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Leading voices on COVID-19 from the University of Essex

Trusted academic commentary and analysis has never been as important as it is right now. As the world responds to COVID-19, it's vital we listen to those who's evidence exists to inform the big decisions.

The multi-disciplinary team of academics listed below are ready to talk to the media and collaborate with other researchers and organisations in the fight against coronavirus.

If you would like to contact an individual researcher, click on the profiles listed below to view their academic staff profile and contact details. To see the full scope of our Essex expertise on COVID-19, browse our research finder.

Health and wellbeing

Dr Paul Freeman
Dr Paul Freeman

Senior Lecturer

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Expertise: Green exercise and wellbeing during lockdown
Dr Veronica Lamarche
Dr Veronica Lamarche

Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Expertise: Problems and benefits of being in a relationship during lockdown
Professor Gina Yannitell Reinhardt
Professor Gina Yannitell Reinhardt

Reader

Department of Government, University of Essex

Expertise: Loneliness in lockdown and the future of social prescribing
Dr Wijnand Van Tilburg
Dr Wijnand Van Tilburg

Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Expertise: The good and bad of being bored in lockdown and how nostalgia is helping people who may be feeling isolated
Dr Xun Zhou
Dr Xun Zhou

Reader

Department of History, University of Essex

Expertise: Public health in China

Diagnosis and treatment

Dr Vito De Feo
Dr Vito De Feo

Lecturer

Expertise: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

Using data analytics to help hospitals manage resources during COVID-19
Dr Sue Innes
Dr Sue Innes

Senior Lecturer

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences , University of Essex

Expertise: Ultrasound imaging of the lung and associated tissues and the important role this could have in the management of patients with

Dr Javier Andreu-Perez
Dr Javier Andreu-Perez

Senior Lecturer

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

Expertise: Using AI to identify COVID-19 coughs, offering less invasive and cheaper testing options in future

Impact on society

Professor Michaela Benzeval
Professor Michaela Benzeval

Professor

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Expertise: Longitudinal research and Director of Understanding Society, a UK household panel study which is currently conducting a monthly COVID-19 survey
Professor Emilia Del Bono
Professor Emilia Del Bono

Professor

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Expertise: Director of MiSoc, a multidisciplinary centre that studies the micro-social causes and consequences of macro social change
Tim Fenton
Tim Fenton

Senior Lecturer

Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex

Expertise: How the media industry is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Paul Fisher
Dr Paul Fisher

Researcher

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Expertise: The economic and distributional impacts of COVID-19 including how the pandemic is impacting different groups; labour economics; the production and analysis of household survey data
Dr Alix Green
Dr Alix Green

Senior Lecturer

Department of History, University of Essex

Expertise: How history might record and remember COVID-19
Professor Friederike Mengel
Professor Friederike Mengel

Professor

Department of Economics, University of Essex

Expertise: New research on a tailored combination of measures for coming out of lockdown
Professor Birgitta Rabe
Professor Birgitta Rabe

Researcher

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Expertise: Education, family and labour economics in relation to COVID-19
Professor Anna Sergi
Professor Anna Sergi

Senior Lecturer

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Expertise: The impact of COVID-19 on organised crime

Impact on business and economy

Dr Maria Hudson
Dr Maria Hudson

Senior Lecturer

Essex Business School, University of Essex

Expertise: Mental health in the workplace
Professor Matteo Richiardi

Professor

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Expertise: Director of EUROMOD: A microsimulation model that is currently providing useful estimates of the distributional effects of COVID-19, making research more useful through multo-country comparisons
A microscopic view of the coronavirus cell.
Our latest COVID-19 research

Find out about the very latest research on coronavirus from the University of Essex. From the use of artificial intelligence in detecting the virus to understanding the impact of the pandemic on families. Across the University researchers from all Departments are responding and contributing to a truly interdisciplinary and robust research response.

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