Dr James Brown

School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Position: Senior Lecturer
Telephone: (023) 8059 6712
Email: J.J.Brown@soton.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the Department of Social Statistics as a lecturer in September 1999, after studying for my PhD. I was employed to work on the new MSc in Official Statistics, a joint programme with ONS to train Government Statisticians, as the Programme Coordinator. Over the last six years I have also been involved in teaching and coordinating the undergraduate Actuarial programmes, as well as teaching statistics to a wide range of students.

EDUCATION

BSc Mathematics with Actuarial Studies (Southampton 1993)
MSc Social Statistics (Southampton 1996)
PhD in Social Statistics on design and analysis of census coverage surveys in the UK in 2001 (Southampton 2000)

Research interests

Coverage assessment in the Censuses of the UK
Statistical Modelling of Demographic Survey Data
Sample Design and Estimation

Current Research Projects

Working with ONS on coverage assessment for the 2011 Census.
Member of a DfID funded project working with UNFPA China on evaluating their Country Programme. Click HERE for more details.

Teaching activities

STAT2009 Research Methods in the Social Sciences - joint with Gail Grant
STAT6015 Multilevel Modelling - joint with Gabi Durrant
STAT6031 Survey Sampling & Estimation II (MSc in Official Statistics)
STAT6032 Survey Sampling & Estimation IV (MSc in Official Statistics) - joint with Chris Skinner
STAT6033 Demographic Methods I (MSc in Official Statisitcs)
STAT6035 Data Analysis I (MSc in Official Statisitcs)
STAT6042 Evaluation & Monitoring (MSc in Official Statisitcs) - joint with John Micklewright

Selected publications

Books
	Brown, J.J. 2001 Design of a Census Coverage Survey and its Use in the Estimation and Adjustment of Census Underenumeration: A Contribution Towards Creating a One-Number Census in the UK in 2001. (PhD Thesis). Southampton: University of Southampton., (Available on Request)

Chapters in books
	Brown, J.J. and Diamond, I.D. 1999 Population estimates in small areas: a brief overview. In Richard Arnold, Paul Elliot, Jon Wakefield and Mike Quinn (eds), Population Counts in Small Areas: Implications for Studies of Environment and Health. Studies on Medical and Population Subjects (No. 62). Government Statistical Service. London: The Stationery Office..

Articles in journals
	Brown, J., Abbott, O. and Diamond, I. 2006 Dependence in the 2001 one-number census project. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 169, to appear.
	Amoako Johnson, F., Padmadas, S.S. and Brown, J.J. 2009 On the spatial inequalities of institutional versus home births in Ghana: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Community Health , 34(1), 64-72. On-line abstract
	Matthews, Z., Padmadas, S.S., Hutter, I., McEachran, J. & Brown, J.J. 2009 Does early childbearing and a sterilization-focused family planning programme in India fuel population growth? Demographic Research, 20(28), 693-720. On-line article
	Altankhuyagiin G, Falkingham, J. and Brown, J. 2007 Determinants of Current Contraceptive Use and Method Choice in Mongolia. Journal of Bio-social Science, Vol 39(6), 801-817. On-line article
	Sufang, G., Padmadas, S.S., Fengmin, Z., Brown, J.J. and Stones, R.W. 2007 Delivery settings and Cesarean section rates in China. Bulletin of the World Health Organization , 85(10), 755-762. On-line abstract On-line article
	Stones, R.W., Padmadas, S.S., Sufang, G., Brown J.J., Fengmin, Z and Bohua, Li 2006 Dyspareunia, urinary sensory symptoms and incontinence among young Chinese women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 561-567. On-line abstract
	Griffiths, P., Brown, J. and Smith, P. W. F. 2004 A comparison of univariate and multivariate multilevel models for repeated measures using uptake of antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 167, 597-611.
	Steele, F., Brown, J. and Chambers, R. 2002 A controlled donor imputation system for a one-number census.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 165, 495-522.
	Brown, J.J., Buckner, L., Diamond, I.D., Chambers, R. and Teague, A 1999 A methodological strategy for a one number census in the UK. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 162, 247-267.

Web based
	Brown, J.J, Diamond, I., Chambers, R.L. and Buckner, L.J. 1999 The Role of Dual System Estimation in the 2001 CCSs of the UK ONS(ONC(CS)), 99/07. Office for National Statistics.
	Brown, J., Buckner, L., Diamond, I. and Chambers, R 1997 Modelling to Small Areas - A Full One Number Census ONS (ONC(SG)), 97/13. Office for National Statistics.
	Brown, J., Diamond, I., Chambers, R. and Buckner, L 1997 Design of the Census Coverage Survey ONS (ONC(SG)), 97/10. Office for National Statistics.

Reports
	Bohua, Li et al. 2006 UNFPA/China Quality of Care in Reproductive Health/Family Planning Project, Fifth Country Programme, Quantitative Evaluation Report, 2003-05: Key Findings,59 On-line article
	Bohua, Li et al. 2004 China UNFPA Reproductive Health / Family Planning Fourth Country Programme Impact Survey Report. Report to Population and Development Research Centre and UNFPA China, 77pp. On-line article
	Bohua, Li et al. 2004 China UNFPA Reproductive Health / Family Planning, Fifth Country Programme. Baseline Survey Report. Report to Population and Development Research Centre, National Centre for Women & Children Health, and UNFPA China, 95pp. On-line article
	Bohua, Li et al. 2004 China UNFPA Reproductive Health / Family Planning Country Project 5 Technical Report. Report to China Population and Development Research Centre, National Centre for Women & Children Health and UNFPA China, 69pp. On-line article
	Wikeley, N., Barnett, S., Brown, J., Davis, G., Diamond, I., Draper, T. and Smith, P. 2001 National Survey of Child Support Agency Clients. Report to Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No. 152, 196pp

Seminar and conference presentations
	Brown, J.J, Diamond, I., Chambers, R.L. and Buckner, L.J 1999 The role of dual system estimation in the 2001 Census Coverage Surveys of the UK. Contributed Paper. Paper presented to symposium 99: Combining Data from Different Sources. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.
	Diamond, I.D., Brown, J., Buckner, L., Chambers, R., Teague, A. and Thorogood, D. 1998 Developing a one number census in the United Kingdom. Paper presented to Proc. Statistics Canada Symposium75-84

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