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Neil Howlett has over 15 years of research experience in the areas of behaviour change and public health, with a particular interest in physical activity. Neil's expertise includes: designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to help individuals, communities, and populations change a range of health behaviours; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; behaviour change theories; policy and research briefings; pragmatic evaluations of public health programmes. Neil has achieved circa £7.5m of grant funding including leading on Department of Health, Lottery, and Local Enterprise Partnership-funded grants with the charity HENRY and co-leading the design and evaluation of the Active Herts programme. A key current grant is the NIHR-funded PHIRST Connect Team, with leadership of two PHIRST evaluations focusing on community champions and researchers during COVID-19 in Southampton, and Green Health Prescriptions in Scotland. Neil is also currently working with the UCL hub of the NIHR-funded Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences and is a former Treasurer and Trustee of the Behavioural Science and Public Health Network.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Evidence-based and theoretically-driven behaviour change interventions for physical activity to enhance health and wellbeing
2014 → 2019
Psychology, MSc by Research, Identifying the non-linguistic impact of gestural communication with infants
2009 → 2010
Psychology, BSc, BSc (Hons) Psychology
2005 → 2008
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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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., McKibben, M.-A., Petherick, A. & Brown, K., 1 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 406.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energetic activity for depression in young people aged 13-17 years: the READY feasibility RCT
Smith, M., James, R., Howlett, N., Mengoni, S., Jones, J., Sims, E., Turner, D., Grant, K., Clark, A., Murdoch, J., Bottoms, L., Wilson, J., Sharma, S., Chater, A., Guillard, C., Clarke, T., Jones, A., David, L., Wyatt, S. & Rourke, C. & 2 others, , 19 Dec 2024, In: Health Technology Assessment.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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A realist evaluation of community champion and participatory action approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic
Howlett, N., Fakoya, O., Bontoft, C., Simmons, I., Miners, L., Wagner, A. & Brown, K., 1 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1-16 16 p., 1355944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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