Dr Owen Nicholas
| Position | Senior Research Associate |
| Phone (external) | +44(0)20 3108 7721 |
| Phone (internal) | 57721 |
| Email (@ucl.ac.uk) | o.nicholas |
| Themes | Biostatistics, Computational Statistics, General Theory and Methodology, |
Biographical Details
With a PhD in functional analysis I have worked as an epidemiologist, statistician, engineer and software developer. I lead the modelling work package of a UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund Transforming UK Food Systems grant. I run and contribute to various doctoral training courses (see UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme).
Research Grants
Transforming Urban Food Systems for Planetary and Population Health (The Mandala Consortium). Co-investigator (PI Professor Martin White, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge), BBSRC, 2021-2026
Former Research Students
Harris, F (2021, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) An assessment of the relationships between food supply and the environment in India
Roman Mella, MF (2017) Adolescent drinking in Chile: The role of school scocioeconomic environment in relation to parental and peer influences
Shah, AD (2015) Using electronic health records to investigate blood biomarkers and onset of cardiovascular diseases: example of differential white cell count
Research Interests
Graphical models; Causal inference; Observational data; Epidemiology; Bayesian analysis; Stochastic analysis; Longitudinal data analysis
Publications
Publications can be found on IRIS