Laura Gray
BSc, MSc, PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow in Health Econometrics
+44 114 222 0885
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
2004
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I have worked in HEDS in September 2014 when I joined as a Research Associate in Health Econometrics.
I currently hold an MRC Skills Development Fellowship which will investigate BMI trajectories in older adults. The project has three main components: (1) longitudinal modelling of BMI trajectories using observational data with specific aim of determining distinct trajectories which subgroups of individuals are more likely to follow; (2) missing data methods development to address the problems of missing data which are common problems in longitudinal datasets and specifically in cohorts of older adults; (3) adaptation of the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) diabetes prevention economic decision model to determine the influence that missing data has on the estimated economic and equity impact of current interventions.
During the fellowship I will be working across departments in the University, HEDS, Public Health and the Sheffield Methods Institute (SMI) as well as collaborating with researchers in the Healthy Lifespan Institute.
Before working in ScHARR, I was funded by an ESRC CASE studentship in partnership with NICE as a PhD candidate. My PhD thesis was titled “A Public Health Approach to Childhood Obesity: The Role of Econometrics”. The thesis uses a variety of advanced econometric techniques over three empirical studies. These studies investigate the effects of breastfeeding on childhood obesity, the impact of an underlying family lifestyle on childhood obesity and the dynamic relationships between childhood obesity, family lifestyle and health.
Prior to my PhD, I completed an MSc in Financial Economics (2009-2010) in the Department of Economics and a BSc in Economics and Statistics (2006-2009) in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, both at the University of Sheffield.
- Qualifications
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Academic Qualifications
- PhD Health Econometrics, 2016
- MSc Financial Economics, 2010
- BSc Economics and Statistics, 2009
Other
- Public Health Practitioners Skills for Justice Award, Faculty of Public Health 2021
- UoS Associate Supervisionary, 2020
- The Researcher as Manager (TRAM), ILM accreditation 2020
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- An age-period-cohort approach to studying long-term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992-2019). Obesity.
- BMI trajectories, morbidity, and mortality in England : a two-step approach to estimating consequences of changes in BMI. Obesity. View this article in WRRO
- Estimating the impact of changes in weight and BMI on EQ-5D-3L : a longitudinal analysis of a behavioural group-based weight loss intervention. Quality of Life Research. View this article in WRRO
- Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 to EQ-5D-3L in patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 21(1). View this article in WRRO
- Mapping clinical outcomes to generic preference-based outcome measures: development and comparison of methods. Health Technology Assessment Journal (HTA Journal), 24(34). View this article in WRRO
- Mapping the FACT-B Instrument to EQ-5D-3L in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Adjusted Limited Dependent Variable Mixture Models versus Response Mapping. Value in Health, 21(12), 1399-1405. View this article in WRRO
- Development of Methods for the Mapping of Utilities Using Mixture Models: Mapping the AQLQ-S to the EQ-5D-5L and the HUI3 in Patients with Asthma. Value in Health, 21(6), 748-757. View this article in WRRO
- Family lifestyle dynamics and childhood obesity: Evidence from the millennium cohort study. BMC Public Health, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
- A command for fitting mixture regression models for bounded dependent variables using the beta distribution. Stata Journal, 18(1), 51-75. View this article in WRRO
- The effects of breastfeeding on childhood BMI: A propensity score matching approach. Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom), 39(4), e152-e160. View this article in WRRO
- The cost-effectiveness of sequences of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment in England for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who can tolerate methotrexate. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(7), 973-980. View this article in WRRO
Reports
- Estimates of alcohol dependence in England based on APMS 2014, including estimates of children living in a household with an adult with alcohol dependence. Prevalence, trends, and amenability to treatment
- The Use of Real World Data for the Estimation of Treatment Effects in NICE Decision Making.
- Progression of disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis treated with non biologic therapies
All publications
Journal articles
- An age-period-cohort approach to studying long-term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992-2019). Obesity.
- Correction to: Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 to EQ-5D-3L in patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 22(1).
- Can microprocessor knees reduce the disparity in trips and falls risks between above and below knee prosthesis users?. PLoS ONE, 17(9 September). View this article in WRRO
- BMI trajectories, morbidity, and mortality in England : a two-step approach to estimating consequences of changes in BMI. Obesity. View this article in WRRO
- Estimating the impact of changes in weight and BMI on EQ-5D-3L : a longitudinal analysis of a behavioural group-based weight loss intervention. Quality of Life Research. View this article in WRRO
- Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 to EQ-5D-3L in patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 21(1). View this article in WRRO
- Mapping clinical outcomes to generic preference-based outcome measures: development and comparison of methods. Health Technology Assessment Journal (HTA Journal), 24(34). View this article in WRRO
- Evaluating alcohol intoxication management services: the EDARA mixed-methods study. View this article in WRRO
- Propensity Score Matching in the Absence of Randomized Controlled Trials: A Case Study on the Effects of Breastfeeding on Childhood Obesity. View this article in WRRO
- Mapping the FACT-B Instrument to EQ-5D-3L in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Adjusted Limited Dependent Variable Mixture Models versus Response Mapping. Value in Health, 21(12), 1399-1405. View this article in WRRO
- Development of Methods for the Mapping of Utilities Using Mixture Models: Mapping the AQLQ-S to the EQ-5D-5L and the HUI3 in Patients with Asthma. Value in Health, 21(6), 748-757. View this article in WRRO
- Family lifestyle dynamics and childhood obesity: Evidence from the millennium cohort study. BMC Public Health, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
- A command for fitting mixture regression models for bounded dependent variables using the beta distribution. Stata Journal, 18(1), 51-75. View this article in WRRO
- The effects of breastfeeding on childhood BMI: A propensity score matching approach. Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom), 39(4), e152-e160. View this article in WRRO
- The cost-effectiveness of sequences of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment in England for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who can tolerate methotrexate. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(7), 973-980. View this article in WRRO
- What influences cancer treatment service access in Ghana? A critical interpretive synthesis. BMJ Open.
Conference proceedings papers
- PMU30 BMI Trajectories, Mortality and Comorbidity in Older Adults. Value in Health, Vol. 23 (pp S608-S608)
- POSTER DISCUSSION. Obesity Reviews, Vol. 21(S1) View this article in WRRO
Reports
- Estimates of alcohol dependence in England based on APMS 2014, including estimates of children living in a household with an adult with alcohol dependence. Prevalence, trends, and amenability to treatment
- The Use of Real World Data for the Estimation of Treatment Effects in NICE Decision Making.
- Progression of disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis treated with non biologic therapies
Theses / Dissertations
- A public health approach to childhood obesity: the role of econometrics.
- An age-period-cohort approach to studying long-term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992-2019). Obesity.
- Research group
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Projects as Principal Investigator
- MRC Skills Development Fellowship - BMI trajectories in middle to old age: methodological developments, missing data and cost-effectiveness. £291,231.
- National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) - Mapping from the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) to EQ5D in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis. £16,230.
- BOUNDS-MS Utilities Analysis - Burden on Utility and NHS Resource Use on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Scores in Multiple Sclerosis Patients (BOUNDS-MS): A Real World Data Study. £18,500.
Professional Memberships and Networks
- Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
- European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
- Healthy Lifespan Institute (HELSI)
- Health Economists' Study Group (HESG)
- International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
- International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
- Royal Statistics Society (RSS)
Research Supervision
Laura is in the pool of supervisors for the Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Programme and currently supervises one Wellcome Trust PhD student, Chloe Tuck.