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Staff Profile

Dr Louise Tanner

Research Associate (Evidence Synthesis)

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5439
  • Address: Evidence Synthesis Group; NIHR Innovation Observatory;
    The Catalyst,
    3 Science Square,
    Faculty of Medical Sciences,
    Newcastle University,
    Newcastle Upon Tyne.
    NE4 5TG
Background

Academic background

Please see 'Qualifications' section, below

Area of expertise

  • Evidence synthesis: my role primarily involves undertaking systematic reviews of epidemiological and medical evidence. 
  • Epidemiology: I undertook an ecological study for my PhD to identify risk and protective factors for cold-weather-related mortality.
  • Preparation of reports for NICE identifying drugs in clinical development.
  • Teaching and project supervision, specialising in critical appraisal of public health research.

Qualifications

  • PhD (2016), thesis title: ‘What determines spatiotemporal variations in cold-weather-related mortality in England?’, Newcastle University.
  • MSc (2012) Social Science and Health Research (with distinction), Newcastle University.
  • PG Cert. (2011) Public Health and Health Services Research (with Merit), Newcastle University.
  • BSc (2009) Biology (2.1), Durham University
  • BSc (2006) Applied Psychology (2.1), Durham University
  • Module credits from PGCE teaching programmes


Teaching

I have co-supervised project students for the MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research and MRES Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology programmes. 

I also teach on the MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research programme (Introduction to Systematic Reviewing and Critical Appraisal module) and I present seminars on Critical Appraisal (of epidemiological research) across various programmes. 

Publications