Madeleine Henney

MSc, PgCert, BSc

School of Medicine and Population Health

PhD student

Madeleine Henney
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mhenney1@sheffield.ac.uk
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Madeleine Henney
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a Wellcome Trust PhD student on the Public Health Economics and Decision Science scheme. My research involves building an agent-based model to explore the barriers to accessing food insecurity interventions (such as food banks and food clubs) and the resulting impact on public health outcomes.

Prior to starting my PhD, I worked as a public health modeller in the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) within the Division for Population Health. My work included modelling alcohol interventions including changing the alcohol duty system and implementing a Minimum Unit Price (MUP). I also contributed to the Youth Drinking in Decline (Y-DiD) team, investigating the reasons for the decline in youth drinking since the early 2000s. Concurrently with my role at SARG, I completed an MSc in Health Economics and Decision Modelling.
 

Qualifications
  • MSc in Health Economics and Decision Modelling, ±¬ÁÏTV, 2020
  • Postgraduate certificate in Clinical Science (Health Informatics), University of Manchester, 2017
  • BSc Medical Biochemistry, University of Huddersfield, 2014
Research interests

My main interest lies in applying computational models and Health Economics and Decision Science principles to explore the complexities of real-world public health problems and help inform effective decision-making.

Previously, my research has concentrated on two areas: Health Behaviours and Policy, where I've modelled the public health impact of alcohol policies (e.g., alcohol duty reforms and Minimum Unit Price/MUP) and studied trends in drinking and the distribution of gambling rates; and Intervention Access, exploring the barriers to, and usage of, food insecurity interventions (such as food banks and food clubs).

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(6).
  • Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M , Mohan A et al (2024) . Public Health Research.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) . Addiction.
  • Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Maani N, Purves R, de Vocht F, Angus C, Henney M, Nicholls J, Nichols T, Crompton G , Mahon L et al (2022) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
  • de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N , Shortt N et al (2022) . The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 20.
  • Stevely A, Vashishtha R, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Livingston M & Holmes J (2022) . European Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 354-359.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Bright S, Buckley C, Holman D, Henney M, Tabb LP & Purshouse R (2025) . Social Science & Medicine.
  • Squires H, Kelly MP, Gilbert N, Sniehotta F, Purshouse RC, Garcia L, Breeze P, Brennan A, Gardner B, Bright S , Fischer A et al (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
  • Morris D, Angus C, Gillespie D, Stevely A, Pryce R, Wilson L, Henney M, Meier P, Holmes J & Brennan A (2024) . The Lancet Public Health.
  • Opazo Breton M, Henney M, Kersbergen I, Brennan A & Holmes J (2024) . Addiction.
  • Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Kersbergen I & Holmes J (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(6).
  • Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M , Mohan A et al (2024) . Public Health Research.
  • Angus C, Henney M & Pryce R (2024) . Journal of Public Health.
  • Stevely AK, Gray LA, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M & Holmes J (2023) . Preventive Medicine Reports, 36.
  • O’Donnell R, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N, Angus C, Egan M & Fitzgerald N (2023) . Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 31(3), 338-347.
  • Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely A & Holmes J (2023) . Journal of Youth Studies, 27(7), 1006-1022.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) . Addiction.
  • Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Maani N, Purves R, de Vocht F, Angus C, Henney M, Nicholls J, Nichols T, Crompton G , Mahon L et al (2022) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
  • de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N , Shortt N et al (2022) . The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 20.
  • Stevely A, Vashishtha R, Fairbrother H, Fenton L, Henney M, Livingston M & Holmes J (2022) . European Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 354-359.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2021) . Public Health Research, 9(4).
  • Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M , Mohan A et al () . Public Health Research, 13(02), 197-198.
  • Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M , Mohan A et al () . Public Health Research, 13(02), 85-86.
  • Fenton L, Fairbrother H, Whitaker V, Henney M, Stevely AK & Holmes J () . Drug and Alcohol Review.

Conference proceedings

  • de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N , Shortt N et al (2021) . The Lancet, Vol. 398 (Suppl 2) (pp S40). Virtual conference, 26 November 2021 - 26 November 2021.
Research group

Sheffield Alcohol Research Group