Portfolio

Research projects, software tools, and consultancy work spanning academia and the private sector.

Network Data Lab - Topic 6: Housing and Health

Network Data Lab - Topic 6: Housing and Health

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2022–2025

Linked NHS primary and secondary care data to 1 million households across Cheshire & Merseyside to analyse how housing composition, energy efficiency, and retrofit delivery relate to health needs and service utilisation.

RGISNHS DataSpatial Analysis +4
Network Data Lab - Topic 5: Waiting Lists

Network Data Lab - Topic 5: Waiting Lists

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2022–2025

Linked NHS elective waiting list data to primary and secondary care records for 3 million patients across Cheshire & Merseyside to analyse inequalities in wait times and the impact of longer waits on healthcare utilisation and costs.

RSQLNHS DataWaiting Lists +4
Network Data Lab - Topic 4: Intermediate Care

Network Data Lab - Topic 4: Intermediate Care

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2021–2024

Linked NHS secondary, community, and social care datasets to analyse the characteristics and outcomes of patients discharged into intermediate care pathways across Liverpool.

RNHS DataIntermediate CareHealth Analytics +2
Socioeconomic Inequalities in NHS Recruitment and Sickness Absence

Socioeconomic Inequalities in NHS Recruitment and Sickness Absence

Academia

University of Liverpool / Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · 2021-2022

Cross-sectional analysis of electronic staff records showing that NHS employees from deprived areas face significantly higher sickness absence rates, driven by wage band and occupational group.

NHS WorkforceHealth InequalitiesSickness AbsenceSocioeconomic Deprivation +4
Small Area Mental Health Index (SAMHI)

Small Area Mental Health Index (SAMHI)

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2011-2022

Annual composite index of population mental health for every LSOA in England (2011-2022), derived from four NHS and DWP administrative data sources.

Mental HealthSmall Area AnalysisIndex ConstructionSpatial Epidemiology +4
Small Area Vulnerability Index for COVID-19

Small Area Vulnerability Index for COVID-19

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2020–2021

Developed SAVI - an empirically derived index mapping COVID-19 vulnerability across 6,789 small areas in England to inform pandemic response and resource allocation.

COVID-19Small Area AnalysisSpatial EpidemiologyHealth Inequalities +4
Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards (AHAH) Index

Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards (AHAH) Index

Academia

University of Liverpool · 2018-2019

Open dataset and composite index measuring postcode-level accessibility to 14 health-related features across Great Britain, covering retail, health services, and the physical environment.

Open DataNetwork AnalysisSmall Area AnalysisSpatial Epidemiology +4
Digitising Scotland

Digitising Scotland

Academia

University of St Andrews / National Records of Scotland · 2014–2016

Automated spatial framework for geocoding 24 million historical Scottish vital event records from 1855 to 1974.

PythonGISSpatiaLiteHistorical Data +2
HAG-GIS

HAG-GIS

Other

Digitising Scotland / University of St Andrews · 2014–2016

Historical Address Geocoder — an open-source Python tool for automated geocoding of 24 million pre-standardised historical Scottish addresses (1855–1974).

PythonSQLiteSpatiaLiteOpen Source +2
IMAGE Project

IMAGE Project

Academia

University of Leeds · 2012–2014

Investigating how internal migration varies between countries around the world. Developed the IMAGE Studio analytical software for cross-national migration analysis.

C#Fortran 95R StatisticsArcGIS +1
Scottish Internal Migration 2001

Scottish Internal Migration 2001

Other

University of Leeds / IMAGE Project · 2013

Interactive D3.js Circos-style diagram visualising inter-council migration flows from the 2001 Scottish Census.

D3.jsJavaScriptData VisualisationMigration +1
EOT Tourist Maps

EOT Tourist Maps

Private Sector

Eratosthenes S.A., Athens · 2008–2010

High-quality cartographic products produced for the Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT), including regional tourist maps and thematic atlases.

CartographyArcGISIllustratorPhotoshop +1
KEE Web GIS

KEE Web GIS

Private Sector

Eratosthenes S.A., Athens · 2009–2010

A web-based GIS platform for spatial data publication and querying, developed for Greek government and public sector clients.

C# .NETWeb GISOpenLayersWMS/WFS +2
RSC 2010 — Remote Sensing Classification

RSC 2010 — Remote Sensing Classification

Private Sector

Eratosthenes S.A., Athens · 2010

Large-scale land use / land cover classification of Greek territory using multispectral satellite imagery and GIS-based accuracy assessment.

Remote SensingArcGISPythonImage Classification +1
Dial-A-POI

Dial-A-POI

Private Sector

Eratosthenes S.A., Athens · 2008–2009

A location-based Points of Interest (POI) information system enabling users to retrieve nearby services via mobile and web interfaces.

Objective CMobile GIS"POIs
Neighbourhoods and Preschool Injuries

Neighbourhoods and Preschool Injuries

Academia

University of East Anglia · 2005–2006

Multilevel analysis of neighbourhood and household influences on unintentional injuries in preschool children across 14,000+ children in the UK.

Multilevel ModellingMLwiNSPSSGIS +2
PhD Thesis — Zone Design in Geography of Health

PhD Thesis — Zone Design in Geography of Health

Academia

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2001–2006

An information statistics approach to Zone Design in the Geography of Health: outcomes and provision. Research on optimal spatial aggregation for healthcare analysis.

Zone DesignMAUPGraph TheoryVB .Net +2
Still Waters Run Deep

Still Waters Run Deep

Academia

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2003

Visualisation and spatial experience of flooding events. An exploratory GIS-based project examining the spatial dimensions of flood risk.

GISVisualisationSpatial AnalysisFlooding +2
GIS Mining Leasing System

GIS Mining Leasing System

Private Sector

Private Sector — Greece · 1999–2001

GIS system for the management of silver and baryte ore mining leases in northern Greece, integrating geological, administrative, and legal spatial data.

ArcView GISVisual BasicSpatial DatabaseMining
B.Sc. Dissertation — Urban Decrees GIS

B.Sc. Dissertation — Urban Decrees GIS

Academia

TEI of Athens · 1999–2000

Dynamic management of Urban Decrees in the Municipality of Aigaleo using ArcView GIS and Visual Basic. A desktop GIS application for urban planning administration.

ArcView GISVisual BasicAvenueUrban Planning +1
Volcanic Cenozoic Atlas of Greece

Volcanic Cenozoic Atlas of Greece

Private Sector

E.N.B. Ltd / Research Project · 1999–2000

GIS database and cartographic atlas of Cenozoic volcanic formations across Greece, combining geological survey data with remote sensing and field observations.

ArcViewCartographyGeology GISSpatial Database

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