Dr Larry Doi

Lecturer (Applied Public Health); Postgraduate Research Director (Nursing Studies)

School of Health in Social Science
Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

Tel: +44 (0)131 6506640
Email: larry.doi@ed.ac.uk
Web: Larry's profile on Edinburgh Research Explorer

Street: University of Edinburgh, Room 1B31,
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh
City: Edinburgh
Post code: EH1 2QL

Biography

Background

October 2020 - currently: Postgraduate Research Director (Nursing Studies), University of Edinburgh

2018 - currently: Lecturer in Applied Public Health, University of Edinburgh

2018 - 2020: Deputy Director, Scotiish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, University of Edinburgh

2012 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

2008 - 2012: Research Fellow, University of Stirling

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Stirling

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh

Master of Public Health, University of Edinburgh

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast

Responsibilities & affiliations

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching & PhD supervision

Undergraduate teaching

Understanding and Investigation: Research Methods, MA Health in Social Science

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Current PhD students supervised

Developing and evaluating an App-based intervention to reduce smoking in young people in China (Mengying Zhang)

A realist evaluation of the enhanced Health Visiting Programme in Scotland (Kathleen Morrison)

Exploring the right to food (Ana Sofia Avarado)

Developing and testing a theory-based intervention to increase physical activity for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (Audrey Buelo)

Larry's research interest is in maternal and child health. His methodological expertise is in systematic reviews, developing and evaluating complex public health interventions, evaluability assessment and realist evaluation.

Projects

Current project grants

Scottish Government funded project. Evaluation of the Enhanced Health Visiting Pathway (Principal Investigator).

Scottish Government funded project. Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 on Family Nurse Partnership (Principal Investigator).

UNICEF funded project. Analyses of the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) child cohort to inform the design of obesity and overweight surveillance systems internationally (Co-Investigator).

Cyrenians funded project. Evaluation of the pathway programme to reduce readmission among homeless people (Principal Investigator).

Past project grants

Chief Scientist Office (CSO). Supporting Community Recovery and Reducing Readmission Risk Following Critical Illness (SCARF): development of programme theory, intervention development, trial design, and a realist evaluation for a subsequent multi-centre trial. (Co-Investigator).

Scottish Funding Council/Global Challenges Research Fund. Scotland – West Africa partnership to fight Antimicrobial resistance (Phase 1) (Co-Investigator).

School of Education. Evaluability Assessment of the School Deals project (Principal Investigator).

Scottish Government. Evaluability assessment of Scotland’s Baby Box (Co-Principal Investigator).

Scottish Government. A realist evaluation of the pilot of the School Nursing Programme (Principal Investigator).

University of Edinburgh Alumni. Evaluation of the daily mile physical activity programme (Principal Investigator).

Scottish Government. A realist evaluation of a programme to ’modernise’ the Health Visiting Service in NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Principal Investigator).

The Robertson Trust. Development of an intervention for parents with teenage children in Scotland (Co-Investigator).

NHS Health Scotland. An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions in Primary Care (Co-Investigator).

NHS Health Scotland. Audit of exercise referral scheme activity in Scotland (2) (Co-Investigator).

Scottish Government. An International Literature Review to Support the Development of a Health and Environmental Sustainability Framework for Scotland (Co-Investigator).

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. Evaluation of better blood transfusion programme (Co-Investigator).

NHS Health Scotland. Audit of exercise referral scheme activity in Scotland (1) (Co-Investigator).

NHS Health Scotland. Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems (Co-Investigator).

Publications

Study protocol: a mixed-methods realist evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway in Scotland 30 Dec 2020 In: BMJ Open, vol. 10, pp. e042305
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042305
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
‘That’s given me a bit more hope’ – adolescent girls’ experiences of Forest School 26 Aug 2020 In: Children's Geographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2020.1811955
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Cohort study of high maternal body mass index and the risk of adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes in Scotland 20 Feb 2020 In: BMJ Open
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026168
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
The Daily Mile: Teachers' perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to the delivery of a school-based physical activity intervention (8 pages) 4 Mar 2019 In: BMJ Open, vol. 9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027169
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Credibility of subgroup analyses by socioeconomic status in public health intervention evaluations: An underappreciated problem? 1 Dec 2018 In: SSM - population health, vol. 6, pp. 245-251
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.09.010
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Developing an evidence and theory based intervention that seeks to promote positive adolescent health and education outcomes Nov 2018 In: The Lancet
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Supporting the health and well-being of school-aged children through a school nurse programme: A realist evaluation 28 Aug 2018 In: BMC Health Services Research, vol. 18, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3480-4
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Failures in reproductive Health Policy: Overcoming the consequences and causes of inaction 18 Aug 2018 In: Journal of Public Health, pp. 1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy131
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
CARE: The development of an intervention for kinship carers with teenage children (18 pages) 13 Jul 2018 In: Qualitative Social Work, pp. 1-18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325018783823
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Adolescents and health-related behaviour: using a framework to develop interventions to support positive behaviours 2 Apr 2018 In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0259-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
The impact of early learning and childcare on the parents of pre-school children: results of a rapid systematic review Nov 2017 In: The Lancet, vol. 390
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33007-6
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Realist evaluation of an enhanced health visiting programme. 3 Jul 2017 In: PLoS ONE, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180569
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
How has child growth around adiposity rebound altered in Scotland since 1990 and what are the risk factors for weight gain using the Growing Up in Scotland birth cohort 1? 13 Oct 2016 In: BMC Public Health, vol. 16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3752-z
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Growth trajectories and their associated risk factors in Scotland. 2016 In: European Journal of Public Health, vol. 26
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Midwives’ perceptions and attitudes to prenatal alcohol consumption and the influences on screening and brief interventions. 2016 In: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, vol. 11
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Six steps in quality intervention development (6SQuID) 16 Nov 2015 In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-205952
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Seven Key Investments for Health Equity across the Lifecourse: Scotland versus the rest of the UK 18 Jul 2015 In: Social Science & Medicine, vol. 140, pp. 136-146
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.007
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
A realist evaluation of an antenatal programme to change drinking behaviour of pregnant women 16 Jun 2015 In: Midwifery
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.06.007
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Translating research into practice: a cross-sectional study using the Early Development Instrument to assess early years interventions in local level public health practice 1 Nov 2014 In: The Lancet, vol. 384, pp. S33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62159-0
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Alcohol brief interventions in Scottish antenatal care: a qualitative study of midwives' attitudes and practices 21 May 2014 In: BMC pregnancy and childbirth, vol. 14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-170
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)

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This article was published on 25 Jan, 2021