Lindsay Blank

Lindsay Blank photo

Floor 4
Informatics Collaboratory of the Social Sciences
The University Of Sheffield
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP

Tel: 0114 222 0853
Email: l.blank@sheffield.ac.uk

Background:

Lindsay studied Biological Sciences (BSc) at the University of Birmingham and later completed a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield. Lindsay has worked in ScHARR since 2002 and has recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health.

Current Role:

Lindsay has worked in ScHARR as a research associate for the past four years, and has been involved in a diverse range of projects within the health inequalities theme. She will be working on the Family and Community Project "Food choice and family context" for two years from August 2006.

Research Interests:

  • Public Health
  • Health inequalities
  • Quantitative and qualitative methodology

Experience & Publications:

First author – peer reviewed...

  1. Lindsay Blank, Asha Mashru, Elizabeth Ellis, Elizabeth Goyder. Developing the evidence base for community mental health interventions: a case study and systematic review. Journal of Public Mental Health (to be published June 2006).
  2. Lindsay Blank, Jean Peters, Angela Lumsdon, Donal J. O’Donoghue, Terry Feest, John Scoble, Jeremy Wight, John Bradley. Regional differences in the provision of adult renal dialysis services in the UK. Quarterly Journal of Medicine. 2005; 98(3):1–8.
  3. Lindsay Blank, Jean Peters, Angela Lumsdon, Donal J. O'Donoghue, Terry Feest, John Scoble, Jeremy Wight, John Bradley: Adult Renal Dialysis Services In The UK: A Questionnaire Survey To Examine Providers And Commissioners Approaches To This Service. The Internet Journal of Nephrology. 2005. Volume 2 Number 2.
  4. Lindsay Blank, Jeffrey Green, and John R. Guest. AcnC of Escherichia coli is a 2-methylcitrate dehydratase (PrpD) that can use citrate and isocitrate as substrates.
    Microbiology 2002; 148:133-146.

Other – peer reviewed...

  1. Jean Peters, Elizabeth Ellis, Elizabeth Goyder, Lindsay Blank. Obesity: tackling the problem at a community level. Journal of Human Ecology 2005; 13:11-14.
  2. Elizabeth Goyder, Lindsay Blank, Elizabeth Ellis, Andrew Furber, Kath Sartain , Carol Massey, Jean Peters. Reducing inequalities in access to health care: developing a toolkit through action research. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2005: 000, 1-4.
  3. Kathryn R. Brocklehurst, Jon L. Hobman, Blair Lawley, Lindsay Blank, Samantha J. Marshall, Nigel L. Brown & Andrew P. Morby ZntR is a Zn(II)-responsive MerR-like transcriptional regulator of zntA in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology 1999; 31(3):893-902.

Other selected publications...

  1. Lindsay Blank, Elizabeth Goyder, Jean Peters, Elizabeth Ellis. Teenage pregnancy and sexual health. New Deal for Communities Evaluation Report 453 (November 2005). ISBN: 1 84387 16 88.
  2. Lindsay Blank, Elizabeth Ellis, Elizabeth Goyder, Jean Peters. Tackling Inequalities in Mental Health - The Experience of New Deal for Communities. New Deal for Communities Evaluation Report 34. 2004. ISBN: 1 84387 081 9.
  3. Elizabeth Ellis, Jean Peters, Elizabeth Goyder, Lindsay Blank. Healthy Lifestyle Interventions. New Deal for Communities Evaluation Report. 2005. ISBN: 1 84387 12 73.
  4. Jean Peters, Elizabeth Ellis, Elizabeth, Goyder, Lindsay Blank. Healthy Eating Initiatives Case Studies New Deal for Communities Evaluation Report 56. 2005. ISBN: 1 84387 12 65.
  5. Peters J, Goyder E, Blank L, Ellis E. Toolkit to address inequalities in access to care. ScHARR / The Yorkshire and Humber Inequalities in Access to Services Group 2004
  6. Peters J, Wilford J, Macdonald E, Jackson A, Pickvance S, Blank L, Craig D. Literature Review of Risk Factors for Job Loss Following Sickness Absence. Department for Work and Pensions Social Research Division 2003. ISBN 1 84388 214 0.