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Staff Member Biography

Carolyn A Davies

Carolyn A Daviesposition: Investigator Scientistprogramme: Measuring Health

Contact Details

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phone: 0141 357 7542

Address

MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
4 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RZ

Biography and Interests

Carolyn graduated in 2000 with a BSc (Hons) in Statistics from the University of Glasgow. She joined the unit's Measuring Health programme in the same year to undertake a PhD. Her doctoral research focused on examining geographical patterns of cancer mortality in Europe using hierarchical spatial modelling methods. Since completing her PhD, Carolyn has worked as a Data Analyst, a Career Development Fellow and, currently, an Investigator Scientist within the same programme. Her current research interests are inequalities in health in Scotland with a particular focus on the social and geographical patterning of ischaemic heart disease.

Carolyn also lectures statistics to students from various disciplines within the Statistics department at the University of Glasgow.

Publications

Hotchkiss J, Davies C, Gray L, Bromley C, Leyland AH. Trends in cardiovascular disease biomarkers and their socioeconomic patterning among adults in the Scottish population 1995 to 2009: cross-sectional surveys. BMJ Open (in press).

Hotchkiss J, Davies C, Gray L, Bromley C, Capewell S, Leyland AH. Trends in adult cardiovascular disease risk factors and their socioeconomic patterning in the Scottish population 1995 to 2008: Cross-sectional Surveys. BMJ Open 2011:doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000176.

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Levin KA, Torsheim T, Volleberg W, Richter M, Davies CA, Schnohr CW, Due P, Currie C. National income and income inequality, family affluence and life satisfaction among 13 year old boys and girls: A multilevel study in 35 countries. Social Indicators Research 2011; 104:179-94.

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Davies CA, Leyland AH. Trends and inequalities in short-term acute myocardial infarction case fatality in Scotland, 1988-2004. Population Health Metrics 2010; 8:33.

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Jackson A, Davies CA, Leyland AH. Do differences in the administrative structure of populations confound comparisons of geographic health inequalities? BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010; 10:74.

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Levin KA, Davies CA, Douglas G, Pitts NB. Urban-rural differences in dental caries of 5-year old children in Scotland. Social Science & Medicine 2010; 71:2020-7.

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Davies CA, Dundas R, Leyland AH. Increasing socioeconomic inequalities in first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland, 1990-92 and 2000-2. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:134.

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Levin KA, Davies CA, Topping GVA, Assaf AV, Pitts NB. Inequalities in dental caries of 5-year old children in Scotland, 1993-2003. European Journal of Public Health 2009; 19:337-42.

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Davies C. Spatial multilevel modelling of cancer mortality in Europe [PhD]. Statistics Department: University of Glasgow, 2005.
Leyland AH, Davies CA. Empirical Bayes methods for disease mapping. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 2005; 14:17-34.
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Davies C, Leyland AH. Spatial patterns of cancer mortality in Europe. In: Kirch W, ed. Public health in Europe: 10 years EUPHA. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2004:227-243.
Grant S, Corbett K, Todd K, Davies C, Aitchison T, Mutrie N, Byrne J, Henderson E, Dargie H. A comparison of physiological responses and rating of perceived exertion in two modes of aerobic exercise in men and women over 50 years of age. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2002; 36:276-280.
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Grant S, Hasler T, Davies C, Aitcheson TC, Wilson J, Whittaker A. A comparison of the anthropometric, strength, endurance and flexibility characteristics of female elite and recreational climbers and non-climbers. Journal of Sports Sciences 2001; 19:499-505.
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