The Small Area Health Statistics Unit brings together the work of epidemiologists, statisticians, database managers, computer programmers, application developers and experts in exposure assessment. The team have a reputation as a nationally and internationally recognised institution for research into environment and health.
The team benefit from widespread collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the MRC Centre for Environment and Health, amongst other academic units. These partnerships have enabled SAHSU to harness a broad spectrum of experience to conduct research across an array of topics.
We are leading major research studies within the Health Protection Research Units in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards and Environmental Exposures and Health and the Health Data Research UK Social and Environmental Determinants of Disease Driver Programme.
Environmental Exposures and Health - NIHR
Chemical and Radiation Threats - NIHR
Social and Environmental Determinants of Health - HDR UK
The SAHSU team is led by Professor Paul Elliott (Director) and Dr Bethan Davies (Deputy Director).
People
Professor Paul Elliott
Professor Paul Elliott
Director of the MRC Centre for Environment and Health and SAHSU
Dr Bethan Davies
Dr Bethan Davies
Deputy Director of SAHSU, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
Dr Frédéric B. Piel
Dr Frédéric B. Piel
Lecturer in Epidemiology
Dr Daniela Fecht
Dr Daniela Fecht
Lecturer in Geospatial Health
Dr Angela Pinto de Moira
Dr Angela Pinto de Moira
Research Fellow
Dr Brandon Parkes
Dr Brandon Parkes
Research Associate
Dr Oluwaseyi Arowosegbe
Dr Oluwaseyi Arowosegbe
Research Associate in Epidemiology
Dr Chang Cai
Dr Chang Cai
Research Associate
Jordan Jenkins
Jordan Jenkins
Project Support Officer
SAHSU Investigators
Mohn Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing
People - Mohn
Professor Mireille Toledano
Professor Mireille Toledano
Mohn Chair; Population Child Health & Director-Mohn Centre
Dr Dougal Hargreaves
Dr Dougal Hargreaves
Houston Reader in Paediatrics and Population Health
Dr Rachel Smith
Dr Rachel Smith
Research Fellow in Population Child Health
Biostatistics
Biostatistics
Dr Marta Blangiardo
Dr Marta Blangiardo
Chair in Biostatistics
Dr Monica Pirani
Dr Monica Pirani
Lecturer in Biostatistics
Dr Garyfallos Konstantinoudis
Dr Garyfallos Konstantinoudis
MRC Skills Development Research Fellow
Global Environmental Health
Professor Majid Ezzati
Professor Majid Ezzati
Chair in Global Environmental Health
Dr James Bennett
Dr James Bennett
Statistical Manager
Dr Perviz Asaria
Dr Perviz Asaria
Consultant Cardiologist
Air Pollution Epidemiology, Environmental Research Group
Dr Heather Walton
Dr Heather Walton
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health
Dr Dimitris Evangelopoulos
Dr Dimitris Evangelopoulos
Research Fellow
Dr Dylan Wood
Dr Dylan Wood
Research Associate
PhD Students
Christina Liang
Christina Liang
Ella White
Ella White
Yoann Renard
Yoann Renard
Di Xi
Di Xi
Sandra Gudziunaite
Sandra Gudziunaite