Nadege Atkins

Nadege is from the small Caribbean island of St Lucia and currently lives in the USA. A talented, hardworking and dedicated individual, Nadege was a member of UNCOVER, a network of population health researchers and information specialists who respond to requests from policymakers for rapid evidence reviews. 

Nadege continues to volunteer with UNCOVER and during the COVID pandemic, she conducted and led rapid evidence reviews to support decision making. Nadege has also taken on a mentoring role, as part of the RESPIRE programme, supporting a group of novice systematic reviewers based in India and contributes to teaching within the University of Edinburgh’s masters programmes. 

Nadege continues to tutor courses such as Systematic Reviews and Non-Communicable Diseases in a Global Context, helping to expand students' knowledge base and supervising three Master of Public Health students doing their dissertations.