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
Contact details
Address
- Street
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University of Edinburgh, Room 1B31,
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH1 2QL
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
Undergraduate teaching
Understanding and Investigation: Research Methods, MA Health in Social Science
Evidence and Enquiry
Postgraduate teaching
PhD and MScR Programme Director (Nursing Studies)
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)
A mixed-methods realist evaluation of the implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programme in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery (Lyrics Noba)
Developing and testing a theory-based intervention to increase physical activity for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (Audrey Buelo)
Research summary
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.
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).
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A rapid realist review of post-stroke rehabilitation for young adults: What works, for whom, why and in what circumstances?
Protocol › Protocols (Published) -
Developing Public Health Interventions: A Step-by-Step Guide
(247 pages)
Research output: › Book (Published) -
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Family Nurse Partnership insights: Evaluation report
(76 pages)
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published) -
Evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway in Scotland Phase 1 report
(157 pages)
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published) -
Study protocol: a mixed-methods realist evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway in Scotland
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
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
In:
BMJ Open, vol. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026168
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The Daily Mile: Teachers' perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to the delivery of a school-based physical activity intervention
(8 pages)
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?
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
In:
The Lancet
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published) -
Evaluability Assessment of Scotland's Baby Box - Report to the Scottish Government
(27 pages)
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published) -
Supporting the health and well-being of school-aged children through a school nurse programme: A realist evaluation
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
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)
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
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
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
(16 pages)
In:
PLoS ONE, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180569
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A Realist Evaluation of the Refocused School Nurse Programme within Early Adopter Sites in Scotland
(59 pages)
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published) -
Growth trajectories and their associated risk factors in Scotland.
In:
European Journal of Public Health, vol. 26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.024
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (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?
In:
BMC Public Health, vol. 16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3752-z
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)