Andrew Smith

Dr Andrew Smith is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies. He is a researcher in applied statistics focusing on health and wellbeing, with interdisciplinary collaborations spanning global institutions.

• Role: Associate Professor of Statistics
• Department: FET - Computer Science and Creative Technologies
• Qualifications: PhD (2011), MStats, BSc

His research emphasizes statistical methods in observational health studies, including structured lifecourse modelling (SLCMA), causal analysis, and post-selective inference. His work has informed Scottish Government policy on NHS IVF provision and involves high-throughput epigenomic applications. Key projects include leading UWE Bristol's collaboration with The Dunn Lab on a $3.7m NIH-funded study of developmental stress periods (2020-2024) and heading the Mathematics and Statistics Research Group (2020-2024).

Teaching includes Statistical Modelling, Applied Statistics, and research methodology for MSc Data Science, BSc Mathematics, and professional doctorates in Counselling Psychology and Biomedical Sciences.

• Interdisciplinary Expertise: Epigenetics, Mental Health, IVF
• Methodological Specialties: Cluster Analysis, Principal Components Analysis, Prognostic Modelling

He joined UWE Bristol in 2015 after postdoctoral work at the University of Bristol, where he completed his PhD in 2011.