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  1. Hidden in plain sight: a scoping review of ‘dark kitchens’ and the potential implications for the English planning system

    Article • Town Planning Review, November 2025, Liverpool University Press

    Heather Brown

  2. Estimating population mental health effects of the rollout of Universal Credit in the UK using standard and novel Difference-in-Differences analysis, 2009–2019

    Article • Public Health, October 2025, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  3. What is the Association Between Economic Growth and Health Equity? A Cross-National Study of 83 Low- and Middle-income Countries

    Article • International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Heather Brown

  4. Food, Pregnancy & Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs–A mixed-methods study protocol

    Article • PLOS One, May 2025, PLOS

    Heather Brown

  5. Health impacts of climate change in the UK: A qualitative synthesis detailing the conjuncture of social structure, extreme weather, and mental health

    Article • SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, December 2024, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  6. Measuring the association between the opening of a new multi-national restaurant with young people's eating behaviours

    Article • Appetite, December 2024, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  7. Planning policies to restrict fast food and inequalities in child weight in England: a quasi‐experimental analysis

    Article • Obesity, October 2024, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  8. Innovative local authority public health interventions to support the mental health of children and young people

    Article • Journal of Children s Services, September 2024, Emerald

    Heather Brown

  9. Household financial burden associated with out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Iran: insights from a cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  10. Do longer job hours matter for maternal mental health? A longitudinal analysis of single versus partnered mothers

    Article • Health Economics, September 2024, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  11. A systematic review of the methodology for examining the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and type two diabetes mellitus

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, September 2024, Frontiers

    Heather Brown

  12. The effects of singing interventions on quality of life, mood and levels of agitation in community-dwelling people living with dementia: A quantitative systematic review

    Article • Dementia, August 2024, SAGE Publications

    Heather Brown

  13. Time series analysis of COVID-19's impact on physician and dentist visits in Iran

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  14. Regional trends in mental health inequalities in young people aged 16–25 in the UK and the role of cuts to local government expenditure: Repeated cross-sectional analysis using the British household panel Survey/UK household longitudinal survey

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, July 2024, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  15. Comparing health service usage of migrant groups in Australia: Evidence from the household income and labour dynamics survey of Australia

    Article • Journal of Migration and Health, January 2024, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  16. Association between individual level characteristics and take-up of a Minimum Income Guarantee for Pensioners: Panel Data Analysis using data from the British Household Panel survey 1999–2002

    Article • Social Sciences & Humanities Open, January 2024, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  17. Do community-based singing interventions have an impact on people living with dementia and their carers? A mixed-methods study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2023, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  18. Assessing the barriers and facilitators of climate action planning in local governments: a two-round survey of expert opinion

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  19. Exploring the association between health, local area characteristics and climate action plans in the UK: Cross-sectional analysis using administrative data from 2018 and a citizen science ranking of climate action plans from 2021

    Article • PLOS Climate, September 2023, PLOS

    Heather Brown

  20. The feasibility of identifying health inequalities in social prescribing referrals and declines using primary care patient records

    Article • NIHR Open Research, August 2023, National Institute for Health Research

    Heather Brown

  21. The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions and Changes to Takeaway Regulations in England on Consumers’ Intake and Methods of Accessing Out-of-Home Foods: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study

    Article • Nutrients, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Heather Brown

  22. The rural–urban poverty gap in England after the 2008 financial crisis: exploring the effects of budgetary cuts and welfare reforms

    Article • Regional Studies, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Heather Brown

  23. Out-of-home food environment and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis in England 2019–2021

    Article • SN Business & Economics, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  24. Understanding the Relationship Between Decreases in Social Security Benefits and Intergenerational Inequalities in Mental Health

    Article • International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, July 2023, SAGE Publications

    Heather Brown

  25. Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions: a methodology scoping review

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2023, Frontiers

    Heather Brown

  26. Clustering of Health Behaviors in Canadians: A Multiple Behavior Analysis of Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

    Article • Annals of Behavioral Medicine, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Heather Brown

  27. Assessing the Barriers and Facilitators of Climate Action Planning in Local Governments: A two-round Survey of Expert Opinion

    Article • April 2023, Research Square

    Heather Brown

  28. Exploring the health and sociodemographic characteristics of people seeking advice with claiming universal credit: a cross-sectional analysis of UK citizens advice data, 2017–2021

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  29. The feasibility of identifying health inequalities in social prescribing referrals and declines using primary care patient records

    Article • NIHR Open Research, January 2023, National Institute for Health Research

    Heather Brown

  30. A realist approach to understanding alliancing within Local Government public health and social care service provision

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Eileen Kaner, Heather Brown

  31. Empirical Evidence on the Incidence and Persistence of Energy Poverty in Australia

    Article • Australian Economic Review, November 2022, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  32. Explaining the deprivation gap in COVID-19 mortality rates: A decomposition analysis of geographical inequalities in England

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, October 2022, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  33. Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions: A longitudinal analysis by area-level deprivation in England, 1998–2002

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, October 2022, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  34. No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, August 2022, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  35. Oral health problems and risk of incident disability in two studies of older adults in the United Kingdom and the United States

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2022, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  36. Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: protocol for a mixed methods study

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2022, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  37. Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the Understanding Society Covid Survey

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  38. The Intergenerational Transmission of Mental and Physical Health in Australia: Evidence Using Data From the Household Income and Labor Dynamics of Australia Survey

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, February 2022, Frontiers

    Heather Brown

  39. Assessing the relationship between adverse pregnancy outcomes and area-level deprivation in Wales 2014–2019: a national population-based cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2021, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  40. Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, September 2021, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  41. P20 Evaluating the impact of planning guidance on the food environment, health outcomes, and inequalities: a quasi-experimental analysis using longitudinal data for a local authority in the North East of England

    Article • September 2021, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  42. OP59 Investigating geographical inequalities in low-income pensioners’ mental wellbeing after an increase in pension payments: longitudinal analysis in England, 1998–2002

    Article • September 2021, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  43. Oral health and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory mortality in older people in the UK and USA

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  44. The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority: A longitudinal analysis

    Article • Health & Place, July 2021, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  45. Clustering of Unhealthy Behaviors: Protocol for a Multiple Behavior Analysis of Data From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, June 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Heather Brown

  46. Poor oral health and the association with diet quality and intake in older people in two studies in the UK and USA – CORRIGENDUM

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, March 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Heather Brown

  47. Socioeconomic inequalities and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2021, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  48. Effects of social security policy reforms on mental health and inequalities: A systematic review of observational studies in high-income countries

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, March 2021, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  49. Poor oral health and the association with diet quality and intake in older people in two studies in the UK and USA

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, January 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Heather Brown

  50. Childhood DNA methylation as a marker of early life rapid weight gain and subsequent overweight

    Article • Clinical Epigenetics, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  51. The Biological and Social Determinants of Childhood Obesity: Comparison of 2 Cohorts 50 Years Apart

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, January 2021, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  52. Field validity and spatial accuracy of Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating scheme data for England

    Article • Journal of Public Health, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Heather Brown

  53. A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of two behaviour change interventions compared to usual care to reduce substance misuse in looked after children and care leavers aged 12-20 years: The SOLID study

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Professor Eileen Kaner, Heather Brown

  54. An examination of trends in antibiotic prescribing in primary care and the association with area-level deprivation in England

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  55. Understanding the role of policy on inequalities in the intergenerational correlation in health and wages: Evidence from the UK from 1991–2017

    Article • PLOS One, June 2020, PLOS

    Heather Brown

  56. Investigating the relationship between changes in social security benefits and mental health: a protocol for a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2020, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  57. Perceptions of ‘Home Cooking’: A Qualitative Analysis from the United Kingdom and United States

    Article • Nutrients, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Heather Brown

  58. The long-term health and wellbeing impacts of Healthy New Towns (HNTs): protocol for a baseline and feasibility study of HNT demonstrator sites in England

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  59. Financial hardship and health in a refugee population in Australia: A longitudinal study

    Article • Journal of Migration and Health, January 2020, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  60. Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial)

    Article • PLoS Medicine, May 2019, PLOS

    Heather Brown

  61. The impact of New Labour’s English health inequalities strategy on geographical inequalities in infant mortality: a time-trend analysis

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, March 2019, BMJ

    Heather Brown

  62. ALternatives To prophylactic Antibiotics for the treatment of Recurrent urinary tract infection in women (ALTAR): study protocol for a multicentre, pragmatic, patient-randomised, non-inferiority trial

    Article • Trials, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  63. Work Me Not Into Temptation: Exploring the Relationship between Work and Healthy Eating in Dieters Using Data from the HILDA Survey

    Article • Australian Economic Review, July 2018, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  64. Perinatal health outcomes and care among asylum seekers and refugees: a systematic review of systematic reviews

    Article • BMC Medicine, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  65. Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Police Custody Suites: Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (AcCePT)

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Muhammad Waqas, Professor Eileen Kaner, Heather Brown

  66. Building an international health economics teaching network

    Article • Health Economics, May 2018, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  67. Cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based multiple behaviour change intervention aimed at healthcare professionals to improve their management of type 2 diabetes in primary care

    Article • Implementation Science, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Eileen Kaner, Heather Brown

  68. Sociodemographic characteristics and frequency of consuming home-cooked meals and meals from out-of-home sources: cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Susanna Mills, Heather Brown

  69. Decomposing inequality in financial protection situation in Iran after implementing the health reform plan: What does the evidence show based on national survey of households' budget?

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, March 2018, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  70. A cost effectiveness analysis of maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy (MCST) for people with dementia: examining the influence of cognitive ability and living arrangements

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Heather Brown

  71. Making healthy homes? A pilot study of the return on investment from an external wall insulation intervention

    Article • BMC Research Notes, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  72. Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community-dwelling populations

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2017, Wiley

    Jamie Brown, Heather Brown, Professor Eileen Kaner

  73. Home food preparation practices, experiences and perceptions: A qualitative interview study with photo-elicitation

    Article • PLOS One, August 2017, PLOS

    Heather Brown

  74. Frequency of eating home cooked meals and potential benefits for diet and health: cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  75. Health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking: A systematic review of observational studies

    Article • Appetite, April 2017, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  76. Birds of a Feather Flock Together: Correlation in BMI Categories in Long-Term Relationships

    Article • Australian Economic Review, November 2016, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  77. Association Between Lipid Biomarkers, Physical Activity, and Socioeconomic Status in a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in the UK

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  78. Exploring the relationship between time preference, body fatness, and educational attainment

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, June 2016, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  79. The NULevel trial of a scalable, technology-assisted weight loss maintenance intervention for obese adults after clinically significant weight loss: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Trials, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  80. Intergenerational transfer of time and risk preferences

    Article • Journal of Economic Psychology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  81. Systematic review of the health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking: protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown

  82. Improving Diabetes care through Examining, Advising, and prescribing (IDEA): protocol for a theory-based cluster randomised controlled trial of a multiple behaviour change intervention aimed at primary healthcare professionals

    Article • Implementation Science, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Heather Brown, Professor Eileen Kaner

  83. Boosting health insurance coverage in developing countries: do conditional cash transfer programmes matter in Mexico?

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Heather Brown

  84. Going the same ‘weigh’: spousal correlations in obesity in the United Kingdom

    Article • Applied Economics, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Heather Brown

  85. Born to be wide? Exploring correlations in mother and adolescent body mass index

    Article • Economics Letters, September 2013, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  86. THE ROLE OF TIME PREFERENCES IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF SMOKING

    Article • Health Economics, August 2013, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  87. The role of time preference in smoking cessation: a longitudinal analysis of data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia survey, 2001-08

    Article • Addiction, September 2012, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  88. Exploring the Factors Contributing to Sibling Correlations in BMI: A Study Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

    Article • Obesity, December 2011, Wiley

    Heather Brown

  89. Exercising choice: The economic determinants of physical activity behaviour of an employed population

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, August 2011, Elsevier

    Heather Brown

  90. MARRIAGE, BMI, AND WAGES: A DOUBLE SELECTION APPROACH

    Article • Scottish Journal of Political Economy, April 2011, Wiley

    Heather Brown