Graham specialises in applied GIS research in areas including population and risk, housing, regeneration, environmental justice and environmental indices and health. This includes detailed knowledge of Ordnance Survey mapping products and key socio-economic, environment and land use datasets, including the census and Indices of Multiple Deprivation.

He also provides mapping and geocoding services such as postcode mapping, customised GIS tools and databases and tailored GIS training.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Geographical Information Topic group for the West Midlands Regional Observatory

Member of the International Physical Activity and the Environment Network (IPEN)

Publications

Christopher Gidlow; Naomi Ellis; Jason Randall; Lisa Cowap; Graham Smith; Zafar Iqbal; Jagdish Kumar (2014) Method of invitation and geographical proximity as predictors of NHS Health Check uptake. Journal of Public Health, doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu092

Marc A Adams, Lawrence D Frank, Jasper Schipperijn, Graham Smith, James Chapman, Lars B Christiansen, Neil Coffee, Deborah Salvo, Lorinne du Toit, Jan Dygrýn, Adriano Akira Hino, Poh-chin Lai, Suzanne Mavoa, José David Pinzón, Nico Van de Weghe, Ester Cerin, Rachel Davey, Duncan Macfarlane, Neville Owen and James F Sallis (2014) International variation in neighborhood walkability, transit, and recreation environments using geographic information systems: the IPEN adult study.   International Journal of Health Geographics, 13:43.

Davey, R.C.; Hurst, G.L.; Smith, G.R.; Grogan, S.; Kurth, J. (2011) The impact and process of a community-led intervention on reducing environmental inequalities related to physical activity and healthy eating – a pilot study. BMC Public Health, 11: 697.

Gidlow, Christopher; Cochrane, Thomas; Davey, Rachel C.; Smith, Graham; Fairburn, Jon (2010) Relative importance of physical and social aspects of perceived neighbourhood environment for self-reported health. Preventive Medicine, 51(2): 157-163.

Smith, Graham; Gidlow, Christopher; Davey, Rachel; and Foster, Charles (2010) What is my walking neighbourhood? A pilot study of English adults’ definitions of their local walking neighbourhoods. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7:34

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