Fairbrother, Hannah, Dr

Research interests

My research focuses on socioeconomic inequalities in health and well-being, particularly as they relate to children, young people and families. This is a longstanding interest and stems from my upbringing in 91ֱ��, a city of contrasts in health and wealth, visiting family in Liverpool and through voluntary work in Cambridge with young mothers and with children in an underserved area of Paris.

I am particularly interested in:

Work to understand and address the environmental, social and political influences on health.
Public perspectives, particularly children's and young people’s perspectives, on and understandings of health inequalities and their relationship with broader societal inequalities
The role of activism geared towards improving planetary health and promoting social justice

I mobilise a variety of different methods to explore these key interests, including critical policy analysis, systematic and narrative literature review, participatory interviews, creative workshops, observation and systems mapping.

I am on the leadership team for the , with a particular focus on public involvement and engagement work.

I co-lead the for the University of 91ֱ��, with my colleague Dr Jill Thompson.

I am the 91ֱ�� representative for .

Publications

Journal articles

Alliott O, Fairbrother H & van Sluijs E (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24.
Dodd-Reynolds C, Hall S, Crowder M, Goodyear V, Griffin N, Fairbrother H, Pope S & Scott S (2024) . European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
Hock ES, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A, Clair A & Goyder E (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24.
Er V, Crowder M, Holding E, Woodrow N, Griffin N, Summerbell C, Egan M & Fairbrother H (2024) . Health Promotion International, 39(4).
Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Holding E, Crowder M, Griffin N, Er V, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Scott S, Summerbell C , Rigby E et al (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2018.
Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(6).
Dodd-Reynolds C, Griffin N, Kyle P, Scott S, Fairbrother H, Holding E, Crowder M, Woodrow N & Summerbell C (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
Porter A, d’Apice K, Albers P, Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Breheny K, Mills C, Tebbett S & De Vocht F (2024) . PLOS ONE, 19(1).
Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(13).
Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M & Holmes J (2023) . Preventive Medicine Reports, 36.
Hatch LM, Widnall EC, Albers PN, Hopkins GL, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, van Sluijs EMF, Fairbrother H, Jago R & Campbell RM (2023) . BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23(1).
Busebaia TJA, Thompson J, Fairbrother H & Ali P (2023) . Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Widnall E, Albers PN, Hatch L, Hopkins G, Kidger J, Vocht FD, Kaner E, Sluijs EMFV, Fairbrother H, Jago R & Campbell R (2023) . Health and Place, 82.
Widnall E, Hatch L, Albers PN, Hopkins G, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, van Sluijs EMF, Fairbrother H, Jago R & Campbell R (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
Griffin N, Crowder M, Kyle P, Holding E, Woodrow N, H F, Dodd-Reynolds C, Summerbell C & Scott S (2023) . SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3.
Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely A & Holmes J (2023) . Journal of Youth Studies.
Alliott O, Fairbrother H, Corder K, Wilkinson P & van Sluijs E (2023) . BMJ Open.
Whitaker V, Curtis P, Fairbrother H, Oldham M & Holmes J (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
Caluzzi G, Fenton L, Holmes J, MacLean S, Pennay A, Fairbrother H & Törrönen J (2023) . New Media & Society.
Holding E, Crowder M, Woodrow N, Griffin N, Knights N, Goyder E, McKeown R & Fairbrother H (2022) . Health and Social Care in the Community.
Sharp CA, Widnall E, Albers PN, Willis K, Capner C, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, van Sluijs EMF, Fairbrother H , Jago R et al (2022) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20).
Pennay A, Törrönen J, Herold MD, Fenton L, MacLean S, Caluzzi G, Fairbrother H, Frank VA, Samuelsson E & Holmes J (2022) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 108.
Griffin N, Wistow J, Fairbrother H, Holding E, Sirisena M, Powell K & Summerbell C (2022) . BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1084.
Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Crowder M, Holding E, Griffin N, Er V, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Lock K, Scott S , Summerbell C et al (2022) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3679-3679.
Holmes J, Fairbrother H, Livingston M, Meier PS, Oldham M, Pennay A & Whitaker V (2022) . International Journal of Drug Policy, 102.
Griffin N, Philips S, Hillier-Brown F, Fairbrother H, Wistow J, Holding E, Powell K & Summerbell C (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21.
Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E & Quirk H (2021) . Qualitative Research Journal.
Holding E, Fairbrother H, Griffin N, Wistow J, Powell K & Summerbell C (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21(1).
Whitaker V, Oldham M, Boyd J, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P & Holmes J (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21(1).
Jessiman PE, Powell K, Williams P, Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Williams JG & Kipping R (2021) . PLoS One, 16(2), e0245577.
Oldham M, Livingston M, Whitaker V, Callinan S, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P & Holmes J (2020) . Drug and Alcohol Review.
Spencer G, Fairbrother H & Thompson J (2020) . International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19.
Jessiman P, Fairbrother H, Williams P, Powell K, Crowder M, Williams J & Kipping R (2020) . European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement_5).
Fairbrother H, Holding E, Powell K, Griffin N, Wistow J & Summerbell C (2020) . European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement_5).
Smith J, Ali P, Birks Y, Curtis P, Fairbrother H, Kirk S, Saltiel D, Thompson J & Swallow V (2020) . Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Whitaker V, Oldham M, Angus C, Fairbrother H & Holmes J (2020) . Addiction.
Thompson J, Fairbrother H, Spencer G, Curtis P, Fouche C, Hoare K, Hogan D, O’Riordan J, Salami B, Smith M , Taylor B et al (2020) . Global Health Promotion, 27(4), 141-144.
Fairbrother H, Curtis P & Kirkcaldy A (2020) . Health Education Journal, 79(6), 686-699.
Oldham M, Callinan S, Whitaker V, Fairbrother H, Curtis P, Meier P, Livingston M & Holmes J (2019) . Addiction.
Earley V, Fairbrother H & Curtis P (2019) . Families, Relationships and Societies, 8(2), 213-229.
Kirkcaldy A, Fairbrother H, Curtis P & Weiner K (2019) . Health and Place, 57, 157-164.
Spencer G, Smith M, Thompson J, Fairbrother H, Hoare K, Fouché C & Curtis P (2019) . Health Education Journal, 78(1), 96-107.
Fairbrother H (2018) . Children's Geographies.
Curtis P, Thompson J & Fairbrother H (2018) . Public Health, 158, 71-85.
Fairbrother H, Curtis P & Goyder E (2016) . SSM - Population Health, 2, 476-484.
Fairbrother H, Curtis P & Goyder E (2016) . Health and Place, 40, 51-57.
Fairbrother H (2013) . Public Health, 127(2), 194-194.
Fairbrother H (2012) . Teaching in Higher Education, 17(3), 353-358.
Fairbrother H (2012) . Children & Society, 26(2), 168-169.
Fairbrother H, Curtis P & Goyder E (2012) . Health & Social Care in the Community, 20(5), 528-536.
Fairbrother H (2011) . Journal of Public Health, 33(4), 634-635.
Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely AK & Holmes J () . Drug and Alcohol Review.
Stevely AK, Vashishtha R, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Livingston M & Holmes J () . European Journal of Public Health.
Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, d’Apice K, Breheny K, Albers P, Mills C, Tebbett S, Campbell R & De Vocht F () Exploring the potential of a school-based online health and wellbeing screening tool: Young people’s perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Woodrow N & Fairbrother H () Exploring the potential of a school-based online health and wellbeing screening tool professional stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences. BMC Public Health.
Alliott O, Ryan M, Fairbrother H & Sluijs E () . Obesity Reviews.
Curtis P, Thompson J & Fairbrother H () Migrant children within Europe: a systematic review of children’s perspectives on their health experiences. Public Health.

Chapters

Fairbrother H & Ellis K (2018) , Families, Intergenerationality, and Peer Group Relations (pp. 149-168). Springer Singapore
Fairbrother H & Ellis K (2016) In Punch S, Vanderbeck R & Skelton T (Ed.), Families, Intergenerationality and Peer Group Relations (pp. 1-20). Singapore: Springer.

Conference proceedings papers

Holding E, Woodrow N, Aminu H, Arnott B, Fairbrother H, Cripps H, Wilson L & Goyder E (2024) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A47.1-A47)
Fairbrother H, Burn A, Crowder M, Goyder E, Holding E, Kraftl P & Woodrow N (2024) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A6.3-A7)
Hatch L, Widnall E, Albers P, Hopkins G, Kidger J, Vocht FD, Kaner E, Sluijs EV, Fairbrother H & Jago R (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Widnall E, Albers P, Hatch L, Hopkins G, Kidger J, Vocht FD, Kaner E, Sluijs EV, Fairbrother H & Jago R (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Crowder M, Holding E, Griffin N, Er V, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Knight N & Lock K (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Albers P, Widnall E, Hatch L, Hopkins G, Sharp C, Kidger J, Vocht FD, Kaner E, Sluijs EV & Fairbrother H (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Dodd-Reynolds C, Griffin N, Kyle P, Scott S, Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Crowder M, Holding E, Er V, Egan M , Lock K et al (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Breheny K, d'Apice K, Albers P, Mills C, Curtis M, Hopkins L, Tebbett S, Campbell R & De Vocht F (2021) . The Lancet, Vol. 398(Suppl 2) (pp S91-S91). Virtual conference, 26 November 2021 - 26 November 2021.
Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Er V, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E, Lock K, Scott S , Summerbell C et al (2021) Young people's perspectives on inequalities in health in England: a qualitative study. The Lancet
Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Er V, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E, Lock K, Scott S , Summerbell C et al (2021) Exploring young people's perspectives of inequalities in health: a qualitative study. European Journal of Public Health
Thompson J, Fairbrother H & Curtis P (2018) . European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1). Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 May 2018 - 19 May 2018.

Reports

Oldham M, Holmes J, Whitaker V, Fairbrother H & Curtis P (2018)
Blank L, Baxter SK, Buckley-Woods H, Fairbrother H, Bissell P, Goyder E & Salway S (2016)

Preprints

Oxenham AF, Braune T, van Sluijs E, Fairbrother H, Martin A & Winpenny EM (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Holmes J, Fairbrother H, Livingston M, Meier PS, Oldham M, Pennay A & Whitaker V () .

Research group

I am an active member of the cross-faculty Health Equity Group and the Children and Young People’s Research Theme group in the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery.

I am interested in supervising students in my research areas and welcome prospective students getting in touch to discuss potential applications.

Grants

Principal Investigator	Sponsor	Title	Dates
Hurley, K	School for Public Health Research (SPHR) National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2024-25
Fairbrother, H	School for Public Health Research (SPHR), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2023-25
Mason, W	School for Public Health Research (SPHR), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2024-25
Dodd-Reynolds, C	School for Public Health Research (SPHR), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2023-24
Winpenny, E	National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2023-24
Powell, K	Grantham Centre Go Fund	Activism for Planetary Health and Equity	2023
Goyder, E	Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)		2022-23
Fairbrother, H	Research England		2022
Goyder, E	Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2022
Fairbrother, H	School for Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2020-22
Jago, R & Campbell, R	School for Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2020-22
Fairbrother, H & DeVocht, F	Public Health Practice Evaluation Scheme, School for Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2020-21
Kipping, R., Powell, K. and Fairbrother, H.	School for Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2019-20
Summerbell, C., Wistow, J., Powell, K. and Fairbrother, H.	School for Public Health Research, National Institute for Health Research		2019-20
Salami, B.	Worldwide Universities Network		2019-20
Fairbrother, H	ESRC Festival of the Social Sciences	Last orders: why might young people be drinking less alcohol?	2018
Thompson, J	Migration Matters Festival	Hidden Voices: The Health Experiences of Migrant Children by Abdulazez Dukan	2018
Holmes, J	Wellcome Trust	Why is youth alcohol consumption failing? A mixed methods investigation of changing drinking cultures across recent generations.	2018-2022
Fairbrother, H & Thompson, J	Worldwide Universities Network		2016-2017
Swallow, V	White Rose		2016
Blank, L	Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Relationship between poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression across the life course	2015-2016
Fairbrother, H	Impact, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (IIKE) University of 91ֱ��,	All 91ֱ�� Me: making sense of health messages in a hands-on exhibition space	2015
Fairbrother, H	Research Exchange for the Social Sciences (RESS), University of 91ֱ��	All 91ֱ�� Collaboration: co-producing impact with a community partner	2015

Teaching activities

I am committed to promoting educational equity and my approach to teaching is guided by a desire to create meaningful, engaging and constructively aligned programmes of learning to enable students from a wide variety of backgrounds to thrive in Higher Education and beyond.

I enjoy teaching and endeavour to integrate learning from and enthusiasm for my research into my teaching practice. I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students using face-to-face, distance and blended learning modes.

I lead the Public Health strand of our teaching across our suite of Nursing courses. I am currently involved in teaching related to the Social Determinants of Health, Health Inequalities, Health Promotion and Literature reviewing. I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and have been awarded the Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Professional activities and memberships

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