Dr Andrew 'Amos' Channon BSc, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor in Demography, Departmental Undergraduate Programme Lead, Co-Director of the Centre for Global Health and Policy
Dr Andrew ‘Amos’ Channon is an Associate Professor of Demography within Economic, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Southampton.
'My Main research interests are on health inequalities in low and middle income countries, mainly focused on maternal and child health'
I am currently an Associate Professor within the Department of Social Statistics and Demography. My main research interests are mainly, although not exclusively, focused in lower resource settings. These broadly fall under the title of Global Health, and specifically relate to access to healthcare for groups of the population. These include access for maternal and child health, as well as for people living with disabilities.
I joined the Department as a Teaching Fellow in 2007 after completing my PhD within the same department. Since this time I have worked in various roles and have had various job titles until my current post. Prior to my PhD I had an eclectic background, including an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Durham (1997) and a stint in life insurance management and IT project management. Demography and health is far more interesting to spend time studying.
My current main roles are as Programme Director for the BSc in Population and Geography, a wonderful and interesting exploration of the intersection between Demography and Geography, as well as co-Director of the Centre for Global Health and Policy (GHaP). I have worked with the WHO and UNICEF on different projects as well as undertaking consultancy projects for a range of organisations.