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Chartered Statistician (Nov 2005), Royal Statistical Society
MSc in Applied Statistics (Oct 1995-Sep 1996)
Department of Applied Statistics,
University
of Oxford (Somerville College)
Project: "Bootstrapping multidimensional
scaling output."
PhD (Oct 1992-Oct 1999)
Department of Psychology / ICRF Health Behaviour Unit, Institute
of Psychiatry (King's College,
London,
University
of London)
(The Health Behaviour Unit has since moved to UCL.)
Thesis: "Human food rejections."
2:1 BA (Hons.), Natural Sciences Tripos (Oct 1988-Jul 1991)
University of Cambridge (Girton
College)
Part 2 (2:1): Psychology
Project (1st): "Interpretation of ambiguous information related to
threat in anxiety"
Part IB (1st - Senior Scholar): Experimental Psychology,
Molecular
and Cell Biology, Animal Biology
Part IA (1st - Exhibitioner): Biology of Organisms, Biology
of Cells, Physics, Maths
Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level 4 (1992)
Certificate in Venepuncture (Whittington Hospital, 1989)
Driving licence (1994, full and clean)
Research psychologist (2002-2003)/medical statistician (2000-2004), Cancer Research UK London Psychosocial Group, Institute of Psychiatry/Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College, London
Research fellow, Knowledge Management Centre, School of Public Policy, University College London (1999-2002)
I was working on the development of Design-a-Trial, a decision-support system to aid in the design of high quality randomised controlled trials, both from the perspective of the human 'expert' on trial design as a statistician, and on human-computer interface issues as a psychologist. I also provided statistical support for other projects in the centre.Medical statistician, ICRF Medical Statistics Group, Centre for Statistics in Medicine (1997-1999)
I worked mainly in a consultancy role to ICRF research units round the country. My work covered a wide variety of disciplines, from pathology to psychology. I also taught statistics to various groups and carried out some statistical research of my own.Individual statistics tutoring for social sciences postgraduate students (1995-1996)
New South Wales Health (2006-9): Bate P, Robert G, Potts H. Evaluation services for the NSW Clinical Services Redesign Program. Aus$360,000 (£150,000). (news story)
Cancer Research UK (2004-5): Ramirez A, Bish A, Burgess C, Potts H, Hunter M. Reducing delayed presentation in older women with breast cancer: evaluating an intervention, approx. £1,500,000 (2004-9). Graham J, Manley C, Ramirez A, Potts H. Improving the quality of working lives of clinicians delivering cancer care: Does involvement with Department of Health initiatives designed to improve patient care also improve the quality of working lives of doctors? approx. £500,000 (2004-9). Joint total confirmed funding for 2004-5: £205,144.
NHS Direct Online research and evaluation partner (2003): Wyatt J, Wright P, Potts H. Research, evaluation, assessment & strategy for Online (REASON).
Guy's & St Thomas' Charitable Foundation Research & Development Awards (2002-3): Ramirez A, Potts H. Can interaction on the internet provide useful social support for UK cancer patients? £26,450.
Submitted:
Department of Health: Dacre J, Greenhalgh T, Raven P, Rees G, Wade
W, Potts H. Evaluation of MMC pilots.
Newton Bishop JA, Taylor T, Potts HWW, Elliott F, Pinney E, Barrett JH, Bishop DT, Fallowfield L (2007). Sun-protective behaviors in families at increased risk of melanoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 127(6), 1343–50. doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700764 (cited once as of 26 Apr 07) (2006 journal impact factor 4.5) - Full text
Taylor C, Graham J, Potts HWW, Candy J, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2007). Impact of hospital consultants' poor mental health on patient care. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190(3), 268-9. (cited once as of 19 Oct 07; media coverage) (2006 journal impact factor 5.4)
Burgess CC, Potts HWW, Hamed H, Bish AM, Hunter MS, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2006). Why do older women delay presentation with breast cancer symptoms? Psycho-Oncology, 15(11), 962-8. doi: 10.1002/pon.1030 (cited thrice as of 31 Mar 2008; 2006 journal impact factor 2.8) - Full text
Grunfeld EA, Maher EJ, Browne S, Ward P, Young T, Vivat B, Walker G, Wilson C, Potts HW, Westcombe AM, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2006). Advanced breast cancer patients' perceptions of decision making for palliative chemotherapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(7), 1090-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.9208 (cited thirteen times as of 3 Mar 2008) (2006 journal impact factor 13.6)
Taylor C, Graham J, Potts HWW, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2005). Changes in mental health of UK hospital consultants since the mid-1990s. The Lancet, 366(9487), 742-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67178-4 (cited twenty-four times as of 6 May 08; media coverage) (2006 journal impact factor 25.8)
Wilkinson LS, Given-Wilson R, Hall T, Potts H, Sharma AK, Smith E (2005). Increasing the diagnosis of multifocal primary breast cancer by the use of bilateral whole-breast ultrasound. Clinical Radiology, 60(5), 573-8. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.10.015 (cited five times as of 3 Mar 08) (2006 journal impact factor 1.7)
Taylor P, Champness J, Given-Wilson R, Johnston K, Potts H (2005). Impact of computer-aided detection prompts on the sensitivity and specificity of screening mammography. Health Technology Assessment, 9(6). 72pp. (cited eight times as of 3 Mar 08) (2006 journal impact factor 5.3) - Full text
Taylor P, Champness J, Given-Wilson R, Potts H, Johnston K (2004). Assessing the impact of CAD compared to double reading by radiologists. Proc. Seventh International Workshop of Digital Mammography 2004.
Taylor P, Given-Wilson R, Champness J, Potts HWW, Johnston K (2004). Assessing the impact of CAD on the sensitivity and specificity of film readers. Clinical Radiology, 59(12), 1099-105. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.04.017 (cited eight times as of 22 Oct 07) (2005 journal impact factor 1.8)
Nammuni K, Pickering C, Modgil S, Montgomery A, Hammond P, Wyatt JC, Altman DG, Dunlop R, Potts HWW (2004). Design-a-Trial: A rule-based decision support system for clinical trial design. Knowledge-Based Systems, 17(2-4), 121-9. doi: 10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.007 (2005 journal impact factor 0.7) Also published in: Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XI: Proceedings of AI-2003, the Twenty-third SGAI International Conference on Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Bramer M, Ellis R, Macintosh AL (ed.s), Springer-Verlag, Godalming, p. 3-17. [Winner of the best refereed application paper at AI-2003.] (cited once as of 24 Oct 07) - Full text
Taylor PM, Champness J, Given-Wilson RM, Potts HWW, Johnston K (2004). An evaluation of the impact of computer-based prompts on screen readers' interpretation of mammograms. British Journal of Radiology, 77, 21-7. doi: 10.1259/bjr/34203805 (cited twenty times as of 12 May 08) (2005 journal impact factor 1.4)
Hutton TJ, Buxton BF, Hammond P, Potts HWW (2003). Estimating average growth trajectories in shape-space using kernel smoothing. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 22(6), 747-53. (cited twenty-two times as of 31 Mar 08) (2004 journal impact factor 3.9)
Taylor CG, Champness J, Reddy M, Taylor P, Potts HWW, Given-Wilson R (2003). Reproducibility of prompts in computer-aided detection (CAD) of breast cancer. Clinical Radiology, 58(9), 733-8. doi: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00231-9 (cited thirteen times as of 17 Jan 08) (2004 journal impact factor 1.5)
Taylor P, Champness J, Potts HWE [sic], Given-Wilson RM, Johnston, K (2003). An evaluation of CAD for mammography in the context of a multiprofessional screening service. International Congress Series, 1256, 933-7 (Proceedings of CARS 2003—Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Ferman AG, Doi K, Reiber JHC (ed.s), Elsevier, Amsterdam). doi:10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00451-5 (media coverage) - Full text
Burgess CC, Ramirez AJ, Richards MA, Potts HWW (2002). Does the method of detection of breast cancer affect subsequent psychiatric morbidity? European Journal of Cancer, 38(12), 1622-5. (cited eight times as of 17 Dec 07) (2003 journal impact factor 3.7)
McDonald FE, Ironside JW, Gregor A, Wyatt B, Stewart M, Rye R, Adams J, Potts HWW (2002). The prognostic influence of bcl-2 in malignant glioma. British Journal of Cancer, 86, 1899-904. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600217 (cited nine times as of 31 Mar 08) (2003 journal impact factor 3.9)
Potts HWW, Wyatt JC (2002). Online survey of doctors' experience of patients using the internet. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 4(1), e5. (cited fifty-seven times as of 5 Mar 08) (JMIR first received an impact factor in 2006 of 2.9; the editor estimated at the time that its impact factor was around 2.0) Re-published in Topics in Internet and Health Vol. 1: Internet Usage, Computer Literacy, and Digital Divide Among Patients and Health Professionals (2005), Eysenbach G (ed.), JMIR, Toronto. - Full text
Modgil S, Hammond P, Wyatt JC, Potts H (2001). The Design-a-Trial project: Developing a knowledge-based tool for authoring clinical trial protocols. In: Computer-Based Support for Clinical Guidelines and Protocols: Proceedings of EWGLP-2000 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 83), Heller B, Löffler H, Musen M, Stefanelli M (ed.s), IOS Press, Amsterdam, p. 71-85. [Presented at 1st European Workshop on Computer-Based Support for Clinical Guidelines and Protocols (EWGLP-2000), Leipzig, Germany, 2001.] (cited four times as of 18 Sep 06) - PDF
Potts H, Wyatt J, Altman D (2001). Challenges in evaluating complex decision support systems: Lessons from Design-a-Trial. In: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Lecture Notes in Computer Science), Quaglini S, Barahona P, Andreassen S (ed.s), Springer, Heidelberg, p. 453-6. [Presented at 8th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME'01), Cascais, Portugal, 2001.] - PDF; PDF (alternate version) (cited thrice as of 18 Sep 06)
Leong ACK, Hanby AM, Potts HWW, Tan DSP, Skilton D, Ryder K, Harris WH, Liebmann RD, Barnes DM, Gillett CE (2000). Cell cycle proteins do not predict outcome in grade I infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. International Journal of Cancer, 89(1), 26-31. (cited twenty-five times as of 26 Apr 07) (2001 journal impact factor 4.2)
Hanby AM, Kelsell DP, Potts HW, Gillett CE, Bishop DT, Spurr NK, Barnes DM (2000). Association between loss of heterozygosity of BRCA1 and BRCA2 and morphological attributes of sporadic breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer, 88(2), 204-8. (cited sixteen times as of 21 Nov 07) (2001 journal impact factor 4.2)
Tan DSP, Potts HWW, Leong ACK, Gillett CE, Skilton D, Harris WH, Liebmann RD, Hanby AM (1999). The biological and prognostic significance of cell polarity and E-cadherin in grade I infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. Journal of Pathology, 189(1), 20-7. (cited twenty-eight times as of 3 Mar 08) (2000 journal impact factor 4.1)
Potts HWW, Wardle J (1998). The list heuristic for studying personality correlates of food choice behaviour: a review and results from two samples. Appetite, 30(1), 79-92. (cited thirteen times as of 13 Mar 08) (1999 journal impact factor 1.8) - PDF
Mogg K, Bradley BP, Miller T, Potts H, Glenwright J, Kentish J (1994). Interpretation of homophones related to threat: Anxiety or response bias effects? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 18(5), 461-77. (cited seventeen times as of 29 May 07)
Other publications:
Prison Health Team (2006). A Twelve Month Study of Prison Healthcare
Escorts and Bedwatches. Department of Health—Prison
Health, London. - Full
text
Potts HWW (2006). Is e-health progressing faster than e-health researchers? Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(3), e24. [Editorial.] - Full text (cited four times as of 21 Feb 07; third most viewed article on the journal, Oct 2006, with 1406 hits) (2006 journal impact factor 2.9)
Prison Health Team (2006). Prison Health Escorts and Bedwatches Audit Interim Report No. 2. Department of Health—Prison Health, London. - Full text (PDF)
Potts H (2005). Latin squares and Su doku. Significance, 2(4), 187. [Letter.] - Full text
Prison Health Team (2005). Prison Health Escorts and Bedwatches Audit Interim Report No. 1. Department of Health—Prison Health, London. - Full text (PDF)
Graham J, Manley CJ, Potts HWW, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2005). The mental health of hospital consultants: Understanding the risk factors. Proc. British Psychological Society, 13(1), 80. [Abstract of presentation at British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Sep 2004.] - PDF
Burgess CC, Ramirez AJ, Potts HWW, Richards MA, Bish AM, Hunter MS (2005). What are the factors associated with delayed help-seeking with breast cancer symptoms among older women? Proc. British Psychological Society, 13(1), 76. [Abstract of presentation at British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Sep 2004.] - PDF
Potts HWW (2005). Online support groups: An overlooked resource for patients. He@lth Information on the Internet, 44, 6-8. - Full text (PDF)
Wilkinson LS, Given-Wilson R, Hall T, Potts H, Sharma AK, Smith E (2004). The use of bilateral whole breast ultrasound to identify multifocal disease in newly diagnosed breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research, 6(Suppl 1), S7. doi: 10.1186/bcr836 [Abstract of presentation at Symposium Mammographicum, 2004.] (2003 journal impact factor 2.9)
Design-a-Trial v4.0 (2003-4), InferMed Limited, London. [Software developed by InferMed Ltd., Nammuni K, Pickering C, Modgil S, Potts H, Wyatt J, Hammond P, Altman D et al.]
Potts HWW, Ramirez AJ (2003). Who benefits from using internet support groups for those affected by cancer? Psycho-Oncology, 12, 641-2. [Abstract of presentation at British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, 2003.] (2003 journal impact factor 1.9) - Conference presentation (PowerPoint)
Wilkins DK, Marx GM, Potts HW, Ellis PA, Prendiville J, Miles DW, Harper PG (2003). Knowledge and communication barriers in oncology outpatients. Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, 22, 548. - Full text
Williams ERL, Potts HWW, Richards MA, Ramirez AJ (2003). Understanding and improving the health-related quality of life of men with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 12, 639. [Abstract of presentation at British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, 2003.] (2003 journal impact factor 1.9)
Graham J, Potts HWW, Ramirez AJ (2002). Stress and burnout in doctors. Lancet, 360, 1975-6. [Letter] (cited twelve times as of 31 Mar 08) (2003 journal impact factor 18.3)
Williams ERL, Ramirez AJ, Richards MA, Potts HWW (2002). Are men missing from cancer information and support services? Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 52(5), 387-8. [Abstract of presentation at 24th European Conference on Psychosomatics Research, 2002. (The abstract is repeated with a misspelt title on p. 384.)] (2003 journal impact factor 2.0)
Burgess CC, Ramirez AJ, Richards MA, Potts HWW (2001). Does the method of detection of breast cancer affect subsequent psychiatric morbidity? Psycho-Oncology, 10, 269. [Abstract of presentation at British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, 2001.] (2003 journal impact factor 2.0)
Potts HWW, Wyatt J, Modgil S, Hammond P, Altman D, Pantin C (1999). Design-a-Trial: A knowledge-based system to support clinical trial designers. ISCB-GMDS-99 Abstract Volume, 339. [Abstract of presentation at ISCB-GMDS-99, Heidelberg, 1999.] - PDF
Potts HWW (1995). Proximal strategies in the rejection of meat by vegetarians: a pilot study. Appetite, 24, 196. [Abstract of presentation at Food Choice Conference 3 (FCC 3)/Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (2nd Independent Meeting), 1994.] (1997 journal impact factor 1.1) - Abstract
Potts HWW (1994). A suggested ethological explanation for Sullivan & Birch (1980). Appetite. [Abstract of presentation at 11th International Conference on the Physiology of Food and Fluid Intake (ICPFFI 11), 1993.] (1997 journal impact factor 1.1) - Abstract
Submitted or to be submitted articles:
Green J, McDowall Z, Potts
HWW. Choose & Book fails to deliver
the expected choice to patients: A survey of patient’s experience of
outpatient
appointment booking. Submitted to BMC Medical Informatics &
Decision
Making. (impact factor due 2010)
Lally P, van Jaarsveld CHM, Potts H, Wardle J. How long does it take to form a habit: Modelling habit formation in the real world. Submitted to European Journal of Social Psychology. (2006 impact factor 1.3)
Curran C, Williams ACdeC, Potts H. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for persistent pain: Does adherence after treatment affect short-term outcome? Submitted to European Journal of Pain. (2006 impact factor 3.3)
Richardson J, Gill D, Cartledge J, Potts H, Dacre J. The concerns and motivations of medical student peer tutors and how they are affected by teaching skills training. To be submitted.
Richardson J, Woolf K, Potts HWW, Bark P, Gill D. What influences medical students’ choice of Student Selected Component? The relationship between sex, personality, motivation and SSC choice in first year medical students. To be submitted.
Allen R, Morgan H, Potts H, Gill D. Who should set the standard for undergraduate medical school extended matching question examinations? To be submitted.
Details on further publications, conference presentations,
reviewing
for journals, citations, acknowledgements etc. are available on
a separate
page.
At Oxford, I worked in the Oxford University Students' Union (OUSU)
Graduate
Committee in various roles. I was the main author of the Graduate
Committee's
response to the Coopers & Lybrand Report on the Governance of the
University;
and worked on a survey of colleges' provision of services to
postgraduates.