Dr Rachel McCarter

Overview

Rachel completed her PhD at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in 2019, and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at QUB. Since 2020, Rachel has worked as a research associate in the Administrative Data Research Centre –Northern Ireland (ADR-NI) at Ulster University.

Research Focus

Rachel’s primary research interests are in the areas of multimorbidity and mental health.

Her research has involved applying quantitative modelling techniques to both cross-sectional and longitudinal survey data and linked administrative health data sources.

Research Interests

Poster presentation at the ADR UK conference in September 2022:

McCarter R, Rosato M & Leavey G (2022). Life-limiting health conditions, treatment and subsequent mortality associated with differences in health service use in people with severe mental illness: an analysis of the Northern Ireland population using administrative data sources. International Journal of Population Data Science. DOI: https:// doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.2055