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Dr Eman Zied

Research Associate

  • Email: eman.zied-abozied@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Population health Sciences Institute
    5th Floor Ridley 1 Building
    Newcastle University,
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

I am a research associate at the Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute. I am part of the Health Inequalities Team, conducting research on place-based health inequalities.


A geospatial data scientist by background, I have extensive expertise in the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in public health. I am primarily interested in the complex interplay between social, spatial and health inequalities, spatial determinants of health and climate as an emerging facet of inequalities. My main areas of expertise are place-based research in population health, research informed policy and decision-making, and spatial modelling and statistical analysis of built and natural environments. I have worked on modelling the built and natural environment around individuals in cohort studies, developing measures of environment and performing statistical analysis to uncover the influence of the environment on health. I have also worked on the development of a decision making support tool for stakeholders to decide on optimised air quality sensor placement in the city.


As an early career researcher, I have been awarded over £106,000 in research funding as principal investigator and £478,668 in collaborative grants.


I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and a member of the Regional Studies Association (RSA) and Society for Social Medicine & Population Health.



 

 

Research

I am currently working on two projects:


  • The Impact of Climate related severe weather on health outcomes, which uses medical records in CPRD (Clinical Practice Research Datalink), census data and indicators of environmental deprivation to examine the associations between recent severe weather events on health within the framework of intersecting place based health inequalities
  • "Ghost Towns" which aims to create a comprehensive overview of the changes in amenities over the last decade in cities, towns and high streets, and study the relationship of such decline on health outcomes.



Previously, I have worked on the project "Impact of the Environment and Pollution on Cognitive Health" (EPOCH) and I was a Research Associate at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) on the project "Spatial Inequality in the Smart City". I completed my PhD in Architecture and Built Environment (ABE) at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2021 and a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt in 2016.


Recently awarded funding:


2025               Insights North East QR Policy Fund [£5000] Defining the Challenge Workshop with Gateshead around adaptive strategies during heatwaves

2025               NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) [£16,895] Pre-application Support Award for a Climate Change related fellowship application (12 months 2025-2026)

2025               NIHR Specialist Centre for Public Health RSS [£600] Climate change Public Engagement Award

2024               Faculty of Medical Sciences Policy Engagement Award [£10,000]– Woman of the North Dissemination and events

2023          Faculty of Medical Sciences Research Excellence Development Award -[£7899] The effects of climate change related severe weather events on health inequalities in the UK: An interdisciplinary perspective  



Recently invited presentations:

2025               NHS England Medicines and Pharmacy Journal Club at the Chief Pharmaceutical Office – invited to speak about our published paper The Positive Pharmacy Care Law Revisited: an area-level analysis of the relationship between community pharmacy distribution, urbanicity and deprivation in England


2024               Woman of the North Roundtable – Invited to speak about the findings as highlighted author and participate in a private roundtable with MPs and Regional Mayors


2024               Woman of the North Parliamentary Launch Event – Invited to speak about the findings as highlighted author to MPs and invited organisations


2024               House of Lords Built Environment Committee Private Seminar – invited to shape the Terms of Reference for the Lords BEC High Streets Inquiry and subsequently submitted written evidence


2023            The Future of Cities Webinar Series held by the EU Joint Research Centre and the Regional Studies Association (JRC-RSA) on the topic of Cities Fit for The Digital Age. Talk titled Decisions and Deserts: Tools to Help Cities Be Smart and Equitable


Teaching

I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and I have taught on a number of varied modules in both social determinants of health and environmental design. I have experience in supervising MPH and MPharm students on a variety of topics.


I have contributed lectures for the Social Determinants of Health module (MPH8004) guest lectures around climate change and health inequalities, and measuring the built environment for public health research.



Publications