Michelle Sims

Research Officer (Statistician) in Tobacco Control

Main area of research

Evaluation of England's smokefree legislation

Previous roles

• Research Associate, Duke University, USA, 2006-2008

Global bycatch assessment of long-lived species

• PhD, Biomathematic and Statistics Scotland and Aberdeen University, 2002-2005

Applictions of mixed models in ecology

Current research project:

Evaluating the impact of smokefree legislation using secondary data on:

1. Secondhand smoke exposure and whether there is evidence of transfer of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure to the home

2. Population health, including hospital admissions for acute coronary events

Research funding:

Department of Health

Co-workers:

Bath
Dr Anna Gilmore, Dr Gordon Taylor, Professor Linda Bauld, Professor Ken Judge.

PhD student: Karen Evans, Maritza Cabrera

Selected publications:

Sims, M., Maxwell, R., Bauld, L., Gilmore, A. The impact of smokefree legislation in England on hospital admissions for myocardial infarction. Submitted.

Sims M, Tomkins S, Judge K, Taylor G, Jarvis MJ, Gilmore A. (in press) Trends in and predictors of second hand smoke exposure indexed by cotinine in children in England from 1996-2006. Addiction.

Gilmore, A., Sims, M., Judge, K., Bauld, L., Jacobson, B. (2009) Smoking bans. New Scientist, 202, 24.

Full list of publications can be found here

School for Health