Katherine Lisa Keenan

Katherine Lisa Keenan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews' School of Geography & Sustainable Development, with a focus on Population and Health Research. She serves as Deputy Director (Training) for the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science, dedicating 50% of her time to the University of Edinburgh. Her work intersects anthropology, demography, and epidemiology, with a strong quantitative methodological background.

Education includes an MSc in Demography and Health and a PhD in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), followed by postdoctoral positions at LSHTM and LSE before joining St Andrews in 2017. She holds visiting roles at the Centre for Fertility and Health (Oslo), the International Max Planck Research School for Population Health and Data Science, Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil), and the Antimicrobial Resistance Institute of São Paulo.

Research focuses on social determinants of population health, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in East Africa and Brazil, multimorbidity trajectories in Scotland, and social dimensions of miscarriage. She leads projects using mixed methods to address health inequities and has contributed to initiatives like the HATUA and CARE consortia.

Teaching focuses on quantitative methods for undergraduate geography and sustainable development students, alongside research-led courses in demography and health inequalities. Her recent publications emphasize Bayesian network modeling, AMR burden estimation, and pandemic impact analysis. Key collaborations include the ERC-funded Connecting Generations Centre and the NIHR/MRC-funded HATUA and CARE projects.

Labs/teams include the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science, the International Max Planck Research School (MPIDR-PHDS), and strategic partnerships with institutions in Brazil and East Africa. Her work aligns with UN SDGs 3 (Good Health), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and 17 (Partnerships).