I am a social epidemiologist with an interest in the life course determinants of adult health. My research combines social epidemiology and social policy to help better understand how non-medical policies influence health and disease. My work is multidisciplinary by nature; I use experimental and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the long-term health effects of public policies shaping socioeconomic conditions, with a particular focus on education, income, family and housing policies.
Before joining the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies as a post-doctoral fellow, I worked at King's College London and the London School of Economics, where I obtained my PhD in social policy in 2018. I was awarded the 2017/18 Richard Titmuss prize for best PhD thesis.
My work to date has been published in leading academic journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Health Affairs and the American Journal of Epidemiology; and has received media coverage from the BBC, Slate and the New Scientist.
Recent Publications
- The impact of public transportation use on cognitive function in older age: A quasi-experimental evaluation of the free bus pass policy in the UK
- Long-term effects of compulsory schooling on physical, mental and cognitive ageing: a natural experiment
- Longer schooling but not better off? A quasi-experimental study of the effect of compulsory schooling on biomarkers in France
- Public transport policy, social engagement and mental health in older age: a quasi-experimental evaluation of free bus passes in England
- MINDMAP: Establishing an integrated database infrastructure for research in ageing mental well-being and the urban environment
- Conditional Cash Transfer and health of low-income families in the US: Evaluating the Family Rewards experiment
In the news
Three new findings show us how a Universal Basic Income might work, Slate
Cash rewards improved some health outcomes for low-income families in New York City, ASPPH
The boomerang generation, BBC Radio 4
Living with adult children protects parents against depression, New Scientist