Kate Pickett

Professor Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York, where she leads the PhD programme in Health Sciences and is a member of the Health Inequality (HI) and Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP) networks.

Education:

• Biological Anthropology at Cambridge
• Nutritional Sciences at Cornell
• Epidemiology at UC-Berkeley

Her research centers on Social Determinants of Health, analyzing how income inequality, social class, neighborhood context, and ethnic density influence mortality, morbidity, teenage birth, violent crime, obesity, and social mobility. This work underpins critical policy discussions on health equity and societal well-being.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• UK National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist
• Fellow of the RSA
• New Statesman Top Ten Books of the Decade (2010) for 'The Spirit Level'
• Bristol Festival of Ideas Book Prize (2010)

As PhD programme leader, Professor Pickett mentors doctoral candidates in health sciences epidemiology. She directs The Equality Trust—a charity reducing income inequality—and contributes to national research networks, leveraging her expertise to shape evidence-based inequality policies and public discourse.