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Overview
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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Projects
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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
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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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Getting RREAL about implementation of a Whole Systems Approach to obesity prevention in Northern Ireland: a longitudinal process evaluation
Lamming, L., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Breslin, G., Dennington-Price, A., Eggert, K., Wellings, A., Howlett, N., Brown, K. & Newby, K., 2026, National Institute for Health and Care Research - NIHR.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a qualitative study of organizational resilience in an English substance use support service
Lloyd, N., Wills, W., Freethy, I., Fakoya, O., Bontoft, C., Garcia-Iglesias, J., Bartington, S., Breslin, G., Howlett, N., Jones, J., Newby, K., Smeeton, N., Wellings, A., Wellsted, D. & Brown, K., 31 Dec 2026, In: Critical Public Health. 36, 1, 18 p., 2604392 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Home working during the COVID-19 pandemic: The experience of drug and alcohol support workers
Lloyd, N., Wills, W., Freethy, I., Fakoya, O., Bontoft, C., Garcia Iglesias, J., Bartington, S., Bartington, S., Breslin, G., Howlett, N., Jones, J., Newby, K., Smeeton, N., Wellings, A., Wellsted, D. & Brown, K., 12 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health Research. 14, 4, 13 p.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., 5 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Perspectives In Public Health. 145, 3, 135 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)31 Downloads (Pure)