Professor Heather Brown

Professor of Health Inequalities

Research Overview

My research expertise is in applied econometrics. I am particularly interested in the causes and consequences of health inequalities and evaluating policies that mitigate or excaerbate these inequalities. I am interested in understanding how both structural level factors and policy impacts on inequalities across generations and the life course. I am also interested in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to make complex quantitative data anaylsis accesible and user friendly.

The Future of Human Reproduction: Policy Making Event
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Research Ireland Innovating in Health and Wellbeing Challenge
Review of Award Applications

How can the Government raise living standards in coastal communities?
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Scottish Government (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel

Using planning policy to manage the food environment: Evidence from Gateshead
Invited talk

Priorities for policy in delivering strategic direction to address health inequalities
Invited talk

Health Economics Master Class
Business Course/Training

What socioeconomic factors are associated with live births for women using assisted reproductive technology: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey 2009-2022
Invited talk

Spatial disparities in access to abortion services and abortion rates: Evidence from England and Wales
Invited talk

Depopulation in rural areas - House of Commons Library (parliament.uk)
Parliament

Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Dark Kitchens on the Food Environment: Understanding gaps in the data -plan for the research
Invited talk

Understanding Society Strategic Oversight Board
Expert Opinion

Advisory Group Member: NIHR Policy Research Unit in the Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (ESHCRU) York
Other

HDRC learning event
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Monitoring and evaluating planning policy related to the food environment; what we have learned and what’s next
Invited talk

Dark kitchens – concerns over safety
Invited talk

Building research capacity in the VCFSE in Blackpool
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

A New Topia
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Vice Chair for Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) Peer review panel
Other

Peer review and contribution editorial to report
Other

Creative Writing and Painting Workshops
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Advisor on service evaluation of Virtual Wards
Other

Health economic evaluation: The essentials
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Advisor for service evaluation of Long Covid Clinic
Other

An introduction to policy evaluation: How to show what you are doing is working
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Capacity Building Workshops
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

CPD course on Policy Evaluation
Business Course/Training

Academic Lead at Lancaster University for Public Health Training Scheme
Other

An overview of the difference-in-difference approach
Business Course/Training

Critically Evaluating Statistics. Examples from Health Inequalities Research
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

  • Health Economics