Dr Georgia Ntani Diploma, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology/Medical Statistics
I am the principal statistician of the large multicentre Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability (CUPID) Cohort, and a co-investigator on the Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF) study.
I studied applied mathematics at National Technical University of Athens, Greece, graduating in 2008. I then moved to Southampton, UK, to complete an MSc in medical statistics in 2009. Shortly after, I started working as a medical statistician at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit. Whilst working there, I was awarded a PhD in 2017 for my work based on a large international study of cultural and psychosocial influences on musculoskeletal pain and associated disability, which focused on statistical techniques for the analysis of hierarchical data.
At my current role as a senior research fellow I am researching the impact of health problems on work ability at older ages, and the impact of exit from the workforce on people’s health. As part of my work, I am involved in the design and statistical analysis of epidemiological studies, down to the preparation of research papers and presentations.
Qualifications
PhD in medical statistics, University of Southampton, 2017.
MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine, University of Southampton, 2009.
Diploma (5-year degree) in Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2008
Appointments held
2010-2018, Medical statistician, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton
2018-present, Senior medical statistician, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton