Profile - Adam Smith

Adam Smith
Lecturer in Quantitative Methods - Centre for Health & Social Care (CHSC), Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds
	Adam Smith is a lecturer in quantitative methods in the Centre for Health & Social Care (CHSC) at the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds. Prior to taking up his lectureship in Autumn 2007, Adam worked with us full time, joining the Group in 1996 following a number of research positions at Leeds Business School, and the Psychology Departments of the Universities of York and Liverpool. Although Adam is now employed by the CHSC, he continues to work with us on our collaborative projects. Adam's main research interest lies in the application of modern psychometric methods such as Rasch and Item-response Models to health data. Adam's research has focused on developing and assessing computer-assisted questionnaires to measure and assess quality-of-life and psychological well-being. His recent work has involved the development of item banks and computer-adaptive tests for screening for psychological distress. He holds a BSc(Hons) and an M.Phil in Psychology from Liverpool University, and completed his PhD at Leeds University.