Brian Kelly is a statistician on the Born in Bradford study. Brian joined the project in 2014, after completing a PhD in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester. Prior to this Brian worked for around twenty years conducting population and survey research for a number of local authorities in the north of England.
He has an interest in spatial inequalities and health outcomes; and also with methodological issues relating to longitudinal data, multilevel analysis and statistical inference. Brian works within the data and research team, with a particular focus on developing routine health data linkage and analysis.

Why you enjoy working at BiB

The scope and ambition of BiB and being part of a project that aims to make tangible improvements in the quality of life for Bradford children.

Favourite toy when you were a child

Starsky and Hutch Matchbox car.

Favourite pastime when not at work

So many things; so little time.

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Josie Dickerson, Brian Kelly, Bridget Lockyer, Sally Bridges, Christopher Cartwright, Kathryn Willan, Katy Shire, Kirsty Crossley, Maria Bryant, Najma Siddiqi, Trevor A Sheldon, Deborah A Lawlor, John Wright, Rosemary RC McEachan, Kate E Pickett. , (2022). ‘When will this end? Will it end?’ The impact of the March–June 2020 UK COVID-19 lockdown response on mental health: a longitudinal survey of mothers in the Born in Bradford study. BMJ Journals , 12(1),
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Kate E Pickett, Mildred Ajebon, Bo Hou, Brian Kelly, Philippa K Bird, Josie Dickerson, Katy Shire, Mark Mon-Williams, Neil Small, Rosemary McEachan, John Wright, Deborah A Lawlor, (2021). Vulnerabilities in child wellbeing among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Bradford, UK. medRxiv DOI: 10.1101/2021.01.10.21249538,
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Josie Dickerson, Bridget Lockyer, Rachael H. Moss, Charlotte Endacott, Brian Kelly, Sally Bridges, Kirsty L. Crossley, Maria Bryant, Trevor A. Sheldon, John Wright, Kate E. Pickett, Rosemary R.C. McEachan, (2021). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in an ethnically diverse community: descriptive findings from the Born in Bradford study. Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Katy Shire, Elizabeth Andrews, Sally Barber, Alison Bruce, John Corkett, Liam J. B. Hill, Brian Kelly, Rosemary McEachan, Mark Mon-Williams, Louise Tracey, Amanda H. Waterman, John Wright, (2020). Starting School: a large-scale start of school assessment within the ‘Born in Bradford’ longitudinal cohort. Wellcome Open Research 5-47.
Kelly B, West J, Yang T C, Mason D, Hasan T and Wright J , (2019). The association between body mass index, primary healthcare use and morbidity in early childhood; findings from the Born in Bradford cohort study. Public Health 21-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.10.019,
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Katherine J Pettinger, Brian Kelly, Trevor A Sheldon, Mark Mon-Williams, John Wright, Liam J B Hill, (2019). Starting school: educational development as a function of age of entry and prematurity. BMJ Open DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317124,
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Hannah Roberts, Ian Kellar, Mark Conner, Christopher Gidlow, Brian Kelly, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Rosemary McEachan , (2019). Associations between park features, park satisfaction and park use in a multi-ethnic deprived urban area. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126485,
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Barry Wright, Mark Mon-Williams, Brian Kelly, Stefan Williams, David Sims, Faisal Mushtaq, Kuldeep Sohal, Jane Elizabeth Blackwell and John Wright , (2019). Investigating the association between early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) scores and subsequent diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder: a retrospective study of linked healthcare and education data.. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 3(1), DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000483,
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West J, Kelly B, Collings P, Santorelli G, Mason D, Wright J, (2018). Is small size at birth associated with early childhood morbidity in White British and Pakistani origin UK children aged 0-3?. BMC Pediatrics , 18(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-0987-0,
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Bishop C, Small N, Parslow R and Kelly B , (2018). Healthcare use for children with complex needs: using routine health data linked to a multi-ethnic, ongoing birth cohort. BMJ Open, 8(3), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018419 ,
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Bishop C.F.; Small N.; Parslow R.; Kelly B., (2018). Healthcare use for children with complex needs: Using routine health data linked to a multiethnic, ongoing birth cohort. BMJ Open, 8(3), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018419,
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West J.; Kelly B.; Collings P.J.; Santorelli G.; Mason D.; Wright J., (2018). Is small size at birth associated with early childhood morbidity in white British and Pakistani origin UK children aged 0-3? Findings from the born in Bradford cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-0987-0,
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Bruce A, Kelly B, Chambers B, Barrett BT, Bloj M, Bradbury J and Sheldon T , (2018). Effect of adherence to spectacle wear on early developing literacy: A longitudinal study.. BMJ Open DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-02127,
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Paul J. Collings, Brian Kelly, Jane West, John Wright, (2018). Associations of TV Viewing Duration, Meals and Snacks Eaten When Watching TV, and a TV in the Bedroom with Child Adiposity. Obesity Society, 26(10), 1619-1628. DOI: 10.1002/oby.22288,
Mueller N, Rojas-Rueda D, Khreis H, Cirach M, Espinosa A, Mila C, McEachan R, Kelly B, Wright J and Nieuwenhuijsen M , (2018). Socioeconomic inequalities in urban and transport planning related exposures and mortality: a health impact assessment study for Bradford, UK. Environment international, 121(1), 931-941. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.017,
Power M, Uphoff E, Kelly B, Pickett K, (2017). Food insecurity and mental health: an analysis of routine primary care data of pregnant women in the Born in Bradford cohort. Journal of Epidemiology and Community, 71(4), 324-328. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-207799,
Kelly B, Williams S, Collins S, Mushtaq F, Mon-Williams M, Wright B, Mason D, Wright J, (2017). The association between socioeconomic status and autism diagnosis in the United Kingdom for children aged 5–8 years of age: Findings from the Born in Bradford cohort.. Autism DOI: 10.1177/1362361317733182, PMID: 29113453 ,
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Barber SE, Kelly B, Collings PJ, Nagy L, Bywater T, Wright J, (2017). Prevalence, trajectories, and determinants of television viewing time in an ethnically diverse sample of young children from the UK. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 88. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0541-8, PMID: 28683801,
Kelly, Brian; Williams, Stefan; Collins, Sylvie; Mushtaq, Faisal; Mon-Williams, Mark; Wright, Barry; Mason, Dan; Wright, John, (2017). The association between socioeconomic status and autism diagnosis in the United Kingdom for children aged 5-8 years of age: Findings from the Born in Bradford cohort.. Autism DOI: 10.1177/1362361317733182, PMID: 29113453,
Kelly B, Mason D, Petherick E, Wright J, Mohammed MA, Bates C., (2016). Maternal health inequalities and GP provision: investigating variation in consultation rates for women in the Born in Bradford cohort.. Journal of public health DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw064, PMID: 27412173,