Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
Registered Nutritionist: RNutr850 (Association for Nutrition, 2002)
MMedSci Human Nutrition: Distinction (University of Sheffield, 1999)
BSc (Hons.) Biology: 2:1 (University of Nottingham, 1998)
Career
Postgraduate Researcher: School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia (2024-present)
Senior Research Associate: University of East Anglia (RA posts 2012-2024)
Research Associate in Nutrition: University of East Anglia (2010-2012)
Senior Research Associate: Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (2008- 2010)
Social Nutritionist: Institute of Food Research, Colney (2003-2007)
Nutritionist: Braes Research, Powys (1999-2003)
Key Research Interests
My PhD is focused on preventing cancer and cancer disparities using electronic signposting (supervisor Dr Zarnie Khadjesari). My research interests lie in the promotion of lifestyle change to optimise human health and well-being. Previous research has included qualitative research into consumer food choices; dietary change; diabetes; smoking relapse prevention; and systematic review work.
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 9 Finished
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RCF funding
Notley, C. (Principal Investigator) & Brown, T. (Researcher)
1/04/20 → 30/09/20
Project: Research
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BabyBreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
Notley, C. (Principal Investigator), Brown, T. (Co-Investigator), Hardeman, W. (Co-Investigator), Naughton, F. (Co-Investigator), Smith, D. (Co-Investigator), Clark, A. (CTU Role), Colles, A. (CTU Role), Goodall, K. (CTU Role), Hojas Garcia, E. (CTU Role), Irvine, L. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role), Sims, E. (CTU Role), Stirling, S. (CTU Role), Swart, A. M. (CTU Role), Turner, D. (CTU Role), Brown, T. (Researcher), Guillard, C. (Researcher), Howard, G. (Researcher), Reynolds, K. (Researcher), Man, M.-S. (Research Fellow) & Richmond, G. (Technician)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/20 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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OptiMine: Optimizing the utility of EHR mining for cancer prevention interventions
Khadjesari, Z. (Principal Investigator) & Brown, T. (Researcher)
1/04/19 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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The NeSCi Study - Neonatal unit Smoking Cessation Intervention development
Notley, C. (Principal Investigator), Hardeman, W. (Co-Investigator), Naughton, F. (Co-Investigator), Brown, T. (Researcher) & Ward, E. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/19 → 15/11/22
Project: Research
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Preventing return to smoking postpartum intervention development programme
Notley, C. (Principal Investigator), Hardeman, W. (Co-Investigator), Naughton, F. (Co-Investigator), Brown, T. (Researcher) & Maskrey, V. (Research Fellow)
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1/10/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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Weight management needs in under-resourced communities elicited using storyboarding and a realist lens: a qualitative study
Brown, T. J., Mahoney, K., Naughton, F., Tham, N. A. Q. & Khadjesari, Z., 25 Jun 2026, In: Nutrition. 113313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of Electronic Signposting to Interventions That Prevent Cancer: A Realist Review
Brown, T., Tham, N., Naughton, F., Goodfellow, H., Hull, L., Jopling, H., Parretti, H., Ramsey, A., Wagner, A. & Khadjesari, Z., 18 Nov 2025.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Contextual factors that impact the implementation of patient portals with a focus on older people in acute care hospitals: Scoping review
Khadjesari, Z., Houghton, J., Brown, T. J., Jopling, H., Stevenson, F. & Lynch, J., 3 Feb 2023, In: JMIR Aging. 6, 6, e31812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The BabybreatheTM trial: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent postpartum return to smoking
Notley, C., Brown, T. J., Bauld, L., Clark, A. B., Duneclift, S., Gilroy, V., Harris, T., Hardeman, W., Holland, R., Howard, G., Man, M.-S., Naughton, F., Smith, D., Turner, D. & Ussher, M., Sept 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 9, e076458.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a smoke-free home intervention for families of babies admitted to neonatal intensive care
Notley, C., Brown, T., Bauld, L., Boyle, E., Clarke, P., Hardeman, W., Holland, R., Hubbard, M., Naughton, F., Nichols, A., Orton, S., Ussher, M. & Ward, E., 19 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of European Research in Public Health. 19, 6, 3670.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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