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Overview
With a background in mathematics and statistics, I commenced my career in the Department of Statistics, University of Leeds. I have also worked at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and the United Medical and Dental Schools (now incorporated into King's College London).
My research has included: capture-recapture methods in the estimation of population size; multinomial logistic regression in modelling asthma symptoms; proportional hazards regression applied to survival following a stroke; kappa statistics in assessing observer agreement. At King's College London I was principal investigator for a comparative study of stroke in Barbados and South London. My current interests include the role of ethnicity in medical/ social research and the influence of atmospheric pollution and climate on stroke.
I joined the Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care as Social Statistician in 2013. Having worked in the areas of adolescent behaviour, epilepsy risk and health inequalities, I am currently part of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded Connect Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST) evaluating public health interventions.
Research interests
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Nonparametric statistical methods
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Role of ethnicity on health behaviour and outcomes
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Influence of atmospheric pollution and climate on stroke
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Modelling observer agreement
- History of statistics
Teaching specialisms
- Dental statistics (author of Dental Statistics Made Easy, now in its third edition)
- Medical statistics
- Postgraduate teaching (statistics) for health service staff
- Mathematical statistics (author of Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods, fifth edition forthcoming)
External positions
Visiting Lecturer, HEI: King's College London
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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
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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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BIMA evaluation: Evaluation of a faith-placed education intervention for bowel cancer screening in Muslim communities in the East of England; Affiliated to the NIHR ARC East of England
Trivedi, D. (PI), Thompson, C. (CoI), Smeeton, N. (CoI), Carr, M. (CoPI), Berger-Gillam, T. (CoI), Waqar, S. (CoI) & Tejani PPI, I. (CoI)
1/08/21 → 29/02/24
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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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The evaluation of the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) intervention for bowel cancer screening in Muslim communities in the East of England. Dissemination event and stakeholder forum report.
Trivedi, D., Waqar, S., Thompson, C., Smeeton, N., Varnes , J., Begum, S. & Tylenda, E., 20 Dec 2024, University of Hertfordshire. 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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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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The importance of recovery and staffing on midwives’ emotional wellbeing: a UK national survey
Dent, J., Smeeton, N., Whiting, L. & Watson, T., May 2024, In: Midwifery. 132, p. 1-33 33 p., 103961.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing a faith-placed education intervention for bowel cancer screening in Muslim communities using a two-group non-randomised mixed-methods approach: Feasibility study protocol
Carr, M., Thompson, C., Berger-Gillam, T., Freedman, J., Smeeton, N., Waqar, S. & Trivedi, D., 15 Mar 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., e0293339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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