Usher PhD, MRes and MD students

PhD, MRes and MD students on the three postgraduate programmes in Usher - Global Health, Medical Informatics and Population Health Sciences.

PhD students registered on a PhD programme in Global Health

NameThesis titleEmail
Salahuddin AhmedCommunity use of digital auscultation to improve diagnosis of paediatric pneumonia in Sylhet, BangladeshS.Ahmed-18@sms.ed.ac.uk
Jordan Ashworth jordon.ashworth@ed.ac.uk
James BaxterReconciling the mechanisms of HIV-1 infection acquisition and disease progression using phylogenetic and mathematical modellingJames.Baxter@ed.ac.uk
Emma BryceThe impact of strengthening paediatric surgical services in LMICs: Evidence of Global Surgery’s place in the Global Health agenda.Emma.Bryce@ed.ac.uk
Paula Couto Characterisation of the respiratory syncytial virus seasonality in the region of the americas to optimise the timing for immunoprophylaxis and vaccine policy using national surveillance datas1470576@sms.ed.ac.uk
Shukanto DasTask shifting and sharing in healthcare services: Developing the SHIFT-SHARE model in Indiashukanto.das@ed.ac.uk
Danica DuTBCQianmei.Du@ed.ac.uk
Farzana KhanPalliative Care in the Humanitarian Context: Evaluation of a Community-Based Palliative Care Programme for Rohingya RefugeesF.Khan-6@sms.ed.ac.uk
Durga KulkarniEpidemiology of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) associated acute respiratory infections (ARI) in older adults and high-risk adultsd.h.kulkarni@sms.ed.ac.uk
Jingyi LiangExploring the spatial pattern and seasonality of Respiratory Syncytial Virusj.liang-34@sms.ed.ac.uk
Fiona LindsayTo build and research a curriculum to provide safe and effective physiotherapy CBR skills.f.lindsay-1@sms.ed.ac.uk
Michelle McGannanDevelopment and evaluation of online learning in palliative care for humanitarian contexts/crisesm.r.mcgannan@sms.ed.ac.uk
Amanda MeyerCreating a sustainable system of data collection to improve educational outcomes for children in countries affected by conflict: A Case Study of Afghanistanamanda.meyer@ed.ac.uk
Aamirah MussaThe diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in asymptomatic pregnant women in Botswanaa.mussa@sms.ed.ac.uk
Juwairia QuaziApplying a Complex System Theory framework and Dynamic System Modelling methodology to Planetary Health?j.quazi@sms.ed.ac.uk
Diksha SinghDeveloping and testing the feasibility of a comprehensive psychological intervention to assess and manage the psychosocial impact of suffering from Chronic Respiratory Diseases among adults seeking PR in rural India.D.N.Singh@sms.ed.ac.uk
Germander SoothillTBCgsoothil@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Marylene WamukoyaThe interaction between reproductive careers and multimorbidity among Malawian womenmarylene.wamukoya@ed.ac.uk
James WellsWhat are the conditions for developing and scaling-up sustainable palliative care services in Low to Medium Income CountriesJames.Wells@ed.ac.uk
Lili YuAir pollution and DNA methylation effects on health outcomes: a MRPheWAS studyL.Yu-37@sms.ed.ac.uk

PhD students registered on a PhD programme in Medical Informatics

NameThesis titleEmail
Mats Stage BaxterM-health intervention on co-morbid patients with seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (AR) and Asthmam.s.baxter@sms.ed.ac.uk
Arif BudiartoMachine Learning-based Prognostic Models for Improved Asthma Management Using UK-Wide Electronic Health Recordsarif.budiarto@ed.ac.uk
Charlotte ClayTBCc.e.clay@sms.ed.ac.uk
Afra JiwaTBCA.Jiwa@sms.ed.ac.uk
Stephen KnightThe use of mobile technology to determine outcomes from surgeryS.R.Knight@sms.ed.ac.uk
Andrew LinnAutonomy and Accountability for Healthcare Professionals working with AI and datadriven technologies: building positive value tension in practiceandrew.linn@ed.ac.uk
Sinziana RadulescuA data driven approach to explore the impact of distinct clinical phenotypes on end-organ dysfunction and longer-term outcomes of ICU patientsS.M.Radulescu-1@sms.ed.ac.uk
Aryelly Rodriguez CarbonellAre anonymised databases truly anonymous?Aryelly.Rodriguez@ed.ac.uk
Varun SaiExploring how digital technologies for integrating health and social care are implemented and evaluatedv.sai@sms.ed.ac.uk
Mousumi SenguptaUsing 'Big Data' - UK learning system for asthmaMousumi.Sengupta@ed.ac.uk
Daira TrusinskaCharacterising RSV infection in electronic health records & investigating the association between RSV infection and asthma in childrenD.Trusinska@sms.ed.ac.uk
Md Nazim UzzamanExploring the delivery of on-line asthma reviews as an option in primary care from the perspective of the patient, the healthcare professional and the organisation: a mixed-methods study nested in the IMP2ART programme of work.m.n.uzzaman@sms.ed.ac.uk
Evi ValavaniLongitudinal outcome assessment of clinical interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders using different modalitiesLongitudinal outcome assessment of clinical interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders using different modalitiesevdoxia.valavani@ed.ac.uk
Jamie WebbArtificial intelligence and ethical decision making in a resource-limited health care environmentjamie.webb@ed.ac.uk
Shuo XuTBCs1981472@sms.ed.ac.uk

PhD students registered on a PhD programme in Population Health Sciences

NameThesis titleEmail
Areej AlmutairiReducing Arrival to Departure on Scene in Acute Ischemic Stroke with Suspected Patients in Prehospital Care Through Training, Feedback of Diagnosis and ManagementA.Almuatiri@sms.ed.ac.uk
Raied AlotaibiThe effect of mental disorders on the outcomes of and care for Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).r.alotaibi@sms.ed.ac.uk
Ayesha BibiDeveloping Intervention to Enhance Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivorsa.bibi@sms.ed.ac.uk
Laura BijmanTBClaura.bijman@ed.ac.uk
Catherine Carver C.Carver@sms.ed.ac.uk
Jorge Crespo SuarezChile's integrated primary public mental health services: a mixed-method sociological analysis.j.l.crespo-suarez@sms.ed.ac.uk
Mpho DisangMulti-morbidity in non-communicable diseases and response of primary health care; a case study of Botswana.M.R.Disang@sms.ed.ac.uk
Esther González HernandoData-Driven Innovations and Pandemics: Regulatory Responsess1893484@sms.ed.ac.uk
Eryk Jan GrzeszkowiakGenetic Epidemiology: Food preferences genetics and its impact on food consumption and human healthEryk.Jan.Grzeszkowiak@ed.ac.uk
Wardah KhalidGenetic Risk Score to predict Alzheimer’s diseaseW.Khalid-1
Wang Pok LoThe search for valid surrogate outcomes: review of current evidence and development of practical strategies for surrogate evaluationw.p.lo@sms.ed.ac.uk
Clare Elizabeth MacRaeInvestigate patterns of multiple long-term conditions in individuals, in households, and in neighbourhoods, and in what ways these patterns relate to how people use health and social care services (for example, attending an emergency GP service, or needing social carers at home) and likelihood of death.clare.macrae@ed.ac.uk
Joanne MairUsing existing data within the intensive care unit to augment a clinical trial of a novel diagnostic device.j.mair@ed.ac.uk
Elizabeth MansiIncidence and risks associated with psychotropic prescribing after critical illness in the United Kingdomliz.mansi@ed.ac.uk
Marisa MuckianTackling fundamental questions in viral epidemiology and vaccination using genomics and data scienceM.Muckian@sms.ed.ac.uk
Barat (Baurzhan) OspanovAnaemia management in Intensive Care Survivors: impact on clinical recovery and patient-reported outcomesB.Ospanov@sms.ed.ac.uk
Rose Penfold rose.penfold@ed.ac.uk
Teguh PerdamaianDeveloping a community-based intervention on palliative care for elderly in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.teguh.perdamaian@ed.ac.uk
Carol PorteousPatient and Public Engagement and Involvement in Research: The Impacts on, and experience of, those being involved.s1584030@sms.ed.ac.uk
Cecilia Prieto BravoChildhood obesity 
Lisa RaederBiotechnological management of the female body: The materialization of health and embodiment of risk through the mediation of hormonal contraceptivesl.e.m.raeder@sms.ed.ac.uk
Shaista RasoolBrief Behaviour Change Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) Cessation Delivered Through Oral Health Care Providers: Feasibility and Fidelity in Clinical Setting In Pakistans.rasool-3@sms.ed.ac.uk
Swagata TripathyTBCS.Tripathy@sms.ed.ac.uk
Lijuan WangTBCl.wang-142@sms.ed.ac.uk
Fadila WirawanDevelopment of Type 2 Diabetes Risk Score for the Indonesian PopulationFadila.Wirawan@ed.ac.uk
Claire YerramasuTo design and evaluate an NHS Lothian COPD digital management system, that could be spread across NHS Scotland.C.E.Yerramasu@sms.ed.ac.uk
Xuan ZhouTBCxuan.zhou@ed.ac.uk

 Students registered on a MD programme in Population Health Sciences

 Students registered on a MScR programme in Population Health Sciences