Dr Yang primarily teaches epidemiology, statistics, and open science at the postgraduate level. He has taught on the Core Principles of Mental Health Research, Practical Statistics for Mental Health Research, and Epidemiological Research Methods in Mental Health modules at UCL. More recently, he has co-developed curricula around open science and public involvement and engagement with research.
Supervision
Dr Yang welcomes enquiries from prospective PhD, MSc, and undergraduate students interested in psychiatric epidemiology, causal inference, mental health data science, and related areas. Please get in touch to discuss potential supervision, project ideas, or opportunities for collaboration.
| Student | Degree | Year(s) | Role | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaavya Chakraborthy | MSc | 2026-Present | Primary Supervisor | Problem gaming harms among neurodivergent children and young people |
| Alua Yeskendir | PhD | 2025-Present | Secondary Supervisor | Causes of health and social inequalities in psychiatric disorders |
| Sonya Rudra | PhD | 2025-Present | Thesis Committee | Health service use and health characteristics of parents with a learning disability and their children in England: a mixed-methods study of outcomes and experiences |
| Vanessa Cieplinska | PhD | 2025-Present | Secondary Supervisor | School attendance problems and educational attainment in children with neurodevelopmental conditions |
| Cameron Tefft | MSc | 2025 | Primary Supervisor | Psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment for co-occurring cannabis use disorder and psychotic disorders |
| Lucia Fernandes Saiegh | MSc | 2025 | Primary Supervisor | Key drivers of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Osemen Elizabeth Usifo | MSc | 2025 | Primary Supervisor | Policies and strategies in Africa for electronic cigarette cessation |
| Thea Nelson | MSc | 2025 | Primary Supervisor | Variations in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support and educational outcomes by local and unitary authority |
| Agnes Iwegbu | MSc | 2024-2025 | Primary Supervisor | Evaluating BMI and BMI alternatives for Predicting Health Outcomes and Addressing Health Equity in Diverse Populations |
| Ebenezer Smith | MSc | 2024-2025 | Primary Supervisor | Comparing social prescribing to conventional medical care for elders in India |
| Olumide Adeyefa | MSc | 2024-2025 | Primary Supervisor | Health policy and diabetes prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Alara Egeli | MSc | 2024 | Primary Supervisor | Treatment options for co-occurring substance use disorder and severe mental illness |
| Eleanor Edgar | MSc | 2024 | Secondary Supervisor | Psychopharmacological interventions for rapid cycling bipolar disorder |
| Fatima Aroob Afzal | MSc | 2024 | Primary Supervisor | The impact of COVID-19 on physician burn out in Canada |
| Jasmine Malty | MSc | 2024 | Secondary Supervisor | How does depression impact physical intimacy in romantic relationships? |
| Jieyu Zan | MSc | 2024 | Secondary Supervisor | What are the sex differences in the response to antidepressants for depression? |
| Tamara Moon | MSc | 2024 | Secondary Supervisor | Examining rates and predictors of readmission to acute mental health services following Crisis Team intervention among individuals with a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis |
| Carolina Goncalves Schmidt | MSc | 2023-2024 | Primary Supervisor | Is the frequency of STI screening influencing STI incidence amongst MSM in England and Wales? A statistical analysis of epidemiological data |
| Deryn Khaffaf | MSc | 2023-2024 | Primary Supervisor | A scoping review to find the menstrual health challenges faced by women in the Middle East and North America |
| Fitya Syarifa Mozar | MSc | 2023-2024 | Primary Supervisor | Healthcare service quality impacts on Indonesia Workers’ Social Security Program (BPJS) users’ satisfaction |
| Aiden Patrick Malone | MSc | 2023 | Primary Supervisor | A scoping review of population health management activities and contextual factors for considerations in the implementation and policy underpinned by big data |
| Bhavya Gupta | MSc | 2023 | Primary Supervisor | The effectiveness of psychological therapy for comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders |
| Haneen Hakeem | MSc | 2023 | Primary Supervisor | Integrated psychological treatment approach for co-occurring substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Jessica Ann Marie Jamieson | MSc | 2023 | Primary Supervisor | Examining trends in DMFT scores for England, Japan and the United States across 40 years using an age, period and cohort studies and reflecting on the health policies introduced |
| Justina Cao | MSc | 2023 | Secondary Supervisor | Exposure to urban heat island effect and psychosis |
| Ridha Mahmood | MSc | 2023 | Secondary Supervisor | Differential impacts of climate change on mental health outcomes in vulnerable groups |
| Jameela Syed Roshanuddin | MSc | 2022-2023 | Primary Supervisor | Central-line associated bloodstream infection among hospitalized patients with hematologic malignancies |
| Madonna Fekry | MSc | 2022-2023 | Primary Supervisor | Social determinants associated with the advanced stage diagnosis of breast cancer in Egypt in the previous ten years |
| Victoria Skala | BSc | 2022-2023 | Secondary Supervisor | Animal and social models for the risk factors of cocaine use disorder in adolescents |
| Lea Bastian | MSc | 2022 | Primary Supervisor | Impact of access barriers to abortion on the health of pregnant people in progressive legal settings |
| Luke Aladenika | MSc | 2022 | Primary Supervisor | Outcomes of electroconvulsive therapy among inpatients with serious depression |
| Matios Haile | MSc | 2022 | Primary Supervisor | Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with psychosis readmitted to crisis care |
| Nathalie Rich | PhD | 2021-2025 | Thesis Committee | Race disparities in pathways through psychiatric care and service engagement |
| Jon Daly | MSc | 2021-2022 | Primary Supervisor | Impact of predominantly plant based and vegan diets on gestational diabetes |
| Rutendo Florence Kudenga | MSc | 2021-2022 | Primary Supervisor | Knowledge and attitude of adolescents regarding electronic cigarettes |
| Yara Nassar | MSc | 2020-2022 | Primary Supervisor | Retrospective health policy analysis on smoking-free and smoking cessation policies in the Netherlands |