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Dr. Matt Wallace is an Associate Professor and Reader in Social Inequality at the University of Salford's School of Health & Society, where he leads research at the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society (CRIS). He is concurrently a Visiting Researcher at Stockholm University's Demography Unit (SUDA) in Sweden. Wallace secured a prestigious €1.3 million ERC Starting Grant as Principal Investigator for the PARA-MOR project (2024-2029), examining migrant health longevity disparities across Europe. His prior work includes NIH-funded research at France's INED and Swedish Research Council-funded projects on intergenerational mortality.
His interdisciplinary research integrates:
- Core themes: Migrant health disparities, mortality paradoxes, COVID-19 inequities, and social determinants
- Methodologies: Advanced quantitative analysis of multinational registry data, cohort studies, and demographic modeling
- Policy domains: Integration frameworks, healthcare access, and equity-focused public health interventions
Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on mortality differentials among migrant populations, with 73% of last 15 articles (2021-2025) examining migrant health and 40% analyzing COVID-19 impacts. Longitudinal registry studies dominate (67%), primarily using Scandinavian data. Emerging themes include second-generation health disadvantages and methodological critiques of mortality metrics.
Honors & Funding:
- European Demographer of the Year Award (Population Europe/Allianz)
- ERC Starting Grant (€1.3M, Horizon Europe)
- Swedish Research Council Grant (£360,000)
He leads doctoral training in health inequity research and migrant studies, supervising PhD candidates through CRIS and Salford's Health & Society programs. His lab employs spatial epidemiology and demographic decomposition techniques using multinational administrative datasets.
