University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Health & Wellbeing - Research - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit - Research

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Complexity in Health

Our Complexity in health programme develops and applies research methods that are designed for understanding the variety of interdependent factors that shape the impact of interventions and policies that aim to improve health and to reduce health inequalities.

Public health interventions, whose mechanisms rely solely on human agency, often fail to bring about sustained improvement in health, and may increase social inequalities in health.

Strategies are more likely to be effective if underpinned by explicit theoretical frameworks and perspectives that take account of context and complexity. These include the socio-ecological model, complex systems theory and realist evaluation which highlights the need to not just identify ‘what works’ but ‘what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why’.

Our programme has four overlapping workstreams: Modelling Complex Systems, Schools and Educational Settings, Methods Development and Translation, and Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions.

Our programme aims to lead international efforts in the application and dissemination of novel methods to identify the most effective means to improve population health and to reduce inequalities. We work to create a world-class, collaborative environment to support the successful implementation of translational research in public health improvement.

Our objectives are to:

Develop and translate methods and processes that support the involvement of stakeholders in all stages of development, evaluation and implementation.
Develop and normalise a wider range of approaches to evaluation, including complex systems approaches and other methods more suited to the evaluation of meso-, macro- and multi-level interventions.
Develop and apply agent based models to a range of public health issues including social care, welfare reform and place-based health.
Develop and evaluate complex interventions, particularly focusing on healthy ageing, adolescent health and educational settings.

Publications

Wight, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-3110 (2025) Perpetuating global Inequalities in the knowledge economy: the case of HIV social science research in East Africa. Global Public Health, 20(1), 2466731. (doi: 10.1080/17441692.2025.2466731) (PMID:39979073)

McCrorie, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Johnstone, Avril ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Keime, Marine, Jidovtseff, Boris and Martin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2025) Risky outdoor play in the early years: how are parental and practitioner perceptions of danger and benefits associated with young children's outdoor play experiences? International Journal of Play, (Accepted for Publication)

Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)

Samdal, Oddrun, Kelly, Colette, Craig, Wendy, Hancock, Joseph, Wold, Bente, Aarø, Leif Edvard and Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 (2025) Four decades of advancing research on adolescent health and informing health policies: the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study. International Journal of Public Health, 70, 1608136.

Scott, Matilde, Quinn, Sam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6266-0819 and Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242 (2025) Growing around grief: the lived experience of parentally-bereaved young people in the UK. Mortality, (doi: 10.1080/13576275.2025.2481279) (Early Online Publication)

Campbell, I. H. et al. (2025) A pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: clinical, metabolic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings. BJPsych Open, 11(2), e34. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.841) (PMID:39995103)

Hamilton, C. et al. (2025) Evaluating a whole-school approach to addressing gender-based violence in Scottish secondary schools (Equally Safe at School): a study protocol for a type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. BMJ Open, 15(2), e096596. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096596) (PMID:39956602)

Hussein, Hadeel, Taylor, Rod S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011, Manyara, Anthony Muchai ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-926X, Purvis, Anthont, Emsley, Richard, Duarte, Rui, Wells, Valerie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-6208, Jiang, Yimin and Dibben, Grace O. (2025) The need for further guidance on the handling of multiple outcomes in randomised controlled trials: a scoping review of the methodological literature. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, (Accepted for Publication)

Cosma, A. et al. (2025) Cross-national trends in adolescents psychological and somatic complaints before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health, 76(2), pp. 254-264. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.09.028) (PMID:39530972)

Rigby, B. P. et al. (2025) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation. BMC Psychiatry, (Accepted for Publication)

Hawkins, Jemma, Hines, Lindsey A., Bonell, Chris, Hickman, Matthew, Adara, Linda, Townson, Julia, Cannings-John, Rebecca, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and White, James (2025) Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry, 226(1), pp. 10-15. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2024.128) (PMID:39397657) (PMCID:PMC7617277)

Kwasnicka, Dominika, O’Gorman, Aileen, Anderson, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-9942, Bowman, Louise and McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2025) A N-of-1 social network approach to study the social dynamics of alcohol consumption. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 13(1), 2465616. (doi: 10.1080/21642850.2025.2465616)

Allan, S. et al. (2024) Co-designing a low-intensity psychological therapy for fear of recurrence in psychosis using translational learning from fear of recurrence in oncology: protocol for intervention development for future testing in a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 14(12), e090566. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090566) (PMID:39732497) (PMCID:PMC11683982)

Hinsch, Martin, Robertson, David L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6338-0221 and Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118 (2024) Evolutionary rescue effect can disappear under non-neutral mutations - a reply to Zhang et al. (2022). Nature Communications, 15(1), 10676. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54828-4) (PMID:39672885) (PMCID:PMC11645402)

de Looze, Margreet E., Cosma, Alina, Elgar, Frank J., Schrijvers, Karen, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Walsh, Sophie D. and Stevens, Gonneke W. J.M. (2024) Exploring mechanisms behind the increasing gender gap in adolescent psychological symptoms, 2002–2022: the role of national-level gender equality. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.14081) (PMID:39644150) (Early Online Publication)

Lachman, Jamie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-9218, Wamoyi, Joyce, Martin, Mackenzie, Han, Qing, Calderon, Francisco Antonio Alfaro, Mgunga, Samwel, Nydetabura, Esther, Manjengenja, Nyasha, Wambura, Mwita and Shenderovich, Yulia (2024) Reducing family and school-based violence at scale: A large-scale pre-post study of a parenting programme delivered to families with adolescent girls in Tanzania. BMJ Global Health, 9(11), e015472. (doi: 10.1136/ bmjgh-2024-015472) (PMID:39581633) (PMCID:PMC11590853)

Caddick, L. et al. (2024) Ambient Teens Sleep Study: Protocol for a co-produced feasibility study in adolescents using a contactless radar-based sleep sensor. PLoS ONE, 19(11), e0313286. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313286) (PMID:39541279) (PMCID:PMC11563468)

Squires, H. et al. (2024) The PHEM-B toolbox of methods for incorporating the influences on Behaviour into Public Health Economic Models. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2794. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20225-1) (PMID:39395958) (PMCID:PMC11475213)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

Blake, Carolyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-4290, Lewis, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-6188, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Willis, Malachi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-3990, Wylie, Laura, Dawson, Kathryn, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Mitchell, Kirstin R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601 (2024) Prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment at secondary school: a system map. Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117092. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117092) (PMID:39216136)

Manyara, Anthony Muchai ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-926X, Purvis, Anthony, Ciani, Oriana, Collins, Gary S. and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2024) Sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys: at what minimum sample size do replicability of results stabilise? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 174, 111485. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111485) (PMID:39069013)

Shin, Hyesop ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-7933, Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118, Li, Yue ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6531-1184, Tian, Ye and Zhao, Qunshan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457 (2024) Did the implementation of the low emission zone in Glasgow change the traffic flow and air quality? Transport Findings, (doi: 10.32866/001c.123382) (Early Online Publication)

Lachman, J. M. et al. (2024) Innovate! Accelerate! Evaluate! Harnessing the RE-AIM Framework to examine the global dissemination of parenting resources during COVID-19 to more than 210 million people. BMC Public Health, 24, 2391. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19751-9) (PMID:39227875) (PMCID:PMC11373112)

MacLachlan, Alice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-4221, Pemmasani, Praveena, Jamieson-MacKenzie, Isla, McMellon, Christina, Cunningham, Emily, Lewis, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-6188 and Tisdall, E. Kay (2024) Applying co-production principles in research: reflections from young people and academics. Childhood, 31(3), pp. 309-328. (doi: 10.1177/09075682241269692) (PMID:39404694) (PMCID:PMC7616617)

Hinsch, Martin, Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118 and Robertson, David L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6338-0221 (2024) Whole-System Pandemic Modelling Including Pathogen Evolution. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, pp. 63-71. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_6)

Gostoli, Umberto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-3613, Hinsch, Martin and Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118 (2024) Growing Populations From the ‘Bottom-up’: an ABM Approach to the Generation of Synthetic Populations. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, pp. 49-61. ISBN 9783031577840 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_5)

Boniel-Nissim, Meyran, Bersia, Michela, Canale, Natale, Lahti, Henri, Ojala, Kristiina, Ercan, Oya, Dzielska, Anna, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 and Dalmasso, Paola (2024) Different categories of social media use and their association with body image among adolescents in 42 countries. International Journal of Public Health, 69, 1606944. (doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606944)

Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)

Zheng, Yixuan, Panayiotou, Margarita, Currie, Dorothy, Yang, Keming, Bagnall, Charlotte, Qualter, Pamela and Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 (2024) The role of school connectedness and friend contact in adolescent loneliness, and implications for physical health. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 55(3), pp. 851-860. (doi: 10.1007/s10578-022-01449-x) (PMID:36260256) (PMCID:PMC11060972)

Skivington, K. et al. (2024) Reprint of: 'A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104705. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104705) (PMID:38564982)

Dibben-Santillan, G. et al. (2024) Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine, 72, 102599. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102599) (PMID:39010975) (PMCID:PMC11247153)

Siu, Godfrey, Nsubuga, Rebecca N., Lachman, Jamie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-9218, Namutebi, Carol, Sekiwunga, Richard, Zalwango, Flavia, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566 and Wight, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-3110 (2024) The impact of the Parenting for Respectability programme on violent parenting and intimate partner relationships in Uganda: a pre-post study. PLoS ONE, 19(5), e0299927. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299927) (PMID:38787892) (PMCID:PMC11125497)

Simpson, A. H. R.W. et al. (2024) A preoperative package of care for osteoarthritis, consisting of weight loss, orthotics, rehabilitation, topical and oral analgesia (OPPORTUNITY): A two centre open label randomised controlled feasibility trial. Lancet Rheumatology, 6(4), E237-E246. (doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00337-5) (PMID:38423028)

Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Thomson, Meigan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Letina, Srebrenka, Bradley, Sarah and McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) Loneliness, social support, and social networks: Urban-rural variation and links to wellbeing in Scotland. Journal of Public Health, (doi: 10.1007/s10389-024-02236-9) (Early Online Publication)

Skivington, Kathryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-1561, Craig, Neil, Craig, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Rycroft-Malone, Jo, Matthews, Lynsay, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2024) Introducing the revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: a challenge and a resource for nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104748. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748) (PMID:38564983)

Amberson, Taryn, Heagele, Tara, Wyte-Lake, Tamar, Couig, Mary Pat, Bell, Sue Anne, Mammen, Manoj J., Wells, Valerie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-6208 and Castner, Jessica (2024) Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1257714. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257714) (PMID:38596429) (PMCID:PMC11003604)

Smith, M.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-6085, Vaczy, C., Kellerman, A., Tulloch, L. and Hilton, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152 (2024) Young people’s perceptions of and exposure to unhealthy food advertising in Scotland. Project Report. Scottish Obesity Alliance.

Blake, C. et al. (2024) Participatory systems mapping for population health research, policy and practice: guidance on method choice and design. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.316563).

Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Machray, Kathryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9580-1526 and Fergie, Gillian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9693-0357 (2024) Food insecurity in children and young people in Scotland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, (doi: 10.1017/S0029665124000090) (PMID:38250796) (In Press)

Willis, Malachi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-3990, Mabelis, Judith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-7770, Currie, Dorothy, Brown, Judith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4092-9685 and Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 (2024) Associations between recent contraceptive use and first sex behaviors of Scottish adolescents: a brief report. International Journal of Sexual Health, 36(2), pp. 199-204. (doi: 10.1080/19317611.2024.2327360) (PMID:38616792) (PMCID:PMC11008538)

Smith, Marissa J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-6085, Patterson, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5914-8718, Buckton, Christina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-4334 and Hilton, Shona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152 (2023) Implementation of the polluter pay’s principle in tobacco control in the UK: A stakeholder analysis. BMC Public Health, 23, 2271. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17219-w) (PMID:37978482) (PMCID:PMC10657032)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Purvis, Anthony, Cleland, John G.F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7016, Cowie, Aynsley, Dalal, Hasnain M., Ibbotson, Tracy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6467, Murphy, Clare and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure and their caregivers: a mixed-methods analysis of the roll out an evidence-based programme in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF study). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), pp. 804-813. (doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad004) (PMID:36617216)

Needham, N. et al. (2023) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. BJPsych Open, 9, e176. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.568) (PMID:37814952) (PMCID:PMC10594182)

Hilton, Shona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152, Vaczy, Caroline, Buckton, Christina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-4334, Patterson, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5914-8718 and Smith, Marissa J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-6085 (2023) Expert views on high fat, salt and sugar food marketing policies to tackle obesity and improve dietary behaviours in the UK: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 23, 1951. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16821-2) (PMID:37814236) (PMCID:PMC10561510)

Maclachlan, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-4221, McMellon, C. and Inchley, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 (2023) Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on children’s rights. International Journal of Human Rights, 27(9-10), pp. 1406-1425. (doi: 10.1080/13642987.2022.2057958)

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)

Boer, M., Cosma, A., Twenge, J.M., Inchley, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Jeriček Klanšček, H. and Stevens, G.W.J.M. (2023) National-level schoolwork pressure, family structure, internet use, and obesity as drivers of time trends in adolescent psychological complaints between 2002 and 2018. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(10), pp. 2061-2077. (doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01800-y) (PMID:37349663) (PMCID:PMC10371956)

Hotham, J. et al. (2023) Association of cannabis, cannabidiol and synthetic cannabinoid use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(4), pp. 478-484. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.91) (PMID:37485911)

Murray, J. M. et al. (2023) Selection homophily and peer influence for adolescents' smoking and vaping norms and outcomes in high and middle-income settings. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, 615. (doi: 10.1057/s41599-023-02124-9)

Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Qualter, Pamela, Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Kharicha, Kalpa and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 (2023) The prospective relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction, and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. Journal of Public Health, 31(9), pp. 1417-1431. (doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01719-x) (PMID:35668719) (PMCID:PMC9136554)

Kipping, R. et al. (2023) Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 23, 1475. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16229-y) (PMID:37532982) (PMCID:PMC10398919)

Smith, Marissa J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-6085, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092, Skivington, Kathryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-1561 and Hilton, Shona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152 (2023) Contextual influences on the role evidence in e-cigarette recommendations: a multi-method analysis of international and nation recommendations. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 19(3), pp. 400-422. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16711062023280) (PMID:37529415) (PMCID:PMC7614860)

Smith, Marissa J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-6085 and Hilton, Shona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152 (2023) Youth’s exposure to and engagement with e-cigarette marketing on social media: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), e071270. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071270) (PMID:37612101) (PMCID:PMC10450076)

Hinsch, Martin, Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118 and Robertson, David L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6338-0221 (2023) Simulating the Evolutionary Response of a Viral Pandemic to Behaviour Change. In: ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the machine, Sapporo, Japan, 24-28 Jul 2023, isal_a_00691. (doi: 10.1162/isal_a_00691)

Jebeile, H. et al. (2023) Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight management. PLoS ONE, 18(7), e0282401. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282401) (PMID:37428754) (PMCID:PMC10332604)

Bevan Jones, Rhys, Hussain, Faris, Agha, Sharifah Shameem, Weavers, Bryony, Lucassen, Mathijs, Merry, Sally, Stallard, Paul, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Rice, Frances (2023) Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances, 29(4), pp. 239-253. (doi: 10.1192/bja.2022.3) (PMID:37521105) (PMCID:PMC10374830)

Breeze, P. R. et al. (2023) Guidance on the use of complex systems models for economic evaluations of public health interventions. Health Economics, 32(7), pp. 1603-1625. (doi: 10.1002/hec.4681) (PMID:37081811)

Smillie, Susie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-0710 and Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566 (2023) Supporting emotionally demanding research: developing guidance for a university research centre. In: Clift, Bryan C., Batlle, Ioannis Costas, Bekker, Sheree and Chudzikowski, Katharina (eds.) Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability: Negotiating, Experiencing and Embracing. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY, pp. 77-93. ISBN 9781032393339 (doi: 10.4324/9781003349266-6)

Shin, Hyesop ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-7933 and Silverman, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-6118 (2023) Glasgow Low Emission Zone: Simulating the Change in Traffic Flow and the Following Health Outcomes. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

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