Prof. Niamh Shortt

Niamh is a Professor in Health Geography at the University of Edinburgh and a co-director of the Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH) where she leads a programme for work on tobacco and alcohol environments. Niamh’s principal research interests are in health geography, specifically in how the environment shapes our health, health behaviours and health inequalities. Niamh explores the ways in which the environment shapes health and resulting health inequalities. Niamh has been principal investigator on research projects funding by the MRC CSO and the ESRC, and co-investigator on projects funded by the ERC, NERC and NIHR. Niamh has published widely in both natural and social science journals.
Prof. Niamh Shortt
Professor of Health Geographies