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Public Health Researcher & Epidemiologist | Systematic Reviews, Data Analysis, Health Policy

Profile Summary

I am a public health researcher and epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative research, data analysis, and evidence synthesis. I hold a PhD in Medical Sciences and two Master’s degrees in Public Health–related fields, with advanced training in epidemiology, biostatistics, survival analysis, and health policy research. My work spans epidemiology, disability and rehabilitation research, ageing and nutrition, infectious diseases, health systems, and social determinants of health. I have led and contributed to large-scale international research projects with organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), and academic institutions across Europe and Asia. I have extensive experience in systematic reviews, umbrella reviews, and meta-analyses, including protocol development (PRISMA, PROSPERO), literature screening, data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and synthesis for peer-reviewed journals and policy reports. To date, I have contributed to over 14 scientific publications, including high-impact journals, with several ongoing submissions. On the analytical side, I specialize in secondary data analysis of large observational and longitudinal datasets, including survey-weighted analyses, repeated measures, decomposition methods, PCA, and survival models (Cox proportional hazards). I am highly proficient in R and experienced in handling complex survey designs, missing data, and harmonized multi-country datasets such as SHARE. Beyond academic outputs, I regularly support policy-oriented research, translating evidence into actionable recommendations, technical reports, and briefing notes for governments and international agencies. I have also conducted stakeholder consultations, workshops, and capacity-building activities in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings. I work comfortably across the full research lifecycle, from study design and ethics applications to analysis, writing, peer review, and dissemination. I am particularly well-suited for projects requiring methodological rigor, clear communication, and alignment with international standards. If you are looking for a researcher who can independently deliver high-quality scientific and policy-relevant outputs, ask the right questions, and meet deadlines without babysitting, I am a good fit.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Diplomacy & International Relations
• ☆ Political Theory
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ European Politics & Government
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Patient Recruitment
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Trial Site Selection & Monitoring
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Neuromuscular Disease
• ☆ Movement Disorders
• ☆ Non-Alzheimer's Dementia
• ☆ Parkinson's Disease
• ☆ Alzheimer's Disease
• ☆ Multiple Sclerosis
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Ophthalmology
• ☆ Neuro-Ophthalmology
• ☆ Kinesiology & Exercise Science
• ☆ Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
• ☆ Physiotherapy
• ☆ Preventive Medicine
• ☆ Otolaryngology/ENT
• ☆ Deafness & Hearing Impairment
• ☆ Cardiovascular Disease
• ☆ Cardiovascular Disease Management
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• ☆ Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Environmental Epidemiology
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Nursing
• ☆ Public Health Nursing
• ☆ Regulatory Affairs
• ☆ Audiology
• ☆ Zoonoses
• ☆ Back & Spine Health
• ☆ Developmental Disabilities
• ☆ Blindness & Visual Impairment
• ☆ Physical Disabilities
• ☆ Vision Health
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Spinal Cord Injury
• ☆ Medical Equipment & Supplies
• ☆ Sclerosis & Demyelinating Diseases

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Associate Researcher

Orebro University

May 2025 - Present

Long-term Care Consultant

WHO

February 2025 - Present

Senior Expert Public Health Training

ECDC

April 2024 - September 2024

Consultant, Aging, Epidemiology, Nutrition

World Health Organization

June 2023 - December 2023

Researcher

Orebro University

August 2018 - April 2023

Ph.D Candidate

Örebro universitet

August 2018 - April 2023

Trainee Healthcare Quality

European Commission Joint Research Centre

February 2018 - June 2018

Education

PhD

Örebro University

- March 2025

M.Sc. Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management

Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences

August 2015 - August 2017

M.Sc. Rehabilitation Sciences (Neurorehabilitation)

KU Leuven

September 2013 - September 2015

B.Sc. Physiotherapy and special motility

Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai

October 2010 - July 2013

Certifications

• Health Economics

  Kristianstad University

  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Andreea Badache, Alana Officer, Matthew Prina, Barbara Broers, Sam Gnanapragasam, Sophie Pautex (2026). Factors associated with attitudes toward death and dying in the second half of life: A scoping review . Death Studies.

Andreea Corina Badache, Maja Dobrosavljevic, Sarah Louise Barber (2026). Strategies to improve recruitment, retention, working conditions, and skills among the long-term care workforce: An umbrella review of existing evidence . Health Policy.

Andreea Badache, Alana Officer, Sophie Pautex, Barbara Broers, Matthew Prina (2024). Systematic Review on attitudes towards death and dying in adults 50 years and older living in countries with community transmission of COVID -19 . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

Andreea-Corina Badache, Johan Rehnberg, Elina Mäki-Torkko, Stephen Widen, Stefan Fors (2024). Longitudinal associations between sensory and cognitive functioning in adults 60 years or older in Sweden and Denmark . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

Andreea Badache, José Chen-Xu, Orsolya Varga, Nour Mahrouseh, Terje Andreas Eikemo, Diana A Grad, Grant M A Wyper, Mirza Balaj, Periklis Charalampous, Mary Economou, et al. (2024). Subnational inequalities in years of life lost and associations with socioeconomic factors in pre-pandemic Europe, 2009–19: an ecological study . The Lancet Public Health.

Andreea C. Badache, Hany Hachem, Elina Mäki-Torkko (2023). The perspectives of successful ageing among older adults aged 75+: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis of mixed studies . Ageing and Society.

Andreea C Badache, Elina Mäki-Torkko, Stephen Widen, Stefan Fors, Anna Zajacova (2023). Why Are Old-Age Disabilities Decreasing in Sweden and Denmark? Evidence on the Contribution of Cognition, Education, and Sensory Functions . The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.

Fujiyama, Hakuei, Hinder, Mark R., Barzideh, Azadeh, Van de Vijver, Charis, Badache, Andreea C., Nathalya Manrique-C, Maria, Reissig, Paola, Zhang, Xue, Levin, Oron, Summers, Jeffery J., et al.(2017). Preconditioning tDCS facilitates subsequent tDCS effect on skill acquisition in older adults . Neurobiology of Aging. 51. p. 31-42.