Research Profile
Dr Simon Murphy
Selected Publications
Jerzembek G.S and Murphy S. A narrative literature review of implementing problem-based learning in school: acceptability and effectiveness. Educational Review. (2012) 10.1080/00131911.2012.659655
Murphy S, Tudor Edwards R, Williams N, Raisanen L, Moore G, Linck P, Hounsome N, Ud Din N and Moore L An evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales UK: a randomised controlled trial of a public health policy initiative Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2012) doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200689
Murphy S, Moore G, Williams A and Moore L An exploratory cluster randomised trial of a university halls of residence based social norms intervention in Wales, UK BMC Public Health (2012) 12:186 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-186
Moore S, Murphy S, Brennan I, Byrne E, Moore S, Shepherd J and Moore L - An Exploratory Randomised Controlled Trial of a Premises-Level intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm Including Violence in the United Kingdom BMC Public Health (2012) 12:412 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-412
Moore, S. N., Murphy, S. & Moore, L. (2011). Health improvement, nutrition-related behaviour and the role of school meals: the usefulness of a socio-ecological perspective to inform policy design, implementation and evaluation. Critical Public Health 21(4), 441-454
Moore, GF., Moore, L. & Murphy, S. (2011). Integration of motivational interviewing into practice in the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales: a mixed methods study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Oct 3:1-18. [Epub ahead of print]
Moore, GF., Moore, L. & Murphy, S. (2011) Facilitating adherence to physical activity: exercise professionals’ experiences of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales. BMC Public Health 11:935
Jerzembek G.S and Murphy S. A narrative literature review of implementing problem-based learning in school: acceptability and effectiveness.
Brennan I, Moore S., Byrne E, Murphy S. Interventions for disorder and severe intoxication in and around licensed premises, 1989-2009. Addiction (2011) Apr;106(4):706-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03297
Moore S, Brennan I, Murphy S. (2011) Measuring Premises-Level Harm in the Night Time Economy. Alcohol and Alcoholism doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agr011
Bonnell C, Harden A, Wells Helene, Jamal F, Fletcher A, Petticrew M, Thomas J, Whitehead M, Campbell R, Murphy S and Moore L (2011) Protocol for systematic review of the effects of schools and school-environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and syntheses BMC Public Health, 11:453doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-453
Kain J, Gao Y, Doak C and Murphy S. Obesity prevention in primary school settings; evidence from intervention studies. In Waters E, Swinburn B, Seidell J.C Uauy R (eds) Preventing Childhood Obesity, Evidence Policy and Practice. Wiley-Blackwell 2010.
Simon Murphy, Larry Raisanen, Graham Moore, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Pat Linck , Natalia Hounsome, Nefyn Williams, Nafees Ud Din and Laurence Moore (2010) - The evaluation of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales, Social Research, Number: 07/2010 Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff.
Simon C Moore, Iain R Brennan, Simon Murphy, Ellie Byrne, Susan N Moore, Jonathan P Shepherd and Laurence Moore. (2010) Study Protocol. The reduction of intoxication and disorder in premises licensed to serve alcohol: An exploratory randomised controlled trial BMC Public Health, 10:607.
Townsend N, Murphy S, Moore L - The more schools do to promote healthy eating, the healthier the dietary choices by students J Epidemiol Community Health (2010). doi:10.1136/jech.2010.115600
Moore S.N, Tapper K, Murphy S. (2010) Feeding strategies used by primary school meal staff and their impact on children’s eating: An opportunity for repeated taste exposure. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 23:78-84.
Moore, S. N., Tapper, K., Murphy, S. & Moore, L. (2010). From policy to plate: barriers to implementing healthy eating policies in primary schools in Wales. Health Policy 94:239-245.
Moore S; Tapper T and Murphy S. Feeding goals sought by mothers of 3-5 year old children (2010) British Journal of Health Psychology 15:185–196
Murphy S, Raisanen L, Moore G, Tudor Edwards R, Linck P, Williams N, Ud Din N, Hale J and Moore L (2010) A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme: protocol for trial and integrated economic and process evaluation BMC Public Health, 2010, 10:352
Murphy S, Moore G.F, Tapper K, Lynch R, Clark R, Rasianen L, Desousa C, Moore L. (2010) Free healthy breakfasts in primary schools: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a policy intervention in Wales, UK. Public Health Nutrition doi:10.1017/S1368980010001886
Moore S, Murphy S, Tapper K, Moore L. (2010) The social, physical and temporal characteristics of primary school dining halls and their implications for children’s eating behaviours. Health Education Vol. 110: 5, pp.399 - 411
Rothwell H, Shepherd M, Murphy S, Burgess S, Townsend N and Pimm C. (2010) Implementing a social-ecological model of health in Wales. Health Education Vol. 110 Iss: 6, pp.471 - 489
Moore G, Moore L and Murphy S. Normative and cognitive correlates of breakfast skipping in 9-11 year old schoolchildren in Wales. Appetite, 2009;53(3):332-337.
Moore G, Tapper K, Murphy S, Lynch R and Moore L. Inter-individual differences in the consistency of reporting of foods consumed for breakfast by 9-11 year olds. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2008;108:1865-1873.
Williams E, Parry O, Lynch R Murphy S. “If I don’t like it then I can choose what I want”: Children’s accounts of preference for and control over food choice. Health Promotion International, 2008;23(2):144-151
Desousa C, Murphy S, Roberts C, Anderson L. School Policies and binge drinking behaviours of school-aged children – a multi level analysis. Health Education Research 2008;23(2):259-271
Moore L, Moore G, Tapper K, Lynch R, Desousa C, Hale J, Roberts C, Murphy S. Free breakfasts in schools: Design and conduct of a cluster randomised controlled trial of the Primary School Free Breakfast Initiative in Wales. BioMed Central Public Health, 2007;7:258
Moore S, Tapper K, Murphy S. Feeding strategies used by mothers of 3-5 year old children. Appetite, 2007;49(3):704-707
Moore G.F, Tapper K, Murphy S, Lynch R, Pimm C, Raisanen L, Moore L. Associations between deprivation, attitudes towards eating breakfast and breakfast eating behaviours in 9-11 year olds. Public Health Nutrition, 2007;10(6):582-589.
Moore G.F, Tapper K, Murphy S, Clark R, Lynch R, Moore L. Validation of a self-completion measure of breakfast foods, snacks and fruit and vegetables consumed by 9-11 year old schoolchildren. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007;61:420-30.
Tapper K, Murphy S, Moore L, Lynch R, Clark R. Evaluating the Free School Breakfast Initiative in Wales: Methodological Issues. British Food Journal, 2007;109(3):206-215.
Tapper K, Murphy S, Lynch R, Clark R, Moore G.F, Moore L. Development of a scale to measure 9-11 year olds attitudes towards breakfast. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007;advance:1-8.
Bolam B, Murphy S, Gleeson K. Place-identity and geographical inequalities in health: A qualitative study. Psychology and Health, 2006;21(3):399-420.
Salmon D, Murphy S, Price S, Baird K. An evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational programme promoting the introduction of routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence. Midwifery, 2006;22:6-14.
Salmon D, Orme J, Kimberlee R, Jones M, Murphy S. Implementing the Rock Challenge: Young people's perspectives on a drug prevention and performing arts programme. Journal of Research in Nursing, 2005;10(3):339-353.
Bolam B, Murphy S, Gleeson K. Individualisation and inequalities in health: A qualitative study of class identity and health. Social Science and Medicine, 2004;59:1355-1365.
Murphy S, Bennett P. Psychology and Public Health: Theoretical possibilities. British Journal of Health Psychology , 2004;9(1):13–27.
Jones M, Murphy S, Salmon D, Orme J, Kimberlee R. Implementing the Rock Challenge: Teacher’s perspectives on a performing arts programme.Health Education, 2004;104(6):351-359.
Bolam B, Hodgets D, Chamberlin K, Gleeson K, Murphy S. Just do it ; perceptions of control and health inequalities. Critical Public Health, 2003;13(1):15-31.
