Dr Nicholas Page

Research Associate, DECIPHer

: pagen2@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2251 1069
: 1-3 Museum Place, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3BD

I am a Research Associate at the Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), a UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence, based at Cardiff University.

I have a particular interest in researching population health and wellbeing through the use of quantitative methodologies, including statistical modelling and GIS. My most recent published works include exploring change over time in youth smoking and cannabis use, investigating short term effects of introducing e-cigarette regulation on youth vaping, and examing sources of potential bias when combining routine data linkage and a national survey of secondary school children.

QUALIFICATIONS

2015: PhD Public Health, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University
2011: MSc Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales), Distinction
2010: BSc (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Glamorgan, 2:1

CAREER OVERVIEW

2019-present: Research Associate, DECIPHer, Cardiff University
2016-2018: Senior Research Assistant, WISERD, University of South Wales
2015: Research Associate, Violence Research Group, Cardiff University

2021

Couturiaux, D.et al. 2021. Risk behaviours associated with dating and relationship violence among 11–16 year olds in Wales: results from the 2019 student health and wellbeing survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(3), article number: 1192. (10.3390/ijerph18031192)

2020

Moore, G.et al. 2020. Young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Wales, England and Scotland before and after introduction of EU Tobacco Products Directive regulations: a mixed-method natural experimental evaluation. International Journal of Drug Policy 85, article number: 102795. (10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102795)
Page, N.et al. 2020. Change over time in adolescent smoking, cannabis use and their association: findings from the School Health Research Network in Wales. Journal of Public Health (10.1093/pubmed/fdaa174)
Morgan, K.et al. 2020. Sources of potential bias when combining routine data linkage and a national survey of secondary school-aged children: a record linkage study. BMC Medical Research Methodology 20, article number: 178. (10.1186/s12874-020-01064-1)
Page, N., Langford, M. and Higgs, G. 2020. Exploring spatiotemporal variations in public library provision following a prolonged period of economic austerity: A GIS approach. Area 52(2), pp. 342-353. (10.1111/area.12575)
Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2020. Violence in England and Wales in 2019. An accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff: Crime & Security Research Institute.

2019

Higgs, G.et al. 2019. Using Geographic Information Systems to investigate variations in accessibility to ‘extended hours’ primary healthcare provision. Health and Social Care in the Community 27(4), pp. 1074-1084. (10.1111/hsc.12724)
Page, N., Langford, M. and Higgs, G. 2019. Measuring spatial accessibility to services within indices of multiple deprivation: Implications of applying an enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) approach. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 12(2), pp. 321–348. (10.1007/s12061-017-9246-2)
Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2019. Violence in England and Wales in 2018. An accident and emergency perspective.. Cardiff: Crime and Security Research Institute, Cardiff University.

2018

Page, N., Higgs, G. and Langford, M. 2018. An exploratory analysis of spatial variations in organ donation registration rates in Wales prior to the implementation of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013. Health and Place 52, pp. 18--24. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.05.002)
Page, N., Langford, M. and Higgs, G. 2018. An evaluation of alternative measures of accessibility for investigating potential ‘deprivation amplification’ in service provision. Applied Geography 95, pp. 19--33. (10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.04.003)
Page, N.et al. 2018. Links between deprivation and risk of violence-related injury: a qualitative study to identify potential causal mechanisms. Journal of Public Health 40(2), pp. e59-e65. (10.1093/pubmed/fdx073)
Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2018. Violence in England and Wales in 2017: An Accident and Emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/1162414/National-Violence-Surveillance-Network-Report-2017.pdf

2017

Page, N.et al. 2017. Preventing violence-related injuries in England and Wales: A panel study examining the impact of on-trade and off-trade alcohol prices. Injury Prevention 23(1), pp. 33-39. (10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041884)

2015

Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2015. Trends in violence in England and Wales 2010-2014. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 70(6), pp. 616-621. (10.1136/jech-2015-206598)
Shepherd, J. P. and Page, N. 2015. The economic downturn probably reduced violence far more than licensing restrictions. Addiction 110(10), pp. 1583-1584. (10.1111/add.13023)
Page, N. 2015. Investigating trends and determinants of violence-related injury in England and Wales. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2014

Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2014. Trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Injury 45(3), pp. 592-598. (10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.020)

2013

Sivarajasingam, V.et al. 2013. OP44 trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 67(Suppl), pp. A22-A23. (10.1136/jech-2013-203126.44)

TEACHING

2019-present

Experiments in knowing (Undergraduate, SOCSI), lecturer
Evaluation: Developing and evaluating interventions in complex social systems (Postgraduate, SOCSI), lecturer
Health improvement (Postgraduate, School of Medicine), lecturer
Developing and evaluating complex public health interventions (DECIPHer short course), lecturer

SUPERVISION

I have supervised postgraduate dissertations in the School of Medicine.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Quantitative methods
Natural experiments
Adolescent health and wellbeing
Violence trends

Areas of expertise

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