Public Health and Applied Behaviour Change Laboratory (PHAB Lab)

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PHAB Lab aims to improve population health and reduce health inequalities through word-class public health research and the application of behavioural science. Researcher expertise within the lab spans a diverse range of public health issues including but not limited to obesity, diet, and physical activity; infant feeding and breastfeeding; condom use and sexual health; smoking cessation; and gender-based violence.

Joanne Askew
Person: Research
20222022
Katherine Brown, Professor
- k.brown25herts.acuk
Person: Academic Manager, Academic
20062026
Miss Imogen Freethy
- i.freethyherts.acuk
- Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography
- Public Health and Applied Behaviour Change Laboratory (PHAB Lab)
Person: Research, Academic
20202026

1 Finished
2 Active

Facilitating the impact of infant feeding research: identifying and collaborating with national and local stakeholders
Kwah, K. (PI)
UKRI - Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
17/06/26 → 16/06/27
Project: Research
PHIRST II: Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST) Connect (re-commissioning 2025-2030).
Brown, K. (PI), Jones, J. (CoI), Newby, K. (CoI), Howlett, N. (CoI) & Smeeton, N. (CoI)
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research
1/08/25 → 31/07/30
Project: Research
PHIRST Connect PLUS – catalysing impact from evaluations of local authority health and wellbeing initiatives
Brown, K. (PI), Jones, J. (CoI) & Freethy, I. (CoI)
UKRI - Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
1/02/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research

Scaling Pleasure-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Impact and Economic Modelling Study in 99 Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Wong, B., Chatterjee, O., Everett, B., De Meyer, S., Newby, K., Karungi, B., Suleyman, F., Shirima, S., Cowan, E., Nwaogbo, P. C., Tomás, L. R., Page, G., Petlane, M. & Philpott, A., 25 Aug 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 8, 9 p., e024479.
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A mixed-methods analysis of the implementation of a new community long-COVID service during the 2020 pandemic: Learning from practice.
Williams, S., Beadle, E., Williams, P., Master, H. & Casarin, A., 26 Jun 2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 6, 22 p., e0313367.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Conducting an RCT of a Sexual Health Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Graham, C., Stone, N., Bremner, S., McGrath, N., Bedford, R., Brown, K., Newby, K., Clarke, A., Jackson, L., Morrison, L., Nadarzynski, T. & To, Y., 10 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 5 p.
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Joanne Askew

Katherine Brown, Professor

Miss Imogen Freethy

Facilitating the impact of infant feeding research: identifying and collaborating with national and local stakeholders

PHIRST II: Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST) Connect (re-commissioning 2025-2030).

PHIRST Connect PLUS – catalysing impact from evaluations of local authority health and wellbeing initiatives

Scaling Pleasure-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Impact and Economic Modelling Study in 99 Low-and Middle-Income Countries

A mixed-methods analysis of the implementation of a new community long-COVID service during the 2020 pandemic: Learning from practice.

Conducting an RCT of a Sexual Health Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned

Public Health and Applied Behaviour Change Laboratory (PHAB Lab)

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