Dr Zoe Roberts

Lecturer

School of Medicine

: RobertsZE@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 29206 87262

Overview
Publications

I am a lecturer in Medical Statistics based in the Centre for Medical Education in the School of Medicine. My primary role is Co-Route Lead for the Intercalated BSc in Clinical Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the BSc Intercalated Degree Programme.

I am module leader for the research methods module on the Intercalated Degree Scheme and contribute to teaching during the Evidence Based Medicine week of the C21 programme. I have previously been involved in module leadership, teaching and assessment on the Statistical Methodology module of the Masters in Public Health (MPH) programme and currently act as moderator for assessments.

My background expertise is in statistical methodology and I have worked in a variety of areas of child health and public health research for over twenty years.

Date
Type

2022

Segrott, J. et al. 2022. Effectiveness of the strengthening families programme in the UK at preventing substance misuse in 10-14 year-olds: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049647. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049647)

2019

Huang, C., Roberts, Z., Cannings-John, R., Sanders, J., Pickett, K., Montgomery, A. and Robling, M. 2019. A validation and calibration process for self-reported tobacco use with participants’ cotinine levels: an example from the Building Blocks trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 21(12), pp. 1660-1654. (10.1093/ntr/nty232)

2018

Elwood, P. et al. 2018. Healthy living and cancer: evidence from UK Biobank. ecancermedicalscience 12, article number: 792. (10.3332/ecancer.2018.792)

2016

Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)

2014

Segrott, J. et al. 2014. Preventing substance misuse: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 UK (SFP 10-14 UK). BMC Public Health 14(1), article number: 49. (10.1186/1471-2458-14-49)
Segrott, J. et al. 2014. Fidelity of implementation of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 UK in Wales UK: a mixed-method process evaluation within a randomised controlled trial. Presented at: 7th European Public Health Conference, Glasgow, Scotland,, 19-22 November 2014.
Moore, L. A. R. et al. 2014. Strengthening Families Programme (10-14UK) substance misuse prevention programme: findings from NPRI randomised trial of a proportionate universalism adaptation of an intervention for families with children aged 10-14. Presented at: 10th UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, 3-4 December 2014. pp. 1642-1647.

2013

Owen-Jones, C. E. et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)

2011

Watkins, W. J., Roberts, Z. E. S., Dunstan, F. D. J., King, W. and Fone, D. L. 2011. An investigation through microsimulation of the inequities in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) mortality and morbidity in Wales [Abstract]. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 65(S2), pp. A11-A12. (10.1136/jech.2011.143586.25)
Holliday, J. et al. 2011. Pragmatic trials of non-NHS interventions: experiences from a randomised controlled trial of the Strengthening Families 10-14 UK Programme (SFP10-14 UK). Trials 12(S 1), pp. A98. (10.1186/1745-6215-12-S1-A98)

2009

Alam, M. F., Cohen, D., Butler, C. C., Dunstan, F. D. J., Roberts, Z. E. S., Hillier, S. and Palmer, S. R. 2009. The additional costs of antibiotics and re-consultations for antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli urinary tract infections managed in general practice. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 33(3), pp. 255-257. (10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.08.027)

2007

Butler, C. C. et al. 2007. Containing antibiotic resistance: demonstration of decreased antibiotic resistant coliform urinary tract infections with reduction in antibiotic prescribing by general medical practices. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 57(543), pp. 785-792.
Burr, M. L., Trembeth, J., Jones, K. B., Geen, J., Lynch, L. A. and Roberts, Z. E. S. 2007. The effects of dietary advice and vouchers on the intake of fruit and fruit juice by pregnant women in a deprived area: a controlled trial. Public Health Nutrition 10(6), pp. 559-565. (10.1017/S1368980007249730)
Hillier, S., Roberts, Z. E. S., Dunstan, F. D. J., Butler, C. C., Howard, A. and Palmer, S. R. 2007. Prior antibiotics and risk of antibiotic-resistant community-acquired urinary tract infection: a case-control study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 60(1), pp. 92-99. (10.1093/jac/dkm141)

2006

Hillier, S. et al. 2006. When do general practitioners request urine specimens for microbiology analysis? The applicability of antibiotic resistance surveillance based on routinely collected data. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 58(6), pp. 1303-1306. (10.1093/jac/dkl432)
Butler, C. C., Hillier, S., Roberts, Z. E. S., Dunstan, F. D. J., Howard, A. and Palmer, S. R. 2006. Antibiotic-resistant infections in primary care are symptomatic for longer and increase workload: outcomes for patients with E. coli UTIs. British Journal of General Practice 56(530), pp. 686-692.
Butler, C. C., Hillier, S., Roberts, Z. E. S., Dunstan, F. D. J., Howard, A. and Palmer, S. R. 2006. Antibiotic-resistant infections in primary care are symptomatic for longer and increase workload: outcomes for patients with E.Coli UTIs. British Journal of General Practice 56, pp. 686-692.