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Personal Statement
I Joined Strathclyde in 2011 and my expertise is in public mental health. My main roles and contributions include:
- In 2014 I co-founded Strathclyde Centre for Health Policy, with Prof Neil Quinn, which I now lead with Prof Kat Smith. The Centre connects academics across the university to develop research and knowledge exchange initiatives.
- In 2016 I jointly established our International Centre for Doctoral Training, with Yale Medical School and New York University, funded with the NHS we have successfully supported a cohort of 7 PhD students
- Secured research grants from the NHS, Scottish Government, Police Scotland, European Union & several charities.
- Lead health research collaborations with our International Strategic Partner New York University.
- I maintain collaborations with a range of national and international organisations to enable important knowledge exchange and policy impact.
- Joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Mental Health, - previously Associate Editor where I led special editions with partners including the WHO.
- Co-Edited 'Public Mental Health: Global Perspectives' (2014). “It should be read by businessmen, teachers and politicians as much as by clinicians" (Prof Lord Layard)
My academic role is part-time (one day per week) and my primary role is as Director of The Mental Health Foundation for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Foundation are the UK's leading charity for research, policy and social interventions and we collaborate extensively with governments and national and international universities.
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):
External positions
Director of Scotland, Wales & N Ireland for The Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Foundation
1 Dec 2014 → …
Keywords
- Public health
- social welfare
- discrimination
- mental health
- stigma
- arts
- policy
- violence prevention
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Impact of Racism on the Mental Health of Minority Ethnic Communities in the UK
Knifton, L. (Principal Investigator), Cameron, J. (Principal Investigator) & Solomon, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Non-funded project
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International Strategic Partnership (ISP) Joint PhD cluster - NYU & CUNY
Quinn, N. (Principal Investigator) & Knifton, L. (Co-investigator)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research - Studentship
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Work, welfare and mental health
Knifton, L. & Boardman, J., 7 Feb 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech
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Measurement invariance of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (Short Form) across Scottish and Australian adults living with severe and enduring mental illness
Hunter, S., Groot, C., Rehm, I., Findlay, J. & Knifton, L., 13 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Stigma and Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Special Edition Journal Public Mental Health on Health Inequalities in UK/USwith NYU (Journal)
Knifton, L. (Guest editor)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal or guest editorship
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Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
Clark, R. (Organiser), Maguire, R. (Organiser), Sutter, J. (Organiser), Weir, N. M. (Invited speaker), Knifton, L. (Invited speaker), Shu, W. (Invited speaker), Quinn, N. (Invited speaker), Maier, A. (Participant), Kazakidi, A. (Participant), Harris, B. (Participant), Carswell, H. (Participant), Donnachie, C. (Participant), Corrigan, D. (Participant), Congreve, E. (Participant), Rai, H. (Participant), Megiddo, I. (Participant), Smith, K. (Participant), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Participant), McCann, L. (Participant), Gray, L. (Participant), Dennany, L. (Participant), Fossati, M. (Participant), Parra Rodriguez, M. (Participant), Smith, M. (Participant), Miller, M. (Participant), Rattray, N. (Participant), Connolly, P. (Participant), Rodgers, P. (Participant), Atkinson, R. (Participant), van der Meer, R. (Participant), Mueller, T. (Participant), Inns, T. (Participant), Cohen, W. (Participant), Luo, X. (Participant) & Egan, K. (Organiser)
30 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Impacts
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Transforming attitudes to mental health: using art festivals to access hard to reach communities
Knifton, L. (Participant) & Quinn, N. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Public understanding, information and debate
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