Dr Andrew Bell

School of Education

Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Social Sciences

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andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Andrew Bell
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
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Using statistics to understand what impacts our health - Meet Dr Andrew Bell

Before moving to Sheffield, Andy was a lecturer at the University of Bristol, where he also completed his undergraduate degree (in Geography) and PhD (in Advanced Quantitative Methods). His current substantive research focuses on mental health from a life course perspective, but also spans a diverse range of other subject areas, including geography, political science, social epidemiology and economics. Methodologically, Andy’s interests are in the development and application of multilevel models, with work focusing on age-period-cohort analysis and fixed and random effects models.

Research interests

Multilevel modelling, longitudinal modelling, mental health and wellbeing, life course research, political science, social epidemiology

Publications

Books

  • Bell A, Hartman T, Piekut A, Rae A & Taylor M (2020) . Sage.

Edited books

  • Bell A (Ed.) (2021) Age, Period and Cohort Effects: Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem. Abingdon: Routledge.

Journal articles

  • Leckie G, Bell A, Merlo J, Subramanian SV & Evans C (2025) . Sociological Methods & Research.
  • Bright S, Buckley C, Holman D, Leckie G, Bell A, Mulia N, Kilian C & Purshouse R (2024) . Social Science & Medicine, 117577-117577.
  • Bright S, Buckley C, Holman D, Leckie G, Bell A, Mulia N, Kilian C & Purshouse R (2024) . Social Science and Medicine, 363.
  • Bell A (2024) . Annals of Human Biology, 51(1).
  • Bell A, Evans C, Holman D & Leckie G (2024) . Social Science and Medicine, 351.
  • Evans C, Borrell LN, Bell A, Holman D, Subramanian SV & Leckie G (2024) . Social Science and Medicine, 350.
  • Evans CR, Leckie G, Subramanian SV, Bell A & Merlo J (2024) . SSM - Population Health, 26.
  • Kaczmarczyk P & Bell A (2023) . Momentum Quarterly, 11(4), 204-269.
  • Firth N, Barkham M, Delgadillo J, Bell A & O'Cathain A (2023) . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91(2), 82-94.
  • Jones PM, Minton J & Bell A (2023) . Quality and Quantity, 57(4), 3219-3239.
  • Williams R, Bell A, Garratt E & Pryce G (2022) . Housing Studies.
  • Holman D, Bell A, Green M & Salway S (2022) . Health and Place, 77.
  • Jolidon V, De Prez V, Bracke P, Bell A, Burton-Jeangros C & Cullati S (2022) . Frontiers in Public Health, 10.
  • Holman D, Salway S, Bell A, Beach B, Adebajo A, Ali N & Butt J (2021) . Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1).
  • Holman D, Salway S & Bell A (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10.
  • Bell A (2020) . Annals of Human Biology, 47(2), 208-217.
  • Acton S, Bell A, Toseland C & Twelvetrees A (2019) . eLife, 2019(8).
  • Bell AJ, Holman D & Jones K (2019) . Methodology, 15(2), 88-96.
  • Bell A, Fairbrother M & Jones K (2019) . Quality & Quantity, 53(2), 1051-1074.
  • Mazalan L, Bell AJ, Sbaffi L & Willett P (2018) . ChemMedChem, 13(6), 582-587.
  • Bell A, Jones K & Fairbrother M (2018) . Quality and Quantity, 52(5), 2031-2036.
  • Bell A & Jones K (2018) . Quality and Quantity, 52(2), 783-799.
  • Fox S & Bell A (2016) . Political Geography, 53, 54-64.
  • Bell AJ, Smith J, Sabel CE & Jones K (2016) . Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 12(2), 99-112.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2015) . Social science & medicine, 128, 331-333.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2015) . Quality and Quantity, 49(1), 255-266.
  • Bell AJ, Johnston R & Jones K (2014) . Journal of Economic Geography, 15(2), 449-472.
  • Bell A & Jones K (2014) . Political Science Research and Methods, 3(1), 133-153.
  • Bell AJ (2014) . Social science & medicine, 120, 21-30.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2014) . Quality and Quantity, 48(4), 2089-2095.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2014) . Demographic Research, 30, 333-360.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2014) . Social Science & Medicine, 101, 176-180.
  • Bell AJ & Jones K (2013) . Social science & medicine, 93, 163-165.

Book chapters

  • Bell A, Diehl Y, Hochman O & Schmidt P (2024) In Hochman O, Stanciu A & Hadjar A (Ed.), 40 Jahre ALLBUS - Die deutsche Gesellschaft im Wandel (pp. 141-178). Springer VS Wiesbaden
  • Bell A (2021) Introducing age, period and cohort effects In Bell A (Ed.), Age, Period and Cohort Effects: Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Bell A & Jones K (2020) In Bell A (Ed.), Age, Period and Cohort Effects: Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem (pp. 23-40). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Bell AJ (2020) Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies. In Morin J-F, Olsson C & Atikcan EÖ (Ed.), Research Methods in the Social Sciences: A A-Z of Key Concepts (pp. 72-75). Oxford University Press.
  • Bell A & Jones K (2015) Age, period and cohort processes in longitudinal and life course analysis: a multilevel perspective In Burton-Jeangros C, Cullati S, Sacker A & Blane D (Ed.), A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions (pp. 197-213). Springer International Publishing

Conference proceedings

  • Jolidon V, Bell A & Holman D (2025) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A84.1-A84)

Digital content

  • Marks T, Co M, Clarke G & Bell A (2025) Intersectional modelling in health policy: a case study on remote GP appointments and patient experience.
  • Bell A & Leckie G (2025) Multilevel models to study intersectionality.
  • Bell A (2020) Age Period Cohort models: the identification problem and what to do about it. Retrieved from
  • Holman D, Salway S & Bell A (2020) Intersectionality and health explained. Youtube. Retrieved from
  • Bell A (2020) Making Sense Of Data In The 2019 General Election. Social Science Space. Retrieved from
  • Else H (2019) Female scientists get less money and staff for their first labs. Nature ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ & Fox S (2019) . Retrieved from
  • Burns J (2017) Fake news: Universities offer tips on how to spot it. BBC ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2017) The Age Period Cohort Identification Problem. YouTube video. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2017) Who is the Greatest Formula 1 Driver of All Time? - Why Numbers Matter, Episode 5. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2017) Chocolate Helps You Lose Weight - Why Numbers Matter, Episode 4. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2017) Are You Above Average? - Why Numbers Matter, Episode 3. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2016) Blue Monday and the problem of junk science. Futurelearn blog. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2015) The impossibility of separating age, period and cohort effects. Conference presentation at NCRM Research Methods Festival, 2014. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2014) The varying relationship between economic growth and national debt. NCRM Methods¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû. Retrieved from
  • Bell AJ (2013) Significant variation across countries means that simple conclusions regarding growth and debt, like those offered by Reinhart & Rogoff, have no policy relevance. Retrieved from
  • Leckie G & Bell AJ (2013) Module 12: Cross-Classified Multilevel Models - MLwiN practical. Retrieved from

Preprints

  • Leckie G, Bell A, Merlo J, Subramanian SV & Evans C (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Leckie G, Bell A, Merlo J, Subramanian SV & Evans C (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Evans C, Leckie G, Subramanian SV, Bell A, Merlo J, Borrell LN & Webb CJR (2024) , Center for Open Science.
  • Evans C, Leckie G, Subramanian SV, Bell A & Merlo J (2024) , Center for Open Science.
  • Bell A, Evans C, Holman D & Leckie G (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Jones PM, Minton J & Bell A (2017) , Center for Open Science.
PhD Supervision
  • :  The characteristics and experiences of carers in the UK trends and variations 2001-2021 (with Prof Matt Bennett and Professor Sue Yeandle)  ESRC-funded Data Analytics and Society CDT, in partnership with CarersUK
  • : The financial costs of unpaid care in a geographical context (with Prof Matt Bennett and Professor Sue Yeandle) ESRC-funded Data Analytics and Society CDT, in partnership with Office for National Statistics
  • Rhiannon Williams: Tackling homelessness in the UK: a data analytics approach (with Prof Gwilym Price and Dr Beth Garratt). ESRC-funded Data Analytics and Society CDT, in partnership with Shelter