Dr Anna Pearce

Research Fellow (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

telephone: 0141 353 7607
email: Anna.Pearce@glasgow.ac.uk

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263

Biography

Anna is a Research Fellow in the Measuring and Analysing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health programme of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit. She joined the Unit in September 2017 to work on a Wellcome Trust University Award project "Improving life chances and reducing child health inequalities: harnessing the potential of existing data". Over the course of five years, she will examine why children from less advantaged backgrounds have worse health than their more advantaged peers and what might be done to prevent this. She will draw upon linked Scottish administrative records and cohort studies (e.g. Growing Up in Scotland) to examine three questions crucial to the reduction of child health inequalities: What factors lie on the causal pathway between socio-economic circumstances and children’s health and which are most likely to reduce health inequalities? Can we better predict which population sub-groups are most likely to benefit from additional support? To what extent might early years’ interventions, if rolled out under different scenarios of effectiveness, eligibility and uptake, reduce health inequalities?

Anna has degrees in Geography & Population Studies (BSc), Demography & Health (MSc) and Child Public Health (PhD). Between 2004 and 2017 she was based at the UCL Institute of Child Health, where she carried out a range of research relating to child health inequalities, primarily using cohort data (e.g. the Millennium Cohort Study, Growing Up in Australia, the Southampton Women’s Survey) and with a focus on informing policy. Anna has collaborated with colleagues from the Public Health Research Consortium and the Children's Policy Research Unit, and spent twelve months working alongside the Better Start team (University of Adelaide), during a three-year MRC post-doctoral fellowship.

Anna is Honorary Treasurer the Society for Social Medicine, and an Honorary Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

Publications

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2020

Rougeaux, E., Hope, S., Viner, R. M., Deighton, J., Law, C. and Pearce, A. (2020) Is mental health competence in childhood associated with health risk behaviors in adolescence? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.04.023) (PMID:32580874) (Early Online Publication)

Lu, Y., Pearce, A. and Li, L. (2020) Weight gain in early years and subsequent body mass index trajectories across birthweight groups: a prospective longitudinal study. European Journal of Public Health, (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz232) (PMID:31899482) (Early Online Publication)

Chigogora, S., Pearce, A. , Law, C., Viner, R., Chittleborough, C., Griffiths, L. and Hope, S. (2020) Could greater physical activity reduce population prevalence and socio-economic inequalities in children’s mental health problems? A policy simulation. Epidemiology, 31(1), pp. 115-125. (doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001113) (PMID:31789939) (PMCID:PMC6889907)

Parkes, A. , Green, M. and Pearce, A. (2020) Do bedroom screens and the mealtime environment shape different trajectories of child overweight and obesity? Research using the Growing Up in Scotland study. International Journal of Obesity, 44, pp. 790-802. (doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0502-1) (PMID:31827254)

2019

Lu, Y., Pearce, A. and Li, L. (2019) Distinct patterns of socio-economic disparities in child-to-adolescent BMI trajectories across UK ethnic groups: a prospective longitudinal study. Pediatric Obesity, (doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12598) (PMID:31872553) (Early Online Publication)

Hope, S., Rougeaux, E., Deighton, J., Law, C. and Pearce, A. (2019) Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMC Public Health, 19, 1461. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7789-7) (PMID:31694593) (PMCID:PMC6836461)

Pearce, A. , Dundas, R. , Whitehead, M. and Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019) Pathways to inequalities in child health. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(10), pp. 998-1003. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314808) (PMID:30798258) (PMCID:PMC6889761)

Pike, K. C., Griffiths, L. J., Dezateux, C. and Pearce, A. (2019) Physical activity among children with asthma: cross-sectional analysis in the UK millennium cohort. Pediatric Pulmonology, 54(7), pp. 962-969. (doi: 10.1002/ppul.24314) (PMID:30887727) (PMCID:PMC6617805)

Campbell, M., Lai, E.T.C., Pearce, A. , Orton, E., Kendrick, D., Wickham, S. and Taylor-Robinson, D.C. (2019) Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 19, 150. (doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7) (PMID:31088415) (PMCID:PMC6518796)

Hope, S., Pearce, A. , Chittleborough, C., Deighton, J., Maika, A., Micali, N., Mittinty, M., Law, C. and Lynch, J. (2019) Temporal effects of maternal psychological distress on child mental health problems at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11: analysis from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Psychological Medicine, 49(4), pp. 664-674. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291718001368) (PMID:29886852) (PMCID:PMC6378410)

Pearce, A. , Hope, S., Griffiths, L., Cortina-Borja, M., Chittleborough, C. and Law, C. (2019) What if all children achieved WHO recommendations on physical activity? Estimating the impact on socioeconomic inequalities in childhood overweight in the UK Millennium Cohort Study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(1), pp. 134-147. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy267) (PMID:30535024) (PMCID:PMC6380318)

2018

Straatmann, V. S., Pearce, A. , Hope, S., Barr, B., Whitehead, M., Law, C. and Taylor-Robinson, D. (2018) How well can poor child health and development be predicted by data collected in early childhood? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(12), pp. 1132-1140. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-211028) (PMID:30242060) (PMCID:PMC6252371)

2017

Rajappan, A., Pearce, A. , Inskip, H. M., Baird, J., Crozier, S. R., Cooper, C., Godfrey, K. M., Roberts, G., Lucas, J. S.A. and Pike, K. C. (2017) Maternal body mass index: relation with infant respiratory symptoms and infections. Pediatric Pulmonology, 52(10), pp. 1291-1299. (doi: 10.1002/ppul.23779) (PMID:28816002) (PMCID:PMC5612396)

van Wouwe, J. P., Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Wickham, S., Campbell, M., Robinson, J. , Pearce, A. and Barr, B. (2017) Are social inequalities in early childhood smoking initiation explained by exposure to adult smoking? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. PLoS ONE, 12(6), e0178633. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178633) (PMID:28575096) (PMCID:PMC5456267)

McKenna, C., Law, C. and Pearce, A. (2017) Increased household financial strain, the Great Recession and child health-findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMJ Open, 7(3), e015559. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015559) (PMID:28280000) (PMCID:PMC5353316)

Hope, S., Pearce, A. , Whitehead, M. and Law, C. (2017) Effects of child long-term illness on maternal employment: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. European Journal of Public Health, 27(1), pp. 48-52. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw132) (PMID:28177497) (PMCID:PMC5444247)

Rougeaux, E., Hope, S., Law, C. and Pearce, A. (2017) Have health inequalities changed during childhood in the New Labour generation? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMJ Open, 7(1), e012868. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012868) (PMID:28077409) (PMCID:PMC5253527)

2016

McKenna, C. S., Law, C. and Pearce, A. (2016) Financial strain, parental smoking, and the great recession: an analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19(1251), pp. 1521-1525. (doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntw269) (PMID:27707885) (PMCID:PMC5896540)

Pearce, A. , Sawyer, A. C.P., Chittleborough, C. R., Mittinty, M. N., Law, C. and Lynch, J. W. (2016) Do early life cognitive ability and self-regulation skills explain socio-economic inequalities in academic achievement? An effect decomposition analysis in UK and Australian cohorts. Social Science and Medicine, 165, pp. 108-118. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.016) (PMID:27500943) (PMCID:PMC5012893)

Li, L. and Pearce, A. (2016) Inequalities in childhood height persist and may vary by ethnicity in England. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(5), pp. 413-414. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309360) (PMID:26755537)

Bannink, R., Pearce, A. and Hope, S. (2016) Family income and young adolescents’ perceived social position: associations with self-esteem and life satisfaction in the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(10), pp. 917-921. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309651) (PMID:26957529) (PMCID:PMC5050283)

Taylor-Robinson, D.C., Williams, H., Pearce, A. , Law, C. and Hope, S. (2016) Do early-life exposures explain why more advantaged children get eczema? Findings from the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study. British Journal of Dermatology, 174(3), pp. 569-578. (doi: 10.1111/bjd.14310) (PMID:26595368) (PMCID:PMC4949701)

Geraci, M. and Pearce, A. (2016) Transparency in a world of complexity: basic guidelines for improved statistical reporting. Journal of Child Health Care, 20(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1177/1367493516632328) (PMID:26869102)

Massion, S., Wickham, S., Pearce, A. , Barr, B., Law, C. and Taylor-Robinson, D. (2016) Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(8), pp. 724-730. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309465) (PMID:27162002) (PMCID:PMC4975808)

Pearce, A. , Scalzi, D., Lynch, J. and Smithers, L. G. (2016) Do thin, overweight and obese children have poorer development than their healthy-weight peers at the start of school? Findings from a South Australian data linkage study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, pp. 85-94. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.10.007) (PMID:27158187) (PMCID:PMC4850238)

Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Pearce, A. , Whitehead, M., Smyth, R. and Law, C. (2016) Social inequalities in wheezing in children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. European Respiratory Journal, 47(3), pp. 818-828. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.01117-2015) (PMID:26677938) (PMCID:PMC4771620)

2015

Hope, S., Pearce, A. , Whitehead, M. and Law, C. (2015) Parental employment during early childhood and overweight at 7-years: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMC Obesity, 2, 33. (doi: 10.1186/s40608-015-0065-1) (PMID:26388995) (PMCID:PMC4571056)

Pearce, A. , Rougeaux, E. and Law, C. (2015) Disadvantaged children at greater relative risk of thinness (as well as obesity): a secondary data analysis of the England National Child Measurement Programme and the UK Millennium Cohort Study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 14, 61. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0187-6) (PMID:26242408) (PMCID:PMC4524014)

Pearce, A. , Marshall, H., Bedford, H. and Lynch, J. (2015) Barriers to childhood immunisation: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Vaccine, 33(29), pp. 3377-3383. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.089) (PMID:26003493) (PMCID:PMC4503793)

2014

Lewis, H., Hope, S. and Pearce, A. (2014) Socioeconomic inequalities in parent-reported and teacher-reported psychological well-being. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100(1), pp. 38-41. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306288) (PMID:25165074) (PMCID:PMC4283625)

Hope, S., Pearce, A. , Whitehead, M. and Law, C. (2014) Family employment and child socioemotional behaviour: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(10), pp. 950-957. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203673) (PMID:24889054) (PMCID:PMC4174125)

Pearce, A. , Hope, S., Lewis, H. and Law, C. (2014) Family structure and socio-emotional wellbeing in the early years: a life course approach. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 5(3), pp. 263-282. (doi: 10.14301/llcs.v5i3.264)

2013

Pearce, A. , Lewis, H. and Law, C. (2013) The role of poverty in explaining health variations in 7-year-old children from different family structures: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(2), pp. 181-189. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-200970) (PMID:22879638))

Pearce, A. , Mindlin, M., Cortina-Borja, M. and Bedford, H. (2013) Characteristics of 5-year-olds who catch-up with MMR: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. BMJ Open, 3(7), e003152. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003152) (PMID:23864213) (PMCID:PMC3717465)

Taylor-Robinson, D., Rougeaux, E., Harrison, D., Whitehead, M., Barr, B. and Pearce, A. (2013) The rise of food poverty in the UK. BMJ, 347(dec03), f7157-f7157. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7157) (PMID:24301384)

2012

Pearce, A. , Li, L., Abbas, J., Ferguson, B., Graham, H. and Law, C. (2012) Does the home environment influence inequalities in unintentional injury in early childhood? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(2), pp. 181-188. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.139626) (PMID:22003079)

2010

Pearce, A. , Li, L., Abbas, J., Ferguson, B., Graham, H. and Law, C. (2010) Childcare use and inequalities in breastfeeding: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(1), pp. 39-42. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.177337) (PMID:20530145)

Pearce, A. , Li, L., Abbas, J., Ferguson, B., Graham, H. and Law, C. (2010) Does childcare influence socioeconomic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(2), pp. 161-166. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.092643) (PMID:19934167)

Pearce, A. , Li, L., Abbas, J., Ferguson, B., Graham, H. and Law, C. (2010) Is childcare associated with the risk of overweight and obesity in the early years? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. International Journal of Obesity, 34(7), pp. 1160-1168. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2010.15) (PMID:20142828)

2009

Hawkins, S. S., Cole, T.J., Law, C. and , (2009) Examining the relationship between maternal employment and health behaviours in 5-year-old British children. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(12), pp. 999-1004. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.084590) (PMID:19789171)

Pearce, A. , Kirk, C., Cummins, S., Collins, M., Elliman, D., Connolly, A.M. and Law, C. (2009) Gaining children's perspectives: A multiple method approach to explore environmental influences on healthy eating and physical activity. Health and Place, 15(2), pp. 614-621. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.10.007) (PMID:19083258)

Pearce, A. , Elliman, D., Law, C. and Bedford, H. (2009) Does primary immunisation status predict MMR uptake? Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94(1), pp. 49-51. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.132647) (PMID:18463124)

Sherburne Hawkins, S., Pearce, A. , Cole, T. J. and Law, C. (2009) Perceived and objective measures of the neighbourhood environment and overweight in preschool children and their mothers. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 4(3), pp. 183-192. (doi: 10.1080/17477160802596155) (PMID:19085539)

2008

Pearce, A. , Jenkins, R., Kirk, C. and Law, C. (2008) An evaluation of UK secondary data sources for the study of childhood obesity, physical activity and diet. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(6), pp. 701-709. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00856.x) (PMID:18985838)

Pearce, A. , Elliman, D., Bedford, H. and Law, C. (2008) Residential mobility and uptake of childhood immunisations: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Vaccine, 26(13), pp. 1675-1680. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.01.031) (PMID:18294744)

Pearce, A. , Law, C., Elliman, D., Cole, T. J. and Bedford, H. (2008) Factors associated with uptake of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and use of single antigen vaccines in a contemporary UK cohort: prospective cohort study. BMJ, 336(7647), pp. 754-757. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39489.590671.25) (PMID:18309964) (PMCID:PMC2287222)

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