Dr Matt Wallace
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Associate Professor/Reader
Biography
Matthew is a Reader in Social Inequality at the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society (CRIS) at the University of Salford. He sits within the Equity, Inequalities, and Inclusivity Research theme, which additionally includes the Centre for Applied Health Research across the School of Health & Society. He is a Visiting Researcher at the Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA) in Sweden. Matthew's unique profile reflects his training and experience in the fields of demography, geography, sociology, epidemiology, public health, and social medicine. He is an award-winning researcher with an impressive track record of winning and delivering large-scale research grants and publishing high-impact research. His primary research interest lies in investigating and understanding health (i.e., morbidity and mortality) differences between international migrants, the children of migrants, and non-migrants and how these differences affect wider population health.
Areas of Research
International Migrants and their Children; COVID-19; Health, Morbidity and Mortality; Inequality and Inequity; Inclusion; Integration; Demography; Advanced Quantitative Methods; Large-Scale Secondary Data
Areas of Supervision
Health, Morbidity, Mortality, International Migrants, the Children of Migrants, Ethnic Inequality, Social Inequality, Health Inequality, Migrant Adaptation, Migrant Integration, COVID-19, Demography, Quantitative Methods, Secondary Data
Qualifications
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Environmental Sciences
2012 - 2016 -
Research Methodology in Population Studies
2011 - 2012 -
BA (Hons) Human Geography
2007 - 2010
Recognitions
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European Demographer of the Year (Population Europe)
Publications
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Elevated mortality among the second-generation (children of migrants) in Europe: what is going wrong? A review
Wallace, M., Hiam, L., & Aldridge, R. (2023). Elevated mortality among the second-generation (children of migrants) in Europe: what is going wrong? A review. British Medical Bulletin, 148(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldad027
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Social inequalities experienced by children of immigrants across multiple domains of life: a case study of the Windrush in England and Wales
Wallace, M., Wilson, B., & Darlington-Pollock, F. (2022). Social inequalities experienced by children of immigrants across multiple domains of life: a case study of the Windrush in England and Wales. Comparative Migration Studies, 10(18), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-022-00293-1
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Infant mortality among native-born children of immigrants in France, 2008–17: results from a socio-demographic panel survey
Wallace, M., Khlat, M., & Guillot, M. (2021). Infant mortality among native-born children of immigrants in France, 2008–17: results from a socio-demographic panel survey. European Journal of Public Health, 31(2), 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa186
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Poor health, low mortality? Paradox found among immigrants in England and Wales
Wallace, M., & Darlington‐Pollock, F. (2022). Poor health, low mortality? Paradox found among immigrants in England and Wales. Population, Space and Place, 28(3), Article e2360. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2360
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Inequalities in COVID-19 severe morbidity and mortality by country of birth in Sweden
Rostila, M., Cederström, A., Wallace, M., Aradhya, S., Ahrne, M., & P. Juárez, S. (2023). Inequalities in COVID-19 severe morbidity and mortality by country of birth in Sweden. Nature Communications, 14(4919), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40568-4