Biography

I have a Master’s degree in Biometry and PhD that considered the measurement of locomotor disability in epidemiology studies using Rasch Analysis.

My current research focuses on primary care rheumatology, particularly polymyalgia rheumatica, gout and inflammatory arthritis. I am also interested in drug safety. Methodologically, my interests are in the use of routinely collected health care data for research.

Research and scholarship

I am interested in epidemiological methodology, specifically in the fields of rheumatology and primary care. I am particularly interested in the use of routinely collected data in research, and also in ordinal regression models and Rasch analysis.

I am a member of the Society for Academic Primary Care and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. I was previously an associate editor at the journal Family Practice.

Teaching

  • LSC-20056: Research and Analytical Skills (module lead)
  • HLT-40001: Research Methods in Health (session tutor)
  • CLM-40003: Statistics and Epidemiology (session tutor)

Publications

Contact us

School of Medicine

School of Medicine
David Weatherall building
University Road
Keele University
Staffordshire ST5 5BG

+44 (0) 1782 733937
fmhs.facilities@keele.ac.uk

Admissions enquiries:
enquiries@keele.ac.uk

The Clinical Education Centre

Keele University
Clinical Education Centre
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire ST4 6QG

services.cecreception@keele.ac.uk

CEC general enquires:
+44 (0)1782 731876