policy can encourage economic growth via innovation. An example of my work in this space can be found at UK Day One.

I'm from the UK and Aotearoa New Zealand, and enjoy triathlon, diving, and flat whites.