Dr Rachel Brown

Articles

• Cox, S. et al. 2022. Evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes compared with usual care for smoking cessation when offered to smokers at homeless centres: protocol for a multi-centre cluster-randomized controlled trial in Great Britain. Addiction 117(7), pp. 2096-2107. (10.1111/add.15851)
• Warne, N. et al. 2022. Collecting genetic samples and linked mental health data from adolescents in schools: protocol co-production and a mixed-methods pilot of feasibility and acceptability. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049283. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049283)
• Page, N., Hallingberg, B., Brown, R., Lowthian, E., Hewitt, G., Murphy, S. and Moore, G. 2021. Change over time in adolescent smoking, cannabis use and their association: findings from the School Health Research Network in Wales. Journal of Public Health 43(4), pp. e620-e628. (10.1093/pubmed/fdaa174)
• Hallingberg, B., Angel, L., Brown, R., Copeland, L., Gray, L., Van Godwin, J. and Moore, G. 2021. Changes in childhood experimentation with, and exposure to, tobacco and e-cigarettes and perceived smoking norms: a repeated cross-sectional study of 10-11 year olds' in Wales. BMC Public Health 21(1), article number: 1924. (10.1186/s12889-021-12004-z)
• Moore, G., Angel, L., Brown, R., van Godwin, J., Hallingberg, B. and Rice, F. 2021. Socio-economic status, mental health difficulties and feelings about transition to secondary school among 10-11 year olds in Wales: multi-level analysis of a cross sectional survey. Child Indicators Research 14, pp. 1597-1615. (10.1007/s12187-021-09815-2)
• Brown, R. et al. 2021. Implementation of e-cigarette regulation through the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2016) in Wales, Scotland and England from the perspectives of stakeholders involved in policy introduction and enforcement. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 7, article number: 36. (10.18332/tpc/134370)
• Moore, G. et al. 2020. Young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Wales, England and Scotland before and after introduction of EU Tobacco Products Directive regulations: a mixed-method natural experimental evaluation. International Journal of Drug Policy 85, article number: 102795. (10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102795)
• Morgan, K. et al. 2020. Sources of potential bias when combining routine data linkage and a national survey of secondary school-aged children: a record linkage study. BMC Medical Research Methodology 20, article number: 178. (10.1186/s12874-020-01064-1)
• Hallingberg, B. et al. 2020. Have e-cigarettes renormalised or displaced youth smoking? Results of a segmented regression analysis of repeated cross sectional survey data in England, Scotland and Wales. Tobacco Control 29(2), pp. 207-216. (10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054584)
• Brown, R. et al. 2020. A qualitative study of e-cigarette emergence and the potential for tobacco renormalisation of smoking in UK youth. International Journal of Drug Policy 75, article number: 102598. (10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.11.006)
• Brown, R. and Murphy, S. 2020. Alcohol and social connectedness for new residential university students: implications for alcohol harm reduction. Journal of Further and Higher Education 44(2), pp. 216-230. (10.1080/0309877X.2018.1527024)
• Brown, R. et al. 2020. Ecological exploration of knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco and e-cigarettes among primary school children, teachers and parents in Wales: a qualitative study. Tobacco Use Insights 13, pp. 1-12. (10.1177/1179173X20938770)
• Brown, R. and Murphy, S. 2019. Contrasting staff and student views on alcohol education provision in a UK university. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy 26(3), pp. 229-237. (10.1080/09687637.2018.1475548)
• Evans, R., Brown, R., Rees, G. and Smith, P. 2017. Systematic review of educational interventions for looked-after children and young people: recommendations for intervention development and evaluation. British Educational Research Journal 43(1), pp. 68-94. (10.1002/berj.3252)

Books

• Brown, R. and Trickey, H. 2018. Devising and communicating public health alcohol guidance for expectant and new mothers: a scoping report. Alcohol Research UK website: Alcohol Research UK.

Book sections

• Rees, G., Brown, R., Smith, P. and Evans, R. 2019. Educational interventions for children and young people in care: A review of outcomes, implementation and acceptability. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and Young People `Looked After'?: Education, Intervention and the Everyday Culture of Care in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 29-42.

Monographs

• Brown, R., MacDonald, S. and Murphy, S. 2017. A review of alcohol media literacy interventions and potential applications for a UK context. Project Report. [Online]. Alcohol Research UK. Available at: http://alcoholresearchuk.org/alcohol-insights/a-review-of-alcohol-media-literacy-interventions-and-potential-applications-for-a-uk-context/
• Fletcher, A. et al. 2017. Pilot trial and process evaluation of a multi-level smoking prevention intervention in further education settings. Technical Report.

Thesis

• Brown, R. 2016. Alcohol and new university students: an investigation into multi-level influences on student drinking behaviour and organisational practice. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

Websites

• Trickey, H. and Brown, R. 2018. Women need better information about drinking in pregnancy. [Online]. The Conversation: The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/women-need-better-information-about-drinking-in-pregnancy-96869