Mr Erik Igelstrom

  • Research Assistant (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

email: Erik.Igelstrom@glasgow.ac.uk

Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983

Biography

Erik is a Research Assistant who works with the Policy Innovation Research Unit. After an undergraduate MA (Hons) in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, they worked as a software engineer in the private sector, gaining expertise in full-stack web application development, agile project management, and product design. After completing a Master of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, Erik is currently finishing a PhD on applying instrumental variable methods to estimate causal effects of income on health.

Erik’s research has mainly focused on understanding how socioeconomic conditions and economic policy influence health and health inequalities. Other interests include causal inference methods, simulation modelling, policy evaluation, and evidence synthesis. Given their interdisciplinary background, Erik is particularly passionate about facilitating open research and reproducibility by improving software engineering practices within academia.

Publications

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2025

Igelström, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Munafò, Marcus R., Brumpton, Ben M., Davies, Neil M., Smith, George Davey, Martikainen, Pekka, Campbell, Desmond ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-714X, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2025) Investigating causal effects of income on health using two-sample Mendelian randomisation. BMC Global and Public Health, 3, 12. (doi: 10.1186/s44263-025-00130-4) (PMID:39924502) (PMCID:PMC11809080)

2024

McCabe, R. et al. (2024) The implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78(10), pp. 632-640. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222313) (PMID:39107099) (PMCID:PMC11420728)

Igelström, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Kopasker, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-8431, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165 and Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2024) Estimating the causal effects of income on health: how researchers’ definitions of “income” matter. BMC Public Health, 24, 1572. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19049-w) (PMID:38862961)

Thomson, Rachel M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-939X, Kopasker, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-8431, Bronka, Patryk, Richiardi, Matteo, Khodygo, Vladimir ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-2136, Baxter, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7654-9687, Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2024) Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: a microsimulation modelling study. PLoS Medicine, 21(3), e1004358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004358) (PMID:38437214) (PMCID:PMC10947674)

2022

Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165, Lynch, John, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263 and Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2022) Causal inference and effect estimation using observational data. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(11), pp. 960-966. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219267) (PMCID:PMC9554068)

Thomson, Rachel M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-939X, Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Purba, Amrit Kaur, Shimonovich, Michal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-0477, Thomson, Hilary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-9948, McCartney, Gerry ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6341-3521, Reeves, Aaron, Leyland, Alastair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2022) How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 7(6), e515-e528. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00058-5) (PMID:35660213) (PMCID:PMC7614874)

2021

Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Campbell, Mhairi ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-7270, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2021) Cochrane's risk of bias tool for non-randomized studies (ROBINS-I) is frequently misapplied: A methodological systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 140, pp. 22-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.08.022) (PMID:34437948) (PMCID:PMC8809341)

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Articles

Igelström, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Munafò, Marcus R., Brumpton, Ben M., Davies, Neil M., Smith, George Davey, Martikainen, Pekka, Campbell, Desmond ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-714X, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2025) Investigating causal effects of income on health using two-sample Mendelian randomisation. BMC Global and Public Health, 3, 12. (doi: 10.1186/s44263-025-00130-4) (PMID:39924502) (PMCID:PMC11809080)

McCabe, R. et al. (2024) The implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78(10), pp. 632-640. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222313) (PMID:39107099) (PMCID:PMC11420728)

Igelström, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Kopasker, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-8431, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165 and Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2024) Estimating the causal effects of income on health: how researchers’ definitions of “income” matter. BMC Public Health, 24, 1572. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19049-w) (PMID:38862961)

Thomson, Rachel M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-939X, Kopasker, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-8431, Bronka, Patryk, Richiardi, Matteo, Khodygo, Vladimir ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-2136, Baxter, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7654-9687, Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2024) Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: a microsimulation modelling study. PLoS Medicine, 21(3), e1004358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004358) (PMID:38437214) (PMCID:PMC10947674)

Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Lewsey, Jim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165, Lynch, John, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263 and Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2022) Causal inference and effect estimation using observational data. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(11), pp. 960-966. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219267) (PMCID:PMC9554068)

Thomson, Rachel M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-939X, Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Purba, Amrit Kaur, Shimonovich, Michal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-0477, Thomson, Hilary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-9948, McCartney, Gerry ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6341-3521, Reeves, Aaron, Leyland, Alastair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Pearce, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2022) How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 7(6), e515-e528. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00058-5) (PMID:35660213) (PMCID:PMC7614874)

Igelstrom, Erik ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-4983, Campbell, Mhairi ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-7270, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 and Katikireddi, S. Vittal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092 (2021) Cochrane's risk of bias tool for non-randomized studies (ROBINS-I) is frequently misapplied: A methodological systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 140, pp. 22-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.08.022) (PMID:34437948) (PMCID:PMC8809341)

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