Curriculum Vitae ✦
The academic bits, in one place. For publications, see the full list; for media and speaking, see media & speaking.
Education ✦
PhD, Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford, Exeter College
Thesis: “Designing an Algorithmically Enhanced NHS: Towards a Conceptual Model for the Successful Implementation of Algorithmic Clinical Decision Support Software in the National Health Service” — accepted without corrections.
MSc, Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford, Exeter College
Thesis: “Inscrutable, Misguided, and Inconclusive Evidence: How Digital Health Interventions Pose a Threat to the Ethical Principle Primum Non Nocere” — Distinction.
BA, Geography
University of Oxford, St. Anne’s College
Specialising in cultural heritage conservation and management, and biogeography. Thesis: “Cultural Transmission: Imitation, and Diversity” — 2.1.
Research & Policy Experience ✦
de Vries-Sherif Associate Research Scientist & Associate Director of Research
Digital Ethics Center, Yale University
- ✦Lead an independent research programme on digital health, health data, and AI
- ✦Oversee and co-organise major international collaborations, including the Global Health in the Age of AI symposium and the HASTE workshop with MIT
- ✦Supervise discrete student research projects; mentor junior researchers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Digital Ethics Center, Yale University
- ✦Developed new conceptual frameworks, including the ‘inverse data quality law,’ forming the basis of an independent research programme
- ✦Selected as Yale’s institutional candidate for the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
- ✦Initiated key academic collaborations; laid the groundwork for workshops and symposia
Policy Lead
Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford
- ✦Senior leadership team member, with responsibility for budget management and hiring
- ✦Lead researcher for Better, Broader, Safer (the Goldacre Review), a government-commissioned review of the UK’s health data infrastructure
- ✦Ethics, PPIE, and governance lead for OpenSAFELY, the UK’s largest secure health analytics platform
Research Associate
Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
- ✦Led a collaborative project with the Digital Catapult, resulting in three peer-reviewed publications and a Best Paper Award at NeurIPS 2019
- ✦Authored papers on ethical governance frameworks for digital health and digital transformation
Technology Advisor / AI Subject Matter Expert
NHSX / Department of Health and Social Care
- ✦Lead author for key national strategies including AI for Healthcare: How to Get It Right
- ✦Helped lead policy development for the NHS AI Lab business case, NHS cloud policy, and data offshoring
Early Career: NHS Commissioning, Mapa Research, Mintel
Various
- ✦Research Manager at Mapa Research, managing a team of 15 researchers analysing digital health and finance
- ✦Research Analyst at Mintel Research, conducting and publishing market research on digital health
- ✦Senior Commissioning Support Analyst at NHS Richmond CCG, supporting local health strategy and budgets
Teaching & Mentorship ✦
Faculty Member, AI in Medicine Distinction Pathway, Yale University
Workshop Co-Organiser, MIT-Yale: Co-designed and ran the HASTE (Health AI: Science, Technology, and Ethics) workshop for an interdisciplinary cohort of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty
OpenSAFELY: Co-designed and co-taught a training course on health data science, covering technical, ethical, and governance aspects
Lecturer & Seminar Leader: Delivered lectures and seminars at Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Warwick, and Exeter on digital ethics, AI governance, and data policy
Research Supervision & Mentorship: Regularly supervise and mentor discrete research projects with students and junior colleagues at all levels
Grants ✦
Wellcome Trust health data landscape review
Multiple OpenSAFELY grants
Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship
Mohn Westlake Foundation “Public Policy Observatory”
Awards ✦
Yale candidate for NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (2024)
BMJ Digital Health & Care Informatics Top Ten Paper (2024)
Best Paper Award, NeurIPS (2019)
Professional Service ✦
Wellcome Trust grant review committee member
Member, NHS England AI Advisory Board
Panel Member, UK National Data Guardian
Associate Editor, BMJ Digital Health & AI
Steering Committee, LSHTM Centre for Data and Statistical Science for Health
OpenSAFELY Advisory Board Member, University of Oxford
BMJ Future of the NHS Commission Member
Co-Editor, The Yearbook of the Digital Ethics Lab
For a complete list of publications, see publications. For speaking and media enquiries, get in touch. ✨
