Applied data science

The applied data science team uses data to uncover the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions, and how these link to health services, using the best techniques to increase the reliability of their findings.

Theme lead: Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo

Team members

Dr Caroline Skirrow

Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Applied Health Research

Dr Emily Eyles

Research Fellow, Quantitative Research

Dr Isobel Ward

Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead
  • Team Lead

Dr Jessica Watson

GP and Doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Rachel Perry

Research Fellow in Evidence Synthesis

Dr Rebecca Wilson

Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Research and Evidence Synthesis

Hannah Edwards

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research

Jialan Hong

Research Associate in Data and Quantitative Research

Lauren Scott

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research/Evidence Synthesis

Professor Frank de Vocht

Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead

Professor John Macleod

Professor in Clinical Epidemiology and Primary Care

Professor Kate Tilling

Applied data science workstream lead

Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo

Cross-cutting Methodological Theme Lead

Projects

TellMiSaives – evaluating a peer support app for children and young people

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Screenshot of Lucy Biddle's paper about developing digital suicide prevention tools for young people
Paper:

Developing Suicide Prevention Tools in the Context of Digital Peer Support: Qualitative Analysis of a Workshop With Multidisciplinary Stakeholders

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Common Ambition Bristol: Addressing HIV stigma and testing in partnership with African and Caribbean communities

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Screenshot of the Common Ambition Bristol mixed methods paper
Paper:

Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities: a mixed methods study

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ReThink: Mental health and transitions for care-experienced young people

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ReThink paper in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
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The mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced young people during early and later adolescence

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Exploring risk factors for COVID-19 mortality and infection in care homes in Bath and North East Somerset

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Screenshot of the covid care homes paper
Paper:

Exploring risk factors for COVID-19 mortality and infection in care homes in the west of England: A mixed-methods study

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PASSPORT: Creating a school-specific physical activity portfolio

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Paper:

Rethinking children’s physical activity interventions at school: A new context-specific approach

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