Health Inequalities

I am a PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge working at the intersection of health inequalities, data science and machine learning, and sustainability. My work examines how urban environments shape health—particularly mental health and dementia—and health behaviours such as active travel. Methodologically, I use causal and predictive frameworks (e.g., TMLE/Super Learner, Bayesian causal forests, deep survival learning) to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects across demographic and spatial contexts.

My research sits at the intersection of the built environment, environmental health, and urban systems, with a focus on how spatial and infrastructural conditions shape population health outcomes. I am particularly interested in the ways that urban form, transportation systems, service accessibility, and environmental exposures interact to influence mental health, dementia risk, and mortality across diverse communities.

Dr Anne-Marie Burn is a Chartered Psychologist and Assistant Research Professor at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on co-production and qualitative methods to develop and evaluate interventions that support young people’s mental health and improve health service delivery. She works across multidisciplinary projects addressing the needs of underserved groups, including young people experiencing mental health difficulties and families affected by domestic violence or homelessness.

Xuemei Zhang is a Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, and visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge. Xuemei is supporting the projects related to the economic impacts of hearing loss in Australia. Xuemei’s PhD research is to investigate the distribution of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in transitional economy like China using the national representative longitudinal survey. Xuemei is also participating in assessing the cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) on CVD screening in Australia, UK, and Singapore. 

I am currently a postgraduate student in the MPhil in Population Health Sciences Program (Public Health stream) at the University of Cambridge. I am also a recent graduate of the University of Toronto, where I studied global health, political science, and psychology.

I'm a medical doctor from Malaysia currently pursuing my MPhil in Population Health Sciences at Cambridge. My interest lies in public health and more specifically in expanding AI/digital health use in the clinical setting.

I'm a medical doctor in Public Health specialty training and Academic Clinical Fellow at UEA.

My research interests are in health inequity in cancer, tobacco control and young people's mental health, and have received prizes at international conferences and competitions in these areas.

I am a versatile scientist with a strong background in virology and immunology, specializing in infectious diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential. My research career evolved during the COVID-19 crisis, shifting from laboratory-based investigations to a broader focus on global health. Now, my interest centers on science policy, pandemic preparedness and response, and ensuring equitable access to resources during health crises.

A public health enthusiast with an interest in fostering health equity.