Dr Nicholas Page
Research Associate, DECIPHer
- pagen2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 1069
- 1-3 Museum Place, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3BD
Overview
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.
Biography
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
Publications
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)
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- 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
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