Elaine Mackey

Dr. Elaine Mackey is an Information Governance Manager at the Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences at the University of Manchester. Holding a Doctor of Social Science in Statistical Disclosure Processes, she contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in Education. Her career spans interdisciplinary research in data privacy, anonymization, and health informatics.

• Education: Doctor of Social Science from the University of Manchester (2010).

Research Interests: Elaine specializes in Confidentiality, Anonymity, Privacy, and Disclosure, with a focus on GDPR compliance, administrative data security, and multimorbidity health research. Her work bridges social sciences and computer science, emphasizing ethical data practices and digital trust.

Article Trends: Recent publications highlight data anonymization, GDPR frameworks, and smartwatch-based symptom tracking for chronic conditions. Older work includes foundational contributions to statistical disclosure risk assessment and data quality in administrative systems.

Projects: Active in the Centre for Digital Trust and Society and Data Skills and Training Research Group, she collaborates on interdisciplinary initiatives involving computer science, social statistics, and health research.

Impacts: Her anonymization framework influences data stewardship organizations and UK health research policies, enhancing economic, societal, and legal data-sharing practices.