Emeritus Professor Ravi Maheswaran
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
- Profile
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I retired in September 2023 and have been awarded an Emeritus Professorship. I continue to be actively involved in research.
I graduated in Medicine (MBChB) from the University of Sheffield in 1981 and was awarded an MD in 1990 by the University of Sheffield for research on alcohol and hypertension. I joined the University of Sheffield in 1998 as a Senior Clinical Lecturer and was subsequently promoted to Reader and then Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health.
My professional qualifications included Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, 1984), Membership (MFPHM, 1996) and subsequently Fellowship (FFPH, 2009) of the Faculty of Public Health. I relinquished my registration with the General Medical Council and the Faculty of Public Health following my retirement.
- Research interests
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My specialist areas of research interest and expertise focus on geographical and environmental epidemiology and socioeconomic and geographical disparities in health and health care.
I have worked on numerous grants incorporating innovative linkage of geographical, environmental and health datasets to address a wide range of research questions.
My publication track record includes over 100 publications with a Scopus H-index of over 20.
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Impact of a national guideline for the management of peripheral arterial disease on revascularization rates in England: interrupted time series analysis. BJS Open, 8(5). View this article in WRRO
- Time trends and geographical variation in major lower limb amputation related to peripheral arterial disease in England. BJS Open, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic disparities in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair rates and survival. British Journal of Surgery, 109(10), 958-967. View this article in WRRO
- Incidence, socioeconomic deprivation, volume-outcome and survival in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in England. BMC Cancer, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
- Alcohol outlet density and alcohol related hospital admissions in England: a national small-area level ecological study. Addiction, 113(11), 2051-2059. View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic deprivation, mortality and health of within-city migrants: a population cohort study.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , 72(6), 519-525. View this article in WRRO
- Air pollution and stroke – an overview of the evidence base. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 18, 74-81.
- Air Pollution and Subtypes, Severity and Vulnerability to Ischemic Stroke—A Population Based Case-Crossover Study. PLOS ONE, 11(6). View this article in WRRO
- Outdoor air pollution, subtypes and severity of ischemic stroke--a small-area level ecological study.. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13.
- Outdoor air pollution and incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: A small-area level ecological study. Stroke, 43(1), 22-27.
- Impact of outdoor air pollution on survival after stroke: population-based cohort study.. Stroke, 41(5), 869-877.
- Evaluation of the impact of a health forecast alert service on admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bradford and Airedale.. J Public Health (Oxf), 32(1), 97-102.
All publications
Journal articles
- Insights into relationship of environmental inequalities and multimorbidity: a population-based study. Environmental Health, 23. View this article in WRRO
- Impact of a national guideline for the management of peripheral arterial disease on revascularization rates in England: interrupted time series analysis. BJS Open, 8(5). View this article in WRRO
- Time and regional trends in hybrid revascularisation for patients with lower limb ischaemia. EJVES Vascular Forum, 61(Supp 1), S7-S8. View this article in WRRO
- Time trends and geographical variation in major lower limb amputation related to peripheral arterial disease in England. BJS Open, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic disparities in surgery for carotid artery disease in England. BJS Open, 7(4). View this article in WRRO
- Conflicting perspectives during guidelines development are an important source of implementation failure. Health Policy, 131. View this article in WRRO
- Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023(2). View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic disparities in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair rates and survival. British Journal of Surgery, 109(10), 958-967. View this article in WRRO
- Varicose veins treatment in England : population-based study of time trends and disparities related to demographic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographical factors. BJS Open, 6(4). View this article in WRRO
- Income Deprivation and Groin Wound Surgical Site Infection: Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Groin Wound Infection after Vascular Exposure Multicenter Cohort Study. Surgical Infections, 23(1), 73-83.
- Mapping urban greenspace use from mobile phone GPS data. PLoS ONE, 16(7). View this article in WRRO
- Volume–outcome relationships in open and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm : administrative data 2006–2018. British Journal of Surgery, 108(5), 521-527. View this article in WRRO
- Configuration of vascular services : a multiple methods research programme. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(5), 1-150. View this article in WRRO
- Neighbourhood greenspace influences on childhood obesity in Sheffield, UK. Pediatric Obesity, 15(7). View this article in WRRO
- Population-level linkages between urban greenspace and health inequality : the case for using multiple indicators of neighbourhood greenspace. Health & Place, 62. View this article in WRRO
- Outcomes of aortic aneurysm surgery in England : a nationwide cohort study using hospital admissions data from 2002 to 2015. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1). View this article in WRRO
- Greenspace spatial characteristics and human health in an urban environment : an epidemiological study using landscape metrics in Sheffield, UK. Ecological Indicators, 106. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the socioeconomic equity of publicly accessible greenspace distribution: The example of Sheffield, UK. Geoforum, 103, 126-137. View this article in WRRO
- Is more always better? Exploring field survey and social media indicators of quality of urban greenspace, in relation to health. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 39, 45-54. View this article in WRRO
- Sex differences in national rates of repair of emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm. British Journal of Surgery, 106(1), 82-89. View this article in WRRO
- Incidence, socioeconomic deprivation, volume-outcome and survival in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in England. BMC Cancer, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
- Gender Differences in the Rates of Repair of Emergency Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 56(6), e30-e30.
- Alcohol outlet density and alcohol related hospital admissions in England: a national small-area level ecological study. Addiction, 113(11), 2051-2059. View this article in WRRO
- Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to ‘Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town’. Public Health, 165, 154-154.
- Domestic gardens and self-reported health: a national population study. International Journal of Health Geographics, 17. View this article in WRRO
- Seasonal variation in mortality secondary to acute myocardial infarction in England and Wales: a secondary data analysis.. BMJ Open, 8(7). View this article in WRRO
- Socioeconomic deprivation, mortality and health of within-city migrants: a population cohort study.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , 72(6), 519-525. View this article in WRRO
- Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town. Public Health, 158, 9-14. View this article in WRRO
- Trends in alcohol-related admissions to hospital by age, sex and socioeconomic deprivation in England, 2002/03 to 2013/14.. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 412. View this article in WRRO
- Mapping Patterns and Trends in the Spatial Availability of Alcohol Using Low-Level Geographic Data: A Case Study in England 2003–2013. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(4). View this article in WRRO
- Investigation of the Association Between Alcohol Outlet Density and Alcohol-Related Hospital Admission Rates in England: Study Protocol.. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(4). View this article in WRRO
- Acute effects of aircraft noise on cardiovascular admissions - an interrupted time-series analysis of a six-day closure of London Heathrow Airport caused by volcanic ash. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 18, 38-43. View this article in WRRO
- Air pollution and stroke – an overview of the evidence base. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 18, 74-81.
- Air Pollution and Subtypes, Severity and Vulnerability to Ischemic Stroke—A Population Based Case-Crossover Study. PLOS ONE, 11(6). View this article in WRRO
- Outdoor air pollution, subtypes and severity of ischemic stroke--a small-area level ecological study.. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13.
- The impact of spatial and temporal availability of alcohol on its consumption and related harms: A critical review in the context of UK licensing policies. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33(5), 515-525. View this article in WRRO
- Factors influencing unspecified chest pain admission rates in England. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- Bayesian hierarchical modelling of noisy spatial rates on a modestly large and discontinuous irregular lattice.. Stat Methods Med Res, 23(6), 552-571.
- Accuracy of diagnosis and classification of COPD in primary and specialist nurse-led respiratory care in Rotherham, UK: A cross-sectional study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 23(1), 67-73.
- A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study.. BMJ Qual Saf, 23(1), 47-55.
- GEOMED 2013 – From spatial analysis to public health practice. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 10, 27-28.
- Hospital characteristics affecting potentially avoidable emergency admissions: National ecological study. Health Services Management Research, 26(4), 110-118.
- A study on the use of Gumbel approximation with the Bernoulli spatial scan statistic. Statistics in Medicine, 32(19), 3300-3313.
- New developments in the spatial scan statistic. Journal of Information Science, 39(1), 36-47.
- Mapping gender variation in the spatial pattern of alcohol-related mortality: A Bayesian analysis using data from South Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology.
- Developing a summary hospital mortality index: retrospective analysis in English hospitals over five years.. BMJ, 344, e1001.
- Outdoor air pollution and incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: A small-area level ecological study. Stroke, 43(1), 22-27.
- Outdoor air pollution and incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: a small-area level ecological study.. Stroke, 43(1), 22-27.
- Outdoor air pollution and stroke: An overview. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32(6), 592-594.
- SEASONAL VARIATION IN MORTALITY FROM STROKE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 1997 – 2005. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2011(1).
- Could periodic patterns in human mortality be sensitive to solar activity?. ANN GEOPHYS-GERMANY, 29(6), 1113-1120.
- Measuring the spatial accuracy of the spatial scan statistic. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 2(2), 69-78.
- The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence.. J Public Health (Oxf), 33(2), 212-222.
- Engaging with the water sector for public health benefits: waterborne pathogens and diseases in developed countries.. Bull World Health Organ, 88(11), 873-875.
- A power-enhanced algorithm for spatial anomaly detection in binary labelled point data using the spatial scan statistic. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6277 LNAI(PART 2), 163-172.
- Impact of outdoor air pollution on survival after stroke: population-based cohort study.. Stroke, 41(5), 869-877.
- Inference from ecological models: Estimating the relative risk of stroke from air pollution exposure using small area data. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 1(2-3), 123-131.
- Socioeconomic deprivation, urban-rural location and alcohol-related mortality in England and Wales.. BMC Public Health, 10, 99.
- Evaluation of the impact of a health forecast alert service on admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bradford and Airedale.. J Public Health (Oxf), 32(1), 97-102.
- Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation. BRIT J GEN PRACT, 59(569), 934-939.
- Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation.. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 59(569).
- Repeat attenders at National Health Service walk-in centres - a descriptive study using routine data.. Public Health, 123(7), 506-510.
- A graph-theory method for pattern identification in geographical epidemiology--a preliminary application to deprivation and mortality.. Int J Health Geogr, 8, 28.
- Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation.. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 59(569).
- Inequalities in alcohol-related mortality in England and Wales. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUN H, 62, A29-A30.
- A method for modelling GP practice level deprivation scores using GIS.. Int J Health Geogr, 6, 38.
- Bayesian modelling of environmental risk: example using a small area ecological study of coronary heart disease mortality in relation to modelled outdoor nitrogen oxide levels. STOCH ENV RES RISK A, 21(5), 501-509.
- Impact of NHS walk-in centres on primary care access times: ecological study.. BMJ, 334(7598), 838.
- Is smoking tobacco an independent risk factor for HIV infection and progression to AIDS? A systemic review.. Sex Transm Infect, 83(1), 41-46.
- Potential link between smoking and increased HIV risk. FUTURE MICROBIOLOGY, 1(3), 247-247.
- Outdoor NOx and stroke mortality: adjusting for small area level smoking prevalence using a Bayesian approach.. Stat Methods Med Res, 15(5), 499-516.
- The QOF equity window: an illusion or a different view? Reply. J PUBLIC HEALTH-UK, 28(3), 294-294.
- A comparison of methods for calculating general practice level socioeconomic deprivation.. Int J Health Geogr, 5, 29.
- Analyzing the relationship between smoking and coronary heart disease at the small area level: A Bayesian approach to spatial modeling. GEOGR ANAL, 38(2), 140-159.
- A protocol for investigation of the effects of outdoor air pollution on stroke incidence, phenotypes and survival using the South London Stroke Register.. Int J Health Geogr, 5, 10.
- Socioeconomic deprivation, travel distance, location of service, and uptake of breast cancer screening in North Derbyshire, UK.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 60(3), 208-212.
- Socioeconomic deprivation, coronary heart disease prevalence and quality of care: a practice-level analysis in Rotherham using data from the new UK general practitioner Quality and Outcomes Framework.. J Public Health (Oxf), 28(1), 39-42.
- Use of graph theory to identify patterns of deprivation and high morbidity and mortality in public health data sets.. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 12(6), 630-641.
- Outdoor air pollution, mortality, and hospital admissions from coronary heart disease in Sheffield, UK: a small-area level ecological study.. Eur Heart J, 26(23), 2543-2549.
- The effect of alternative representations of population location on the areal interpolation of air pollution exposure.. Comput. Environ. Urban Syst., 29, 455-469.
- Outdoor air pollution and stroke in Sheffield, United Kingdom: a small-area level geographical study.. Stroke, 36(2), 239-243.
- Road-traffic pollution and asthma - using modelled exposure assessment for routine public health surveillance.. Int J Health Geogr, 3(1), 24.
- Socio-economic deprivation and excess winter mortality and emergency hospital admissions in the South Yorkshire Coalfields Health Action Zone, UK.. Public Health, 118(3), 167-176.
- Variation in cadaveric organ donor rates in the UK.. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 19(4), 963-968.
- Population-based health indexes: a systematic review.. Health Policy, 68(2), 245-255.
- Stroke mortality associated with living near main roads in England and wales: a geographical study.. Stroke, 34(12), 2776-2780.
- Response to requests for general practice out of hours: geographical analysis in north west England.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 57(9), 673-674.
- Socioeconomic deprivation, travel distance, and renal replacement therapy in the Trent Region, United Kingdom 2000: an ecological study.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 57(7), 523-524.
- Variation within genes encoding interleukin-1 and the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist influence the severity of meningococcal disease.. Ann Intern Med, 138(7), 534-541.
- Validation of graph-theoretical methods for pattern identification in public health datasets. Health Informatics Journal, 8(4), 167-173. View this article in WRRO
- My favourite software: Geographic Information Systems.. J Public Health Med, 24(2), 149.
- Are socio-economic inequalities in mortality decreasing in Trent Region, UK? An observational study, 1988-1998.. J Public Health Med, 24(2), 120-122.
- A population-based case-control study for examining early life influences on geographical variation in adult mortality in England and Wales using stomach cancer and stroke as examples.. Int J Epidemiol, 31(2), 375-382.
- A population-based case-control study for examining early life influences on geographical variation in adult mortality in England and Wales using stomach cancer and stroke as examples. International Journal of Epidemiology, 31(2), 375-382.
- A strategy for vascular services--testing the 600,000 population model.. Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 82(3), 176-181.
- Magnesium in drinking water supplies and mortality from acute myocardial infarction in north west England.. Heart, 82(4), 455-460.
- A national facility for small area disease mapping and rapid initial assessment of apparent disease clusters around a point source: the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit.. J Public Health Med, 21(3), 289-298.
- Density of truck traffic and respiratory health of infants in London. EPIDEMIOLOGY, 10(4), S54-S54.
- Multiple myeloma in south Cumbria: prediction fulfilled.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 53(4), 255.
- A NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR RAPID INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF APPARENT DISEASE CLUSTERS. Epidemiology, 9(Supplement), S103-S103.
- MAGNESIUM IN DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES AND MORTALITY FROM ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Epidemiology, 9(Supplement), S31-S31.
- Experience of an open referral system for stroke rehabilitation in the community.. Clin Rehabil, 12(3), 265-271.
- Supply of in-patient medical services for elderly people and geographical variation in medical admissions in a health district in England. Public Health, 111(6), 411-415.
- Cancer clusters and their origins. CHEM IND-LONDON(7), 254-256.
- Trends in stroke mortality in Greater London and south east England--evidence for a cohort effect?. J Epidemiol Community Health, 51(2), 121-126.
- Socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity, and stroke mortality in Greater London and south east England.. J Epidemiol Community Health, 51(2), 127-131.
- Supply of in-patient medical services for elderly people and geographical variation in medical admissions in a health district in England.. Public Health, 111(6), 411-415.
- Blood pressure and industrial lead exposure.. Am J Epidemiol, 137(6), 645-653.
- Effectiveness of advice to reduce alcohol consumption in hypertensive patients.. Hypertension, 19(1), 79-84.
- High blood pressure due to alcohol. A rapidly reversible effect.. Hypertension, 17(6 Pt 1), 787-792.
- The interaction of alcohol and beta-blockers in arterial hypertension.. J Clin Pharm Ther, 15(6), 405-410.
- ALCOHOL, BLOOD PRESSURE and ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 15(6), 395-397.
- Clinical correlates in parathyroid hypertension. Journal of Hypertension, Supplement, 7, S190-S191.
- LEAD AND BLOOD-PRESSURE. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, 7, S381-S382.
- Clinical evaluation of the Copal UA-251 and the Dinamap 1848 automatic blood-pressure monitors.. J Med Eng Technol, 12(4), 160-163.
- Does alcohol cause hypertension or pseudo-hypertension?. Proc Nutr Soc, 47(2), 111-114.
- 18. Evaluation of alcohol advice in hypertensive patients. Journal of Hypertension, 6(11), 946-946.
- Clinical evaluation of the Pollenex BP-850 automatic sphygmomanometer.. Int J Psychophysiol, 6(1), 65-69.
- DIENE CONJUGATED 9,11 LINOLEIC-ACID AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS DURING ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL. CLINICAL SCIENCE, 73, P45-P45.
- SECONDARY ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN ALCOHOLICS DURING WITHDRAWAL FROM ALCOHOL. CLINICAL SCIENCE, 73, P45-P45.
- THE CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD-PRESSURE CLINIC. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 8, 27-29.
- ALCOHOL AND HYPERTENSION. The Lancet, 329(8538), 925.
- RECENT ALCOHOL INTAKE AND BLOOD-PRESSURE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 46(3), A134-A134.
- THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON BLOOD-PRESSURE IS DUE TO RECENT ALCOHOL INTAKE. CLINICAL SCIENCE, 72, P70-P70.
- THE EFFECT OF ACUTE ALCOHOL INGESTION ON SERUM IONIZED CALCIUM (CA-2+) IN MAN. CLINICAL SCIENCE, 72, P71-P71.
- The Efeect of Acute Alcohol Ingestion on Serum Ionised Calcium (Ca2+) in Man. Clinical Science, 72(s16), 71P-71P.
- The role of alcohol in hypertension. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2(2), 172-178.
- PREDICTION OF THE ACUTE PRESSOR-RESPONSE TO ORAL ALCOHOL. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, 4, S340-S342.
- Massive digoxin overdose: successful treatment with intravenous amiodarone.. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 287(6389), 392-393.
- Associations between neighbourhood environmental factors and the uptake and effectiveness of a brief intervention to increase physical activity. Journal of Public Health. View this article in WRRO
- Explaining variation in emergency admissions: a mixed-methods study of emergency and urgent care systems. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(48), 1-126.
Chapters
- Geographic information systems in spatial epidemiology and public health, Handbook of Spatial Epidemiology (pp. 69-97).
- Pattern Identification in Public Health Data Sets: The Potential Offered by Graph Theory, GIS and Evidence-Based Policy Making (pp. 183-200). CRC Press
- Pattern Identification in Public Health Data Sets, Innovations in GIS CRC Press
- Pattern identification in public health data sets: The potential offered by graph theory, GIS and Evidence-Based Policy Making (pp. 159-176).
- Introduction and Overview, GIS in Public Health Practice CRC Press
- Conclusions and Future Prospects, GIS in Public Health Practice CRC Press
- Using Modeled Outdoor Air Pollution Data for Health Surveillance, GIS in Public Health Practice CRC Press
- Basic Issues in Geographical Analysis, GIS in Public Health Practice CRC Press
- Using Modelled Outdoor Air Pollution Data for Health In Maheswaran R & Craglia M (Ed.), GIS in Public Health Practice (pp. 125-150). CRC Press
Conference proceedings papers
- PSU6 A Patient-LEVEL Simulation for Economic Evaluation of Vascular Service Reconfiguration in England. Value in Health Regional Issues, Vol. 22 (pp S105-S105)
- 05: Risk adjustment for comorbidities in aortic aneurysm surgery. British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 105(S1) (pp 8-8). Nottingham, United Kingdom, 11 January 2018 - 11 January 2018. View this article in WRRO
- Trends in aortic aneurysm treatment from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 103 (pp 20-20)
- Alcohol-related mortality, socioeconomic deprivation and urbanicity in England and Wales. GUT, Vol. 57 (pp A77-A77)
- Use of graph theory for data mining in public health. DATA MINING III, Vol. 6 (pp 819-828)
- CLINICAL CORRELATES IN PARATHYROID HYPERTENSION. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, VOL 7, SUPPL 6 (pp S190-S191)
Reports
- The failure of evidence-based guidance: A review of the implementation of national guidelines in vascular services
Other
- Grants
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- Policy research support for NIHR Vascular Socioeconomic Project (below). Research England (QR-PSF) 2021-22, £54,881 (PI)
- Investigating socioeconomic and geographical disparities in vascular surgery rates and outcomes in England. National Institute for Health Research 2020-23, £145,049 (Joint PI)
- A multidisciplinary approach to prevention of multimorbidity in post-conflict Serbia. University of Sheffield (QR GCRF) 2019-21, £84,180 (Co-I)
- Improving Wellbeing through Urban Nature (IWUN). Natural Environment Research Council 2016-19, £1.04 million (Co-I)
- Investigation of the association between alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related hospital admission rates in England. Alcohol Research UK 2015-16, £58,369 (PI)
- Innovative approaches to understanding the wider determinants of health and wellbeing using record linkage and mixed methods to exploit the full potential of population cohorts in Yorkshire & Humber (BiB and SYC). White Rose Consortium (White Rose PhD studentship Network) 2014-17, £268,725 (Co-I)
- Treatment patterns of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Amgen Ltd 2014-15, £29,275 (PI)
- The design, development, commissioning and evaluation of patient-focused vascular services. NIHR (Programme Grant) 2013-19, £1.86 million (Co-I)
- Impact of migration on geographical patterns of health inequalities in Sheffield. Sheffield Primary Care Trust 2011-13, £30,572 (PI)
- Evaluation of the new Summary Hospital Mortality Index (SHMI) for the Department of Health. Department of Health 2011-12, £62,837 (Co-I)
- Alcohol and the Performing Community: Mapping representations of “Binge-drinking” and community health. Arts and Humanities Research Council 2011-12, £30,890 (Co-I)
- Alcohol policy modelling and evaluation. Medical Research Council 2010-13, £1.05 million (Co-I)
- Teaching activities
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My main teaching role was as Director of Undergraduate Public Health Teaching on the Sheffield MBChB. I provided leadership and management for public health teaching across all phases of the Sheffield MBChB curriculum.
I also previously set up and taught postgraduate modules on Epidemiology, Using Sources of Information and GIS in Public Health on the Sheffield MPH.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I organised the First European Conference on Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) in Public Health, held in Sheffield in 2001 (252 participants from 19 countries) with European Union Fifth Framework funding to support the conference and associated workshops.
I was involved in organising GIS Research UK 2002 and the 2nd UK and Ireland Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology meeting in 2006.
I was also involved in organising several conferences for GEOMED, the premier international conference series on spatial statistics, geographical epidemiology and public health:
- 2005 (Cambridge, UK)
- 2009 (Charleston, USA)
- 2011 (Victoria, Canada)
- 2013 (Sheffield, UK)
- 2015 (Florence, Italy)
- 2017 (Porto, Portugal)
- 2019 (Glasgow, UK)