Hannah joined the School of Public & Allied Health in June 2023 as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health. She teaches across undergraduate Environmental Health, Public Health and Health and Social Care programmes, and on postgraduate Public Health programmes. Hannah 15 years of experience in a wide variety of applied research in public health, health inequalities, minority and vulnerable groups, adverse childhood experiences, COVID-19, and health promotion. Her current research focuses on reducing health inequalities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities.
Hannah initially joined Liverpool John Moores University in 2005 as a Sexual Health Research Assisstant, working on HIV epidemiology. She then spent two years on the research and development team at NHS Wirral, evaluating services and supporting NHS staff to improve programmes. From 2012-17, in a role back at LJMU, she coordinated commissioned research projects for North West NHS, local authorities and charities, providing evidence to improve public and clinical health services.
In 2017 left her research job to pursue a full time PhD at LJMU, which she completed in 2020. Her doctoral research focused on the public health implications of geo-social networking applications (e.g. Tinder, Grindr) for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The mixed methods study was linked with Southern Connecticut State University (USA). Her doctoral thesis was titled: “Do you want to get naked or do you want a cup of tea?” Smartphone geosocial networking apps and the health of lesbian, gay and bisexual users in the UK and USA.
After she finished her PhD she worked at Bangor University/Public Health Wales researching adverse childhood experiences and had a lecturing role in Social Science at Liverpool Hope University for two and a half years. She has also worked as an Independent Advocate with Looked After Children.
Hannah is interested in reducing health inequalities and improving health services, especially in relation to minority groups and sexual health. She has over 15years experience of local and international public health research. She has previously co-ordinated service evaluations, needs assessments and consultation exercises for many of the local authorities and NHS organisations in the North West. Her current research projects focus on the health of lesbian, gay and bisexual people and how we can improve research and routine monitoring data to be more inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Hannah is a Trustee of Iron Guidance, a charity in the North East of England that delivers educational and wellbeing projects to children and young people, most of whom come from families who are struggling financially.
Degrees
2020, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD in Public Health
2009, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MSC, Public Health (Applied)
2004, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, BSC, Psychology
Certifications
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Academic appointments
Lecturer in Health & Social Care, School of Social Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, 2021 - 2023
Research Officer, Bangor University/Public Health Wales, 2020 - 2021
Sessional Lecturer, Sociology and Criminology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2019 - 2020
Health & Wellbeing Researcher, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, 2010 - 2017
Research Assistant, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, 2005 - 2010
Journal article
Wood SK, Ford K, Madden HCE, Sharp CA, Hughes KE, Bellis MA. 2022. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relationship with Poor Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 :8869 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Bellis MA, Hughes K, Ford K, Madden HCE, Glendinning F, Wood S. 2022. Associations between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy: a cross- sectional study BMJ Open, 12 :e053915 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Medforth N, Evans J, Hills M, Madden H, Oyston J. 2019. Hearty Lives (Liverpool): a case study-based evaluation of a project designed to promote healthy eating and lifestyles in looked after young people Adoption and Fostering, 43 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Madden H, Harris J, Blickem C, Harrison R, Timpson H. 2017. "Always paracetamol, they give them paracetamol for everything": a qualitative study examining Eastern European migrants' experiences of the UK health service. BMC Health Services Research, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Madden HCE, Phillips-Howard PA, Hargreaves SC, Downing J, Bellis MA, Vivancos R, Morley C, Syed Q, Cook PA. 2011. Access to HIV community services by vulnerable populations: evidence from an enhanced HIV/AIDS surveillance system AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV, 23 :542-549 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Downing J, Cook PA, Madden HCE, Phillips-Howard PA, Higgins SP, Bellis MA. 2010. Management of cases testing positive for gonococcal infection in a community-based chlamydia screening programme SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 86 :474-477 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Wagstaff GF, Cole J, Wheatcroft J, Anderton A, Madden H. 2008. Reducing and reversing pseudomemories with hypnosis Contemporary Hypnosis, 25 :178-191 DOI Publisher Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Madden H. 2021. “Do you want to get naked or do you want a cup of tea?” Smartphone geosocial networking apps and the health of lesbian, gay and bisexual users in the UK and USA Porcellato L, Timpson H, Hope V, Breny J. Public Url
Report
Timpson H, Harrison R, McCoy E, Oyston J, Madden H, Medforth N. 2019. Evaluation of the Liverpool City Region Talent Match Programme Evaluation of the Liverpool City Region Talent Match Programme
Harris J, Madden H, Oysten J, Billington H, Venturas C, Porcellato LA. 2017. A Health needs assessment for children and adults with neurodevelopmental conditions in Liverpool A health needs assessment for children and adults with neurodevelopmental conditions in Liverpool
McCoy E, Harris J, Ross-Houle K, Ubido J, Madden H, Lewis C, Bradbury A, Mackay S. 2017. A Health Needs Assessment for children and young people in Liverpool (0-19 years) A Health Needs Assessment for children and young people in Liverpool (0-19 years)
Madden H, Ford K, Hardcastle K, McCoy EJ, Harrison R, Ross-Houle K, Cochrane M, Quigg Z, Timpson H. 2015. Health and Wellbeing Research: Looked After Children and Young People
Hay G, Oyston JE, Porcellato L, Madden H, Ross-Houle K, Timpson H. 2015. Evaluation of Rapid Access to Alcohol Detoxification Acute Referral (RADAR) Evaluation of Rapid Access to Alcohol Detoxification Acute Referral (RADAR)
Madden H, Harris J, Harrison R, Timpson H. 2014. A Targeted Health Needs Assessment of the Eastern European Population in Warrington
madden H, harris J, Tomkinson T, Brown E, Timpson H. 2014. A targeted health needs assessment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and ethnic minority groups across the life course in Warrington.
Hargreaves S, Harris J, Madden H, Henning S, Lincoln A, Whelan G, Lavin R, Timpson H. 2013. Sexual Health Needs Assessment Vale Royal, Cheshire
Madden H, Hughes LJ, Timpson H. Evaluation of the Wirral Health Services in School Programme
Madden H, Eckley L, Lavin R, Timpson H. Long Acting Reversible Contraception, Young Women and Social Norms
Harris J, Hargreaves S, Henning S, Lincoln A, Whelan G, Lavin R, Timpson H. Sexual Health Needs Assessment, Cheshire West and Chester
Timpson H, Madden H. An Evaluation of the Healthier Homes Programme, NHS Wirral.
Other Professional Activity:
Trustee of Iron Guidance, http://www.ironguidance.co.uk/. 2024
Conference organisation:
Health & Inequalities Summit: A Call to Action, Organising committee member, https://www.hope.ac.uk/news/allnews/liverpool-hope-university-to-host-health-inequalities-summit.html. 2024
Conference presentation:
“This is real life, not porn”: a qualitative study investigating how smartphone geosocial networking apps affect the health of lesbian, gay & bisexual users in the UK & USA., 17th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology. Sexuality in health and disease: Sexual health, rights and wellbeing, Bologna, Italy, Oral presentation. 2024