Ed Stagg

Experience

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  MRC Epidemiology Unit

  Dec 2014 - Sept 2015

  Research Study Assistant

  As a research assistant for the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) cohort study hosted by the University of Cambridge my main duties included:- Delivering Informed consent and following procedures in line with good clinical practice (GCP).- Taking anthropometric measurements of study participants.- Assessing respiratory function of participants.- Testing physical performance measures.- Recording 7-day physical activity patterns using actilife software and GPS data- Performing x-ray scans using an iDEXA to identify low bone mineral density often associated with ageing process.- Identifying potential abnormalities in results of scan.- Assisting in administrative duties- Training new staff in the various technical elements of appointments. Show less

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  WAVE Trust - Tackling the roots of violence

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  Ambassador for Children's Welfare

  Writing to and meeting MP's to talk about the 70/30 campaign, aimed at reducing child maltreatment in the UK by at least 70% by 2030.

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  Haringey Council

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  Healthy Child Programme Officer

  Supporting the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme from 0 - 19 years of age my duties include:- Project planning for each of the 5 mandated elements of the commissioning responsibility https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-health-visiting-service - Development of a communication plan for the Healthy Child Programme; - Development of resources promoting the Healthy Child Programme for frontline professionals and parents/carers; - Engagement with parents/carers to inform delivery, including focus groups and interviews; - Supporting the strategic Healthy Child Programme steering group and taking on tasks as appropriate;- Conducting needs assessments used in development of new Young Carers service provision;- Delivering 2-2.5 year developmental review training to over 80 schools and nurseries across Haringey;- Managing Healthy Child Programme budget. Show less

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  The University of Manchester

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  Research Assistant

  - Working as part of the Manchester Urban Collaboration on Health (MUCH) evaluation team responsible for evaluating Well North, a £10m Public Health England-funded programme aimed at reducing health inequalities in the north of England.- Was the lead evaluator for 6 pathfinder areas (Bradford, Doncaster, Oldham, Rotherham, Sheffield and Whitehaven) and led on monitoring and evaluation activities and research design. - Also worked within the wider evaluation team to conduct a process evaluation of the Well North programme using realist methods.- Research and evaluation activities completed within pathfinder areas mainly focused on the impact of various community-based activities and interventions.- Skills gained in each of the following evaluation and research methodologies: rapid cycle evaluation; realist evaluation; appreciative inquiry; qualitative and quantitative data collection & analysis; social network analysis; grounded theory; focus groups & interviews; participant observation and ethnography; survey development and testing, piloting, validating; literature searching and systematic reviews; economic evaluation, photoelicitation - Built strong relationships with partners in local authorities, charities, social enterprises and community organisations to measure impact. Also responsible for developing module content for the MSc Public Health distance learning's course (10%), contributing to grant funding bids, writing academic papers, transcribing and analysing interviews using NVivo, applying to and receiving approval from ethical review boards, developing a new peer-review process, peer-reviewing academic papers, delivering presentations, being principal investigator on multiple research projects, training team members and managing interns Show less

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  Standing Voice

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2021

  Researcher

  - Supporting standing voice with research, monitoring, evaluation and learning activities for their skin cancer prevention programme and teacher training programme across Tanzania and Malawi- Produced a framework analysis of interviews undertaken with people with albinism (PWA) in Tanzania who attended Skin Cancer clinics- The findings from this research helped to increase the organisations understanding of the experiences of PWA in Tanzania- The findings were used to design a specific programme for parents (particularly mothers) of children with albinism (CWA) (such was the unique experience of women who were caring for CWA). Findings were also used to inform a teacher training program aimed at increasing teachers ability to support the needs of PWA at school- Cleaning, wrangling and analysing quantitative data, contributing to donor reports- Analysing qualitative data and making recommendations in response to needs of PWA during Covid-19- Providing qualitative data analysis training to staff in Tanzania to be used for needs assessment of PWA during Covid - 19 pandemic- Involved in the design and data analysis of focus groups with PWA for a Welcome Trust-funded research project titled 'Understanding Albinism and Skin Cancer in Tanzania'. Through creative patient engagement workshops, the work aims to increase agency and understanding of albinism among PWA to better advocate for their own health and the health of other PWA as well as increase adherence to skin protection measures.- Providing strategic advice to managers around the M&E of SV programmes. Show less

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  Barnardo's

  Sept 2019 - Nov 2021

  Research & Evaluation Lead

  - Reviewing the literature about the effectiveness of different interventions and feeding into the design of children’s services;- Working with services to produce theory of change and monitoring, evaluation & learning plans;- Undertaking process and impact evaluations of services for service improvement/transformation;- Undertaking ethically sound research with children & young people, professionals and peer researchers using a range of methodologies including: focus groups and interviews; participatory methods; questionnaires; observation; contribution analysis;- Commissioning external evaluations and managing relationships with external evaluators;- Assessing applications to the Barnardo’s grant fund to determine which projects are funded and working with applicants to develop their projects so that they are informed by theory and evidence from practice. Show less

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  London Borough of Waltham Forest

  Nov 2021 - now

  Public Health Strategist

  Developing & implementing strategies to:- Improve vaccination & screening coverage - Prevent, control & respond to infectious disease outbreaks- Improve resilience - Strengthen the borough's response to severe hot & cold weather- Work with partners across the health system to mitigate risks to health- Narrow inequalities in health.

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  Freelance

  Dec 2024 - now

  Freelance Evaluation Consultant

  Monitoring, evaluation & learning consultancy for a number of organiations