Dr Corinna Elsenbroich

Reader of Computational Modelling in Social and Public Health Science (Public Health)

email: Corinna.Elsenbroich@glasgow.ac.uk

Biography

I am a Reader in Computational Modelling in the School of Health and Wellbeing.

I am a sociologist working across social and health inequalities. My expertise is in complexity methods, in particular, making complexity methods relevant for policy analysis and decision making. With a background in computational modelling, example projects look at embedding microsimulation for economic determinants of health in policy processes (Policy Modelling for Health), understanding health inequalities across the life course (Equalise) and developing an agent-based model of the UK housing market (more info here). As co-I in the Centre for Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN) I have broadened my methods expertise to include complexity methods such as Process Tracing, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), Realist Approaches, Theory of Change and Systems Mapping. These have been applied in projects like SIPHER (Systems Mapping and Simulation Modelling), OPTIMA (Systems Mapping and Realist Approaches) and using QCA to evaluate health outcomes of Community Wealth Building interventions in Scotland (CWB).

I am PL of the ESRC funded Social Ties, Relationships, Interactions and Knowledge Exchange (STRIKE), Workstrand Lead and member of the executive group of Policy Modelling for Health (UKRI-PHI) and co-directed System science In Public Health and health Economics Research (SIPHER).

Research interests

Research Interests

Social and health inequalities
Housing market dyanmics
Computational modelling and prediction
Uncertainty and underdetermination
Epistemological aspects of complexity methods
Combining complexity methods in novel research design

Policy Collaborations

Public Health Scotland

Scottish Government

Cabinet Office

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Government Office for Science

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Surrey County Council

Sheffield City Council

Publications

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Number of items: 46.

2025

Lomax, Nik, Rice, Hugh, Hoehn, Andreas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-1205, Hughes, Ceri, Heppenstall, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3437, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Meier, Petra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-1933 (2025) An inclusive economy classification of British Local Authority Districts and assessment of its association with life expectancy and lifespan variation. Population, Space and Place, (Accepted for Publication)

Montano, Luigina Jessica, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Font, Xavier and Alector Ribeiro, Manuel (2025) Impact evaluation with process tracing: explaining causal processes in an EU-INTERREG sustainable tourism intervention. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 33(8), pp. 1752-1774. (doi: 10.1080/09669582.2024.2358115)

Hjelmskog, Annika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-9621, Boyd, Jennifer, Stevenson, Amy, Pollack, Roxana, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Heppenstall, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3437, Toney, Jaime ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-6887, Winterbottom, Jo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4374-4397 and Meier, Petra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-1933 (2025) The effect of climate mitigation and adaptation policies on health and health inequalities: a systematic review. Lancet Planetary Health, 9(7), 101277. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.06.001) (PMID:40645199)

Inyang, Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2678-4230, Tweed, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6659-812X, Pollack, Roxana, Douglas, Margaret, Green, Liz, Meier, Petra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-1933, O’Mullane, Monica and Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2025) Developing methods for systems-informed Health Impact Assessment (System-HIA). NIHR Open Research, 5, 11. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13621.1)

2024

Olmez, Sedar, Heppenstall, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3437, Ge, Jiaqi, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Birks, Dan (2024) Mitigating housing market shocks: an agent-based reinforcement learning approach with implications for real-time decision support. Journal of Simulation, 18(6), pp. 921-939. (doi: 10.1080/17477778.2024.2375446) (PMID:39691552) (PMCID:PMC11649216)

Gamal, Yahya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-6172, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Gilbert, Nigel, Heppenstall, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3437 and Zia, Kashif (2024) A behavioural agent-based model for housing markets: impact of financial shocks in the UK. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 27(4), 5. (doi: 10.18564/jasss.5518)

Duro, J. et al. (2024) Balancing improvements in average life expectancy with inequality reductions across Scotland: An inclusive economy trade-off study. Project Report. SIPHER Consortium. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.337650).

Allen, James, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Ncube, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3785-1784, Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, White, C., Cairns, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 and McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) SOCITS: Using a Coproduced Agent-based Model to Improve School Interventions for Mental Health. Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 68th Annual Scientific meeting, Glasgow, UK, 04-06 Sep 2024. A74.2-A74. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-SSMabstracts.154)

Inyang, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2678-4230, Elsenbroich, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Moore, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Mitchell, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601 (2024) Addressing female genital mutilation/cutting in Scotland: a soft systems approach. Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 68th Annual Scientific meeting, Glasgow, UK, 04-06 Sep 2024. A66.1-A66. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-SSMabstracts.136)

Ncube, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3785-1784, Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Allen, James, Cameron, Julie, White, C., Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566 and Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2024) Stress, Loneliness & Mental Health stigma: a SOCITS Approach to School Interactions. Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 04-06 Sep 2024. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-SSMabstracts.62)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Verhagen, Harko (Eds.) (2024) Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the 18th Social Simulation Conference, Glasgow, UK, 4–8 September 2023. Series: Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer Cham. ISBN 9783031577840

Verhagen, Harko, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Wijermans, Nanda (2024) Agent Decision-Making Heterogeneity—Agent (Meta)Frameworks for Agent-Based Modelling. In: Elsenbroich, C. and Verhagen, H. (eds.) Advances in Social Simulation. ESSA 2023. Series: Springer proceedings in complexity. Springer: Cham, pp. 621-630. ISBN 9783031577840 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_48)

Hoehn, A. et al. (2024) Estimating quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for local authorities in Great Britain and its association with indicators of the inclusive economy: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 14(3), e076704. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076704) (PMID:38431294) (PMCID:PMC10910677)

2023

Höhn, A. et al. (2023) Systems science methods in public health: what can they contribute to our understanding of and response to the cost-of-living crisis? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(9), pp. 610-616. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220435) (PMID:37328262) (PMCID:PMC10423532)

Montano, Luigina Jessica, Font, Xavier, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Ribeiro, Manuel Alector (2023) Co-learning through participatory evaluation: an example using Theory of Change in a large-scale EU-funded tourism intervention. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, (doi: 10.1080/09669582.2023.2227781)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Polhill, J. Gareth (2023) Agent-based modelling as a method for prediction for complex social systems. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 26(2), pp. 133-142. (doi: 10.1080/13645579.2023.2152007)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Badham, Jennifer (2023) Negotiating a future that is not like the past. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 26(2), pp. 207-213. (doi: 10.1080/13645579.2022.2137935)

2022

Boyd, Jennifer, Wilson, Rebekah, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Heppenstall, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3437 and Meier, Petra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-1933 (2022) Agent-based modelling of health inequalities following the complexity turn in public health: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16807. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416807) (PMID:36554687) (PMCID:PMC9779847)

2021

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Verhagen, Harko (2021) Integrating CAFCA—a lens to interpret social phenomena. In: Ahrweiler, Petra and Neumann, Martin (eds.) Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the 15th Social Simulation Conference: 23–27 September 2019. Series: Springer proceedings in complexity. Springer: Cham, pp. 161-167. ISBN 9783030615024 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61503-1_15)

Befani, Barbara, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Badham, Jen (2021) Diagnostic evaluation with simulated probabilities. Evaluation, 27(1), pp. 102-115. (doi: 10.1177/1356389020980476)

2020

Narasimhan, Kavin, Gilbert, Nigel and Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2020) An integrated model to assess the impacts of dams in transboundary river basins. In: Verhagen, Harko, Borit, Melania, Bravo, Giangiacomo and Wijermans, Nanda (eds.) Advances in Social Simulation. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer: Cham, pp. 321-327. ISBN 9783030341275 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-34127-5_31)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Payette, Nicolas (2020) Choosing to cooperate: modelling public goods games with team reasoning. Journal of Choice Modelling, 34, 100203. (doi: 10.1016/j.jocm.2020.100203)

2018

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2018) National Security Risk Management Spending : Government Office for Science and Cabinet Office. NCRM Research Methods Festival 2018, Bath, UK, 03-05 Jul 2018.

2017

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2017) The Addio Pizzo movement: exploring social change using agent-based modelling. Trends in Organized Crime, 20(1), pp. 120-138. (doi: 10.1007/s12117-016-9288-x) (PMID:32025180) (PMCID:PMC6979701)

Neumann, M. and Elsenbroich, Corinna J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2017) Introduction: the societal dimensions of organized crime. Trends in Organized Crime, 20, pp. 1-15. (doi: 10.1007/s12117-016-9294-z)

Verhagen, Harko, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Fällström, Kurt (2017) Modelling contextual decision-making in dilemma games. In: Jager, Wander, Verbrugge, Rineke, Flache, Andreas, de Roo, Gert, Hoogduin, Lex and Hemelrijk, Charlotte (eds.) Advances in Social Simulation 2015. Series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 528. Springer: Cham, pp. 121-127. ISBN 9783319472539 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47253-9_10)

2016

Gilbert, Nigel, Anzola, David and Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (Eds.) (2016) Social Dimensions of Organised Crime: Modelling the Dynamics of Extortion Rackets. Series: Computational social sciences. Springer: Cham. ISBN 9783319451671

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Badham, Jennifer (2016) The extortion relationship. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 19(4), 8. (doi: 10.18564/jasss.3223)

Wilkinson, Helen, Gilbert, Nigel, Varga, Liz, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Leveson-Gower, Henry and Dennis, Jonathan (2016) Agent-Based Modelling for Evaluation. CECAN Evaluation and Policy Practice Note (EPPN) No. 3 for Policy Analysts and Evaluators. Documentation. Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN).

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Verhagen, Harko (2016) The simplicity of complex agents contextual action framework for computational agents. Mind and Society, 15(1), pp. 131-143. (doi: 10.1007/s11299-015-0183-y)

Nardin, Luis G., Andrighetto, Giulia, Conte, Rosaria, Székely, Áron, Anzola, David, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Lotzmann, Ulf, Neumann, Martin, Punzo, Valentina and Troitzsch, Klaus G. (2016) Simulating protection rackets: A case study of the Sicilian Mafia. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 30(6), pp. 1117-1147. (doi: 10.1007/s10458-016-9330-z)

2015

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2015) Nick J. Enfield: Relationship Thinking: Agency, Enchrony, and Human Sociality. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013, 278 pp. Journal of Social Ontology, 1(2), pp. 385-387. (doi: 10.1515/jso-2015-0014)[Book Review]

Dykstra, Piter, Jager, Wander, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Verbrugge, Rineke and De Lavalette, Gerard Renardel (2015) An agent-based dialogical model with fuzzy attitudes. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18(3), (doi: 10.18564/jasss.2813)

Gilbert, Nigel, Anzola, David, Johnson, Peter, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Balke, Tina and Dilaver, Ozge (2015) Self-organizing dynamical systems. In: Wright, James D. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioural Sciences. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 529-534. ISBN 9780080970868 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.43086-2)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Badham, Jennifer (2015) A standing ovation for Nigel: An informal study. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18(1), (doi: 10.18564/jasss.2757)

2014

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2014) Simulating extortees: Group structures and reasoning modes. In: Social Simulation Conference 2014, Barcelona, Spain, 1-5 Sep 2014,

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Verhagen, Harko (2014) Collectives or How to Change Your World. Computational Social Science and Social Computer Science: Two Sides of the Same Coin, Surrey, UK, 23-24 Jun 2014.

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2014) It takes two to tango: We-intentionality and the dynamics of social norms. In: Xenitidou, Maria and Edmonds, Bruce (eds.) Complexity of Social Norms. Series: Computational Social Sciences. Springer: Cham, pp. 81-103. ISBN 9783319053080 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-05308-0_5)

2013

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Gilbert, Nigel (2013) Modelling Norms. Springer, pp. 143-149. ISBN 9789400770515 (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7052-2)

Dykstra, Piter, Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Jager, Wander, Renardel de Lavalette, Gerard and Verbrugge, Rineke (2013) Put your money where your mouth is: DIAL, a dialogical model for opinion dynamics. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 16(3), (doi: 10.18564/jasss.2178)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2013) Situational Analysis of Games. In: Social Coordination: Principles, Artefacts and Theories, SOCIAL.PATH 2013 - AISB Convention 2013, Devon, UK, 3 – 5 Apr 2013, pp. 18-20. ISBN 9781629939667

2012

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2012) Explanation in agent-based modelling: Functions, causality or mechanisms? Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 15(3), (doi: 10.18564/jasss.1958)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Xenitidou, Maria (2012) Three kinds of normative behaviour: Minimal requirements for feedback models. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 18, pp. 113-127. (doi: 10.1007/s10588-012-9109-y)

2010

Xenitidou, Maria and Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2010) Construct validity and theoretical embeddedness of agent-based models of normative behaviour. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5(4), pp. 67-80. (doi: 10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v05i04/51662.)

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2010) Social Influence in Agent-Based Modelling. NCRM Research Methods Festival 2010, Oxford, UK, 5-8 Jul 2010.

2006

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326, Kutz, Oliver and Sattler, Ulrike (2006) A Case for Abductive Reasoning over Ontologies. In: OWL: Experiences and Directions 2006, Athens, Georgia, USA, 10-11 Nov 2006,

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Articles

Books

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 and Gilbert, Nigel (2013) Modelling Norms. Springer, pp. 143-149. ISBN 9789400770515 (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7052-2)

Book Sections

Book Reviews

Edited Books

Research Reports or Papers

Conference or Workshop Item

Elsenbroich, Corinna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326 (2010) Social Influence in Agent-Based Modelling. NCRM Research Methods Festival 2010, Oxford, UK, 5-8 Jul 2010.

Conference Proceedings

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Orienting Policy Towards Inequality Minimising Actions (OPTIMA): A systems science approach to 20-minute neighbourhood policy and evaluation
National Institute for Health Research
2024 - 2027
ELUCIDATE: Understanding model use at the science-policy interface to improve preparedness for animal disease outbreaks
Medical Research Council
2024 - 2025
Social Ties, Relationships, and Interactions
Economic and Social Research Council
2024 - 2025
HealthModUK
Medical Research Council
2024 - 2028
Developing Methods for Systems-Informed Health Impact Assessments (System-HIA )
National Institute for Health Research
2023 - 2024
Exploring the consequences of the `cost of living' crisis on health inequalities
The Alan Turing Institute
2022 - 2023
SOCITS: A SOCial sITuational Systems approach to measuring and modelling relational influences on adolescent mental health
UK Research and Innovation
2022 - 2025
Complex systems simulations for intervention development: Human trafficking and conflict-related violence
Economic and Social Research Council
2021 - 2022

Supervision

Available for supervision.

Teaching

A textbook Becoming an Agent-based Modeller, coauthored with Jennifer Badham, is about to be publised with Routledge.

Corinna has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 20217 and taught a range of moduled across the social science curriculum

University Modules

Evaluation Research

Complexity Social Science

Agent-based Modelling for the Social Scientist

Interdisciplinary Research

Comparative Criminology and International Crime Sociological Problems

Criminological Theories

Data Analysis

Quantitative Methods

Short Courses

Designing Evaluations for Complex Policy Interventions

Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Process Tracing

Agent-based Modelling for the Social Scientist

Professional activities & recognition

Research fellowships

2017 - 2017: NCRM Placement Fellowship

Editorial boards

2015 - ongoing: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulatoin
2023 - ongoing: International Journal of Microsimulation

Professional & learned societies

2020 - 2022: Management Committee Member, European Social Simulation Association

Selected international presentations

2019: Agent-Based Models in Philosophy: Prospects and Limitations (Ruhr-University Bochum)
2010: Workshop on Normative Multi-Agent Systems (De Montford University)

Research datasets

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2023

Boyd, J., Hjelmskog, A. , Elsenbroich, C. , Heppenstall, A. , Toney, J. and Meier, P. (2023) Climate mitigation and adaptation action in the UK and devolved nations - A typology. [Data Collection]

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