Professor Karen Hughes
Professor of Public Health
Professor Karen Hughes is Research and Capacity Development Manager at Public Health Wales and directs the work of the Public Health Wales Research and Evaluation Hot House, based at Â鶹Íø. Karen has a broad public health research portfolio with particular focus on violence prevention, adverse childhood experiences, alcohol use, youth risk behaviours and nightlife health. She has published over 70 academic papers and a wide range of national and international reports to inform public health policy and practice. Karen has acted as an expert advisor to organisations including the World Health Organization, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Department of Health and National Institute for Health Research.
Publications
2025
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Elizabeth, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hopkins, J., Hill, R. & Cresswell, K., 18 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 672
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Judd, N., Ford, K., Cresswell, K., Fellows, R. & Hughes, K., 5 Mar 2025
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Angelakis, I., Molina, J., Winter, C., Ford, K., Kitchiner, N. & Elizabeth, K., 7 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. p. 1-10
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2024
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Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Judd, N., 30 Aug 2024, p. A19.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., Sharp, C. & Hill, R., 9 Jul 2024, In: BMJ Public Health. 2, 1, e000868.
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Judd, N., Wood, S. & Elizabeth, K., 4 Apr 2024, Prifysgol Â鶹Íø.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - Published
Bellis, M., McManus, S., Elizabeth, K., Adisa, O. & Ford, K., 15 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 352.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
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Amos, R., Cresswell, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 17, 663.
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Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K. & Ford, K., 17 Apr 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e072916.
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Judd, N., Hughes, K., Bellis, M., Hardcastle, K. & Amos, R., 29 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Public Health. 45, 4, p. 829-839 11 p.
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Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Lowey, H., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1618 1618.
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2022
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Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 May 2022, Wrexham : Â鶹Íø. 10 p.
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Ford, K., Hughes, K., Janssen, H. & Bellis, M., 13 Jun 2022, Wrexham: Â鶹Íø.
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Wood, S., Ford, K., Madden, H. C. E., Sharp, C. A., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 21 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 14, 8869.
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Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hill, R. & Hughes, K., 24 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 14 p., 583.
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Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Sept 2022, In: European Journal of Public Health. 32, Supplement_2
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Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., May 2022, Wrexham: Â鶹Íø. 10 p.
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Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Griffith, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Nov 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 23, 16036.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Madden, H., Glendinning, F. & Wood, S., 1 Feb 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, p. e053915
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Wood, S., Hughes, K., Hill, R., Judd, N. & Bellis, M. A., 22 Sept 2022, 23 p.
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Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Sharp, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 7, 2, 1 p., 4.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Judd, N., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Gwenter, L., 18 Aug 2022, Wrexham: Â鶹Íø. 97 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Judd, N., Griffith, N. & Hughes, K., 9 Jun 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 12 p., 1158.
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2021
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Ashton, K., Davies, A. R., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Cotter-Roberts, A. & Bellis, M., 27 Jun 2021, In: BMC Psychology. 9, 1, 1 p., 101.
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Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Dec 2021, Public Health Wales; Â鶹Íø. 35 p.
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Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Glendinning, F., Harrison, E. & Passmore, J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 11, p. e848-e857
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 21 May 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N., Wood, S. & Bellis, M., 2 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 23 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 13 Aug 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 27 Aug 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 10 Sept 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 24 Sept 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 8 Oct 2021, Public Health Wales .
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Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.
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Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2021, Public Health Wales; Â鶹Íø.
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Quigg, Z., Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Kulhanek, A., Brito, I., Ross-Houle, K., Bigland, C., Calafat, A. & Duch, M., Jun 2021, In: European Journal of Public Health. 31, 3, p. 659–664
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Wood, S., Harrison, S., Judd, N., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Jones, A., 17 Nov 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, 1, 2110.
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Olivares, G., Hermes, D., Manzanilla, E., Hughes, K., Clarke, L. & Warland, J., Mar 2021, In: JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE. 62, 3, p. 216-222
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2020
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Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2020, Public Health Wales; Â鶹Íø.
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Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Barton, E. & Newbury, A., 12 Jun 2020, In: BMC Health & Justice. 8, 1, 13.
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Wood, S., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Hopkins, J., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Apr 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review - Published
Janssen, H., Cresswell, K., Judd, N., Hughes, K., Snowdon, L., Barton, E., Jones, D., Wood, S. & Bellis, M., 2020, Uned Atal Trais - Violence Prevention Unit.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Kadel, R., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 7 Jun 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 9 p., e036374.
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Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.
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Ford, K., Brocklehurst, P., Hughes, K., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 14 Feb 2020, In: BMC Oral Health. 20, 1, p. 51 9 p., 51.
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Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J., Hughes, K., Roderick, J., Davies, A. R. & Bellis, M., 1 Jun 2020, In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 93, 2, p. 87-108 21 p.
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2019
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Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Sethi, D., Andrew, R., Yon, Y., Wood, S., Ford, K., Baban, A., Boderscova, L., Kachaeva, M., Makaruk, K., Markovic, M., Povilaitis, R., Raleva, M., Terzic, N., Veleminsky, M., WÅ‚odarczyk, J. & Zakhozha, V., 1 Aug 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, 4, p. 741-747 7 p.
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Rogers, R., Wardle, H., Sharp, C., Dymond, S., Davies, T., Hughes, K. & Astbury, G., 29 Jan 2019, Â鶹Íø.
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Sharp, C., Wardle, H., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T., Dymond, S., Bellis, M. & Rogers, R., 13 Mar 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - Published
Rogers, R., Wardle, H., Sharp, C., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T., Dymond, S. & Bellis, M., 29 Jan 2019, Â鶹Íø.
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Hughes, K., Quigg, Z., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Apr 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 7 p., 442.
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Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Ramos Rodriguez, G., Sethi, D. & Passmore, J., Oct 2019, In: Lancet Public Health. 4, 10, p. e517-e528
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Di Lemma, L., Davies, A. R., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Homolova, L., Gray, B. & Richardson, G., 13 May 2019, Public Health Wales; Â鶹Íø. 44 p.
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Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019.
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Sharp, C., Hughes, K., Di Lemma, L. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019, Â鶹Íø.
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Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Feb 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Di Lemma, L., Davies, A., Edwards, S. & Bellis, M., May 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 91, May, p. 131-146 15 p.
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Sharp, C., Hughes, K., Di Lemma, L. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019, Â鶹Íø.
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2018
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Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Edwards, S., Sharples, O., Hardcastle, K. & Wood, S., 6 Dec 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 12, 10 p., e020591.
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Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110
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Butler, N., Quigg, Z., Bates, R., Ross-Houle, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Oct 2018, Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University. 75 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2016
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Ford, K., Butler, N., Hughes, K., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M., May 2016, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University.
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