Andrea Utz is a Research Associate in the Department of Applied Health Sciences at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, working within the Health Informatics and Multimorbidity team. Her work focuses on analysing routinely collected healthcare data to support high-quality epidemiological research. She contributes to literature reviews, consensus-building activities, and patient and public involvement work.
Andrea completed a Master of Public Health at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in 2024. As part of her degree, she conducted a systematic review under the supervision of Dr. Dean Thompson, exploring resilience-based interventions to promote mental well-being in secondary schools. This work focused on evidence synthesis in child and adolescent mental health.
Before moving to the UK, Andrea worked for two years as an Epidemiology professional in Chile, where she was involved in public health surveillance and fieldwork with vulnerable populations. She holds a BSc in Medical Technology from the Universidad de Concepción, where she worked as a Research Assistant on a pilot study that explored the use of human blood components to support stem cell growth and contributed to the development of participant recruitment strategies.