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Katherine Brown is Professor of Behaviour Change in Health in the Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography, School of Life and Medical Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire. Katherine is Chief Investigator of the NIHR funded and UH led Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST). She also leads the Public Health and Behaviour Change research unit (PHAB lab) within the Centre for Research in Psychology and Sports Science (CRiPPS) at UH.
Katherine has a strong track record of leading research in the development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions targeted at preventive health behaviours and addressing major public health challenges. She spent over eight years working in an embedded role at Public Health Warwickshire leading public health research and evaluation. Applications of digital health are a strong feature of her work as is working with communities and end-users on co-production and co-design of interventions. Katherine has attracted grant income in excess of £8 million from a range of funders including the NIHR the MRC and the European Commission. She has produced more than 80 peer reviewed publications and academic reports and has delivered over 40 keynotes and invited speaker presentations.
Education/Academic qualification
Higher Education, PgCert, Coventry University
Award Date: 1 Feb 2007
Health Psychology, PhD, Sheffield Hallam University
Award Date: 3 Jul 2006
Psychology, BSc (Hons), The Manchester Metropolitan University
Award Date: 3 Jul 2000
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Green Health Prescription Evaluation (GRAPPEL)
Howlett, N., Freethy, I., Lloyd, N., Bontoft, C., Newby, K., Fakoya, O., Jones, J., Smeeton, N., Wellsted, D., Wellings, A., Bartington, S., Breslin, G., Wagner, A. P., Miners, L. & Brown, K.
1/10/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Southampton Covid Participatory Action Research and Champions initiative Evaluation (CoPACT)
Howlett, N., Bontoft, C., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Newby, K., Fakoya, O., Wellings, A., Jones, J., Smeeton, N., Wellsted, D., Bartington, S., Breslin, G., Wagner, A., Miners, L. & Brown, K.
1/04/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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Promoting ResIlience and wellbeing through co-DEsign (PRIDE): Development of a digital resource for LGBTQ+ Youth
Lucassen, M., Brown, K., Rimes, K., Samra, R. & Wallace, L.
1/09/21 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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Central PHIRST : NIHR Central Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (Central PHIRST)
Brown, K., Wills, W., Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wellsted, D., Jones, J., Breslin, G., Bartington, S., Wagner, A. & Wellings, A.
1/08/20 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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EVALUATING THE HOME-BASED INTERVENTION STRATEGY (HIS-UK) TO REDUCE NEW CHLAMYDIA INFECTION AMONG YOUNG MEN AGED 16-25 YEARS BY PROMOTING CORRECT AND CONSISTENT CONDOM USE: WHAT IS THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO DIFFERENT DELIVERY MODELS (FACE-TO-FACE AND DIGITAL DELIVERY)?
Graham, C., Stone, N., Brown, K. & Newby, K.
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research
Project: Research
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An Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among Users of STI Self-Sampling Websites (Wrapped): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Newby, K., Kwah, K., Schumacher, L., Crutzen, R., Bailey, J., Jackson, L., Bremner, S. & Brown, K., 16 Feb 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: JMIR research protocols.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 costs analysis
Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Fakoya, O., Jackson, S., Jackson, C., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 10 Jan 2023, (In preparation) In: BMC Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, outcomes, and costs
Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Smeeton, N., Fakoya, O., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Brown, K. & Wills, W., 10 Jan 2023, (In preparation) In: BMC Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Survivor, family and professional experiences of psychosocial interventions for sexual abuse and violence: a qualitative evidence synthesis: Review
Brown, S., Carter, G., Halliwell, G., Brown, K., Caswell, R. J., Howarth, E., Feder, G. & O'Doherty, L., 4 Oct 2022, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A systematic review and behaviour change technique analysis of remotely delivered alcohol and/or substance misuse interventions for adults
Howlett, N., Garcia Iglesias, J., Bontoft, C., Breslow, G., Bartington, S., Freethy, I., Huerga, M., Jones, J., Lloyd, N., Marshall, T., Williams, S., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 1 Oct 2022, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 239, 13 p., 109597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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