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Katie SpencerView profile

Associate Professor

• Clinical oncology
• Cancer policy
• Routine healthcare data
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Dr Katie Spencer is an Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine & Health , embedded in the Academic Unit of Health Economics . She combines specialist clinical care for lymphoma and skin lymphoma patients with nationally influential research on cancer data, health economics, and radiotherapy policy. Education & Professional Milestones MB BChir, MA (Cantab) – University of Cambridge MRCP, FRCR – Membership & Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists PhD – Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Fellowship, investigating palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases Rowan Williams Medal – highest mark in final Clinical Oncology FRCR examination Research Focus Dr Spencer’s programme integrates routine NHS data with health-economic modelling to evaluate the equity, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cancer treatments. Major strands include: Utilisation and outcomes of radiotherapy across England Impact of COVID-19 on NHS radiotherapy and colorectal cancer services Systematic assessment of cancer-care costs to the NHS, patients, carers and society Variation in curative treatment for lung cancer and its population-level mortality effects Development of international radiotherapy datasets with the IAEA Selected Scientific Awards & National Roles NHS England National Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy Data Contributor to Radiotherapy UK “World-class Radiotherapy in the UK” report Co-author, Royal College of Radiologists / ESTRO-HERO costing report Rowan Williams Medal, Royal College of Radiologists Teaching & Mentoring She currently supervises PhD candidate Janet Tonge and has mentored MRes student Sairah Naseer . She lectures on undergraduate and postgraduate oncology programmes, delivers regional FRCR exam teaching, and actively supports junior clinical academics. Collaborative Networks Dr Spencer works across the Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s , the Academic Unit of Health Economics , the Cancer Epidemiology Group and the Decision Modelling Group . She collaborates nationally with NDRS, the Royal College of Radiologists, ESTRO-HERO, and internationally with the IAEA and multiple UK universities.

• Neurorehabilitation
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Research Databases Development
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Dr. Peter Stubbs is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Technology Sydney's Graduate School of Health, where he also serves as Higher Degree Research Coordinator. With extensive international experience across multiple healthcare systems, he contributes significantly to both clinical practice and academic research in rehabilitation sciences. Dr. Stubbs completed his BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Auckland University (New Zealand) in 2005, followed by a Master of Physiotherapy from Sydney University (Australia) in 2008, and a PhD in Neurorehabilitation and Clinical Neurophysiology from Aalborg University (Denmark) in 2011. His academic journey includes post-doctoral research at Neuroscience Research Australia and Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre in Denmark. His research spans multiple domains including neurorehabilitation (particularly acquired brain injury), development of research databases to improve patient outcomes, and application of emerging technologies like Virtual Reality, Blood Flow Restriction, and Robotics in rehabilitation. He also conducts meta-epidemiological research focusing on abstract spin, trial pre-registration, and systematic review quality. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, with systematic reviews and meta-analyses across musculoskeletal conditions, stroke rehabilitation, and emerging technologies in rehabilitation. His work demonstrates a consistent pattern of collaboration across international institutions and interdisciplinary teams. Dr. Stubbs actively supervises Masters and PhD students and teaches courses including Sub-acute Rehabilitation (96084), Professional Practice (96081), and research design courses. His teaching approach integrates his diverse international experiences from working in India, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, and Denmark.

Thomas AhrensView profile

Professor

• Management Control Systems
• Practice Theory
• Accountability
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Thomas Ahrens is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. With 62 publications and over 5,400 citations, his work bridges management accounting theory with practical applications in both private and public sector organizations. His research has established him as a leading scholar in management control systems and practice theory approaches to accounting. Dr. Ahrens' research interests center on the roles of management control systems (MCS) in managerial practices. After initial work on the links between MCS, culture, and accountability, he has focused on how MCS are embedded in everyday organizational interactions, heavily influenced by Schatzki's practice theory. This work has produced significant concepts including enabling MCS, situated functionality of MCS, and management control anchor practices. His second major research stream applies MCS theory to public sector contexts, particularly examining budgeting, accountability, and the hybridization of financial and service expertise in local government. He has also made important contributions to research methodology for qualitative field research in organizations. Analysis of his recent publications (2020-2025) reveals several key trends: a deepening focus on public sector accounting challenges during crises (particularly the COVID-19 pandemic), increasing attention to social equity budgeting and fairness practices, growing interest in sustainability accounting and waste management, and sophisticated applications of Foucault's governmentality theory to understand accounting's role in governance. His work increasingly examines how accounting practices can simultaneously serve multiple institutional logics and value systems in complex organizational environments. Dr. Ahrens frequently collaborates with Laurence Ferry and other researchers in public sector accounting, demonstrating a strong commitment to collaborative scholarship. His work in the Jan Pfister's Lab at UAE University shows particular interest in how qualitative research methods can better capture the richness of organizational contexts. His contributions to special issues and workshops indicate active engagement in developing the methodological foundations of accounting research.

• Diabetes research
• Multimorbidity
• Clinical trials methodology
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Dr. David McAllister is a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow at the University of Glasgow's Institute of Health and Wellbeing, where he has been employed since December 2016. His research bridges clinical medicine and advanced epidemiological methods, focusing on generating evidence that directly informs real-world healthcare practice. Dr. McAllister's research primarily centers on diabetes (both Type 1 and Type 2), multimorbidity, and cardiovascular outcomes. His work examines how treatments perform in diverse patient populations beyond the controlled settings of clinical trials, with particular attention to how factors like age, sex, and multiple chronic conditions affect treatment effectiveness. He has developed expertise in analyzing routinely collected health data from sources like UK Biobank and national healthcare databases to address methodological challenges in comparative effectiveness research. His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on precision medicine approaches, examining sex and age differences in treatment responses, developing methods for better clinical guideline development, and investigating how social factors interact with clinical conditions. His work frequently appears in high-impact journals including JAMA, Diabetes Care, and Nature Communications. Dr. McAllister has secured substantial research funding, including multiple Wellcome Trust awards, Medical Research Council grants, and Diabetes UK funding. His current projects (running through 2029) focus on standardized protocols for research using routinely collected health data, understanding problematic polypharmacy in diabetes, and predictors of early trial termination. Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellowship Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant (2024-2029) Diabetes UK grant (2024-2029) Medical Research Council grants UK Research and Innovation funding His methodological expertise includes individual participant data meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, instrumental variable methods, and latent class analysis for multimorbidity clustering. These approaches allow him to address critical questions about how treatments work for specific patient subgroups in real-world settings, helping bridge the gap between clinical trial evidence and everyday medical practice.

Daniel CapurroView profile

Associate Professor

• Biomedical Informatics
• Clinical Data Re-utilization
• Process Mining in Healthcare
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Daniel Capurro, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and maintains an Affiliate Assistant Professor position in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. His academic appointments include: Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington Former Chief Medical Information Officer of the university's healthcare network at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Dr. Capurro's research program centers on developing innovative methods to improve the re-utilization of routinely collected clinical data for clinical and translational research, quality improvement, and public health initiatives. His work prominently features process mining techniques applied across various healthcare settings including emergency departments, primary care clinics, and specialized treatment pathways. He has made significant contributions to implementing health information systems in Chilean healthcare institutions and developing mobile health interventions for cervical cancer prevention in underserved populations. Analysis of his recent publication record reveals a strong emphasis on applying data science methods to extract meaningful insights from clinical workflows, with particular focus on emergency department operations, diabetes care processes, and medication management. His research bridges clinical medicine with informatics to create practical solutions that improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. As an educator, Dr. Capurro designs and leads the integration track for semesters 2 through 5 in the medical curriculum at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where students engage in practical problem-solving activities that connect knowledge from various disciplines. While maintaining limited outpatient clinical practice, he dedicates most of his professional time to advancing biomedical informatics research and its application to real-world healthcare challenges in Chile and beyond.

• Animal Welfare
• Veterinary Epidemiology
• Precision Livestock Farming
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Dan Børge Jensen serves as Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, holding dual appointments in the Production, Nutrition and Health section and Animal Welfare and Disease Control section. His research integrates veterinary science with advanced data analytics to address critical animal welfare challenges across diverse production systems. His primary research interests focus on precision livestock farming methodologies , particularly video-based behavioral monitoring for early detection of welfare issues like piling in hens and tail-biting in pigs. He develops statistical models for predicting health outcomes such as footpad lesions in broilers and post-operative complications in equine dentistry, while also pioneering decision-support systems through the DECIDE project that transform surveillance data into actionable farm management tools. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong interdisciplinary trend combining veterinary epidemiology with machine learning and dynamic modeling, spanning poultry, swine, equine, and aquaculture sectors. His work demonstrates consistent application of data-driven approaches to improve animal health monitoring and production efficiency. Dr. Jensen maintains active international collaborations, with research outputs appearing in journals including Smart Agricultural Technology , Frontiers in Marine Science , and Equine Veterinary Journal . His work shows significant practical impact through measurable downloads and academic engagement, though no formal awards or student supervision details are documented in available sources.

• Social network analysis
• Personal networks
• Social segregation
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Guillaume Favre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès and a member of the LISST research unit (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Solidarity, Societies, Territories). He directs the Master's program in 'Networks and Societies,' which trains data analysts grounded in social sciences methodology. Professor Favre specializes in social network analysis, with research focusing on personal networks, social segregation, and the evolution of social ties over recent decades. His work examines how social networks form, change, and influence social cohesion across different contexts. More recently, he has expanded his research to include comparative studies of sociability across national contexts including the United States, the Netherlands, China, and Guinea. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on neighborhood relations, employment networks, and the social impacts of the pandemic. Analysis of his work shows consistent application of quantitative methods to understand social structures, with increasing attention to comparative international perspectives and digital communication's role in shaping social ties. His research often appears in top sociology journals like Sociologie and Social Networks. Professor Favre teaches courses on personal networks and life courses, social network analysis, quantitative methods in social sciences, and economic sociology. His teaching emphasizes both theoretical foundations and practical applications of social network analysis. His research on neighborhood relations has shown that interactions with neighbors often provide more social openness than relationships with 'more-than-neighbors' or other social circles. His pandemic-related work has documented how social networks adapted during lockdowns, revealing both resilience and transformation in social structures during crisis periods.

Lauren WhiteView profile

Lecturer

• Creative and participatory qualitative research methods
• Sociology of Health and Illness
• Critical Disability Studies
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Dr. Lauren White is a Lecturer in Social Research Methods at the Sheffield Methods Institute within the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. She joined the institute in January 2023, bringing extensive experience in interdisciplinary research focused on health, illness, and disability studies. As an active member of the Participatory Research Network, iHuman, and the Critical Disability Studies team, Dr. White bridges academic research with practical applications. Dr. White's educational background includes a BA (Hons), MA, and PhD, along with SFHEA accreditation. Her research is grounded in sociology but spans multiple disciplines, focusing on creative and participatory qualitative methods to explore everyday experiences of health, illness, and disability. She is particularly interested in affirmative and co-produced research approaches that prioritize meaningful public engagement and knowledge exchange. Her research interests encompass Creative and Participatory Qualitative Research Methods, Sociology of Health and Illness, Critical Disability Studies, Sociology of Everyday Life, Mobilities, and Materialities. Dr. White's work emphasizes bringing research and teaching together, as demonstrated through her 'Towards Joyful Learning' project, which seeks to create more inclusive and engaging educational environments. Dr. White's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on understanding how health conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) impact daily life, with particular attention to privacy negotiation, spatial access, and temporal rhythms. Her more recent work has expanded into disability studies, co-production methods, and the intersection of makerspaces with critical disability theory. She has increasingly focused on creating anti-ableist research cultures and developing inclusive approaches to technology design. National ESRC writing prize 'Making Sense of Society' for communicating doctoral research ESRC postdoctoral research fellowship Mildred Blaxter New Writer's Award in Sociology of Health and Illness (2022) Dr. White has supervised BA and MA dissertations on sociological topics and taught various sociological and qualitative methods modules. She is currently working on several projects related to disability, anti-ableism, inclusive research methods, and creating joyful and ethical social research environments. Her collaborative work with the Reimagining TAS project demonstrates her commitment to centering disabled young people as co-researchers and designers.

James HicksView profile

Professor

• Single Cell Genomics
• Cancer Research
• Liquid Biopsy
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Dr. James Hicks serves as Professor of Research in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and as Deputy Director of the Convergent Science Institute in Cancer (CSI-Cancer) at the USC Michelson Center. A pioneer in single cell genomics and translational cancer research, Dr. Hicks focuses on breast and prostate cancer through the development of high-content single cell assays to understand cancer's spatial and temporal evolution in the human body. Trained initially at the University of Oregon, Dr. Hicks built his career through research and faculty appointments at Cornell University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory before joining USC in 2014. His groundbreaking work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory enabled routine whole genome analysis of individual cells applied to solid tumor biopsies, establishing him as a leader in the field. At CSI-Cancer, his research expands to systemic diseases including cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes, addressing challenges of disease evolution under natural and therapeutic pressures. Dr. Hicks' research program represents a unique bridge between academic excellence and corporate entrepreneurship, with a proven track record of translating scientific discoveries into practical applications. His work on liquid biopsy technologies has positioned him at the forefront of cancer diagnostics, with over one hundred scientific papers and patents to his name, alongside multiple founded companies. The Convergent Science Institute under his deputy directorship integrates patient data, model systems, and high-content single cell analysis with advanced machine learning to translate clinical observations into mechanistic understanding of cancer dynamics across cellular, human, and population scales. Analysis of his recent publication record (2024-2025) reveals consistent innovation across multiple cancer types including breast, prostate, lung, pancreatic, and retinoblastoma. His research demonstrates sophisticated integration of single-cell analysis with liquid biopsy approaches, establishing new standards for cancer detection, monitoring treatment response, and understanding tumor heterogeneity. Notably, his work spans from fundamental genomic discoveries to clinical applications, with particular emphasis on developing more sensitive diagnostic methods and understanding the evolutionary dynamics that drive treatment resistance. As Deputy Director of CSI-Cancer, Dr. Hicks plays a critical role in advancing the institute's mission to enhance cancer patient care through convergent science that brings together researchers across disciplines. His leadership extends to the DoD-funded Convergent Science Cancer Consortium, which includes collaborations with Cedars-Sinai, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Stanford University, demonstrating his significant impact on the broader cancer research community.

Yaroslav YakymovychView profile

Researcher

• Labour Economics
• Health Economics
• Technological Change
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Yaroslav Yakymovych is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Uppsala University's Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF), specializing in labour economics with emphases on technological disruption, sickness absence policies, and job displacement dynamics. His work examines heterogeneous impacts across worker demographics and occupations within Sweden's social safety net framework. His research agenda investigates critical labour market interfaces: How relaxed medical certification monitoring affects sickness absence patterns Differential vulnerability to job loss among routine versus non-routine workers Occupational wage growth mechanisms amid technological change Policy experiments targeting insurance system misuse Methodologically, he combines administrative data analysis with randomized field experiments to evaluate causal relationships in labour dynamics. Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal consistent focus on policy-relevant labour market shocks, particularly studying how mass layoffs and certification reforms differentially impact vulnerable worker groups. His work demonstrates strong alignment with IBF's interdisciplinary urban research mission while contributing to broader European labour policy debates through collaborations with researchers like Susan Athey and Oskar Nordström Skans. Yakymovych operates within IBF's research ecosystem at Uppsala University, which provides infrastructure for housing, urban development, and socioeconomic inequality studies. His position enables direct engagement with Swedish labour market institutions through access to national registries and policy evaluation partnerships.