Julia Falvey

Profile

I graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Information Technology Management in 2016 and my Master of Science in Analytics in 2017. After finishing my master’s degree, I worked across industries, as an Operations Reserach Analyst at a US FFRDC and as a data scientist for a small healthcare fintech startup. I found my passion for public health and epidemiology through this work and joined a US government contracting agency as a data scientist in 2020.

I began my time supporting the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) in March, 2020. My first day of work coincided with the WHO declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, and I began my public health career deployed on the COVID-19 pandemic task force. Through this work, I saw real-time how public health efforts can save lives in emergency scenarios, and this inspired me to pursue formal education in epidemiology. I transitioned to a different role in Leidos from October 2022 – September 2025, supporting the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Readiness (ASPR) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) as a Senior Quantitive Analyst and Modeler / Applied Biostatistician. This role required providing statistical, analytical, and epidemiological support to a variety of preparedness efforts.

I joined the Academic Unit of Health Economics in the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences in September 2025, supporting the ENQUIRE project as a research fellow under the guidance of Dr. Katie Spencer. I have an interest in using my data science and statistical modelling experience to support health economic activities addressing the deprivation gap in cancer survival.

• ENQUIRE – Using routine health data to undErstaNd eQUIty in canceR carE: A quantitative study with embedded stakeholder engagement

Research groups and institutes

• Academic Unit of Health Economics
• Leeds Institute of Health Sciences