Dr. Laurence Moore

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Laurence Moore. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Professor Laurence Moore is the Director of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit and Co-Programme Leader for the Complexity Programme Unit. Since taking his position in 2013, he has established a formidable track record in the development and evaluation of interventions aimed at improving public health. With a strong background in social science and statistics, he leads multidisciplinary teams collaborating with policy makers and practitioners on mixed methods evaluations of various health interventions. His notable projects include evaluations of exercise referral schemes, school breakfast initiatives, and smoking cessation programs. A leading expert in evaluating complex interventions, Laurence has contributed significantly to the MRC/NIHR Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions. He is particularly interested in applying concepts of complex systems to population health intervention research, currently overseeing projects that utilize participatory systems mapping and agent-based modeling. Throughout his career, he has secured substantial funding totaling approximately £57M in capacity-building initiatives and around £30M in research project grants. Laurence is actively engaged in research that impacts health policy and practice, with numerous publications that reflect his expertise in the field.

Research Interests

Experience

Director

2013-01-01 — Present

MRC/CSO Social Public Health Sciences Unit • Glasgow, Scotland

Oversees the research and evaluation of public health interventions.

Co-Programme Leader

2013-01-01 — Present

Complexity Programme Unit • Glasgow, Scotland

Lead on research initiatives related to complex systems in health.

Awards

#

Fellow

2016-01-01
#

Fellow

2006-01-01