Research
My research focus is on utilising methods for longitudinal data analysis and causal inference to understand pathways to poor child health and health inequalities. Some specific areas I have a particular interest in are:
- Improving outcomes and reducing inequalities for people with cystic fibrosis
- Improving outcomes for babies in neonatal care units and reducing inequalities in neonatal and infant mortality
- Understanding causes and consequences of children being taken into care
I work with the UK, US and Danish cystic fibrosis registries, population linked electronic health care records, birth cohort data and local administrative data.
Projects I am currently involved in ( in addition to grants listed below):
I am principle investigator on a Hugh Greenwood funded project on "Addressing geographical inequalities in neonatal and infant mortality using linked routine data" which is a collaboration with Liverpool Women's Hospital and Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
I collaborate with colleagues in Sweden on a project entitled 'Drivers of inequalities among families with involvement in child welfare services' funded by the Swedish Research Council FORTE
I am co-investigator and work package co-lead on a project funded by Health and Care Research Wales, Research for Patient Benefit called 'CF PROSPER: Cystic Fibrosis Pregnancy Related Outcome data to Support PERsonal choices '.
Research grants
RESTORE - Research for Equitable SySTem RespOnse and REcovery
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
May 2021 - October 2023
Addressing inequalities in ‘Children in Need’: A population linkage study to inform policy
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
November 2020 - June 2023