Work with thought leaders and academic experts in Public Health

Companies can greatly benefit from collaborating with academic researchers in the field of Public Health. These experts bring a wealth of knowledge and skills that can contribute to various aspects of a company's operations. Here are five key ways companies can benefit from working with Public Health researchers: 1. Health Policy and Regulation: Public Health researchers can provide valuable insights into health policies and regulations, helping companies navigate complex regulatory environments and ensure compliance. 2. Disease Prevention and Control: Public Health researchers can assist companies in developing strategies and programs to prevent and control diseases, improving employee health and reducing healthcare costs. 3. Health Promotion and Wellness: Public Health researchers can help companies design and implement wellness programs that promote healthy lifestyles among employees, leading to increased productivity and reduced absenteeism. 4. Data Analysis and Research: Public Health researchers are skilled in data analysis and research methodologies. They can help companies collect and analyze data to identify trends, evaluate interventions, and make evidence-based decisions. 5. Community Engagement: Public Health researchers have expertise in community engagement and can help companies build strong relationships with local communities. This can enhance corporate social responsibility efforts and improve brand reputation. By collaborating with Public Health researchers, companies can gain a competitive edge, drive innovation, and contribute to the overall well-being of their employees and communities.

Researchers on NotedSource with backgrounds in Public Health include Kostadin Kushlev, Dr Anastasiia G Kovalenko, Jacqueline Abernathy, Ph.D., MSSW, Jim Samuel, Jeffrey Townsend, Emmanouil Mentzakis, Dr. Justin Whalley, Ph.D, Scott Baker, Leilani Gilpin, Luke Connelly, Konstantinos Tsavdaridis, Dr. Erin Westgate, Ph.D., and Giuliana Noratto.

Dr Anastasiia G Kovalenko

Bristol
10 Years Experience
Academic, expert in advanced mixed-methods data analysis, behaviour research, and data-informed decision making
Education

University of Exeter

PhD Researcher, Medical School / February, 2024

Exeter

University of Exeter

MSc, Life and Environmental Sciences / November, 2013

Exeter
Experience

The University of Bristol

Academic , Senior Research Associate in Public Health Evaluation / September, 2024Present

University of Bristol

Senior Research Associate / March, 2022Present

University of Exeter

Postdoctoral Research Associate / January, 2021February, 2022

Most Relevant Research Expertise
public health
Other Research Expertise (9)
behaviour research
mixed-methods
advanced data analysis
violence prevention
leadership
And 4 more
About
###### Anastasiia is a Senior Research Associate at Bristol Medical School. She is a mixed-methods researcher focusing on the design and evaluation of behaviour change interventions. She has been leading multiple projects to improve health-related outcomes nationwide. Her main areas of interest include (but are not limited to) prevention of VAWG and criminal exploitation, and impact on policy and practice. Anastasiia got her PhD in Medical Studies from the University of Exeter, for which she received the International Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduate Research. Her PhD work investigated the effectiveness of violence prevention programmes, VAWG and masculinity, behaviour change processes and bystander decision making. Prior to her PhD, Anastasiia worked on an EU-funded road safety project in Kyiv, Ukraine, working with 10 countries to improve road safety and promote Sustainable Development Goals between 2014 and 2017.  Whether you are looking to apply for a research funding, enhance employee performance, set up new data-driven strategies, improve customer engagement, or gain insights into behaviour change, drop me a line. How am I different from other researchers? I employ a pragmatic approach, therefore offering **flexibility, innovation and practicality**.

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Jacqueline Abernathy, Ph.D., MSSW

Dallas, TX
20 Years Experience
Nonprofit Consultant, Professor, Public Health Policy Analyst, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist,Statistician and Then Some
Education

University of North Texas

Ph. D., Public Administration (Policy) / August, 2012

Denton, Texas, United States of America

UT Arlington

M. S., Social Work / May, 2005

Arlington, Texas, United States of America

University of North Texas

BSW, Social Work / August, 2003

Denton, Texas, United States of America
Experience

Tarleton State University - Fort Worth Campus

Assistant Professor- Masters of Public Adminstration / August, 2017May, 2021

Provida Public Sector Solutions

Principal Consultant, Sole Proprietor / October, 2008Present

Public sector consulting since 2008

Most Relevant Research Expertise
public health
Other Research Expertise (10)
bioethics policy
end-of-life decisions
assisted suicide
medical futility
euthanasia
And 5 more
About
Jacqueline Abernathy is a highly educated and experienced professional in the field of public administration and social work. She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration with a concentration in policy from the University of North Texas in 2012. Prior to that, she earned her Master of Science in Social Work in 2005 and her Bachelor of Social Work in 2003, both from the University of North Texas. Dr. Abernathy's experience in the field includes working as an Assistant Professor for the Masters of Public Administration program at Tarleton State University's Fort Worth campus. She has also held various positions in Dr. Abernathy has demonstrated a strong commitment to social justice and advocating for marginalized communities. She has published numerous articles and presented at conferences on topics related to social policy and inequality. Her expertise in both public administration and social work makes her a valuable asset in addressing complex social issues and creating effective policies to promote social change.

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Jim Samuel

11 Years Experience
Associate Professor at Rutgers University
Education

Baruch College

PhD, Information Systems / 2007

New York, New York, United States of America
Experience

Rutgers University

Associate Professor / 2021Present

Axivest

CIO / 2012Present

Research Expertise (22)
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Informatics
Machine Learning
NLP NLU NLG Behavioral Finance
And 17 more
About
Jim Samuel is an Associate Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Informatics Program at the Bloustein School. He is an information and artificial intelligence (AI) scientist, with significant industry experience in finance, technology, entrepreneurship and data analytics. Dr. Samuel’s primary research covers human intelligence and artificial intelligences interaction and information philosophy.  Dr. Samuel’s applied research focuses on the optimal use of big data and smart data driven AI applications, textual analytics, natural language processing and artificially intelligent public opinion informatics. His expertise extends to socioeconomic implications of AI, applied machine learning, social media analytics, AI education and AI bias. Dr. Samuel completed his Ph.D. from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College – City University of New York, and he also has M.Arch and M.B.A (International Finance) degrees.  Dr. Samuel has worked with large multinational financial services corporations, and advises businesses and organizations on data analytics and AI driven value creation strategies. He is passionate about research driven thought leadership in AI, information philosophy, analytics and informatics. 

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Emmanouil Mentzakis

London
15 Years Experience
Health Economist, Professor at City University of London
Education

University of Aberdeen

PhD, Health Economics Research Unit

Aberdeen
Experience

University of Southampton

Lecturer in Economics / September, 2012August, 2014

Associate Professor in Economics / September, 2014June, 2022

Professor in Economics / July, 2022January, 2023

NHS England

Analytical Lead / October, 2019July, 2020

Led the update of the CCGs need-based funding allocation formula.

City University of London

Professor / February, 2023Present

Head of Department of Economics / February, 2023Present

Research Expertise (22)
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Accounting
And 17 more
About
Senior academic and policy advisor. Public and private sector consultant with remit ranging from health ministries and public organizations to insurance and pharmaceutical companies. Cross-institutional leader in research and admin roles focusing on excellence, efficiency, innovation, and community. Strategic and proactive thinker with clear vision and plan, approaching challenges with creativity and adaptability. Highly motivational manager with strong communication skills and impeccable project management track-record.   Expert scholar and educator in health economics, discrete choice experiments, research study design and observational epidemiology. Long experience setting-up and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams into delivering high quality research.

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Dr. Justin Whalley, Ph.D

North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
9 Years Experience
Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics, with experience in finding the quintessential features in large, multi-layered 'omic datasets.
Education

Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne

Ph.D., Bioinformatics / May, 2015

Évry

University of Bristol

M.Sci., Mathematics / June, 2008

Bristol
Experience

University of Oxford

Senior Bioinformatician / 20172022

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School

Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics / 2023Present

CNAG

Postdoctoral Researcher / 20142017

Research Expertise (19)
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Immunity
Tensor decomposition
Cancer
And 14 more
About
Dr. Justin P. Whalley was educated in the UK (M.Sci. Mathematics, University of Bristol) and France (Ph.D. Bioinformatics, University of Évry). He moved to Spain to work as a postdoc at the National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG). During his time there, he ran the Quality Control working group for the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes project to assess the data coming in and reduce batch effects. This involved collaboration with researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the German Cancer Research Center and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the UK. He returned to the UK to work as a [Senior Bioinformatician at the University of Oxford](https://www.well.ox.ac.uk/people/jpw/). His time there coincided with the global pandemic and he was deeply involved in the COvid-19 Multi-omics Blood ATlas (COMBAT) consortium as the lead for the Integration (Tensor) working group. Dr. Whalley became a member of the [faculty of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science](https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/academics/faculty/justin-p-whalley/) in January 2023.

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Luke Connelly

25 Years Experience
Professor of Health Economics, The University of Queensland, CBEH
Education

University of Queensland

PhD, School of Economics / June, 1999

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

University of Queensland

Master of Economic Studies, School of Economics / December, 1993

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Arts (Economics), School of Economics / November, 1991

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Experience

The University of Bologna

Professor

The University of Queensland

Professor of Health Economics / May, 2015Present

Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director / January, 2008August, 2015

Associate Professor and Associate Director / May, 2003December, 2007

Queensland University of Technology

Senior Lecturer in Economics / May, 2000April, 2003

Lecturer / January, 1998April, 2000

Research Expertise (43)
Health economics
insurance
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Human Factors and Ergonomics
And 38 more
About
Luke Connelly is Professor of Health Economics at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health. He also holds a Professorial appointment (part-time) at The University of Bologna, to which he was appointed in 2017 via the Italian “Direct Call” ([link](https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/luke.connelly/en)) process. In 2019 he was appointed as Honorary Professor at The University of Sydney. His main interests are in health economics and insurance economics and the effects of institutions (including legal constructs) on incentives and behaviour. He has also worked in other fields of applied microeconomics, including education economics and transport economics. His publications include papers in *Review of Income and Wealth*, *Health Economics*, *Journal of Health Economics*, *Journal of Risk and Insurance*, *Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance*, *Accident Analysis and Prevention*, *Journal of Law and Medicine*, *Journal of Clinical Epidemiology*, *European Journal of Health Economics*, *International Journal of Health Economics and Finance*, *Social Science and Medicine*, *Economic Papers*, *Economic Analysis and Policy*, *Journal of Transport Economics and Policy*, *Labour Economics*, *Economics and Human Biology* as well as in a range of clinical journals, including *Lancet*. Luke has served on a number of public committees including the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), which advises the Australian Minister for Health on the safety, efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of new and extant listings on Australia's Medicare Benefits Schedule. He has extensive service on other public committees and taskforces as well as extensive teaching and consulting engagements with industry. Over his career he has been a chief investigator on research grants and contracts totalling more than $67m. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of European Journal of Health Economics and the International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health. He is a member of the International Health Economics Association's Arrow Awards Committee, which awards an annual prize in honour of Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow for the best paper in the field. He is currently Guest Editor (with Christophe Courbage) on a Special Issue of the Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance on Insurance and Emerging Health Risks. His current research interests include health service innovations to improve the health of people with chronic kidney disease(CKD). Ongoing interests include the economics of disability and insurance, compensable injury compensation schemes, and the determinants of health. Luke enjoys and has considerable experience teaching economics and health economics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2014 he was awarded the School of Economics Distinguished Teaching Award for his teaching on UQ's Master of Health Economics Program. In July 2016 and July 2019 he also taught summer schools in Health Economics and the Economics of Insurance at The University of Lucerne, Switzerland. Over the past 10 years he has been a chief investigator on grants totalling more than $70m.

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Giuliana Noratto

15 Years Experience
Food Scientist PhD and Registered Dietician - Texas A&M University
Education

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University System

Ph.D., Department of Food Science and Technology

College Station

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

M.Sc., Food Science and Technology

Lima
Experience

Texas A&M AgriLife

Senior Associate Research Scientist / August, 2016Present

Washington State

Assistant Professor - Head of Food Science lab / 20122016

Research focus is on the role of nutrition in the prevention or progress of obesity-related chronic diseases. We investigate food bioactive compounds with the main goal of uncovering the molecular mechanisms by which diet derived compounds interact with the genome (effect on gene and protein expression and biomarkers) to shift the onset or outcome of disease. Research projects are centered around: - Milk and dairy-derived bioactive compounds - Plant food botanicals

Texas A&M University

Research Scientist / 20082012

In charge of projects dealing with effects of natural plant extracts to prevent or cure cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular complications; all these having in common to be the result of inflammation and obesity.

Research Expertise (29)
Food Science
Nutrition
Human Health
Analytical Chemistry
Nutrition and Dietetics
And 24 more
About
Dr. Giuliana Noratto is a senior associate research scientist at Texas A&M AgriLife. She received her Ph.D. in food science and technology from Texas A&M University System, and her M.Sc. in food science and technology from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. She also holds a B.S. in food science and technology from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Dr. Noratto’s research interests include food safety and quality, sensory science, and food processing.

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Example Public Health projects

How can companies collaborate more effectively with researchers, experts, and thought leaders to make progress on Public Health?

Developing a Workplace Wellness Program

A Public Health researcher can collaborate with a company to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace wellness program. This program can include initiatives such as health screenings, fitness challenges, and educational workshops to promote employee health and well-being.

Evaluating the Impact of a Health Intervention

A company can partner with a Public Health researcher to evaluate the impact of a health intervention or program. The researcher can design and conduct a rigorous evaluation study to assess the effectiveness of the intervention and provide valuable insights for future improvements.

Assessing Occupational Health and Safety Risks

Public Health researchers can help companies assess and mitigate occupational health and safety risks. They can conduct workplace assessments, analyze data on workplace injuries and illnesses, and provide recommendations for improving safety measures.

Analyzing Health Data for Population Health Management

Companies can collaborate with Public Health researchers to analyze health data for population health management. The researchers can use advanced statistical techniques to identify health trends, risk factors, and opportunities for targeted interventions.

Designing and Implementing Health Education Programs

Public Health researchers can assist companies in designing and implementing health education programs for employees or target populations. These programs can focus on topics such as nutrition, physical activity, and disease prevention, promoting healthier lifestyles.