Personal profile
Biography
Adam is a Research Fellow in the Health Economics Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He originally trained as a Statistician (PhD from the University of Strathclyde) but recently completed an MSc in Health Economics at UEA (funded by the CLAHRC East of England (EoE) - www.clahrc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/). Adam provides health economic and statistical support for the CLAHRC East of England. Since 2010, he has worked in health services research, with a particular focus on health and social care services supporting women and men with learning (intellectual) disabilities and acquired brain injuries. While continuing this research, Adam is now also involved in economic evaluations and modelling of healthcare interventions. Previously, Adam was a Research Associate within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and part of the Enduring Disabilities and Disadvantage Theme.
Academic Background
- MSc in Health Economics (University of East Anglia)
- Membership of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) (MIMA membership number: 21725)
- Chartered Mathematician status (CMath) awarded by IMA
- Chartered Scientist status (CSci) awarded by IMA (IMA/114/021725)
- Associate Higher Education Academy (AHEA) awarded by HEA (42374)
- PhD in Statistics (University of Strathclyde: EPSRC PhD Mathematical Science Industrial CASE Award)
- MSc Computer Science (University of Edinburgh)
- BA/MA Mathematics & Computer Science (Peterhouse, University of Cambridge)
- HCert in Theology (University of Glouchester)
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, Health economics, University of East Anglia
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Dec 2015
Award Date: 21 Jul 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Statistics (EPSRC PhD Mathematical Science Industrial CASE Award) Extending Scottish Exception Reporting Systems Spatially and Temporally, University of Strathclyde
2005 → 2010
Award Date: 30 May 2010
Master in Science, MSc Computer Science
2004 → 2005
Award Date: 1 Nov 2005
Bachelor of Arts, BA Mathematics & Computer Science
2001 → 2004
Award Date: 1 Jun 2004
External positions
Post Doctoral Research Associate (Statistician), , University of Cambridge
Apr 2010 → 31 Dec 2015
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration April 2026 – ARC2
Burton, C., Farquhar, M., Kishita, N., Sanderson, K., Wagner, A., AlMoosawi, S., Franks, L., Gardener, C., Risebro, H. & Cameron, R.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/26 → 31/03/31
Project: Research
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Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST Connect)
Wagner, A. & Puri Sudhir, K.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/25 → 31/08/30
Project: Research
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Preventing cancer and cancer disparities with weight-management support – using hospital patient records and electronic signposting (e-SIGN)
Khadjesari, Z., Naughton, F., Parretti, H., Wagner, A., Ashberry, A., Clark, L., Hammond, M., Pond, M., Shepstone, L., Wagner, A. & Varley, A.
1/06/24 → 31/05/30
Project: Research
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RCT of group CBT for men with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour: the HaSB-IDD trial
Shepstone, L., Hammond, M., Leathersich, M., Pond, M., Sims, E., Swart, A. M., Turner, D., Vishwakarma, PhD, R., Wagner, A. & Pyne, S.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/10/21 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Cost-effectiveness of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR in hospital-acquired pneumonia: analysis of the INHALE WP3 multi-centre RCT
Wagner, A. P., Enne, V., Gant, V., Stirling, S., Barber, J. A., Livermore, D. M., Turner, D. A. & INHALE WP3 study group, 8 Aug 2025, In: Critical Care. 29, 352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Wright, D., Blacklock, J., Bion, V., Birt, L., Clark, A., Griffiths, A. W., Guillard, C., Stirling, S., Jones, A., Holland, R., Jones, L., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Seeley, C., Pitcher, J., Risebro, H., Scott, S., Wagner, A., Sims, E., Ahmed, S., Cook, L., & 1 others, Jun 2025, In: Journal of Public Health. 47, 2, p. 246–257 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of Electronic Signposting to Interventions That Prevent Cancer: A Realist Review
Brown, T., Tham, N., Naughton, F., Goodfellow, H., Hull, L., Jopling, H., Parretti, H., Ramsey, A., Wagner, A. & Khadjesari, Z., 18 Nov 2025.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Improving collaboration between primary and secondary mental healthcare via boundary spanning: Evaluation of a new joined-up community mental healthcare model in England
Efstathopoulou, L., Mackenzie, J., Cameron, R., Wagner, A. P., Jones, J. & Perez, J., Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 40, 5, p. 1140-1150 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nourishing Norfolk Network: A Social Return on Investment
Sweeting, A., Hanson, S., Garner, N., Wagner, A. & Handy, C., 12 Sept 2025, Institute for Social Value.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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