Chris Bonell Phd
- Room 226
- LSHTM
- 15-17 Tavistock Place
- London
- WC1H 9SH
- T: 020 7927 2145
- F: +44 (0)20 7927 2701
I came to LSHTM in 2004 after previously having been Assistant Director of the Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, and Research Team Leader at the Social Exclusion Unit. My areas of interest include: evaluation of complex social interventions; ‘upstream’ determinants of health; young people’s health; substance use; and HIV/sexual health.
Affiliation
Teaching
I am SEHR Research Degrees Co-ordinator, stream adviser for Health Promotion on the MSc in Public Health, as well as organising the Health Promotion Integrating Module and lecturing on various other modules. I currently have four doctoral students and am interested in supervising others focused on the areas above.
Research
Co-directing:
- a systematic review of the effects of schools and school-environment interventions on health (National Institute of Health Research)
- a pilot trial of the effects of a school-environment intervention aiming to reduce aggression and bullying in schools (National Institute of Health Research)
- a randomized trial of Teens and Toddlers, a teenage pregnancy prevention intervention (Department for Education)
- non-randomized evaluation of the Community HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy, a programme of HIV health promotion for men who have sex with men (Terrence Higgins Trust)
- a study of young people's social networks and health (Medical Research Council)
Research areas
- HIV/AIDS
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Substance abuse
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Sociology
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Selected publications
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Nudge smudge: UK Government misrepresents "nudge"
Bonell, C.; McKee, M.; Fletcher, A.; Haines, A.; Wilkinson, P.;
Lancet, 2011; 377(9784):2158-9
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Process evaluation of the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) in rural South Africa.
Hargreaves, J.; Hatcher, A.; Strange, V.; Phetla, G.; Busza, J.; Kim, J.; Watts, C.; Morison, L.; Porter, J.; Pronyk, P.; Bonell, C.;
Health Educ Res, 2010; 25(1):27-40
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Pilot multimethod trial of a school-ethos intervention to reduce substance use: building hypotheses about upstream pathways to prevention.
Bonell, C.P.; Sorhaindo, A.M.; Allen, E.E.; Strange, V.J.; Wiggins, M.; Fletcher, A.; Oakley, A.R.; Bond, L.M.; Flay, B.R.; Patton, G.C.; Rhodes, T.;
J Adolesc Health, 2010; 47(6):555-63
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Health outcomes of youth development programme in England: prospective matched comparison study
Wiggins, M.; Bonell, C.; Sawtell, M.; Austerberry, H.; Burchett, H.; Allen, E.; Strange, V.
British Medical Journal, 2009; 339
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Systematic review exploring time trends in the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hargreaves, J.R.; Bonell, C.P.; Boler, T.; Boccia, D.; Birdthistle, I.; Fletcher, A.; Pronyk, P.M.; Glynn, J.R.;
AIDS, 2008; 22(3):403-14
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School effects on young people's drug use: a systematic review of intervention and observational studies.
Fletcher, A.; Bonell, C.; Hargreaves, J.;
J Adolesc Health, 2008; 42(3):209-20
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Improving school ethos may reduce substance misuse and teenage pregnancy.
Bonell, C.; Fletcher, A.; McCambridge, J.;
BMJ, 2007; 334(7594):614-6
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Assessment of generalisability in trials of health interventions: suggested framework and systematic review.
Bonell, C.; Oakley, A.; Hargreaves, J.; Strange, V.; Rees, R.;
BMJ, 2006; 333(7563):346-9
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