Senior Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- l.aucott@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438160
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZDTel: +44 (0) 1224 438160,
Email l.aucott@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am the Senior Statistician within HSRU having joined the Unit in November 2017, managing the Unit statisticians and all statistics commitments. I graduated (BSc Hons in Applied Statistics) from Hallam University, Sheffield in 1984, then went on to complete a PhD ("Analysis of Near Infra Spectra: For Compound Feeds") as a split Statistical/Biometrics discipline from the University of Aberdeen in 1991. Between 1984 -2017 I lectured statistics to mathematical/non-mathematical students at undergraduate/postgraduate levels in Preston and then back in Aberdeen. Since 2008 I have been a Senior Lecturer in medical statistics initially with the Medical Statistics Team, University of Aberdeen before joining the Unit. I have been a Royal Statistical Society (RSS) fellow since 1984 and been actively involved over the years where-ever I have been. Currently I am the chair of the local Highlands RSS group. I have had a particular interest in obesity prevention projects especially those directed towards young adults, although more recently my interests have move to be more trial methodologically based. I have a current and historical interest in using routinely collected data with an epidemiological perspective, but hope to redirect this to explore ways of embedding BIG data into new trial study designs.
Qualifications
- PhD Biostatistics1991 - University of Aberdeen
External Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal statistical Society 1981- (Current chair of local group)
- Statistician on the NIHR Public Health PHR funding board (PHR) (2017- )
- Statistician on several DMC panels for external verification of trials (2017- )
- Research
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Research Overview
Epidemiological and statistical aspects of longitudinal data. Specifically related to obesity prevention/treatment and associated lifestyle factors including nutrition, physical exercise, behaviour and attitude.
Current Research
Obesity prevention particularly for the 16-25 year olds as a hard to reach group with many of the known weight gain trigger points experienced during a lifecourse. We are currently in the process of developing suitable healthy lifestyle intervention programs for specific communities starting with participatory action research approaches.
The effect of fetal growth trajectories on later health outcomes is of particular interest and being investgated in partnership with computer science methodologies
Funding and Grants
Lorna Aucott, Amudha Poobalan, Edwin van Teijlingen. ‘Young People For Young People’ Seminar/Workshops/public Engagement Events, 2013 – 2014: funded by NHS Grampian
Dr S. Turner (PI) Dr N Miln-Tagiyeva, Prof G Devereux, Dr L Aucott. ‘Childhood Asthma Prevalence in 2014 – How and why has this changed over the past 50 years’ March 2014- Feb 2015 funded by Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland (CH019 RGB4456)
Drs Margret Watson (PI) Dr L Aucott ‘Community pharmacy weight management referral feasibility study’Feb 2014- Oct 2014 funded by NHS-Grampian
Prof Helen Galley, Dr Lorna Aucott 2015-2018, BJA/RCoA ‘Melatonin in doctors and nurses working nightshifts (MIDNIGHT) trial’Professor Nigel Webster (PI) Prof Helen Galley, John Norrie, Lorna Aucott, Lee Allen, Patricia Cooper. ‘ Dose assessment of melatonin in sepsis trial DAMSEL2’ 2017–2019 CSO(ETM/358)
Dr Gareth Jones, Dr Lorna S. Aucott (statistician); Prof Gareth Macfarlane; Wing Commander Alexander Bennett; Dr Raj Sengupta Alison MacDonald Clinical Trial Unit Representative March 1st 2017 – 31st August 2021: Arthritis Research Uk ‘Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce the appearance of sacroiliac joint bone marrow oedema on MRI, in spondyloarthritis’ Grant reference 21022.
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- Publications
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Attitudes of General Practitioner Registrars and Their Trainers Toward Obesity Prevention in Adults
Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 181-186Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131911401029
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3014/3/Fig_1_.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3014/1/Main_Text.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3014/2/Fig_2_.doc
How does exercise benefit performance on cognitive tests in primary-school pupils?
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 630-635Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03954.x
- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21649650/
Knowledge, attitude, and prevalence of overweight and obesity among civil servants in Nepal
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 507-517Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509348662
Skin color change in Caucasian postmenopausal women predicts summer-winter change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D: findings from the ANSAViD cohort study
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 96, no. 6, pp. 1677-1686Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2010-2032
Effects of lifestyle interventions and long-term weight loss on lipid outcomes: a systematic review
Obesity Reviews, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. e412-e425Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00819.x
Seasonal effects of blood pressure in postmenopausal women
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00459.x
Changing trends in asthma in 9-12 year olds between 1964 and 2009
Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 227-231Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.189175
Dietary patterns, bone resorption and bone mineral density in early postmenopausal Scottish women
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 378-385Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.264
Erratum to: Sunlight and dietary contributions to the seasonal vitamin D status of cohorts of healthy postmenopausal women living at northerly latitudes: a major cause for concern?
Osteoporosis International, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 2473-2474Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1548-7
Exercising attention within the classroom
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 929-934Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03661.x