Peter Congdon is a quantitative geographer whose interests include geographic epidemiology, the application of spatial statistical methods to area health and health survey data, and spatial demography. Since 2001 he has been a Research Professor in the School of Geography. He has authored a range of articles and books, including ‘Bayesian Hierarchical Models: with Applications using R’ (CRC, 2019) and ‘Applied Bayesian Modelling’ (Wiley, 2014).
Research Keywords & Expertise
Spatial Epidemiology
Health geography
Chronic Disease Epidem...
urban environments and...
mental ill health
suicidology
Short Biography
Peter Congdon is a quantitative geographer whose interests include geographic epidemiology, the application of spatial statistical methods to area health and health survey data, and spatial demography. Since 2001 he has been a Research Professor in the School of Geography. He has authored a range of articles and books, including ‘Bayesian Hierarchical Models: with Applications using R’ (CRC, 2019) and ‘Applied Bayesian Modelling’ (Wiley, 2014).