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Imogen has an Undergraduate degree in Psychology with a Professional Placement from Cardiff University. Within this placement year she worked under a team of Clinical Psychologists across three specialities: Adult Community Mental Health Services, Perinatal Services and Community Neurological Rehabilitation Services. During this time publishing a piece of work in the BPS Clinical Psychology forum on the Effectiveness of an adapted Dialectical Behavioural Therapy program for mothers with emotional dysregulation.
She also has experience working within a third sector organisation as a Junior Social Prescribing Link worker. Here, assessing adults on their social needs and providing person-centred and holistic care, with the aim to empower individuals to take control of their own health and well-being.
Imogen is currently a Research Assistant for the Central PHIRST, an NIHR-funded initiative providing responsive public health evaluations for a number of local authorities across the UK.
Research interests
- Public health interventions and policy
- The connection between physcial health and mental wellbeing
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Preventiative health strategies
- Child and early development
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology , BSc, HEI: Cardiff University
1 Sept 2016 → 30 Jun 2020
Award Date: 16 Jul 2020
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ELBOW: Evaluation of Live Life Better Derbyshire Health Checks with Online booking and text reminders for Wellbeing (ELBOW)
Lloyd, N. (PI), Bontoft, C. (Researcher), Jones, J. (CoI), Smeeton, N. (Researcher), Wagner, A. P. (CoI), Miners, L. (Researcher), Breslin, G. (CoI), Freethy, I. (Researcher), Howlett, N. (CoI), Kudrna, L. (CoI), Lamming, L. (Researcher), Newby, K. (CoI), Wellings, A. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI) & Brown, K. (CoI)
15/09/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Green Health Prescription Evaluation (GRAPPEL)
Howlett, N. (PI), Freethy, I. (Researcher), Lloyd, N. (Researcher), Bontoft, C. (Researcher), Newby, K. (CoI), Fakoya, O. (Researcher), Jones, J. (CoI), Smeeton, N. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Wellings, A. (CoI), Bartington, S. (CoI), Breslin, G. (CoI), Wagner, A. P. (CoI), Miners, L. (Researcher) & Brown, K. (CoPI)
1/10/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Southampton Covid Participatory Action Research and Champions initiative Evaluation (CoPACT)
Howlett, N. (PI), Bontoft, C. (Researcher), Lloyd, N. (Researcher), Freethy, I. (Researcher), Newby, K. (CoI), Fakoya, O. (Researcher), Wellings, A. (CoI), Jones, J. (CoI), Smeeton, N. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Bartington, S. (CoI), Breslin, G. (CoI), Wagner, A. (CoI), Miners, L. (Researcher) & Brown, K. (CoPI)
1/04/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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An evaluation of workplace health and wellbeing support in Walsall small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Lloyd, N. (Researcher), Wills, W. (CoPI), Brown, K. (PI), Freethy, I. (Researcher), Howlett, N. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Jones, J. (CoI), Bontoft, C. (Researcher), Smeeton, N. (CoI), Newby, K. (CoI), Breslin, G. (CoI), Bartington, S. (CoI) & Wagner, A. (CoI)
10/01/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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WSA: Whole Systems Approach to Diet and Healthy Weight
Brown, K. (PI), Wills, W. (CoPI), Freethy, I. (Researcher), Smeeton, N. (Researcher), Howlett, N. (CoI), Newby, K. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Jones, J. (CoI), Lloyd, N. (Researcher), Bontoft, C. (Researcher), Garcia Iglesias, J. (Researcher), Breslin, G. (CoI), Bartington, S. (CoI), Wagner, A. (CoI) & Wellings, A. (CoI)
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research - Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)
1/05/21 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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An evaluation of Scottish Green Health Prescriptions using the APEASE criteria
Howlett, N., Freethy, I., Harding, S., Wagner, A. P., Miners, L., Greco, H.-A., Lamming, L., Lloyd, N. & Brown, K., 22 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Primary Care. 26, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptations to the welsh national exercise referral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplementary out-of-pocket cost analysis
Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Fakoya, O., Jackson, S., Jackson, C., Wills, W., McKibben, M.-A., Petherick, A. & Brown, K., 1 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 406.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Workplace health and wellbeing in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs): A mixed methods evaluation of provision and support uptake
Lloyd, N., Smeeton, N., Freethy, I., Jones, J., Wills, W., Dennington-Proce, A., Jackson, J. & Brown, K., 10 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 22, 1, p. 1-44 44 p., 90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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We need better evidence for social prescribing: Call for Action for better systems for collaboration and building evidence
Howlett, N., Brown, K., Freethy, I., Mercer, S. & Özakıncı, G., 7 Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Perspectives In Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Moving an exercise referral scheme to remote delivery during the Covid-19 pandemic: an observational study examining the impact on uptake, adherence, and costs
Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Smeeton, N., Fakoya, O., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Brown, K., McKibben, M.-A., Petherick, A. & Wills, W., 27 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 15 p., 2324 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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