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Personal profile
Academic Background
BA in Geography SDSU 1991, PhD in Environmental Sciences, UEA, 1998.
Biography
Julii has a background in systematic reviews, health communication and geography, geographic information systems, risk analysis, carbon accounting, epidemiology, environmental economics and assessing inequitable impacts of environmental pollution.
Career
RA/SRA at the Norwich Medical School since 2013. RA and SRA in Environmental Sciences, UEA 1992-1997 and 2000-2005. RA in physical geography at Loughborough University 1998-2000. Environmental Impact Researcher in San Diego 1989-1991.
Research Interests
I am a Senior Research Associate in Modelling Public Health Threats as part of the NIHR-funded Health Protection Unit in Emergency Preparedness. I do other projects, too, systematic reviews in nutrition and secondary data analyses.
Key Research Interests and Expertise
Selected Publications
Brainard, J., Hooper, L., Pond, K., Edmunds, K., Hunter, P. R. (2016) Risk factors for transmission of Ebola or Marburg virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis in International Journal of Epidemiology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Exploring the lived experience in care homes of infection risk and transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study to inform what we can learn for future infectious disease outbreaks (Understanding Care Home Infection Experiences - UCAIRE)
Lane, K., Brainard, J., Bunn, D., Hunter, P., Killett, A., Brainard, J. & Watts, L.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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The APW is created for producing three scoping reviews of the scientific literature to inform the development ofupdated requirements and upper limits of intake for iron, vitamin A and magnesium in children aged 0 3 years
Hooper, L., Song, F., Welch, A., Brainard, J., Fynn, J. & Jennings, A.
5/03/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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To develop methods to measure effectiveness of face shields for local production and adoption in low resource settings and generate data to inform the development of optimal face shield designs by identifying the characteristics that afford
Hunter, P., Brainard, J. & Vanderes, M.
27/11/20 → 18/06/21
Project: Research
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Proposal to carry out a set of systematic reviews of RCTs on the health effects of total PUFA and n-6 PUFA
Hooper, L., Deane, K., Song, F., Thorpe, G., Brainard, J., Brown, T. & Elsheemy, M.
25/07/16 → 30/09/17
Project: Research
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A mixed methods study on effectiveness and appropriateness of face shield use as COVID-19 PPE in middle income countries
Brainard, J., Hall, S., Vanderes, M., Sekoni, A., Price, A., Padoveze, M. C., Ogunsola, F. T., Izumi Nchiata, L. Y., Hornsey, E., Crook, B., Cirino, F., Chu, L. & Hunter, P., 24 Jan 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Infection Control.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of fluid and drinking on pneumonia mortality in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hooper, L., Abdelhamid, A., Ajabnoor, S. M., Esio Bassey, C., Brainard, J., Brown, T. J., Bunn, D., Foster, E., Hammer, C. C., Hanson, S., Jimoh, F. O., Maimouni, H., Sandhu, M., Wang, X., Winstanley, L., Cross, J. L., Welch, A. A., Rees, K. & Philpott, C., 1 Feb 2022, In: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 47, p. 96-105 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence to underpin vitamin A requirements and upper limits in children aged 0 to 48 months: a scoping review
Hooper, L., Esio-Bassey, C., Brainard, J., Fynn, J., Jennings, A., Jones, N., Tailor, B. V., Abdelhamid, A., Coe, C., Esgunoglu, L., Fallon, C., Gyamfi, E., Hill, C., Howard Wilsher, S., Narayanan, N., Oladosu, T., Parkinson, E., Prentice, E., Qurashi, M., Read, L. & 5 others, , Feb 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 3, 407.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection in care home residents and staff in English care homes: A service evaluation
Brainard, J., Aldus, C., Smith, E., Dunham, S., Hunter, P., Steel, N. & Everden, P., 18 Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Long-Term Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Was Alpha deadlier than wild-type Covid? Analysis in rural England
Brainard, J., Grossi Sampedro, C. M., Sweeting, A. & Fordham, R., 5 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Infection.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press / Media
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Article exploring how the UK caused the Covid-19 daily death toll to drop from 1,359 on 19 January 2021 to 36 on Monday 22 March 2021. Dr Julii Brainard (MED) quoted. (Mar 2021)
25/03/21 → 29/03/21
22 items of Media coverage
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We asked eight public health experts what Christmas will be like (Nov 2020)
6/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Will Face Masks Be Made Mandatory Outdoors In The UK? (Oct 2020)
14/10/20
2 items of Media coverage
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Dr Julii Brainard (MED) interviewed about research into the effectiveness of face masks (Jul 2020)
24/07/20
2 items of Media coverage
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Wearing a face-mask while out-and-about on public transport, in shops and in crowded places could help protect vulnerable people from COVID-19 – according to a new systematic review from the UEA (May 2020)
7/05/20 → 23/05/20
89 items of Media coverage
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