About
Dr. David Walsh is a Senior Lecturer in Health Inequalities within the Public Health department at the University of Glasgow's School of Health & Wellbeing. With over 30 years of extensive experience in health and public health research, he joined the university in February 2024 after serving 17 years as Public Health Programme Manager at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) from 2006 to 2024.
Dr. Walsh's professional journey spans multiple institutions including the Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS) and NHS Health Scotland (2001-2006), ISD Scotland (1994-2001), and various research projects within NHS Greater Glasgow (1999-2000), NHS Argyll & Clyde (1996-98), and NHS Grampian (1993-1994).
His primary research focus is on health inequalities and their determinants. His recent work examines:
- The impacts of UK Government austerity policies on health inequalities in the UK
- The causes of excess mortality in Scotland and Glasgow
- Adverse early years environments and their health consequences
- Ethnicity and health inequalities in Scotland/UK
- Health inequalities across post-industrial European regions
Analysis of Dr. Walsh's recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on mortality trends, health inequalities, and the impacts of socioeconomic policies on population health. His work frequently employs longitudinal and comparative methodologies to examine how austerity measures, welfare reforms, and socioeconomic conditions affect health outcomes across different regions and demographic groups in the UK and Europe.
Dr. Walsh has established extensive collaborative relationships with researchers across multiple institutions, particularly with Gerry McCartney, Ruth Dundas, and other colleagues at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Centre for Population Health. His research consistently addresses policy-relevant questions with direct implications for public health practice and social policy.
