Mrs Amy Mizen

Senior Research Officer, Health Data Science

a.r.mizen@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-6767

ResearchGate

About

Amy obtained her BSc in Physical Geography at Leicester University and went on to complete her MSc in Geographic Information Systems there. She then completed a PhD at Swansea University in Public Health. Following three years in a postdoctoral research position investigating the impact of availability of greenspace on health, she has recently begun a Fellowship investigating how the built environment impacts on adolescent Mental Health. Amy is particularly interested in creating complex spatial models to represent how populations engage with their local environment and linking this with health data to generate new insights on how to improve public health.

Amy teaches on several courses including PM 259 Contemporary themes and techniques in medical sciences, PM374 Child Health, PMIM 502 Health Data Visualisation.

Areas Of Expertise

• High Speed Aerodynamics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Data Analysis
• Geography
• Geographic Information Systems
• Spatial Modelling
• Longitudinal exposure assessment
• Public health policy

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Amy teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on public health interventions and evaluations, spatial data science, health data science and spatial statistics. Amy’s focus of teaching and supervision is what aspects of the urban environment can be modified to improve population health.

Research Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Mizen, A., Song, J., Fry, R., Akbari, A., Berridge, D., Parker, S., Johnson, R., Lovell, R., Lyons, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Stratton, G., Wheeler, B., White, J., White, M., & Rodgers, S. (2019). Longitudinal access and exposure to green-blue spaces and individual-level mental health and well-being: protocol for a longitudinal, population-wide record-linked natural experiment. BMJ Open, 9(4), e027289
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027289, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45908
Hollinghurst, J., Akbari, A., Fry, R., Watkins, A., Berridge, D., Clegg, A., Hillcoat-Nalletamby, S., Williams, N., Lyons, R., Mizen, A., Walters, A., Johnson, R., & Rodgers, S. (2018). Study protocol for investigating the impact of community home modification services on hospital utilisation for fall injuries: a controlled longitudinal study using data linkage. BMJ Open, 8(10), e026290
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026290, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45985
Lyons, J., Mizen, A., Rodgers, S., Berridge, D., Akbari, A., Wilkinson, P., Milojevic, A., Doherty, R., Dearden, L., Lake, I., Carruthers, D., Strickland, S., Mavrogianni, A., Davies, G., Lyons, J., Davies, G., McNarry, M., Lewis, M., Stratton, G., & Mackintosh, K. (2018). Cognitive development Respiratory Tract Illness and Effects of eXposure (CORTEX) project: Data processing challenges in combining high spatial resolution pollution level data with individual level health and education data. International Journal of Population Data Science, 3(2)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i2.534, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52948
Fry, R., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., & Ellwood-Thompson, S. (2019). GRAPHITE: Geographic Information UK Secure E-Research Platform. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v4i3.1290, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53654
Mizen, A., Fry, R., & Rodgers, S. (2020). GIS-modelled built-environment exposures reflecting daily mobility for applications in child health research. International Journal of Health Geographics, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00208-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54085

All Research

Journal Articles

Thwaites, O., Mizen, A., & Fry, R. (2024). A cross-sectional analysis of biodiversity, publicly accessible green space and mental well-being in Wales using routinely collected data. Landscape and Urban Planning, 243, 104971
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104971, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65256
Mizen, A., Thompson, D., Watkins, A., Akbari, A., Garrett, J., Geary, R., Lovell, R., Lyons, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Parker, S., Rowney, F., Song, J., Stratton, G., Wheeler, B., White, J., White, M., Williams, S., Rodgers, S., & Fry, R. (2024). The use of Enhanced Vegetation Index for assessing access to different types of green space in epidemiological studies. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 0
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-024-00650-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65638
Geary, R., Thompson, D., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., Garrett, J., Rowney, F., Watkins, A., Lyons, R., Stratton, G., Lovell, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Parker, S., Song, J., Tsimpida, D., White, J., White, M., Williams, S., Wheeler, B., Fry, R., & Rodgers, S. (2023). Ambient greenness, access to local green spaces, and subsequent mental health: a 10-year longitudinal dynamic panel study of 2·3 million adults in Wales. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7(10), e809-e818.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00212-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00212-7
Garrett, J., Rowney, F., White, M., Lovell, R., Fry, R., Akbari, A., Geary, R., Lyons, R., Mizen, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Parker, C., Song, J., Stratton, G., Thompson, D., Watkins, A., White, J., Williams, S., Rodgers, S., & Wheeler, B. (2023). Visiting nature is associated with lower socioeconomic inequalities in well-being in Wales. Scientific Reports, 13(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35427-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35427-7
Pedrick-Case, R., Bailey, R., Beck, B., Beesley, B., Boruff, B., Brophy, S., Cross, D., Dhamrait, G., Duncan, J., Gething, P., Johnson, R., Lyons, R., Mizen, A., Murray, K., Pouliou, D., Rafferty, J., Robinson, T., Rosenberg, M., Schipperijn, J...., & Griffiths, L. (2022). Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol. BMJ Open, 12(10), e061978
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061978, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61221
Thompson, D., Geary, R., Rowney, F., Fry, R., Watkins, A., Wheeler, B., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., Lyons, R., Stratton, G., White, J., Rodgers, S., & Akbari, A. (2022). Cohort Profile: The Green and Blue Spaces (GBS) and mental health in Wales e-cohort. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(5), e285-e294.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac080, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac080
Hollinghurst, J., Hollinghurst, R., North, L., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., Long, S., Lyons, R., & Fry, R. (2022). COVID-19 risk factors amongst 14,786 care home residents: an observational longitudinal analysis including daily community positive test rates of COVID-19, hospital stays and vaccination status in Wales (UK) between 1 September 2020 and 1 May 2021. Age and Ageing, 51(5)
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac084, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59978
Thompson, D., Fry, R., Watkins, A., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., Garrett, J., Geary, R., Lovell, R., Lyons, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Rowney, F., Stratton, G., Wheeler, B., White, M., White, J., Williams, S., & Rodgers, S. (2021). Exposure to green-blue spaces and mental health: a retrospective e-cohort study in Wales. The Lancet, 398, S85
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02628-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58870
Garrett, J., Wheeler, B., Akbari, A., Fry, R., Geary, R., Lovell, R., Lyons, R., Mizen, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Rowney, F., Stratton, G., Thompson, D., Watkins, A., White, M., White, J., Williams, S., & Rodgers, S. (2021). Association between greenspace and time spent in nature with subjective wellbeing: a cross-sectional data linkage study. The Lancet, 398, S47
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02590-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58869
Thompson, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., White, J., Lovell, R., White, M., Lyons, R., Stratton, G., Akbari, A., Geary, R., Wheeler, B., Watkins, A., Fry, R., Rowney, F., Mizen, A., & Rodgers, S. (2020). Green-Blue Spaces and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Data Linkage Study. International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(5)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1616, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56153
Mizen, A., Fry, R., & Rodgers, S. (2020). GIS-modelled built-environment exposures reflecting daily mobility for applications in child health research. International Journal of Health Geographics, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00208-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54085
Lyons, J., Akbari, A., Torabi, F., Davies, G., North, L., Griffiths, R., Bailey, R., Hollinghurst, J., Fry, R., Turner, S., Thompson, D., Rafferty, J., Mizen, A., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Au-Yeung, L., Cross, L., Gravenor, M., Brophy, S...., & Lyons, R. (2020). Understanding and responding to COVID-19 in Wales: protocol for a privacy-protecting data platform for enhanced epidemiology and evaluation of interventions. BMJ Open, 10(10), e043010
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55501
Mizen, A., Lyons, J., Milojevic, A., Doherty, R., Wilkinson, P., Carruthers, D., Akbari, A., Lake, I., Davies, G., Al Sallakh, M., Fry, R., Dearden, L., & Rodgers, S. (2020). Impact of air pollution on educational attainment for respiratory health treated students: A cross sectional data linkage study. Health & Place, 63, 102355
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102355, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102355
Mizen, A., Song, J., Fry, R., Akbari, A., Berridge, D., Parker, S., Johnson, R., Lovell, R., Lyons, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Stratton, G., Wheeler, B., White, J., White, M., & Rodgers, S. (2019). Longitudinal access and exposure to green-blue spaces and individual-level mental health and well-being: protocol for a longitudinal, population-wide record-linked natural experiment. BMJ Open, 9(4), e027289
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027289, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45908
Hollinghurst, J., Akbari, A., Fry, R., Watkins, A., Berridge, D., Clegg, A., Hillcoat-Nalletamby, S., Williams, N., Lyons, R., Mizen, A., Walters, A., Johnson, R., & Rodgers, S. (2018). Study protocol for investigating the impact of community home modification services on hospital utilisation for fall injuries: a controlled longitudinal study using data linkage. BMJ Open, 8(10), e026290
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026290, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45985
Lyons, J., Mizen, A., Rodgers, S., Berridge, D., Akbari, A., Wilkinson, P., Milojevic, A., Doherty, R., Dearden, L., Lake, I., Carruthers, D., Strickland, S., Mavrogianni, A., Davies, G., Lyons, J., Davies, G., McNarry, M., Lewis, M., Stratton, G., & Mackintosh, K. (2018). Cognitive development Respiratory Tract Illness and Effects of eXposure (CORTEX) project: Data processing challenges in combining high spatial resolution pollution level data with individual level health and education data. International Journal of Population Data Science, 3(2)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i2.534, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52948
Griffiths, L., Rafferty, J., Fry, R., Daniels, H., Stratton, G., Mizen, A., Lyons, R., Watkins, A., Davis, J., Bailey, R., Dezateux, C., Firman, N., & Pouliou, T. (n.d.) Children and young people’s body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales. PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300221, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65807

Conference Contributions

Rodgers, S., Rowney, F., Thompson, D., Mizen, A., White, M., Lovell, R., Fry, R., Watkins, A., Wheeler, B., Akbari, A., Stratton, G., Lyons, R., White, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Geary, R., & Rodgers, S. (2020). Is Wellbeing Associated with Time Spent in Nature?. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1619, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55874
Fry, R., Mizen, A., Akbari, A., & Ellwood-Thompson, S. (2019). GRAPHITE: Geographic Information UK Secure E-Research Platform. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v4i3.1290, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53654

Supervision

An analysis of blue space and its effects on health in Wales (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Rich Fry

Taught Modules

PM-344 Capstone Project

The aim of this module is to provide a capstone experience to students¿ learning, through participating in their own enquiry-based research project, with guidance from an academic supervisor. The project may be laboratory or non-laboratory based, but it will always involve a research question that is drawn from the literature, and focused on a topic relevant to the life sciences. It will ask a research question and involve the critical analysis of research findings. Students will refine their oral and written communication skills to a graduate level through an oral presentation and dissertation on their research findings and conclusions.
PM-374 Child Health

This module aims to provide a critical overview of the epidemiology of common causes of morbidity and mortality in school-aged children and adolescents. It will cover individual conditions, links between physical and mental health, determinants of health with a focus on socio-economic inequalities, public health universal services to improve health. Further, it will cover links to educational outcomes.
PMIM502 Health Data Visualisation

Health data scientists often have to present their findings to a non-academic/expert audience. The objective of this module is to enable students to choose and produce appropriate visualisations of health related data using a range of media.

Key Grants and Projects

Principal Investigator on Built Environments and Adolescent Mental Health, Health and Care Research Wales 2022 - 2025

, £300,000

Career History

Research Officer, Swansea University

2017 - 2021

Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences

Urban Transitions

2019

Barcelona
American Association of Geographers

2019

Washington DC, USA
International Medical Geographers Symposium

2022

Edinburgh, UK

Mrs Amy Mizen

Email address

Welsh language proficiency

Twitter Account

Research Links

About

Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Research Highlights

All Research

An analysis of blue space and its effects on health in Wales (current)

PM-344 Capstone Project

PM-374 Child Health

PMIM502 Health Data Visualisation

Principal Investigator on Built Environments and Adolescent Mental Health, Health and Care Research Wales 2022 - 2025

Research Officer, Swansea University

Urban Transitions

American Association of Geographers

International Medical Geographers Symposium