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Research interests
Expertise in designing, conducting and managing scientific or advisory research projects, to ensure effective, robust evidence-based decision-making, policy and practice. Special interests in social equity, indigenous rights, social and public health impacts of adverse weather and climate change, and qualitative and community-led research methods.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Considering Cultural Collision: Education an the Innu of Labrador, Canada, University of Essex
Award Date: 31 Jul 2012
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching Practice, University of Essex
Award Date: 31 Oct 2011
Master, Sociological Research Methods, University of Essex
Award Date: 31 Dec 2008
Master, United States History and Politics, Keele University
Award Date: 31 Dec 2004
Bachelor, Sociology/Social Anthropology
Award Date: 31 Aug 2003
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Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions (The Net+ Centre)
Cox, P. (CoPI), Bland, E. E. (CoPI), Earnshaw, K. K. (CoPI), Guell, C. C. (CoPI), Wheeler, B. W. (CoPI), Collins, M. M. (CoPI), Williams, H. H. (CoPI), Taylor, T. (PI), Adger, N. N. (CoPI), Butler, C. C. (CoPI), Brown, K. K. (CoPI), Green, J. (CoPI), Barr, S. (CoPI), Clements, J. J. (CoI), Newton, J. (CoPI), Bonneaud, C. C. (CoPI), Lynch, R. (CoPI), Gillingham, E. (CoPI), Duarte-Davidson, R. (CoPI), Medlock, J. (CoPI), Macintyre, H. (CoPI), Mitsakou, C. (CoPI), Pearson, M. M. (CoI), Hails, R. S. R. S. (CoPI), Quinn, T. (CoPI), Leonardi, G. G. (CoPI), Brooks, K. (CoPI), O'brien, L. L. (CoPI) & Crabbe, H. (CoPI)
Economic and Social Research Council
30/09/24 → 29/09/29
Project: Research
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Public health effectiveness of cooling centres during periods of adverse hot weather: A systematic literature review
Dearman, C., Adams, N., Brooks, K., Sousa, A., Pearce-Smith, N. & Petrokofsky, C., 2025, In: Oxford Open Climate Change. 5, 1, kgaf020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The transition to an impact-based weather-health alerting system in England: An evaluation of stakeholder perspectives
Roberts, T., Seymour, V., Eun, H., Bulloch, S. L., Brooks, K. & Thompson, R., Oct 2025, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 172, 104189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health perceptions of adverse weather in older adults in England: analysis of 2019/20 survey data
Turner, G. A., de Sousa, A. M., O’Connell, E., Kovats, S., Brooks, K., Landeg, O., Ismail, S., Rajamani, A. & Hajat, S., 1 Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Public Health. 34, 6, p. 1192-1198 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local level health preparedness for adverse weather: A review of Community Risk Registers in England
Ismail, S., Brooks, K., Jung, A., Moreira de Sousa, A., Kopnyicky, R., Loud, E. & Blake, D., 17 Dec 2024, In: The Journal of Climate Change & Health. 23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heatwaves, hospitals and health system resilience in England: a qualitative assessment of frontline perspectives from the hot summer of 2019
Brooks, K., Landeg, O., Kovats, S., Sewell, M. & OConnell, E., Mar 2023, In: BMJ Open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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