Staff Profile

Sheena Ramsay leads a programme of research that aims to improve population health, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities. Sheena’s research focuses on addressing socio-economic determinants of ill-health to improve health and social care for the most disadvantaged populations. She has strong research interests in chronic disease epidemiology, prevention, and improving the oral health of older people.

Sheena is an honorary Consultant in Public Health. As a dental surgeon with specialisation in Public Health and Dental Public Health, she bridges epidemiology and public health research with policy and practice.  Sheena works closely with partners from Local Authorities, voluntary sector, policy, and primary and secondary care. Complementary to her research, a key part of Sheena’s role is training and building capacity in academic public health.  She has held prestigious MRC Fellowships, undertaken Public Health Specialty Training in London, and been awarded grants from NIHR, UKRI, US NIH, and charities.

Qualifications

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2019

Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health 2014

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Public Health 2013

PhD in Public Health & Epidemiology, University College London (UCL), London 2009

Member of the Faculty of Public Health 2007

MSc in Public Health, Nottingham, University 2003-2004

Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Baba Farid University, Punjab, India 2000

Professional registration

UK General Dental Council

UK Faculty of Public Health

UK Public Health Specialist Register

Previous positions

MRC Population Health Scientist Fellow & Academic Consultant in Public Health – UCL, London 2013-2016

Specialty Registrar in Public Health – London, Kent, Surrey & Sussex Training Programme 2010-2013

MRC Health of the Public Research Fellow – UCL, London 2006-2010

Research Fellow in Public Health – UCL, London 2005-2006

General Dental Surgeon – Christian Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, India 2000-2003

Memberships

Faculty of Public Health

Society for Social Medicine

International Association of Dental Research

Sheena Ramsay leads a programme of research that aims to improve population health, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities. Sheena’s research focuses on socio-economic and wider determinants of ill-health to improve health and social care for the most disadvantaged populations. She has strong research interests in chronic disease epidemiology (including oral health outcomes), and prevention across the life-course. She has held prestigious MRC Fellowships, and been awarded grants from NIHR, UKRI, US NIH, and charities.

Academic Lead for Public Health Training Programme North East region

Educational Supervisor for Public Health Registrars

Supervision of MSc and PhD students

• Articles

  • Thompson CL, Brennan-Tovey K, Robinson C, McIlvenna R, Kaner EFS, Ramsay SE, Aquino MRJ. The Acceptability of a Tobacco Dependency Treatment for NHS Staff in the North East of England: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2025, 22(3), 352.
  • Freeman Z, Waterhouse PJ, Ramsay SE, Holmes RD. Social accountability in undergraduate dental education: a narrative review. Community Dental Health 2025, 42(1), 5-14.
  • Jain N, Adams EA, Haddow K, Brown J, Bleksley D, Morrison S, Kesten J, Howells K, Sanders C, Adamson AJ, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Learnings from providing integrated health, housing and wider care for people rough sleeping during the COVID- 19 pandemic: a national qualitative study of the ‘Everyone In’ policy initiative. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25, 549.
  • Thirkle SA, John DA, Adams EA, Harland J, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Learning from a multi-agency trauma-informed care training initiative supporting people experiencing homelessness in rural and coastal areas: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25, 1175.
  • Ramsay SE, Cai Z, Sinclair DR, Prina M, Osborn DPJ, Adamson AJ, Kaner E, Adams EA. Inequalities at Age of Diagnosis of Severe Mental Illness in England. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8(1), e2457371.
  • Bhattarai N, Goodwin J, Pelton M, Gordon I, Rodgers J, Cassidy S, Wagnild J, Wilson C, Heslop P, Ogundimu E, O'Connor R, Ramsay S, Townsend E, Vale L. Health economic evaluation of Autism Adapted Safety Plans: findings on feasibility of tools from a pilot randomised controlled trial. . BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25, 473.
  • Thirkle SA, Adams EA, Harland J, Robertshaw L, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Health and care needs of people experiencing homelessness attending emergency care services in rural and coastal North East England: a quantitative study using hospital data. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • Wearn A, Brennan-Tovey K, Adams EA, Alderson H, Baariu J, Cheetham M, Bartle V, Palfreyman L, Rooke V, Shenton F, Ramsay SE, Kaner E. Evaluating Process and Outcomes of Public Involvement in Applied Health and Social Care Research: A Rapid Systematic Review. Health Expectations 2025, 28(1), e70160.
  • Ganbavale SG, Cai Z, Mathers JC, Papacosta O, Lennon L, Whincup PH, Weyant R, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Association between poor oral health and deterioration of appetite in older age: Results from longitudinal analyses of two prospective cohorts from the UK and USA. BMJ Open 2025, 15(2).
  • Goodwin J, Gordon I, O'Keeffe S, Carling S, Berresford A, Bhattarai N, Heslop P, Nielsen E, O'Connor RC, Ogundimu E, Pelton M, Ramsay SE, Rodgers J, Townsend E, Vale L, Wilson C, Cassidy S. Adapting safety plans for autistic adults with involvement from the autism community. Autism in Adulthood 2025, 7(3), 293-302.
  • Thirkle SA, Adams EA, Harland J, John DA, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. ‘The lights are on, and the doors are always open’: a qualitative study to understand challenges underlying the need for emergency care in people experiencing homelessness in rural and coastal North East England. BMJ Public Health 2025, 3(1), e001468.
  • Mills S, Kaner E, Ramsay S, McKinnon I. What are the key influences and challenges around weight management faced by patients in UK adult secure mental health settings? A focused ethnographic approach. BMJ Open 2024, 14(3), e079406.
  • Mills S, Kaner E, Ramsay S, McKinnon I. Understanding weight management in adult secure mental health services: findings from a mixed-methods study in Northern England. The Journal of Forensic Practice 2024, 26(2), 100-113.
  • Ganbavale SG, Papachristou E, Mathers JC, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Neighborhood Deprivation and Changes in Oral Health in Older Age: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. Journal of Dental Research 2024, 103(4), 434-441.
  • Plackett R, Hulin J, Mukuria C, Clowes M, Ramsay SE, Spencer L, Adams EA, Dykxhoorn J, Walters K, Osborn DPJ, Zamperoni V, Jones O, Weich S. Measures of social connectedness in adult populations: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2024, 24(1), 3384.
  • Thirkle SA, Adams EA, John DA, Harland J, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Mapping the organisational network of support for people experiencing homelessness in rural coastal areas of North East England: Results from a mixed-methods multi-sector social network analysis. PLoS Mental Health 2024, 1(7), e0000207.
  • McGowan LJ, John DA, Kenny RPW, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Shabaninejad H, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Improving oral health and related health behaviours (substance use, smoking, diet) in people with severe and multiple disadvantage: A systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions. PLoS ONE 2024, 19(4), e0298885.
  • Aquino MRJ, Brennan-Tovey K, Fong M, Wearn A, Bigirumurame T, Robinson T, Trevor M, Feeney J, Rutter A, Sharrock R, West J, Bridges S, Attwood AS, Jolly K, Damery S, Flanagan S, Armitage C, Russell S, Strong S, Ramsay SE, Kaner EFS. Implementation and impact of NHS-funded tobacco dependence services in England: a mixed-method evaluation protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14(12), e089630.
  • Rodgers J, Cassidy S, Pelton M, Goodwin J, Wagnild J, Bhattarai N, Gordon I, Wilson C, Heslop P, Ogundimu E, O'Connor RC, Ramsay SE, Townsend E, Vale L. Feasibility and acceptability of autism adapted safety plans: an external pilot randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine 2024, 73, 102662.
  • John DA, Adams EA, McGowan LJ, Joyes EC, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Factors influencing implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours in adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: a mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Open 2024, 14(1), e080160.
  • Jain N, Adams EA, Joyes EC, McLellan G, Burrows M, Paisi M, McGowan LJ, Iafrate L, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Factors affecting implementation of interventions for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a community-based qualitative study in England. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2(1), e000626.
  • Adams EA, Ramsay SE. Exploring what works well and less well in a community-based drop-in hub providing health and wellbeing services for people experiencing homelessness: a participatory action evaluation of service coordination. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24, 1423.
  • Adams EA, Hunter D, Kennedy J, Jablonski T, Parker J, Tasker F, Widnall E, O'Donnell AJ, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Exploring perspectives on living through the COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental ill-health and/or substance use: qualitative study. Advances in Dual Diagnosis 2024, 17(1), 1-13.
  • Jain N, Adams EA, Joyes EC, McLellan G, Burrows M, Paisi M, McGowan LJ, Iafrate L, Landes D, Watt R, Sniehotta FF, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Engagement and access to support for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet by people with severe and multiple disadvantage: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE 2024, 19(12), e0315254.
  • Bush KJ, Cullen E, Mills S, Chin RFM, Thomas RH, Kingston A, Pickrell WO, Ramsay SE. Assessing the extent and determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in epilepsy in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9(8), e614-e628.
  • Kimble R, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Weyant RJ, Mathers JC, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. The Relationships of Dentition, Use of Dental Prothesis and Oral Health Problems with Frailty, Disability and Diet Quality: Results from Population-Based Studies of Older Adults from the UK and USA. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging 2023, 27(8), 663-672.
  • Kimble R, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Weyant RJ, Mathers JC, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. The Relationship of Oral Health with Progression of Physical Frailty among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study Composed of Two Cohorts of Older Adults from the United Kingdom and United States. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2023, 24(4), 468-474.e3.
  • Yu G, Vale L, McMeekin P, Ramsay SE, Fu Y. Investigating changes in mental health services utilisation in England and their impact on health outcomes and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Protocol for a health data-linkage study. PloS One 2023, 18(4), e0283986.
  • Bush KJ, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Rankin J, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Influence of neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation and individual socioeconomic position on risk of developing type 2 diabetes in older men: a longitudinal analysis in the British Regional Heart Study cohort. BMJ open diabetes research & care 2023, 11(5), e003559.
  • Kimble R, McLellan G, Lennon LT, Papacosta AO, Mathers JC, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH, Ramsay SE. Cohort Profile Update: The British Regional Heart Study 1978–2018: 40-years of follow-up of older British men. International Journal of Epidemiology 2023, 52(3), e187-e194.
  • Rodgers J, Goodwin J, Nielsen E, Bhattarai N, Heslop P, Kharatikoopaei E, O'Connor RC, Ogundimu E, Ramsay SE, Steele K, Townsend E, Vale L, Walton E, Wilson C, Cassidy S. Adapted suicide safety plans to address self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide behaviours in autistic adults: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2023, 9, 31.
  • 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 2022, 32(2), 176–190.
  • Thomson K, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Gosney M, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Oral nutritional interventions in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment 2022, 26(51).
  • Kotronia E, Brown H, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Weyant RJ, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Oral health problems and risk of incident disability in two studies of older adults in the United Kingdom and the United States. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70(7), 2080-2092.
  • Thomson KH, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2022, 3(10), E654-E666.
  • McKechnie DGJ, Patel M, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Associations between inflammation, coagulation, cardiac strain and injury, and subclinical vascular disease with frailty in older men: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics 2022, 22(1), 405.
  • Kimble R, McLellan G, Lennon LT, Papacosta AO, Weyant RJ, Kapila Y, Mathers JC, Wannamathee SG, Whincup PH, Ramsay SE. Association between oral health markers and decline in muscle strength and physical performance in later life: longitudinal analyses of two prospective cohorts from the UK and the USA. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2022, 3(11), e777-e788.
  • 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.
  • Spiers GF, Liddle J, Kunonga TP, Whitehead IO, Beyer F, Stow D, Welsh C, Ramsay SE, Craig D, Hanratty B. What are the consequences of caring for older people and what interventions are effective for supporting unpaid carers? A rapid review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9), e046187.
  • Gilani A, Ramsay SE, Welsh P, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with orthostatic hypotension in older men: a cross-sectional analysis from the British Regional Heart Study. Age and ageing 2021, 50(1), 198-204.
  • McKechnie DGJ, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Subclinical cardiovascular disease and risk of incident frailty: The British Regional Heart Study. Experimental Gerontology 2021, 154, 111522.
  • Oyebode O, Ramsay SE, Brayne C. Public health research in the UK to understand and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and COVID-19 response measures. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2021, 75(3), 209-212.
  • Kotronia E, Brown H, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Weyant RJ, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Poor oral health and the association with diet quality and intake in older people in two studies in the UK and USA. British Journal of Nutrition 2021, 126(1), 118-130.
  • Kotronia E, Wannamethee SG PhD, Papacosta AO, Whincup PH, Lennon LT, Visser M, Kapila YL, Weyant RJ, Ramsay SE. Poor oral health and inflammatory, haemostatic and cardiac biomarkers in older age: Results from two studies in the UK and USA. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 2021, 76(2), 346-351.
  • Kaluzeviciute G, Jessiman T, Burn A-M, Ford T, Geijer-Simpson E, Kidger J, Limmer M, Ramsay SE, Spencer L. Participatory Action Research on School Culture and Student Mental Health: A Study Protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 2021, 20.
  • Kotronia E, Brown H, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Weyant RJ, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Oral health and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory mortality in older people in the UK and USA. Scientific Reports 2021, 11, 16452.
  • Ni Lochlainn M, Cox NJ, Wilson T, Hayhoe RP, Ramsay SE, Granic A, Isanejad M, Roberts HC, Wilson D, Welch C, Hurst C, Atkins JL, Mendonça N, Horner K, Tuttiett ER, Morgan Y, Heslop P, Williams EA, Steves CJ, Greig C, Draper J, Corish CA, Welch A, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Robinson S. Nutrition and Frailty: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment. Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2349.
  • 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.
  • McKechnie DGJ, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Frailty and incident heart failure in older men: The British Regional Heart Study. Open Heart 2021, 8(1), e001571.
  • 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.
  • Barker RO, Hanratty B, Kingston A, Ramsay S, Matthews FE. Changes in health and functioning of care home residents over two decades: what can we learn from population-based studies?. Age and Ageing 2021, 50(3), 921-927.
  • Albani V, Nishio K, Ito T, Kotronia E, Moynihan P, Robinson L, Hanratty B, Kingston A, Abe Y, Takayama M, Iinuma T, Arai Y, Ramsay SE. Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan. BMC Geriatrics 2021, 21, 187.
  • McKechnie DGJ, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Associations between inflammation, cardiovascular biomarkers and incident frailty: the British Regional Heart Study. Age and Ageing 2021, 50(6), 1979-1987.
  • 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.
  • Liljas AEM, Walters K, de Oliveira C, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE, Carvalho LA. Self-Reported Sensory Impairments and Changes in Cognitive Performance: A Longitudinal 6-Year Follow-Up Study of English Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ⩾50 Years. Journal of Aging and Health 2020, 32(5-6), 243-251.
  • Watson S, McMullan J, Brocklehurst P, Tsakos G, Watt RG, Wassall RR, Sherriff A, Ramsay SE, Karki AJ, Tada S, Lappin C, Donaldson M, McKenna G. Development of a core outcome set for oral health services research involving dependent older adults (DECADE): A study protocol. Trials 2020, 21(1), 599.
  • Gilani A, Ramsay SE, Juraschek SP, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Associations of the systolic and diastolic components of orthostatic hypotension with markers of cardiovascular risk in older men: A cross-sectional analysis from The British Regional Heart Study. Journal of Clinical Hypertension 2020, 22(10), 1892-1901.
  • Parsons TJ, Papachristou E, Atkins JL, Papacosta O, Ash S, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Ramsay SE, Wannamethee SG. Physical frailty in older men: prospective associations with diet quality and patterns. Age and Ageing 2019, 48(3), 355-360.
  • Kotronia E, Wannamethee SG, Papacosta AO, Whincup PH, Lennon LT, Visser M, Weyant RJ, Harris TB, Ramsay SE. Oral Health, Disability and Physical Function: Results From Studies of Older People in the United Kingdom and United States of America. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20(12), 1654.e1–1654.e9.
  • Welsh P, Papacosta O, Ramsay S, Whincup P, McMurray J, Wannamethee G, Sattar N. High-Sensitivity Troponin T and Incident Heart Failure in Older Men: British Regional Heart Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25(4), 230-237.
  • Parsons TJ, Papachristou E, Atkins JL, Papacosta O, Ash S, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Ramsay SE, Wannamethee SG. Healthier diet quality and dietary patterns are associated with lower risk of mobility limitation in older men. European Journal of Nutrition 2019, 58(6), 2335-2343.
  • Zonoozi S, Ramsay SE, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Whincup P, Wannamethee SG. Chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular risk markers and total mortality in older men: cystatin C versus creatinine. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2019, 73(7), 645-651.
  • Ramsay SE, Papachristou E, Watt RG, Lennon LT, Papacosta AO, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Socioeconomic disadvantage across the life-course and oral health in older age: findings from a longitudinal study of older British men. Journal of Public Health 2018, 40(4), e423-e430.
  • Hawkesworth S, Silverwood RJ, Armstrong B, Pliakas T, Nanchalal K, Jefferis BJ, Sartini C, Amuzu A, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE, Casas JP, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Lock K. Investigating associations between the built environment and physical activity among older people in 20 UK towns. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2018, 72(2), 121-131.
  • Ramsay SE, Papachristou E, Watt RG, Tsakos G, Lennon LT, Papacosta AO, Moynihan P, Sayer AA, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Influence of Poor Oral Health on Physical Frailty: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Older British Men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66(3), 473–479.
  • Liljas AEM, Carvalho LA, Papachristou E, De Oliveira C, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE, Walters KR. Self-reported vision impairment and incident prefrailty and frailty in English community-dwelling older adults: findings from a 4-year follow-up study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2017, 71(11), 1053-1058.
  • Zonoozi S, Ramsay SE, Papacosta O, Lennon L, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Self-reported sleep duration and napping, cardiac risk factors and markers of subclinical vascular disease: Cross-sectional study in older men. BMJ Open 2017, 7(6), e016396.
  • Liljas AEM, Carvalho LA, Papachristou E, De Oliveira C, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE, Walters K. Self-Reported Hearing Impairment and Incident Frailty in English Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A 4-Year Follow-Up Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65(5), 958-965.
  • Hawkesworth S, Silverwood RJ, Armstrong B, Pliakas T, Nanchahal K, Sartini C, Amuzu A, Wannamethee G, Atkins J, Ramsay SE, Casas JP, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Lock K. Investigating the importance of the local food environment for fruit and vegetable intake in older men and women in 20 UK towns: A cross-sectional analysis of two national cohorts using novel methods. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017, 14, 128.
  • Papachristou E, Wannamethee SG, Lennon LT, Papacosta O, Whincup PH, Iliffe S, Ramsay SE. Ability of Self-Reported Frailty Components to Predict Incident Disability, Falls, and All-Cause Mortality: Results From a Population-Based Study of Older British Men. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2017, 18(2), 152-157.
  • Papachristou E, Ramsay SE, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. The Test Your Memory cognitive screening tool: Sociodemographic and cardiometabolic risk correlates in a population-based study of older British men. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 31(6), 666-675.
  • Liljas AEM, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Walters K, Iliffe S, Lennon LT, Carvalho LA, Ramsay SE. Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Public Health 2016, 38(2), e21-e28.
  • Welsh P, Hart C, Papacosta O, Preiss D, McConnachie A, Murray H, Ramsay S, Upton M, Watt G, Whincup P, Wannamethee G, Sattar N. Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Cardiac Biomarkers in 2 United Kingdom Cohort Studies: Does Utility Depend on Risk Thresholds for Treatment?. Hypertension 2016, 67(2), 309-315.
  • Liljas AEM, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Walters K, Iliffe S, Lennon LT, Carvalho LA, Ramsay SE. Hearing impairment and incident disability and all-cause mortality in older British community-dwelling men. Age and Ageing 2016, 45(5), 661-666.
  • Papachristou E, Ramsay SE, Lennon LT, Papacosta O, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. The relationships between body composition characteristics and cognitive functioning in a population-based sample of older British men. BMC Geriatrics 2015, 15(1), 172.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Subramanian SV, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. The influence of neighbourhood-level socioeconomic deprivation on cardiovascular disease mortality in older age: Longitudinal multilevel analyses from a cohort of older British men. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2015, 69(12), 1224-1231.
  • Atkins JL, Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Morris RW, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. Diet quality in older age: The influence of childhood and adult socio-economic circumstances. British Journal of Nutrition 2015, 113(9), 1441-1452.
  • Ramsay SE, Arianayagam DS, Whincup PH, Lennon LT, Cryer J, Papacosta AO, Iliffe S, Wannamethee SG. Cardiovascular risk profile and frailty in a population-based study of older British men. Heart 2015, 101(8), 616-622.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Watt RG, Tsakos G, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. Burden of poor oral health in older age: Findings from a population-based study of older British men. BMJ Open 2015, 5(12), e009476.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. Time trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality: Results from a 35 year prospective study in British men. BMC Cancer 2014, 14(1), 474.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Morris RW, Lennon LT, Goya Wannamethee S. Inequalities in heart failure in older men: Prospective associations between socioeconomic measures and heart failure incidence in a 10-year follow-up study. European Heart Journal 2014, 35(7), 442-447.
  • Ramsay SE, Bartley A, Rodger AJ. Determinants of assault-related violence in the community: Potential for public health interventions in hospitals. Emergency Medicine Journal 2014, 31(12), 986-989.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Hardoon SL, Lennon LT, Morris RW, Wannamethee SG. Social class differences in secular trends in established coronary risk factors over 20 years: A cohort study of british men from 1978-80 to 1998-2000. PLoS ONE 2011, 6(5), e19742.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Papacosta AO, Thomas MC, Wannamethee SG. Prediction of coronary heart disease risk by Framingham and SCORE risk assessments varies by socioeconomic position: Results from a study in British men. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2011, 18(2), 186-193.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Lennon LT, Morris RW, Wannamethee SG. Longitudinal associations of socioeconomic position in childhood and adulthood with decline in lung function over 20 years: Results from a population-based cohort of British men. Thorax 2011, 66(12), 1058-1064.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Rumley A, Lennon L, Lowe G, Wannamethee SG. Socioeconomic inequalities in coronary heart disease risk in older age: Contribution of established and novel coronary risk factors. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009, 7(11), 1779-1786.
  • Ramsay S, Ebrahim S, Whincup P, Papacosta O, Morris R, Lennon L, Wannamethee SG. Social Engagement and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Results of a Prospective Population-Based Study of Older Men. Annals of Epidemiology 2008, 18(6), 476-483.
  • Ramsay S, Lowe GDO, Whincup PH, Rumley A, Morris RW, Wannamethee SG. Relationships of inflammatory and haemostatic markers with social class: Results from a population-based study of older men. Atherosclerosis 2008, 197(2), 654-661.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Morris R, Lennon L, Wannamethee SG. Is socioeconomic position related to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome? Influence of social class across the life course in a population-based study of older men. Diabetes Care 2008, 31(12), 2380-2382.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Morris RW, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. Extent of Social Inequalities in Disability in the Elderly: Results From a Population-based Study of British Men. Annals of Epidemiology 2008, 18(12), 896-903.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH. Are social inequalities in mortality in Britain narrowing? Time trends from 1978 to 2005 in a population-based study of older men. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008, 62(1), 75-80.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Papacosta O, Lennon L, Thomas MC, Morris RW. Missed opportunities for secondary prevention of cerebrovascular disease in elderly British men from 1999 to 2005: A population-based study. Journal of Public Health 2007, 29(3), 251-257.
  • Neal KR, on behalf of the Trent Hepatitis C Study Group, Ramsay S, Thomson BJ, Irving WL. Excess mortality rates in a cohort of patients infected with the hepatitis C virus: a prospective study. Gut 2007, 56(8), 1098-1104.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Morris RW, Lennon LT, Wannamethee SG. Are childhood socio-economic circumstances related to coronary heart disease risk? Findings from a population-based study of older men. International Journal of Epidemiology 2007, 36(3), 560-566.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Shaper AG, Wannamethee SG. The relations of body composition and adiposity measures to ill health and physical disability in elderly men. American Journal of Epidemiology 2006, 164(5), 459-469.
  • Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Lawlor DA, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Thomas MC, Ebrahim S, Morris RW. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in older patients after the national service framework: Population based study. British Medical Journal 2006, 332(7534), 144-145.
  • Ramsay SE, Morris RW, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Thomas MC, Whincup PH. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in older British men: Extent of inequalities before and after implementation of the National Service Framework. Journal of Public Health 2005, 27(4), 338-343.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • John DA, McGowan LJ, Kenny RPW, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Shabaninejad H, Richmond C, Beyer F, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours of substance use, smoking, and diet in people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. In: Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health. 2023, London: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • Adams EA, Aquino MRJ, Bartle V, Brennan-Tovey K, Kennedy J, Koehne S, McGrath J, Ogden M, Parker J, Thirkle S, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. International evidence on lived experiences of trauma during homelessness and effects on mental health including substance use: a co-produced qualitative systematic review. In: Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health. 2023, London: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • John DA, Adams EA, McGowan LJ, Joyce EC, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M. Exploring factors that influence implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours in adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: A mixed-methods systematic review. In: SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 2023, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Bush KJ, Pickrell WO, Cullen E, Mills S, Thomas RH, Ramsay SE. Assessing the extent and distribution of socioeconomic inequalities in Epilepsy, in the United Kingdom; a systematic evidence review. In: ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Meeting. 2023, Gateshead.
  • Adams EA, Perry R, Harland J, Broadbridge A, Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, O'Donnell A, Ramsay SE. Using peer research methods: to explore high mortality rates among people with multiple complex needs. In: SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2021. 2021, Virtual: BMJ Group.
  • Bush KJ, Papacosta AO, Lennon L, Rankin J, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. The influence of neighbourhood-level socioeconomic deprivation on developing type 2 diabetes in older men: a longitudinal analysis of the British Regional Heart Study cohort data. In: Public Health Science 2021. 2021, Online: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • Brennan-Tovey K, Aquino MRJ, Flanagan S, Kaner E, Wearn A, Bigirumurame T, Fong M, Todd A, Aveyard P, Jolly K, Damery S, Attwood A, Robson D, West J, Bridges S, Armitage CJ, Russell S, Strong S, Ramsay SE. Implementation of the NHS-funded tobacco dependence services in England: a qualitative study to understand the contexts of implementation. In: Public Health Science 2021. 2021, Online: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • 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.
  • Patel M, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Ellins EA, Halcox J, Whincup PH, Ramsay SE, Wannamethee SG. Subclinical cardiovascular disease and frailty among british older men without a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease: a population-based study. In: 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting. 2018, Glasgow, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Ramsay SE, Papachristou E, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Socioeconomic factors associated with frailty: results from two studies of older British populations. In: 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine. 2018, University of Glasgow: BMJ Group.
  • Ramsay SE, Roberts D, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Individual and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes in older age: results from a 14 year follow-up of a cohort of older British men. In: 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine. 2017, University of Manchester, UK: BMJ Group.
  • Parsons TJ, Papachristou E, Ramsay SE, Atkins JL, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Ash S, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Diet quality, sarcopenia and frailty in older men: cross sectional analysis from the British Regional Heart Study. In: 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine. 2017, University of Manchester, UK: BMJ Group.
  • Ramsay SE, Papachristou E, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG. Association of objective and perceived neighbourhood characteristics with poor oral health in older age: results from a cross-sectional study of older British men. In: 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine. 2017, University of Manchester, UK: BMJ Group.
  • Liljas AEM, Carvalho LA, Papachristou E, De Oliveira C, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE, Walters K. Vision impairment and risk of frailty: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. In: National Conference on Public Health Science Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health. 2016, Cardiff: Elsevier.
  • Liljas A, Carvalho LA, Papachristou E, Ramsay SE, Wannamethee G, De Oliveira C, Walters K. HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND FRAILTY IN ENGLISH COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A 4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. In: Gerontological Society of America. 2016. In Preparation.

• Letter

  • Liljas AEM, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Walters K, Iliffe S, Lennon LT, Carvalho LA, Ramsay SE. Sensory impairments and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in older British community-dwelling men: A 10-year follow-up study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64(2), 442-444.

• Notes

  • Rodgers J, Cassidy S, Pelton M, Goodwin J, Nielsen E, Wagnild J, Bhattarai N, Gordon I, Wilson C, Heslop P, Ogundimu E, O'Connor RC, Ramsay SE, Townsend E, Vale L. Corrigendum to “Feasibility and acceptability of Autism Adapted Safety Plans: an external pilot randomised controlled trial”. eClinicalMedicine 2025, 84(103260).
  • Lennon LT, Ramsay SE, Papacosta O, Shaper AG, Wannamethee SG, Whincup PH. Cohort Profile Update: The British Regional Heart Study 1978-2014: 35 years follow-up of cardiovascular disease and ageing. International Journal of Epidemiology 2015, 44(3), 826a-826g.

• Report

  • Wearn A, Kaner E, Ramsay S, Aquino MRJ, Alderson H, Cheetham M, Shenton F, Lally J, Anderson E, Rook V, Palfreyman L, Bartle V. Evaluating process and outcomes of public involvement in applied health and social care research: a rapid systematic review. London: National Institute for Health and Care Research, 2022. PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022310210.

• Reviews

  • Adams EA, Brennan-Tovey K, McGrath J, Thirkle S, Jain N, Aquino MRJ, Bartle V, Kennedy J, Ogden M, Parker J, Koehne S, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. A Co-produced International Qualitative Systematic Review on Lived Experiences of Trauma During Homelessness in Adulthood and Impacts on Mental Health. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 2025, 26(3), 510-527.
  • Alhulaefi SS, Watson AW, Ramsay SE, Jakubovics NS, Matu J, Griffiths A, Kimble R, Siervo M, Brandt K, Shannon OM. Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on oral health and associated markers of systemic health: a systematic review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2024, 65(14), 2813-2828.
  • Cannon I, Robinson-Barella A, McLellan G, Ramsay SE. From Drugs to Dry Mouth: A Systematic Review Exploring Oral and Psychological Health Conditions Associated with Dry Mouth in Older Adults with Polypharmacy. Drugs and Aging 2023, 40, 307-316.
  • Clark D, Kotronia E, Ramsay SE. Frailty, aging, and periodontal disease: Basic biologic considerations. Periodontology 2000 2021, 87(1), 143-156.