Caring for the future – working with Hafod
The Data Science Campus has begun a research project with Hafod, a social residential tenant organisation, to explore the flows…
Read moreRowena Bailey
Senior Data Scientist
Rowena has professional experience in the application of mathematics for health and social care research and a particular interest in novel techniques to analyze and visualize large health and socio-economic datasets to optimize public services. Rowena has worked within the Farr Institute for Health Informatics Research; the NHS; the Welsh Government Care and Social Services Inspectorate; and Local Authority Homelessness support and prevention outreach teams. Research areas have included impact of housing quality on health outcomes, effects of air quality alert systems on health service utilisation, and long term effects of the Chernobyl fallout in childhood cancer rates.
At university, Rowena studied mathematics, operational research & applied statistics; for her MSc dissertation she developed a simulation to model cancer treatment pathways and patient outcomes. Rowena is an honorary research fellow at Swansea University and a member of the Association of Professional Health Analysts (APHA) profession. Rowena has also been a STEM Ambassador for a number of years and delivers workshops for young pupils which aim to inspire and engage them with the applications of maths in healthcare.
- Email: Rowena.Bailey@ons.gov.uk
Posts by Rowena Bailey
We all need more girls in STEM
Girls into STEM workshops STEM Ambassadors from the Data Science Campus hosted a group of female school pupils visiting the campus….
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Evaluating Calorie Intake
1. Executive Summary The Evaluating Calorie Intake for Population Statistical Estimates (ECLIPSE) project was carried out by the Data Science…
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Using doubly labelled water to improve our understanding of the UK’s calorie intake. The problem We’re not very good at…
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Can we improve self-reported estimates of energy (calorie) consumption? Background The 2016 ‘Counting Calories’ report highlighted a disparity between self-reported…
Read moreLet’s talk about data science
Hi, my name is Rowena and I’m a Data Scientist at the new Data Science Campus. Data Science is an…
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