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Dr. Lauren Bell is a Research Fellow (Statistician) at King's College London, affiliated with the Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. She holds a PhD in Biostatistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (completed 2022), supervised by Prof. Elizabeth Williamson and Prof. Henry Potts. Her research focuses on causal inference methodologies, digital health interventions for mental health and chronic conditions, and the application of statistical techniques in experimental design.
- Education:
- PhD in Biostatistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2022)
- Prior academic roles at University of Melbourne, Queen Mary University of London, and University of Cambridge
Her work emphasizes rigorous statistical approaches to assess behavioral engagement with digital interventions, particularly using micro-randomised trials. She collaborates on projects addressing gamification effects in healthcare, network effects in mobile health, and longitudinal observational studies. Dr. Bell is a core member of the Mental Health & Neuroscience Clinical Trial Statistics Group and the NIHR King's College London Research Support Service, contributing to national excellence in psychiatric and neuroscientific research methodology.
Grants & Collaborations: Ongoing projects include the NIHR-funded Research Support Service and contributions to multi-institutional clinical trial design initiatives. She actively collaborates with teams at UCL, LSHTM, and Queen Mary University of London.
Labs/Teams: Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP), based at the Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics.
