Alexander Harrison
Statistician
Profile
Biography
Alexander joined the Department of Health Sciences in 2014 as a data analyst and has a background in biological sciences, which includes experimental research in oesophageal cancer. He has experience in a range of research designs including observational, randomised control trials and systematic reviews. Alex’s current area of interest is factors affecting outcomes in complex interventions; specifically looking at the effect of patient volume on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Biology
- MSc Applied Health Research
Research
Overview
Alexander has a broad interest in health research, which includes both qualitative and quantitative research, in a range of settings. Although currently working on observational studies, Alex has experience in a range of study types.
Projects
- Research Factors influencing outcomes of participating population in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation; specifically using multi-level modelling on audit level data.
Previous research
- An experimental study looking at biological differences in two strains of radiation resistant oesophageal cancer to generate way of identification using exosome release.
- A Master’s thesis of the volume-outcome relationship in UK Cardiac rehabilitation using NACR data 2011-12.
Research group(s)
- The Cardiovascular Health Research Group (CHRG) which hosts the National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) and the BHF Care and Education Research Group
