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Dr Emma Halliday

Senior Research Fellow

  1. 2023
  2. Published
  3. Published

    Investigating health and social outcomes of the Big Local community empowerment initiative in England: a mixed method evaluation

    Popay, J., Halliday, E., Mead, R., Townsend, A., Akhter, N., Bambra, C., Barr, B., Anderson de Cuevas, R., Egan, M., Gravenhorst, K., Janke, K., Kasmin, A. S., McGowan, V. J., Ponsford, R., Reynolds, J. & Whitehead, M., 1/10/2023, In: Public Health Research. 11, 9, 180 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Strategies for knowledge exchange for action to address place-based determinants of health inequalities: an umbrella review

    Halliday, E., Tompson, A., McGill, E., Egan, M. & Popay, J., 28/08/2023, In: Journal of Public Health. 45, 3, p. e467-e477 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    The mental health and wellbeing impact of a Community Wealth Building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study

    Rose, T. C., Daras, K., Manley, J., McKeown, M., Halliday, E., Goodwin, T. L., Hollingsworth, B. & Barr, B., 30/06/2023, In: Lancet Public Health. 8, 6, p. e403-e410 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Community empowerment and mental wellbeing: longitudinal findings from a survey of people actively involved in the big local place-based initiative in England

    Akhter, N., McGowan, V. J., Halliday, E., Popay, J., Kasim, A. & Bambra, C., 14/06/2023, In: Journal of Public Health. 45, 2, p. 423-431 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The crusade … against communal uncleanliness’ – Dr Edward Sergeant, Lancashire’s first Medical Officer of Health, 1890 to 1917.

    Halliday, E. & Karunanithi, S., 1/06/2023, Archives - Lancashire history magazine, 2.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationContribution to a Specialist Magazine - With ISSN

  8. Published

    Knowledge exchange in crisis settings: A scoping review

    McGill, E., Halliday, E., Egan, M., Popay, J. & Zia, A. (Editor), 24/02/2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 2, 39 p., e0282080.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 2022
  10. Published

    Engaging communities in addressing air quality: a scoping review

    Ward, F., Lowther-Payne, H. J., Halliday, E. C., Dooley, K., Joseph, N., Livesey, R., Moran, P., Kirby, S. & Cloke, J., 31/12/2022, In: Environmental Health : A Global Access Science Source. 21, 1, 18 p., 89.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    How did communities in North West England respond to the COVID-19 lockdown? Findings from a diary study

    Ward, F., Halliday, E., Holt, V., Khan, K., Sadler, G., Wheeler, P. & Goldthorpe, J., 19/09/2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 9, 9 p., e057774.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    System resilience and neighbourhood action on social determinants of health inequalities: an English Case Study

    Popay, J., Kaloudis, H., Heaton, L., Barr, B., Halliday, E., Holt, V., Khan, K., Porroche-Escudero, A., Ring, A., Sadler, G., Simpson, G., Ward, F. & Wheeler, P., 31/07/2022, In: Perspectives in public health. 142, 4, p. 213-223 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Collective control, social cohesion and health and well-being: baseline survey results from the Communities in Control Study in England

    McGowan, V. J., Akhter, N., Halliday, E., Popay, J., Kasmin, A. & Bambra, C., 30/06/2022, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 44, 2, p. 378-386 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    ‘A lot of small things make a difference’: Mental health and strategies of coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Halliday, E., Holt, V., Khan, K., Ward, F., Wheeler, P. & Sadler, G., 30/04/2022, In: Health Expectations. 25, 2, p. 532-540 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published
  16. 2021
  17. Published

    Power, control, communities and health inequalities III: participatory spaces-an English case

    Powell, K., Barnes, A., Anderson de Cuevas, R., Bambra, C., Halliday, E., Lewis, S., McGill, R., Orton, L., Ponsford, R., Salway, S., Townsend, A., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 31/10/2021, In: Health Promotion International. 36, 5, p. 1264-1274 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Power, control, communities and health inequalities. Part II: measuring shifts in power

    Ponsford, R., Collins, M., Egan, M., Halliday, E., Lewis, S., Orton, L., Powell, K., Barnes, A., Salway, S., Townsend, A., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 31/10/2021, In: Health Promotion International. 36, 5, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Building collective control and improving health through a place-based community empowerment initiative: qualitative evidence from communities seeking agency over their built environment

    Egan, M., Abba, K., Barnes, A., Collins, M., McGowan, V., Ponsford, R., Scott, C., Halliday, E., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 31/07/2021, In: Critical Public Health. 31, 3, p. 268-279 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. E-pub ahead of print

    Public Perspectives of Social Prescribing

    Khan, K., Ward, F., Halliday, E. & Holt, V., 5/04/2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    ‘It is surprising how much nonsense you hear’: How residents experience and react to living in a stigmatised place. A narrative synthesis of the qualitative evidence

    Halliday, E., Brennan, L., Bambra, C. & Popay, J., 1/03/2021, In: Health and Place. 68, 13 p., 102525.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2020
  23. Published

    ‘The opportunity to have their say’? Identifying mechanisms of community engagement in local alcohol decision-making

    Reynolds, J., McGrath, M., Halliday, E., Ogden, M., Hare, S., Smolar, M., Lafortune, L., Lock, K., Popay, J., Cook, P. & Egan, M., 1/11/2020, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 85, 10 p., 102909.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    “I realised it weren't about spending the money. It's about doing something together": the role of money in a community empowerment initiative and the implications for health and wellbeing

    Townsend, A., Abraham, C., Barnes, A., Collins, M., Halliday, E., Lewis, S., Orton, L., Ponsford, R., Salway, S., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 1/09/2020, In: Social Science and Medicine. 260, 9 p., 113176.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Public engagement in health research

    Collins, M. & Halliday, E., 31/07/2020, Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Walshe, W. & Walshe , C. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 323-340 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  26. Published

    A ‘strategy of resistance’? How can a place-based empowerment programme influence local media portrayals of neighbourhoods and what are the implications for tackling health inequalities?

    Halliday, E., Collins, M., Egan , M., Ponsford, R., Scott, C. & Popay, J., 31/05/2020, In: Health and Place. 63, 10 p., 102353.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. The elephant in the room? Why spatial stigma does not receive the public health attention it deserves

    Halliday, E., Popay, J., Anderson de Cuevas, R. & Wheeler, P., 1/03/2020, In: Journal of Public Health. 42, 1, p. 38-43 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 2019
  29. Published

    Capturing complexity in the evaluation of a major area-based initiative in community empowerment: what can a multi-site, multi team, ethnographic approach offer?

    Orton, L., Ponsford, R., Egan, M., Halliday, E., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 1/07/2019, In: Anthropology and Medicine. 26, 1, p. 48-64 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The impact of free access to swimming pools on children's participation in swimming: A comparative regression discontinuity study

    Higgerson, J., Halliday, E., Ortiz-Nunez, A. & Barr, B., 1/06/2019, In: Journal of Public Health. 41, 2, p. 214-221 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    ‘I’ve read Asterix and The Beano’: using comics in health inequalities research

    Halliday, E., 1/03/2019, SRA Research Matters, March , p. 8 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationSpecial issue

  32. 2018
  33. Published

    Area reputation as an under-acknowledged determinant of health inequalities: evidence from a systems evaluation of a major community empowerment initiative in England

    Ponsford, R., Halliday, E., Collins, M., Egan, M., Scott, C. & Popay, J., 11/2018, In: The Lancet. 392, Suppl. 2, 1 p., S72.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  34. E-pub ahead of print

    Reframing "participation" and "inclusion" in public health policy and practice to address health inequalities: Evidence from a major resident-led neighbourhood improvement initiative

    Lewis, S., Bambra, C., Barnes, A., Collins, M., Egan, M., Halliday, E., Orton, L., Ponsford, R., Powell, K., Salway, S., Townsend, A., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 9/09/2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health and Social Care in the Community.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Using local authority entrance charges to tackle inequalities in physical activity? A qualitative study of leisure and public health perspectives

    Halliday, E. C., Barr, B., Higgerson, J., Holt, V. L., Ortiz-Nunez, A. & Ward, F., 1/09/2018, In: Journal of Public Health. 40, 3, p. 567-572 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study

    Higgerson, J., Halliday, E. C., Ortiz-Nunez, A., Brown, R. & Barr, B., 12/02/2018, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 72, 3, p. 252-258 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Communities in control - graphic narratives of health inequalities and local action

    Decie, J. (Artist), Lackovic, N. & Halliday, E. C., 2018

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsDigital or Visual Products

  38. 2017
  39. E-pub ahead of print

    Leisure centre entrance charges and physical activity participation in England

    Ward, F., Halliday, E. C., Barr, B., Higgerson, J. & Holt, V. L., 11/12/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Promotion International.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Useful work for idle hands or a brightening and elevating influence? The introduction of the Brabazon Employment Scheme to Glasgow's public institutions in the late 19th century

    Halliday, E. C., 10/2017, In: Family and Community History. 20, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Putting context centre stage: evidence from a systems evaluation of an area based empowerment initiative in England

    Orton, L., Halliday, E. C., Collins, J. M., Egan, M., Lewis, S., Ponsford, R., Powell, K., Salway, S., Townsend, A., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J. M., 2017, In: Critical Public Health. 27, 4, p. 477-489 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. 2016
  43. Published

    Local policies to tackle a national problem: comparative qualitative case studies of an English local authority alcohol availability intervention

    Egan, M., Brennan, A., Buykx, P., De Vocht, F., Gavens, L., Grace, D., Halliday, E., Hickman, M., Holt, V., Mooney, J. D. & Lock, K., 09/2016, In: Health and Place. 41, p. 11-18 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. 2015
  45. Published

    Development of a framework for identifying and measuring collective control as a social determinant of health: findings from an evaluation of a natural policy experiment in empowerment

    Ponsford, R., Collins, J. M., Egan , M., Halliday, E. C., Salway, S., Orton, L., Popay, J. M., Townsend, A. & Whitehead, M., 13/11/2015, In: The Lancet. 386, Suppl. 2, p. S64 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  46. Published

    Understanding area-based community empowerment initiatives as events systems and the implications for evaluating their potential to affect health inequalities

    Halliday, E. C., Orton, L., Egan, M., Lewis, S., Powell, K., Townsend, A., Tyrrell, R., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J. M., 13/11/2015, In: The Lancet. 386, Suppl. 2, p. S41 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  47. Published

    Health trajectories in regeneration areas in England: the impact of the New Deal for Communities intervention

    Walthery, P., Stafford, M., Nazroo, J., Whitehead, M., Dibben, C., Halliday, E., Povall, S. & Popay, J., 08/2015, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 69, 8, p. 762-768 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. 2014
  49. Published

    Evaluating the health inequalities impact of area-based initiatives across the socioeconomic spectrum: a controlled intervention study of the New Deal for Communities, 2002-2008

    Stafford, M., Badland, H., Nazroo, J., Halliday, E., Walthery, P., Povall, S., Dibben, C., Whitehead, M. & Popay, J., 10/2014, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 68, 10, p. 979-986 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    New deal for communities as a ‘natural policy experiment’

    Halliday, E. & Popay, J., 2014, SAGE research methods cases. Sage

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  51. 2013
  52. Published

    Getting Scotland on the move? reflections on a 5-year review of Scotland's national physical activity strategy

    Halliday, E., Mutrie, N. & Bull, F., 11/2013, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47, 17, p. 1130-1132 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Participation and human rights: impact on women’s and children’s health. What does the literature tell us?

    Ferguson, L. & Halliday, E., 2013, Women’s and children’s health: evidence of impact of human rights. Bustreo, F. & Hunt, P. (eds.). Geneva: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, p. 68-81 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  54. 2011
  55. Published
  56. 2010
  57. Published

    Do health improvement programmes fit with MRC guidance on evaluating complex interventions?

    Mackenzie, M., O'Donnell, C., Halliday, E., Sridharan, S. & Platt, S., 1/02/2010, In: BMJ. 340, 7743, c185.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. 2009
  59. Published

    Professional and service-user perceptions of self-help in primary care mental health services

    Pratt, R., Halliday, E. & Maxwell, M., 03/2009, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 17, 2, p. 209-215 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. 2007
  61. Published

    Measuring the tail of the dog that doesn't bark in the night: the case of the national evaluation of Choose Life (the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland)

    Mackenzie, M., Blamey, A., Halliday, E., Maxwell, M., McCollam, A., McDaid, D., MacLean, J., Woodhouse, A. & Platt, S., 6/07/2007, In: BMC Public Health. 7, 8 p., 146.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. 2005
  63. Published

    How do we treat unhappiness? The potential for supported self-help in primary care settings

    Maxwell, M., McCollam, A. & Halliday, E., 1/01/2005, In: Mental health today (Brighton, England). p. 26-28 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  64. 2004
  65. Published

    Putting training into practice

    Halliday, E., Friedli, L., McCollam, A. & Hogg, E., 1/01/2004, In: Mental health today (Brighton, England). p. 31-34 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  66. Published

    Making an impact? mental health improvement training in Scotland

    Halliday, E., Friedli, L., McCollam, A. & Hogg, E., 2004, In: Journal of Mental Health Promotion. 3, 3, p. 18-28 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

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