Supervisors

The programme draws together research scientists across the Population Health Sciences Institute.

SupervisorsResearch areas
Abigail Fraser Reproductive health
Alexandra McAleenan Evidence synthesis
Amanda Hughes Life course epidemiology, social epidemiology
Amy Taylor Reproductive health including IVF treatment
Andrew Dowsey Statistical data science methodology and data infrastructure for integrating ‘big data’ into medical research, including omics
Andy Skinner Use of wearable technology for capturing health related data
Angela Attwood Biological and psychological factors underlying use of social drugs
Ann Williams Colorectal tumour cell survival mechanisms and chemoprevention
Anya Skatova Digital health; transactional data/digital footprint data in relation to health
Ashley Blom Epidemiology of joint replacement
Becky Mars Mental health
Ben Elsworth Predicting causal mechanisms using multivariate data
Carol Joinson Mental Health
Carolina Borges Genetic epidemiology, Mendelian randomisation, nutrition
Caroline Relton Epigenetic Epidemiology
Caroline Taylor Lifecourse epidemiology in relation to nutrition/pregnancy and children/environment
Celia Gregson Genetics and epidemiology of high bone mass, osteoarthritis and fracture
Claire Haworth Mental health, wellbeing, behavioural genetics, social media
Claire Perks The role of the IGF axis in relation to breast and prostate cancer
Dan Lawson Mathematics, genetic epidemiology
David Carslake Statistical epidemiology, family-based studies
David Hughes Applied genetic epidemiology and evolutionary anthropology
David Kessler Epidemiology of common mental health disorders
Deborah Lawlor Life course and genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, diabetes, and reproductive health
Dheeraj Rai Life course epidemiology of neurodevelopmental disorders
Diana Santos Ferreira Metabolomics
Doretta Caramaschi Neurodevelopmental epigenetics, neuroscience, mental health
Duleka Knipe Life course risk factors in low and middle income countries
Eleanor Sanderson Econometrics and applied epidemiology
Emma Anderson Life course epidemiology of dementia and cognitive decline
Emma Vincent Genetic epidemiology and laboratory approaches to studying the link between type II diabetes and cancer
Esther Crawley Epidemiology of paediatric chronic fatigue
Evie Stergiakouli Genetic epidemiology of neurodevelopmental conditions
Frank de Vocht Environmental and occupational epidemiology
Gemma Hammerton Life course epidemiology, conduct disorder
Gemma Sharp Prenatal origins of health and disease, using genetic and epigenetic approaches
Gene Feder Primary care; intimate partner violence; cardiovascular health
George Davey Smith Clinical Epidemiology
Gibran Hemani Statistical genetics, epigenetics, causal inference methodology
Golam Khandaker Depression and schizophrenia 
Gwen Fernandes Epidemiology of internalising disorders and alcohol use
Hannah Christensen Infectious disease mathematical modelling
Hannah Elliott Epigenetics
Hannah Fraser Infectious disease mathematical modelling
Hannah Jones Applied genetic epidemiology
Hannah Sallis Genetics of Mental Health
Harriet Mills Medical statistics
Hayley Jones

Meta-analysis, diagnostic test evaluation, Bayesian evidence synthesis e.g. to estimate prevalence

Howard Thom Statistical modelling
Ian Penton-Voak Behaviour in the context of evolutionary theory
Jack Bowden Biostatistics, Mendelian randomization, Clinical trials methodology, Meta-analysis
Jie Zheng Molecular and genetic epidemiology
Jon Heron Latent variable modelling, longitudinal modelling
Jon Tobias Musculoskeletal research
Jonathan Evans Genetics and lifecurse epidemiology of depression
Jonathan Sterne Medical statistics, HIV
Josephine Walker Infectious disease mathematical modelling
Joshua Bell Epidemiology of obesity and cardiometabolic disease
Josine Min Genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics
Julian Hamilton- Shields Epidemiology and genetics of chronic childhood disorders such as diabetes, obesity and the development of cardio-metabolic risk
Julian Higgins Statistical methods for evidence synthesis
Kaitlin Wade Nutritional epidemiology; genetic epidemiology and Mendelian randomization; microbiome research
Kate Northstone Nutritional epidemiology, life course epidemiology
Kate Tilling Development and application of statistical methods for causal inference and life course epidemiology
Katrina Turner Health services research, applied social science
Katy Turner Infectious disease mathematical and economic modelling
Kristen Reyher One health, veterinary epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance
Kyla Thomas Pharmacoepidemiology, public health
Laura Corbin Genetic Epidemiology
Laura Howe Lifecourse epidemiology and medical statistics
Laura Johnson Nutrition in lifecourse epidemiology; Genetic interactions; Metabolomics
Lavinia Paternoster Genetic epidemiology of atopic dermatitis and related traits
Lindsey Hines Life course epidemiology (drug use and mental health)
Louise Millard Data mining, hypothesis-free, time-series data, digital health, causal inference
Lucy Yardley Digital behaviour change and self-management interventions
Luisa Zuccolo Causal effects of prenatal alcohol; health effects of breastfeeding
Marcus Munafò Genetic and cognitive influences on addictive behaviour
Maria Magnus Lifecourse epidemiology
Matthew Hickman Public health, addiction, infectious disease
Matthew Ridd Common health problems in primary care (eczema).
Matthew Suderman Epigenetics
Michale Dalili Smoking cessation, public health, mental health
Neil Davies Statistical epidemiology, causal inference methods
Nicholas Timpson Genetic Epidemiology
Nicola Wiles Psychiatric epidemiology
Oliver Davies Statistical genetics
Padraig Dixon Health economics in relation to genetic epidemiology
Pau Erola Bioinformatics
Paul Moran Mental health; psychiatric epidemiology; aetiology and outcomes of personality disorder and self-harm
Paul Yousefi Epigenetic epidemiology
Peter Flach Data intensive computing and analytics
Peter Vickerman Infectious disease modelling
Philip Haycock Causal inference and epidemiological methods
Rachael Hughes Statistical methods, bias
Rebecca Pearson Intergenerational transmission of depression
Rebecca Richmond Causal analysis methods and molecular mediation
Richard Martin Clinical Epidemiology
Richard Parker Statistical epidemiology
Russ Jago Physical activity interventions in children
Santi Rodriguez Genetics