- Wiseman, O., McCourt, C., Mehay, A., da Motta, G., Robinson, H., Mondeh, K. … Harden, A. (2024). Involving women with limited English proficiency in group antenatal care: findings from the integrated process evaluation of the Pregnancy Circles pilot trial. Midwifery pp. 104197–104197. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2024.104197.
- Mehay, A., Leavey, C. and Butt, J. (2021). It takes a whole village? IPPR Progressive Review, 28(1), pp. 107–116. doi:10.1111/newe.12251.
- Mehay, A., Meek, R. and Ogden, J. (2021). Co-designing and evaluating a brief health promotion leaflet for young men in prison. Health Psychology Update, 30(2), pp. 11–25. doi:10.53841/bpshpu.2021.30.2.11.
- Mehay, A., Raj, T., Altass, L., Newton, A., O'Moore, E., Railton, C. … Frater, A. (2016). An audit of tuberculosis health services in prisons and immigration removal centres. Journal of Public Health. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdw033.
- Rowlands, G.P., Mehay, A., Hampshire, S., Phillips, R., Williams, P., Mann, A. … Tylee, A.T. (2013). Characteristics of people with low health literacy on coronary heart disease GP registers in South London: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 3. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001503.
- Tylee, A., Ashworth, M., Barley, E., Brown, J., Chambers, J., Farmer, A. … Walters, P. (2011). Up-Beat UK: A programme of research into the relationship between coronary heart disease and depression in primary care patients. BMC Family Practice, 12(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2296-12-38.
- Howard, L.M., Flach, C., Mehay, A., Sharp, D. and Tylee, A. (2011). The prevalence of suicidal ideation identified by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in postpartum women in primary care: findings from the RESPOND trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2393-11-57.
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About
Overview
Dr Anita Mehay is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Innovation Research (CHIR) at the School of Health and Psychological Sciences and Bayes Business School. She has an expertise in developing, spreading and embedding innovations in real-world complex settings including maternity healthcare, children and family services, prisons and offender care.
Anita joined City, University of London in June 2023 and was previously an Improvement Fellow at The Health Foundation and held research positions at University College London (UCL) and the University of East London (UEL). She has a PhD in Psychology, Criminology and Sociology from Royal Holloway, University of London and is also a chartered and registered Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Psychological Society (BPS).
Qualifications
- PhD in Psychology, Criminology & Sociology, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom, 2013 – 2017
- Post graduate certificate in Health Psychologist Practice, University of Surrey, United Kingdom, 2013 – 2017
- MSc Health Psychology, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 2002 – 2003
- BSc Psychology, University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1999 – 2002
Employment
- Senior Research Fellow, City, University of London, 2023 – present
- Improvement Fellow, The Health Foundation, 2020 – 2023
- Senior Research Associate, University College London, 2019 – present
- Research Fellow, University of East London, 2017 – 2019
Publications
Featured publications
- Mehay, A. and Meek, R. (2016). The Development of a Peer-Based Approach for Promoting Prisoner Health in an English Male Young Offender Institution. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-54215-1_6
- Sawtell, M., Wiggins, M., Wiseman, O., Mehay, A., McCourt, C., Sweeney, L. … Harden, A. (2023). Group antenatal care: findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial of REACH Pregnancy Circles. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1). doi:10.1186/s40814-023-01238-w.
- Bolou, A., Lanz, D., Drymoussi, Z., Gonzalez Carreras, F.J., Austin, F., Dodds, J. … Thangaratinam, S. (2021). Acceptability and adherence to a Mediterranean diet in the postnatal period to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes in the UK: a protocol for a single-arm feasibility study (MERIT). BMJ Open, 11(12). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050099.
- Lodder, A., Mehay, A., Pavlickova, H., Hoare, Z., Box, L., Butt, J. … Watt, R.G. (2021). Evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘strengthening families, strengthening communities’ group-based parenting programme: study protocol and initial insights. BMC Public Health, 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11912-4.
- Heilmann, A., Mehay, A., Watt, R.G., Kelly, Y., Durrant, J.E., van Turnhout, J. … Gershoff, E.T. (2021). Physical punishment and child outcomes: a narrative review of prospective studies. The Lancet, 398(10297), pp. 355–364. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00582-1.
- Mehay, A., Meek, R. and Ogden, J. (2021). Understanding and supporting the health literacy of young men in prison: a mixed-methods study. Health Education, 121(1), pp. 93–110. doi:10.1108/he-08-2020-0076.
- Wiggins, M., Sawtell, M., Wiseman, O., McCourt, C., Eldridge, S., Hunter, R. … Harden, A. (2020). Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-020-05751-z.
- Mehay, A., Meek, R. and Ogden, J. (2019). “I try and make my cell a positive place”: Tactics for mitigating risks to health and wellbeing in a young offender institution. Health & Place, 57, pp. 54–60. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.03.012.
- Lloyd, T., Hounsome, L., Mehay, A., Mee, S., Verne, J. and Cooper, A. (2015). Lifetime risk of being diagnosed with, or dying from, prostate cancer by major ethnic group in England 2008–2010. BMC Medicine, 13. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0405-5.
- Mehay, A. (2022). Collaboratives on addressing racial inequity in Covid recovery: Children and Families..
- Edge, C., Hard, J., Wainwright, L., Gipson, D., Wainwright, V., Shaw, J. … Mehay, A. (2021). COVID-19 and the prison population. London: The Health Foundation
Publications by category
Chapters (2)
- Mehay, A., Meek, R. and Ogden, J. (2021). Promoting Health Literacy with Young Adult Men in an English Prison. Issues and Innovations in Prison Health Research (pp. 39–68). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-46400-4.
- In Gallard, D., Evans, K. and Millington, J. (Eds.), Children and Their Education in Secure Accommodation. In Routledge.
Dataset
- Sawtell, M. and Mehay, A. REACH Pregnancy Circles Trial; Version 1.0.
Internet publication
- Mehay, A., Ogden, J. and Meek, R. (2020). Coronavirus: why prison conditions can be a perfect storm for spreading disease. The Conversation.