Biography
Sienna is a PhD student in the Applied Social Science Group. Prior to this, she obtained an MPhil in Population Health Sciences (Epidemiology) from the University of Cambridge and a BASc in Arts and Sciences (Economics and Health) from University College London. Her PhD research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and psychotropic medications for children and adolescents with intellectual disability in the context of the family system. Sienna has experience with a range of quantitative research methodologies, including advanced statistical modelling, missing data imputation, and the development of natural language processing algorithms for extracting clinical data.
Research
Sienna's research interests primarily pertain to young people's mental health, chronic illness, and long-term care.
Publications
Harrison, H., Shah, B. K., Khan, F., Batley, C., Re, C., Rossi, S. H., Stimpson, G., Gilmore, E., White, E., Kler-Sangha, S., Espressivo, A., Pan, Z. S., Rujeedawa, T., Lamb, B. W., Succony, L., Lam, S., Zacharia, B. M., Lucey, R., Fulton, A. J. P., Kaludova, D., Balakrishnan A., Usher-Smith J. A., Stewart, G. D. (2025). A systematic review comparing surveillance recommendations for the detection of recurrence following surgery across 16 common cancer types. BMJ Oncology, 4(1), e000627. https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJONC-2024-000627
Espressivo, A., Pan, Z. S., Usher-Smith, J. A., & Harrison, H. (2024). Risk Prediction Models for Oral Cancer: A Systematic Review. Cancers, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/CANCERS16030617
Teaching and Supervisions
Sienna supervised two third-year undergraduate psychology modules: PBS6 Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology and PBS8 The Family.
