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Personal Statement
I am an applied statistician, collaborating with researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists and consultants in the NHS and international partners on data driven solutions and predictive approaches to problems in public health, medicine, social care and epidemiology. My work has helped to shape public health policy, in particular my work evaluating the impact of the HPV vaccination has provided the evidence base for vaccine and cervical screening policy in Scotland and contributed to the international evidence base. I am interested in observational data, data linkage, prediction modelling and the application of robust statistical modelling and design to drive greatest value from the data collected.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Statistics and Economics, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
External positions
Honorary statistician, Public Health Scotland
1 Apr 2017 → …
Honorary statistician, NHS National Services Scotland
1 Apr 2015 → 31 Mar 2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cervical Screening Workload
Kavanagh, K. (Principal Investigator) & Csoban, T. (Co-investigator)
NHS National Services Scotland
1/12/25 → 30/11/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Cancer Medicines Outcomes Programme - Public Health Scotland
Dunlop, E. (Co-investigator), Mueller, T. (Co-investigator), Bennie, M. (Principal Investigator), Kurdi, A. (Co-investigator), Lu, L. (Researcher) & Kavanagh, K. (Co-investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Beyond gestational diabetes: maternal and offspring health and lifestyle 3 years postnatally in a secondary analysis of the UPBEAT trial cohort
Singleton, C., Zhuang, D., Kavanagh, K., Dalrymple, K. V., Flynn, A. C., Poston, L., Meek, C. L. & White, S. L., 1 Jan 2026, In: Pediatric Obesity. 21, 1, 9 p., e70076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Awareness of HPV-related cancers and the HPV vaccination programme in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of gender, deprivation and knowledge gaps
Nguyen-Thanh, H., Marshall, L., Wilson , H., Stewart , K., Kavanagh, K. & Sorensen, A., 4 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data for: "Termination of wanted pregnancy and suicidal ideation in hyperemesis gravidarum: A mixed methods study"
Nana, M. (Creator), Tydeman, F. (Creator), Bevan, G. (Creator), Boulding, H. (Creator), Kavanagh, K. (Creator), Dean, C. (Creator) & Williamson, C. (Creator), figshare, 23 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5671431.v1
Dataset
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Risk of infection following semi-invasive ultrasound procedures in Scotland, 2010 to 2016: A retrospective cohort study using linked national datasets
Scott, D. (Creator), Fletcher, E. (Creator), Kane, H. (Creator), Malcolm, W. (Creator), Kavanagh, K. (Creator), Banks, A.-L. (Contributor) & Rankin, A. (Creator), figshare, 28 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4095002.v1
Dataset
Prizes
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Prize-winning presenter at Young Statisticians Meeting 2010
Kavanagh, K. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Society of Edinburgh 2018 Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane Medal
Kavanagh, K. (Recipient), 6 Aug 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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BBC Radio 4 More or Less - is 0 a small number
Kavanagh, K. (Recipient)
16 Oct 2024Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
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Scottish Government (External organisation)
Kavanagh, K. (Advisor)
2024 → 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of board