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Dr Benjamin McCormick

Dr Benjamin McCormick
Dr Benjamin McCormick
Dr Benjamin McCormick

Research Fellow

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Email Address
benjamin.mccormick@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Ben's current research focuses on healthy and sustainable diet choices. He uses statistical and computational modelling to untangle decisions and consequences within the food system. His work spans the food system. Using the analogy of industrial metabolism, Ben is developing a computer simulation to describe how subsidies align with food production in Scotland all the way from agricultural commodities to nutrients. He is also modelling consumption data to understand meal structures and the implications of replacing meat as people become more environmentally conscious about their diet.

Before joining The Rowett, Ben was a research fellow (contractor) at the Fogarty International Center (part of the NIH) in the US for 10 years, and was a consultant for other US institutes (Johns Hopkins, University of Virginia, Penn State). Ben was working on child growth and development in low- and middle-income settings, analysing longitudinal cohort data from an international consortium, MAL-ED. His recent research spans the aetiology and consequences of enteropathogen infection, biomarkers of environmental enteropathy, causes and recovery of growth deficits and patterns of cognitive development. Prior to this, he worked at SAC (now SRUC) modelling endemic livestock diseases. Ben trained as an ecologist and retains an interest in the factors that differentiate disease exposures and outcomes.

Ben's broader interests include understanding how research is turned into policy. As an example, with the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Ben looked at decision-support tools to better articulate the deliberative processes around vaccine introductions and use in low- and middle-income settings.

Qualifications

  • PhD Zoology 
    2005 - University of Oxford 
  • BSc Biological Sciences 
    2002 - University of Oxford 
Publications

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  • Infant nutritional status, feeding practices, enteropathogen exposure, socioeconomic status, and illness are associated with gut barrier function as assessed by the lactulose mannitol test in the MAL-ED birth cohort

    Lee, G. O., McCormick, B. J., Seidman, J. C., Kosek, M. N., Haque, R., Olortegui, M. P., Lima, A. A., Bhutta, Z. A., Kang, G., Samie, A., Amour, C., Mason, C. J., Ahmed, T., Yori, P. P., Oliveira, D. B., Alam, D., Babji, S., Bessong, P., Mduma, E., Shrestha, S. K., Ambikapathi, R., Lang, D. R., Gottlieb, M., Guerrant, R. L., Caulfield, L. E.
    American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 281-290
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Epidemiology and Impact of Campylobacter Infection in Children in 8 Low-Resource Settings: Results from the MAL-ED Study

    Amour, C., Gratz, J., Mduma, E. R., Svensen, E., Rogawski, E. T., McGrath, M., Seidman, J. C., McCormick, B. J., Shrestha, S., Samie, A., Mahfuz, M., Qureshi, S., Hotwani, A., Babji, S., Trigoso, D. R., Lima, A. A., Bodhidatta, L., Bessong, P., Ahmed, T., Shakoor, S., Kang, G., Kosek, M. N., Guerrant, R. L., Lang, D. R., Gottlieb, M., Houpt, E. R., Platts-Mills, J. A., Acosta, A. M., de Burga, R. R., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Salas, M. S., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Zaidi, A. K., Mason, C. J., Bose, A., George, A. T., Hariraju, D., Jennifer, M. S., John, S., Kaki, S., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 1171-1179
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • How multiple episodes of exclusive breastfeeding impact estimates of exclusive breastfeeding duration: report from the eight-site MAL-ED birth cohort study

    Ambikapathi, R., Kosek, M. N., Lee, G. O., Mahopo, C., Patil, C. L., Maciel, B. L., Turab, A., Islam, M. M., Ulak, M., Bose, A., Paredes Olortegui, M., Pendergast, L. L., Murray-Kolb, L. E., Lang, D., McCormick, B. J., Caulfield, L. E.
    Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 740-756
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Diarrheal disease and enteric infections in lmic communities: How big is the problem

    McCormick, B. J., Lang, D. R.
    Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, vol. 2, no. 1, 11
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Norovirus infection and acquired immunity in 8 countries: Results from the MAL-ED study

    Rouhani, S., Peñataro Yori, P., Paredes Olortegui, M., Siguas Salas, M., Rengifo Trigoso, D., Mondal, D., Bodhidatta, L., Platts-Mills, J., Samie, A., Kabir, F., Lima, A. A., Babji, S., Mason, C. J., Kalam, A., Bessong, P., Ahmed, T., Mduma, E., Bhutta, Z. A., Lima, I., Ramdass, R., Lang, D., George, A., Zaidi, A. K., Kang, G., Houpt, E., Kosek, M. N., Brett, N., Acosta, A. M., de Burga, R. R., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Salas, M. S., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Qureshi, S., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Bose, A., Hariraju, D., Jennifer, M. S., John, S., Kaki, S., Karunakaran, P., McCormick, B. J., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 1210-1217
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Beyond crystal balls: Crosscutting solutions in global health to prepare for an unpredictable future

    Alonso, W. J., McCormick, B. J. J., Miller, M. A., Schuck-Paim, C., Asrar, G. R.
    BMC Public Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 955
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in developing countries: A multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED)

    Platts-Mills, J. A., Babji, S., Bodhidatta, L., Gratz, J., Haque, R., Havt, A., McCormick, B. J., McGrath, M., Olortegui, M. P., Samie, A., Shakoor, S., Mondal, D., Lima, I. F., Hariraju, D., Rayamajhi, B. B., Qureshi, S., Kabir, F., Yori, P. P., Mufamadi, B., Amour, C., Carreon, J. D., Richard, S. A., Lang, D., Bessong, P., Mduma, E., Ahmed, T., Lima, A. A., Mason, C. J., Zaidi, A. K., Bhutta, Z. A., Kosek, M., Guerrant, R. L., Gottlieb, M., Miller, M., Kang, G., Houpt, E. R., Chavez, C. B., Trigoso, D. R., Flores, J. T., Vasquez, A. O., Pinedo, S. R., Acosta, A. M., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Yousafzai, A. K., Bose, A., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    The Lancet Global Health, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. e564-e575
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A Holistic Approach to Climate and Health Research: Respiratory and Infectious Diseases

    Asrar, G. R., Alonso, W. J., McCormick, B., Schuck-Paim, C., Miller, M.
    AGUFM, A31K-04
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Disease surveillance methods used in the 8-site MAL-ED cohort study

    Richard, S. A., Barrett, L. J., Guerrant, R. L., Checkley, W., Miller, M. A., de Burga, R. R., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Salas, M. S., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Qureshi, S., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Zaidi, A. K., Bodhidatta, L., Mason, C. J., Babji, S., Bose, A., George, A. T., Hariraju, D., Jennifer, M. S., John, S., Kaki, S., Kang, G., Karunakaran, P., Koshy, B., Lazarus, R. P., Muliyil, J., Raghava, M. V., Raju, S., Ramachandran, A., Ramadas, R., Ramanujam, K., Bose, A., Roshan, R., Sharma, S. L., Shanmuga Sundaram, E., Thomas, R. J., Pan, W. K., Ambikapathi, R., Carreon, J. D., McCormick, B. J., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S220-S224
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Methods of analysis of enteropathogen infection in the MAL-ED cohort study

    Platts-Mills, J. A., McCormick, B. J., Kosek, M., Pan, W. K., Checkley, W., Houpt, E. R., Acosta, A. M., de Burga, R. R., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Salas, M. S., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Qureshi, S., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Zaidi, A. K., Bodhidatta, L., Mason, C. J., Babji, S., Bose, A., George, A. T., Hariraju, D., Jennifer, M. S., John, S., Kaki, S., Kang, G., Karunakaran, P., Koshy, B., Lazarus, R. P., Muliyil, J., Raghava, M. V., Raju, S., Ramachandran, A., Ramadas, R., Ramanujam, K., Bose, A., Roshan, R., Sharma, S. L., Shanmuga Sundaram, E., Thomas, R. J., Pan, W. K., McCormick, B. J., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S233-S238
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Modeling environmental influences on child growth in the MAL-ED cohort study: Opportunities and challenges

    Richard, S. A., McCormick, B. J., Miller, M. A., Caulfield, L. E., Checkley, W., Acosta, A. M., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Qureshi, S., Shakoor', S., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Yousafzai, A. K., Zaidi, A. K., Bodhidatta, L., Mason, C. J., Babji, S., Bose, A., John, S., Kang, G., Kurien, B., Muliyil, J., Raghava, M. V., Ramachandran, A., Rose, A., Pan, W., Ambikapathi, R., Carreon, D., Charu, V., Dabo, L., Doan, V., Graham, J., Hoest, C., Knobler, S., Lang, D., McGrath, M., Mohale, A., Nayyar, G., Psaki, S., Rasmussen, Z., Seidman, J., Wang, V., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S255-S260
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The MAL-ED cohort study: Methods and lessons learned when assessing early child development and caregiving mediators in infants and young children in 8 low-and middle-income countries

    Murray-Kolb, L. E., Rasmussen, Z. A., Scharf, R. J., Rasheed, M. A., Svensen, E., Seidman, J. C., Tofail, F., Koshy, B., Shrestha, R., Maphula, A., Vasquez, A. O., Da Costa, H. P., Yousafzai, A. K., Oria, R. B., Roshan, R., Bayyo, E. B., Kosek, M., Shrestha, S., Schaefer, B. A., Bessong, P., Ahmed, T., Lang, D., Acosta, A. M., de Burga, R. R., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Salas, M. S., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Qureshi, S., Rasheed, M., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Zaidi, A. K., Bodhidatta, L., Mason, C. J., Babji, S., Bose, A., George, A. T., Hariraju, D., Jennifer, M. S., John, S., Kaki, S., McCormick, B. J., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S261-S272
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The MAL-ED study: A multinational and multidisciplinary approach to understand the relationship between enteric pathogens, malnutrition, gut physiology, physical growth, cognitive development, and immune responses in infants and children up to 2 years of age in resource-poor environments

    Miller, M., Acosta, A. M., Chavez, C. B., Flores, J. T., Olotegui, M. P., Pinedo, S. R., Trigoso, D. R., Vasquez, A. O., Ahmed, I., Alam, D., Ali, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Qureshi, S., Shakoor’, S., Soofi, S., Turab, A., Yousafzai, A. K., Zaidi, A. K., Bodhidatta, L., Mason, C. J., Babji, S., Bose, A., John, S., Kang, G., Kurien, B., Muliyil, J., Raghava, M. V., Ramachandran, A., Rose, A., Pan, W., Ambikapathi, R., Carreon, D., Charu, V., Dabo, L., Doan, V., Graham, J., Hoest, C., Knobler, S., Lang, D., McCormick, B., McGrath, M., Miller, M., Mohale, A., Nayyar, G., Psaki, S., Rasmussen, Z., Richard, S., Seidman, J., Wang, V., Blank, R., The MAL-ED Network Investigatorsa
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S193-S206
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Postpartum depressive symptoms across time and place: Structural invariance of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire among women from the international, multi-site MAL-ED study

    Pendergast, L. L., Scharf, R. J., Rasmussen, Z. A., Seidman, J. C., Schaefer, B. A., Svensen, E., Tofail, F., Koshy, B., Kosek, M., Rasheed, M. A., Roshan, R., Maphula, A., Shrestha, R., Murray-Kolb, L. E., Bessong, P., Mapula, A., Nyathi, E., Mahopo, C., Samie, A., Nesamvuni, C., Mduma, E. R., Patil, C. L., Amour, C., Lima, A. A., Oriá, R. B., Lima, N. L., Soares, A. M., Bindá, A. H., Lima, I. F., Quetz, J. S., Moraes, M. L., Maciel, B. L., Costa, H., Quirino Filho, J., Leite, A. J., Mota, F. B., Di Moura, A. F., Olortegui, M. P., Chavez, C. B., Trigoso, D. R., Flores, J. T., Vasquez, A. O., Pinedo, S. R., Acosta, A. M., Ahmed, T., Haque, R., Ahmed, A. M., Islam, M., Hossain, I., McCormick, B., MAL-ED Network Investigators
    Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 167, pp. 178-186
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Influenza and specific humidity in French Guiana: When analytical simplicity is golden

    Alonso, W. J., McCormick, B. J., Schuck-Paim, C.
    Journal of Infection, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 604-605
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Association between stool enteropathogen quantity and disease in Tanzanian children using TaqMan Array Cards: A nested case-control study

    Platts-Mills, J. A., Gratz, J., Mduma, E., Svensen, E., Amour, C., Liu, J., Maro, A., Saidi, Q., Swai, N., Kumburu, H., McCormick, B. J., Kibiki, G., Houpt, E. R.
    American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 133-138
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Frequent symptomatic or asymptomatic infections may have long-term consequences on growth and cognitive development

    MAL-ED Network Investigators, McCormick, B.
    Working Papers: Working Papers

  • The Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Study (MAL-ED): understanding the consequences for child health and development

    MAL-ED Network Investigators, McCormick, B.
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 59, pp. S193-330
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Using Bayesian networks to explore the role of weather as a potential determinant of disease in pigs

    McCormick, B. J., Sanchez-Vazquez, M. J., Lewis, F. I.
    Preventive Veterinary Medicine, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 54-63
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Historical changes in air temperature are evident in temperature fluxes measured in the sub-soil.

    Fraser, F., McCormick, B., Hallett, P., Wookey, P. A., Hopkins, D. W.
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Reports

  • Revealing the complexity of health determinants in resource-poor settings

    Lewis, F. I., McCormick, B. J.
    American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 176, no. 11, pp. 1051-1059
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An exploration of spatial patterns of seasonal diarrhoeal morbidity in Thailand

    McCormick, B. J., Alonso, W. J., Miller, M. A.
    Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 140, no. 7, pp. 1236-1243
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Spatio-temporal patterns of diarrhoeal mortality in Mexico

    Alonso, W. J., Acuña-Soto, R., Giglio, R., Nuckols, J., Leyk, S., Schuck-Paim, C., Viboud, C., Miller, M. A., McCormick, B. J.
    Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 91-99
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • EPIPOI: A user-friendly analytical tool for the extraction and visualization of temporal parameters from epidemiological time series

    Alonso, W. J., McCormick, B. J.
    BMC Public Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 982
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effects of varying temporal scale on spatial models of mortality patterns attributed to pediatric diarrhea

    Leyk, S., McCormick, B. J., Nuckols, J. R.
    Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 91-101
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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