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Nigel is a Senior Research Fellow within the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded Public Health Intervention Responsiveness Studies Team (PHIRST).
Nigel has more than 25 years’ experience as a social science researcher, and began his research career conducting psychological research, and teaching and lecturing at undergraduate level. He specialises in community-focused research and evaluation with initiatives that aim to bring about positive outcomes for underserved communities.
He is an impact measurement specialist and in 2006 co-founded a research, evaluation, training and development organisation that specialises in helping organisations to effectively demonstrate the impacts of their work. During the past 15 years, Nigel has conducted more than 60 different social research, evaluation and development projects, across a range of topic areas, with a diverse range of public and third sector organisations. He has particular expertise in impact measurement for services for children and families, health promotion and improvement programmes, and community-focused, multi-agency initiatives.
Nigel spent four years at Birkbeck College, University of London, working for the National Evaluation of Sure Start, as a researcher, evaluation advisor, and National Coordinator. He was also an Analytical Associate with the UK Department for Education for six years, and a Research Fellow on the Burdett Trust Early Career Nurse Retention and Burnout Project at City, University of London.
Recent work has also included research to help organisations understand staff and organisational experiences of and responses to racism, and assist them in their journey towards becoming anti-racist organisations.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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An evaluation of workplace health and wellbeing support in Walsall small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Lloyd, N., Wills, W., Brown, K., Freethy, I., Howlett, N., Wellsted, D., Jones, J., Bontoft, C., Smeeton, N., Newby, K., Breslin, G., Bartington, S. & Wagner, A.
10/01/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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WSA: Whole Systems Approach to Diet and Healthy Weight
Brown, K., Wills, W., Freethy, I., Smeeton, N., Howlett, N., Newby, K., Wellsted, D., Jones, J., Lloyd, N., Bontoft, C., Garcia Iglesias, J., Breslin, G., Bartington, S., Wagner, A. & Wellings, A.
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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PHIRST: NERS project: Adaptation of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) to virtual delivery: Evaluation of impact and opportunities
Brown, K., Wills, W., Bartington, S., Howlett, N., Breslin, G., Jones, J., Newby, K., Wellsted, D., Wagner, A., Wellings, A., Freethy, I., Lloyd, N., Bontoft, C. & Smeeton, N.
1/01/21 → 31/03/22
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. & 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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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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Evaluation of the move to remote delivery of drug and alcohol services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study protocol
Lloyd, N., Wills, W., Bartington, S., Bontoft, C., Breslin, G., Fakoya, O., Freethy, I., Garcia-Iglesias, J., Howlett, N., Jones, J., Newby, K., Smeeton, N., Wagner, A., Wellings, A., Wellsted, D. & Brown, K., 31 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Public Health Research. 11, 3, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the promise and limitations of autonomous online timelines to understand experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Garcia Iglesias, J., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Smeeton, N., Wellings, A., Jones, J., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 16 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociological Research Online. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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