Javier Gálvez
Director at University Institute for Sustainable Social Development Research (INDESS), University of Cádiz
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
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Top SchoolJavier Gálvez is a director and social health data scientist with over eight years of academic and research experience bridging sociology, applied health research, and computational methods. He has led teaching and research in health sciences at the University of Cádiz and held research roles at institutions including UCL and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, supervising students and managing multidisciplinary projects. His work focuses on social inequalities in (mental) health, health systems, research methodology and data-driven approaches to health behaviours, combining a sociological lens with bioinformatics and quantitative skills. Trained originally in political science and sociology and later in bioinformatics/biostatistics and computer engineering foundations, he uniquely blends qualitative theory with computational social science. As incoming Director of INDESS, he is positioned to scale sustainable, data-informed social health research in Andalusia. Colleagues describe him as someone who turns methodological rigor into practical insights for policy and services.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Political Sciences and Sociology, BSc Political Sciences and Sociology at Universidad de GranadaPhD Data Science (Ongoing), PhD Data Science (Ongoing) at Universidad Complutense de MadridUOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Spanish, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
JavierGalvez/Practicas-Grado
Oct 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
JavierGalvez/adventofcode
Dec 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:50 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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