Rosie works as a Senior Researcher (Analyst) in the Longitudinal Studies Group at NatCen. This involves conducting secondary analyses of longitudinal datasets, especially the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. Rosie has a PhD in Epidemiology from St George's, University of London. Her background is in the early life origins of later health and disease. Rosie is particularly interested in people's experiences and behaviour in childhood and adolescence, and how these relate to their circumstances in later life.