Staff Profile
Dr Louise Tanner
Research Associate (Evidence Synthesis)
- Email: louise.tanner@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5439
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
The Baddiley-Clark Building
Richardson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AX
Background
Academic background
See qualifications section below
Area of expertise
Epidemiology
Experience of undertaking an ecological study for my PhD
Undertaking systematic reviews in public health research
Writing reports on new drugs and technologies for NICE
Qualifications
- PhD (2016), thesis title: ‘What determines spatiotemporal variations in cold-weather-related mortality in England?’, Newcastle University.
- MSc (2012) Social Science and Health Research (with distinction), Newcastle University.
- PG Cert. (2011) Public Health and Health Services Research (with Merit), Newcastle University.
- BSc (2009) Biology (2.1), Durham University
- BSc (2006) Applied Psychology (2.1), Durham University
- Module credits from PGCE teaching programmes
Research
Research interests
I am interested in quantitative epidemiology and disease mechanisms
Teaching
Supervision
MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research
MRES Epidemiology
- Dissertation Supervisor
- MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research - Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
- MRES Epidemiology - Seminar co-presenter
Publications
- Tanner LM, Moffatt S, Milne E, Mills SDH, White M. Socio-economic and behavioural risk factors for adverse winter health and social outcomes in economically developed countries: a systematic review of quantitative observational studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2013, 67(12), 1061-1067.
- Mills SD, Tanner LM, Adams J. Systematic literature review of the effects of food and drink advertising on food and drink-related behaviour, attitudes and beliefs in adult populations. Obesity Reviews 2013, 14(4), 303-314.
- Moynihan P, Tanner LM, Holmes RD, Hillier-Brown F, Mashayekhi A, Kelly SAM, Craig D. Systematic Review of Evidence Pertaining to Factors That Modify Risk of Early Childhood Caries. JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2019, 4(3), 202-216.
- Burford B, Rothwell C, Beyer F, Tanner L, Vance G. Best Practice in the Assessment of Competence: A Literature Review. London: General Medical Council, 2018.
- Bray N, Kolehmainen N, McAnuff J, Tanner L, Tuersley L, Beyer F, Grayston A, Wilson D, Tudor Edwards R, Noyes J, Craig D. Early Mobility and POwered Wheelchair Evidence Review (EMPoWER): Examining the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of earlier provision of powered mobility interventions for children with mobility limitations. Health Technology Assessment, 2020. In Press.