Dr Liz Such
FHEA PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
91Ö±²¥
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I am a NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellow in public health. My work focuses on health equity and social policy. I specialise in knowledge mobilisation, specifically on how knowledge is mobilised for policy that promotes health equity. I work with local authorities across the UK to help address health inequalities
My research also focuses on under-represented and marginalised populations, especially minority ethnic and migrant populations and people who are subject to exploitation and trafficking. I worked for 4 years in the Public Health and Inequalities Theme of the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for Yorkshire and the Humber (CLAHRC YH).
Before joining ScHARR I was a policy lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and a social researcher for the UK government in the fields of employment, skills and equality.
- Current projects
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- Mobilising evidence for better health and equity through Health in All Policies in local government (NIHR)
- Addressing social isolation and loneliness among migrant and minority ethnic populations (NIHR)
- Patient assessment for new arrivals in primary care (Health Foundation, CLAHRC YH)
- Modern slavery and public health (MRC)
- Reviewing and co-producing optimal physical activity interventions to promote good mental health (with 91Ö±²¥ Health and Social Care NHS Trust, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust)
- Research interests
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My research interests are:
- the mobilisation of knowledge in policy, especially 'Health in All Policies'
- public health and health services research, particularly relating to Black, minority ethnic and migrant groups
- physical activity, leisure and health inequalities
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Children & Society.
- . Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245.
- . PLOS Medicine, 17(3).
- . Public Health, 180, 168-179.
- . Wellcome Open Research, 4.
- . Public Health, 175, 79-86.
- . International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare.
- . BMC Public Health, 19.
- . Journal of Mental Health (Informa).
- . The BMJ, 2019(364).
- . Journal of Public Health (Springer).
- . BMC Public Health, 18.
- . Primary Health Care Research and Development.
- . European Journal of Public Health, 28(1), 61-73.
- . Journal of Public Health, 39(4), e265-e274.
- . Leisure Sciences, 39(5), 385-399.
- . British Journal of General Practice Open, 1(1).
- . International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 55(1), 18-29.
- . Journal of Community Genetics, 7(3), 215-228.
- . International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8(2), 189-206.
- . Research Involvement and Engagement, 1.
- . Leisure Studies, 32(1), 89-107.
- . Journal of Social Policy, 38(3), 542-544.
- . Leisure Studies, 25(2), 185-199.
- . Childhood, 12(3), 301-326.
- . Journal of Social Policy, 34(1), 39-57.
- . Children & Society, 18(3), 231-242.
- . Sport in Society, 7(1), 130-151.
- Falling behind? Research on transmitted deprivation. Benefits, 10(3), 185-192.
- Exploring a public health approach to modern slavery: potential, problems and translating principles into practice. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice.
- . BMJ, l1453-l1453.
- Olympic inspiration? Young people, sport and family life. East Asian Sports Thoughts: The International Journal for the Sociology Sport, 3, 159-185.
- . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7361-7361.
- . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 7751-7751.
- Governance of Intersectoral Collaborations for Population Health and to Reduce Health Inequalities in High-income Countries: A Complexity-Informed Systematic Review. International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Chapters
- , Social Tourism in Europe: Theory and Practice (pp. 126-144).
- Re-shaping sport: increasing leisure based physical activity amongst British South Asian women In Long J, Fitzgerald H & Millward P (Ed.), Delivering Equality in Sport and Leisure Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association.
- Fatherhood, the morality of personal time and leisure-based parenting In Kay T (Ed.), Fathering through Sport and Leisure (pp. 73-87). London/NY: Routledge.
Book reviews
Conference proceedings papers
- . Oral Presentations
- . The Lancet, Vol. 392 (pp S56-S56)
- . Journal of physical activity & health, Vol. 15(10 Suppl 1) (pp S58-S58), 15 October 2018 - 17 October 2018.
- . European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1)
- . European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1)
- . European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 25(suppl_3)
Reports
- Refining a public health approach to modern slavery
- How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes
- Evaluation of Re-shape, the Health Foundation Shared Leadership for Change (BME) Scheme: Blackburn with Darwen. Final Report
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- Research group
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PhD Students
- Teaching interests
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I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. My teaching interests lie in social and health policy, physical activity, leisure and health inequalities.
PhD Supervision
I currently supervise in the field of migrant health and access to health services and physical activity/sedentary behaviour. I am interested in supervising Research Students in fields such as social policy, health equity, minority ethnic health, sport, physical activity, leisure and sedentary behaviour.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I routinely work with local authority partners to develop ‘Health in All’ approaches to policy. I was seconded to Public Health England’s health equity team (2017) to undertake public health development work on modern slavery. I served on the NIHR Public Health Research funding board (2019-20) and sit on the NIHR Equality and Diversity Advisory Committee (2019-)
I was an Executive Member of the Social Policy Association from 2012-2016 and an Editorial Board member of the journal Leisure Studies (2009-2017). I am an NIHR funding proposal reviewer and I have been a scholar-advisor/reviewer to ESRC and EU projects and to the Race Equality Foundation. I have acted as a peer reviewer for journals including Journal of Social Policy, Work, Employment and Society, BMJ Open, World Leisure Journal, Sport and Society and many others.
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