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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
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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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 → 30/11/22
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 → 31/12/22
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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NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King's College London
Lake, I., De La Iglesia, B., Few, R., Hunter, P., Brainard, J. & Colon Gonzalez, F. D. J.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/20 → 31/03/25
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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Did COVID-19 surveillance system sensitivity change after Omicron? A retrospective observational study in England
Brainard, J., Lake, I. R., Morbey, R. A., Elliot, A. J. & Hunter, P. R., 15 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Infectious Diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recovery, completion, and further referral after Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in Norfolk and Waveney
Burke, A., Bachmann, M. O., Jones, C. E. L., Brainard, J., Shabuz, M. Z. R., Dalton, A. M., Cullum, R. & Steel, N., 28 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: BJPsych Open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Service evaluation of “GP at Door” of Accident and Emergency Services in Eastern England
Brainard, J., Rice, A., Hughes, G. & Everden, P., 2025, In: Primary Health Care Research & Development. 26, e5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What Information exists about the disease and health systems burdens of lesser studied enteric viral infections in north west Europe? A rapid systematic mapping review
Brainard, J., Wang-Steverding, X. & Swindells, I. C., Jun 2025, medRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Association between emergency department attendances, sociodemographic factors and long-term health conditions in the population of Norfolk and Waveney, England: Cross sectional study
Jones, C., Shabuz, M. Z. R., Bachmann, M. O., Burke, A., Brainard, J., Cullum, R., Saunders, M., Dalton, A., Enwo, O. & Steel, N., 8 May 2024, In: PLoS One. 19, 5, e0303270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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Number of sexual partners changes as we age, study shows
8/09/23 → 20/09/23
348 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Homophobic misinformation is making it harder to contain the spread of monkeypox (June 2022)
17/06/22 → 23/06/22
8 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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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
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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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
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Will Face Masks Be Made Mandatory Outdoors In The UK? (Oct 2020)
14/10/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution