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Staff Profile

Emma Adams

NIHR SPHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow

  • Email: emma.adams@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
    Newcastle University
    Baddiley-Clark Building (4th Floor)
    Richardson Road
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE2 4AX
Background

I joined Newcastle University in February 2020 as an NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Pre-doctoral Fellow. I am currently involved with a number of NIHR SPHR studies and my research interests are public mental health and disadvantaged populations (homeless, offending, severe and multiple disadvantage, and complex and multiple needs). I am the Principal Investigator on a study funded through the NIHR SPHR Early Career Researcher Fund to explore access to and provision of community-based mental health and addiction services for individuals experiencing homelessness. 

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 misuse, and public health for individuals experiencing homelessness or severe and multiple disadvantage/complex needs. 


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)


Current memberships

  • NIHR SPHR, Research Network (ResNet) Committee
  • Fuse Public Involvement and Engagement Committee
  • Society for Social Medicine and Population Health
  • European Public Health Association
  • NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health Network
  • Fuse (the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health)
  • Project Management Institute



Research

Research interests:

  • Public mental health
  • Substance use
  • Access to care
  • Homeless and disadvantaged populations

Current research funding:

  • McGovern R, Firth J, Adams E, Alderson H, Barron C, Frost H, McGovern W, Redgate S, Renwick T, Smart D, Xeros P, Barrett S, Burns S, Kaner E. 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. £55,162
  • Adams EA, Muir C, Smiles C, Dotsikas K, Crosby L, Widnall E, Ramsay S, Kaner E, Burrows M, Broadbridge A, & Reed C. 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 School for Public Health Research - ResNet ECR Funding. £25,627.44
  • Widnall E, Winstone L, Plackett R, Crosby L, Adams E, Haworth CM, Mars B, Kidger J. Exploring the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on young people's mental health and additional support required post lockdown. (2020-2021). NIHR School for Public Health Research - ResNet ECR Funding. £20,605.67
  • Adams EA. NIHR School for Public Health Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. (2020-2022). NIHR School for Public Health Research. £117,485

Ongoing systematic reviews registered with prospero:

  • 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., Richmond, C., Shabaninejad, H., Beyer, F., Broadbridge, A., Dobson, K., Landes, D., Moffat, S., Watt, R., Sniehotta, F., Paisi, M., Bambra, C., Craig., D., Kaner, E., Ramsay, S. 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
  • Muir, C., McGovern, R., Kaner, E., Geijer-Simpson, E., Smart, D., Kidger, J., Winstone, L., Evans, V., Phillips, S., Salonen, D., Adams, E. A systematic review of qualitative studies exploring lived experiences, impacts and coping strategies of children and young people affected by parental substance misuse. PROSPERO 2019 CRD42019137486 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42019137486
Publications