Dr Natalie Bennett
School of Education
Postdoctoral Research Associate
+44 114 222 8345
Full contact details
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91̽»¨
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Natalie joined the 91̽»¨ Methods Institute (SMI) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in January 2024. Prior to her role at 91̽»¨, Natalie was an NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East North Cumbria (ARC NENC) Inequalities Fellow in the Population Health Sciences Institute at Newcastle University, working on a range of projects related to inequalities in health.
She completed her NIHR SPHR funded PhD at the University of 91̽»¨ in which she studied the role of neighbourhood social characteristics on ethnic inequalities in mental health using advanced quantitative methods.
Natalie is a social epidemiologist with particular interests in health inequalities, intersectionality and geography. In her postdoctoral role in SMI, Natalie is supporting a UKRI funded project on methods for the quantitative study of intersectionality (‘MAIHDA’ modelling) led by Dr Andrew Bell. More information on the project can be found .
Additionally, Natalie is working with colleagues at CHAIN (Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research, Norway) on a global systematic review of educational inequalities in cause-specific mortality.
Natalie has designed and delivered material for the Master of Public Health programme at Newcastle University and has also supervised students on undergraduate, MSc and PhD programmes.
- Research interests
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- Social Epidemiology
- Public health
- Health inequalities
- Health geography
- Publications
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Books
- Northern Exposure COVID-19 and Regional Inequalities in Health and Wealth. Policy Press.
Journal articles
- . International Journal of Public Health, 69.
- . European Journal of Public Health.
- . PLOS ONE, 18(12), e0294688-e0294688.
Conference proceedings papers
- The English health inequalities strategy: A time-trend study of mortality rate disparities at 65. European Journal of Public Health
- . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
- . Oral Presentations
Preprints
- , Research Square Platform LLC.
- Northern Exposure COVID-19 and Regional Inequalities in Health and Wealth. Policy Press.
- Grants
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Date
Role
Project title
Awarding body
Funding amount
01/03/2023 to 31/12/2023
Principal investigator
How does fuel poverty affect mental health?: designing and testing a theoretical framework
The Applied Research Collaboration North East North Cumbria
£9,975
01/04/2023 to 01/07/2024
Principal investigator
Exploring access to and experiences of formal and informal childcare provision in North East England during a ‘cost of living crisis’
Newcastle University
£3,992
01/06/2023 to 31/05/2024
Principal investigator
Exploring access to and experiences of formal and informal childcare provision in North East England during a ‘cost of living crisis’ - a dissemination activity
The Catherine Cookson Foundation
£2,500
22/05/2023 to 11/12/2023
Principal investigator
Health of Women in the North report
Newcastle University
£10,000
26/11/2022 to 31/03/2023
Co-investigator
Low-carbon and Healthy Places: what can current neighbourhoods tell us about future urban planning priorities?
The Wellcome Trust
£4,957
- Professional activities and memberships
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Natalie holds Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) status in recognition of her professional practice in supporting teaching and learning in Higher Education.
Natalie is a member of the Society for Social Medicine and Population Health and of the European Association of Public Health.
Natalie is a affiliated researcher.