Staff Profile
Emma Adams
NIHR Doctoral Fellowship
- Email: emma.adams@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/population-health/
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
Baddiley-Clark Building (3rd Floor)
Richardson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AX
I am a member of the Population Health Sciences Institute and work in the Public Health and Health Inequalities theme. I am an associate member of Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health and am currently an NIHR Doctoral Fellow.
I joined Newcastle University in February 2020 as an NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Pre-doctoral Fellow. My research interests are centred around public health and inequalities, with much of my work focusing on mental health (including drug and alcohol use) and homelessness. I am particularly interested in co-producing my work, which means I work with people with lived experience across all stages of my work. I am currently an ARC Mental Health Fellow within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria.
Prior to moving to Newcastle, I was based at a tertiary mental health facility in Whitby, Ontario (Canada) where I worked in both research and system-level strategy. I have co-led a range of projects, some of which include service mapping, coordinated care model development, regional engagement and implementation initiatives.
I am open to supervising Master students who are interested in public mental health, substance use, and public health for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Qualifications
Master of Science in Public Health, specializing in Global Health (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Postgraduate certificate in Project Management (Centennial College)
Honours Bachelor in Health Sciences (University of Ottawa)
Research interests:
- Public mental health
- Homelessness and inclusion health populations
- Substance use
- Access to care
- Co-production
Current research funding:
- The impact of trauma on mental health in people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study exploring the role of system factors and social networks. (2023-2026). NIHR Doctoral Fellowship. (Principal Investigator: £322,050)
- Evidence synthesis: training, networking, and undertaking a systematic review around trauma, mental health, and homelessness. (2022-2023). Three NIHR Schools Mental Health Programme - Individual Research Career Development Award. (Principal Investigator: £24,760)
- Learning from the 'Everyone In' approach to providing mental health and physical health support (including substance misuse), and how this can be translated to future policy and practice. (2022-2023). NIHR Public Health Policy Research Unit. (Co-Principal Investigator: £351,212)
- Identifying multi-agency, trauma-informed and integrated solutions for unmet need of individuals experiencing homelessness in Northumberland and North Tyneside (2021-2023). NIHR Research for Social Care (RfSC) Rapid Call on Mental Health. (Co-investigator: £309,663)
- Working with children and families at the edge of care-a realist evaluation of North Tyneside Council's keeping families connected (KFC) provision. (2020-2022). NIHR NENC Applied Research Collaboration. (Co-investigator: £55,162)
Past research funding
- Exploring and understanding access to community mental health and addiction support for individuals experiencing homelessness during the pandemic (2021). NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Summer Internships. (Principal Investigator: £2,500)
- Exploring and understanding access to community-based mental health and addiction services for service users experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage and providers in Newcastle and Gateshead in times of extreme adversity. (2020-2022). NIHR SPHR - ResNet ECR Funding. (Principal Investigator: £25,627.44)
- Exploring the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on young people's mental health and additional support required post lockdown. (2020-2021). NIHR SPHR - ResNet ECR Funding. (Co-Investigator: £20,605.67)
- NIHR School for Public Health Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. (2020-2022). NIHR School for Public Health Research. (Personal Funding: £117,485)
Ongoing systematic reviews registered with prospero:
- Haddow, K., Jain, N., Adams, EA., Ramsay SE., et al. A systematic review of integrated care interventions in response to policy or system level initiatives for people experiencing homelessness. PROSPERO 2022 CRD 42022373184.
- Adams, EA, Ramsay SE, Kaner E, et al. A co-produced qualitative systematic review of the impact of trauma on mental health (including substance use) of people experiencing homelessness. PROSPERO 2022 CRD 42022349742.
- Redgate, S., Smart, D., Adams, E., Alderson, H., Barrett, S., Barron, C., Burns, S., Firth, J., Frost, H., Kaner, E., McGovern, W., Renwick, T., Xeros, P., McGovern, R. A realist synthesis of evidence on the effectiveness of community delivered interventions to reduce the likelihood of children going into care and promote family preservation. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021231009.
- Smiles, C., McGovern, R., Kaner, E., Rankin, R., Adams, E., Orange, M. A systematic review of qualitative studies exploring the lived experiences of pregnancy, including unplanned or unintended pregnancies, amongst women who use illicit drugs. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020198884 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020198884
McGowan, L., Joyes, E., Adams, E., et al. Systematic review of oral health and related health behaviour interventions in adults with severe and multiple disadvantages. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020202416 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020202416
Hulin, J., Weich, S., Mukuria, C., Clowes, M., Buckley Woods, H., Ramsay, S., Kaner, E., Spencer, L., Adams, E., Dykxhoorn, J., Walters, K., Osborn, D., Zamperoni, V., Fischer, V., Pinfold, V., Petermann, M., Jones, O. A systematic review of public mental health outcome measures. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020186218 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020186218
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Articles
- Salonen D, McGovern R, Allen-Sobo L, Adams E, Muir C, Bourne J, Herlihy F, Hunter D, Kaner E. Being and becoming a farther in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use - a qualitative evidence synthesis. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy 2023, Epub ahead of print.
- Adams EA, Spencer L, Addison M, McGovern W, Alderson H, Adley M, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, O'Donnell A. Substance Use, Health, and Adverse Life Events amongst Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Users in North East England: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(12), 6996.
- Widnall E, Winstone L, Plackett R, Adams EA, Haworth CMA, Mars B, Kidger J. Impact of school and peer connectedness on adolescent mental health and well-being outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal panel survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(11), 6768.
- Widnall E, Adams EA, Plackett R, Winstone L, Haworth CMA, Mars B, Kidger J. Adolescent Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic and School Closures and Implications for Mental Health, Peer Relationships and Learning: A Qualitative Study in South-West England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(12), 7163.
- Muir C, Adams EA, Evans V, GeijerSimpson E, Kaner E, Phillips SM, Salonen D, Smart D, Winstone L, McGovern R. A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2022, epub ahead of print.
- Redgate S, Spencer L, Adams EA, Arnott B, Brown H, Christie A, Hardy C, Harrison H, Kaner E, Mawson C, McGovern W, Phillips P, Rankin J, McGovern R. A realist approach to understanding alliancing within Local Government public health and social care service provision. European Journal of Public Health 2022, epub ahead of print.
- Adams EA, Parker J, Jablonski T, Kennedy J, Tasker F, Hunter D, Denham K, Smiles C, Muir C, O'Donnell A, Widnall E, Dotsikas K, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. A Qualitative Study Exploring Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Support among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3459.
- Harland JM, Adams EA, Boobis S, Cheetham M, Wiseman A, Ramsay SE. Understanding the life experiences of people with multiple complex needs: peer research in a health needs assessement. European Journal of Public Health 2021, ckab142.
- McGowan LJ, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Coyte A, Gavin R, Richmond C, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Broadbridge A, Dobson K, Landes D, Moffat S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Freeman R, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Investigating the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Oral Health and Related Health Behaviour Interventions in Adults with Severe and Multiple Disadvantage: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11554.
- Joyes EC, McGowan LJ, Adams EA, Paisi M, Burrows M, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Haddow K, Coyte A, Landes D, Moffatt S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Exploring interventions to improve the oral health and related health behaviours of adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: protocol for a qualitative study with stakeholders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(22), 11755.
- Perry R, Adams EA, Harland J, Broadbridge A, Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, O'Donnell A, Ramsay SE. Exploring high mortality rates among people with multiple and complex needs: A qualitative study using peer research methods. BMJ Open 2021, 11(6), e044634.
- Duncan F, Baskin C, McGrath M, Coker JR, Lee C, Dykxhoorn J, Adams EA, Gnani S, Lafortune L, Kirkbride JB, Kaner E, Jones O, Samuel G, Walters K, Osborn D, Oliver EJ. Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England. BMC Public Health 2021, 21, 1691.
- Marshall LA, Adams EA, Stuckey MI. Relationships, experience, and support: staff perception of safety in a forensic mental health facility. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 2019, 30(5), 824-835.
- Adams EA, Darj E, Wijewardene K, Infanti JJ. Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study. Global Health Action 2019, 12(1), 1560587.
- Marshall LA, Adams EA. Building from the ground up: exploring forensic mental health staff’s relationships with patients. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 2018, 29(5), 744-761.
- Srour H, Ratel O, Leocmach M, Adams EA, Denis-Quanquin S, Appukuttan V, Taberlet N, Manneville S, Majesté J, Carrot C, Andraud C, Monnereau C. Mediating gel formation from structurally controlled poly(electrolytes) through multiple "head-to-body" electrostatic interactions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2015, 36(1), 55-59.
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Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)
- Widnall E, Winstone L, Plackett R, Adams E, Haworth C, Mars B, Kidger J. The effect of school and peer connectedness on adolescent mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal panel study. In: UK Public Health Science Conference. 2021, Virtual: Elsevier.
- Adams EA, Parker J, Jablonski T, Kennedy J, Hunter D, Tasker F, Smiles C, Muir C, Widnall E, Dotsikas K, Reed C, Burrows M, O'Donnell A, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. "It's been up and down" - perspectives on living through COVID-19 for individuals who experience homelessness: a qualitative study. In: UK Public Health Science: Conference. 2021, Virtual: The Lancet.