Investigator
UK Health Security Agency
Rebecca Close is a Senior Epidemiology Scientist in the Environmental Epidemiology Group at the UK Health Security Agency’s Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Directorate.
She works on the epidemiological analysis of environmental exposures and effects on health. She leads on the epidemiology of indoor air pollution for the team, helped to develop the team’s Environmental Public Health Surveillance System, is involved in the response and preparedness to environmental incidents, as well as teaching and many other research projects.
She is a supervisor for the UK Field Epidemiology Training Programme.