Publications

Poverty, Prevention and Fairness : Public attitudes to health inequalities and the social determinants of health in the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey

Catalano Allison, Smith Katherine, Jack David

(2026)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00095807

Economic commentary [February 2026]

Catalano Allison, Randolph Hannah L, Hampson Josh, Williamson Jack, Spowage Mairi

Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 50 (2026)

Business confidence slumps as data doubts cloud jobs picture

Spowage Mairi, McFadyen Chirsty, Hampson Josh, Randolph Hannah L, Catalano Allison, Williamson Jack, Howes Megan

(2025)

Economic commentary [October 2025]

McFadyen Chirsty, Spowage Mairi, Randolph Hannah L, Catalano Allison, Hampson Josh, Williamson Jack

Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 50 (2025)

2025 Inequality Landscape : Health and Socioeconomic Inequality in Scotland in 2025

Catalano Allison, Congreve Emma, Jack David, McHardy Fiona, Smith Katherine

(2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00094201

SHERU Response : Population Health Framework

Catalano Allison, Congreve Emma, Jack David

(2025)

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Research Interests

Her research focuses on inequality in Scotland, with special focuses in employment, labour market policy, and health. Her past projects involve researching employability programmes, health inequality, environmental inequality, and poverty dynamics. She has also worked in trade modelling in Northern Ireland, and on projects related to subnational data availability and comparability.

Professional Activities

Podcast: Glasgow Parking Controls Explained

Contributor

18/12/2025

Data Collaboration for Place-Based Policy Solutions

Contributor

29/10/2025

SHERU Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament

Host

28/10/2025

Subnational Socioeconomic Data to Support Policymaking: Using Systems Thinking to Support and Enhance Collaboration Across the UK's Statistical System and Four Nations

Contributor

10/2025

Perspectives on the labour market and employability programmes in Scotland

Speaker

18/9/2025

Royal Statistical Society Conference 2025

Participant

9/2025

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Projects

Air Quality Modelling to UK Parliamentary Constituencies

Catalano, Allison (Principal Investigator)

21-Jan-2025 - 26-Jan-2025

Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University / R230557-203

Davidson, Sharada Nia (Co-investigator) Catalano, Allison (Research Co-investigator) Nguyen, Le Khanh Ngan (Research Co-investigator) Ang, Min Hui (Researcher) Hajiebrahimifarashah, Vahid (Researcher) Ibrahimy, Shafkat Muhammad (Researcher)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Applying Systems Thinking to Data Value Chains: An Exploratory Study with a Focus on Subnational Socioeconomic Data for Evidence-Based Policymaking

Davidson, Sharada Nia (Principal Investigator) Nguyen, Le Khanh Ngan (Co-investigator) Catalano, Allison (Co-investigator) Ang, Min Hui (Researcher) Hajiebrahimifarashah, Vahid (Researcher) Ibrahimy, Shafkat Muhammad (Researcher)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025

Valuing a levy on non-domestic rates for alcohol retailers in Scotland

Sousa, Joao (Principal Investigator) Catalano, Allison (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 22-Jan-2023

Health Foundation - cohort analysis of socioeconomic drivers of drug deaths

Congreve, Emma (Principal Investigator) Catalano, Allison (Co-investigator) Gillan, Brodie (Co-investigator)

13-Jan-2023 - 29-Jan-2024

JOINT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT FOR A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP

McFadyen, Chirsty (Principal Investigator) Catalano, Allison (Co-investigator)

05-Jan-2023 - 29-Jan-2023

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