- School of Environmental Sciences
- University of East Anglia
- Norwich
- NR4 7TJ
- UK
Bobbie Sauerzapf
Email: Bobbie.Sauerzapf”at”uea.ac.uk
After graduating from the School of Environmental Sciences with a BSc in Environmental Science, Bobbie started her research career on a project funded by the Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership examining the effects of speed camera use in Norfolk. This involved the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the statistical analysis of road traffic crash locations to understand the temporal and spatial components of changes in crash risk that were associated with police speed enforcement activity. The project also used questionnaires to investigate drivers’ attitudes to speed enforcement with a view to better targeting education and information campaigns.
Following completion of this contract Bobbie worked on an analysis of geographical access to health services and its effect on stage of disease at presentation, treatment received and survival for five common cancers in north-east England. The project involved use of a GIS to varied measures of accessibility from patients’ homes to GP and hospital facilities. This work was undertaken for the UK Departments for Transport, Health and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and involved collaboration with researchers at the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Airedale General Hospital.
Bobbie recently undertook research examining the association between ambient air pollution and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK. This work was undertaken in collaboration with staff from the UEA School of Medicine, Health, Policy and Practice, and made use of data from the MATREX study that is assessing the efficacy and cost-benefits of physiotherapy for the treatment of exacerbation of COPD.
Bobbie is currently studying for an ESRC funded PhD investigating the causes behind international variations in road traffic fatalities. She has particular interests in the role of environmental and social conditions in rapidly motorising states.
Publications
Blincoe, K. M., Jones, A. P., Sauerzapf, V., Haynes, R. (2006) Speeding drivers’ attitutes and perceptions of speed cameras in rural England. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 371–378. DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.10.008
Haynes, R., Jones, A.P., Sauerzapf, V., Zhao, H. (2006), Validation of travel times to hospital estimated by GIS, International Journal of Health Geographics, Vol. 5, art. no. 40 DOI: 10.1186/1476–072X-5–40
Crawford, S. M., Sauerzapf, V. A., Jones, A. P., Haynes, R. M., Zhao, H., Forman, D. (2007). Social and geographical factors that affect the outcome of patients with lung cancer. Lung Cancer, Vol. 57, Suppl 1, pp. S21
Sauerzapf, V. A., Jones, A. P., Haynes, R., Crawford, S. M, Forman, D. (2007) Travel time to radiotherapy and uptake of breast conserving surgery for early stage cancer in Northern England. Health and Place, in press. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.09.002
Jones, A. P., Sauerzapf, V., Haynes, R. (2007) The effects of mobile speed camera introduction on road traffic crashes and casualties in a rural county of England. Journal of Safety Research, in press.
Jones, A. P., Haynes, R., Sauerzapf, V., Crawford, S.M., Zhao, H., Forman, D. (2007) Travel times to health care and survival from cancers in Northern England. European Journal of Cancer, in press.