Cicely Marston BA (Hons) MSc PhD

Senior Lecturer in Social Science

Rm 234, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK

Tel: +44 20 7927 2089

Fax: +44 20 7927 2701

Affiliated to: SEHR.

Disciplines: Anthropology, Demography, Sociology.

Research areas: Complex interventions, Health promotion, Risk, Sexual and reproductive health, Social and structural determinants of health.

Other keywords: young people, behaviour theory, sociolinguistics, MARCH.

Background

After my undergraduate degree in Human Sciences from Oxford, I studied MSc Medical Demography at LSHTM, then stayed to complete an interdisciplinary PhD and postdoc in young people's sexual behaviour and behaviour change, with fieldwork in Mexico City. I then moved to Imperial College, London where I continued my research and ran a Public Health MSc. I returned to LSHTM in 2005.

Teaching

I organise and teach on the Principles of Social Research compulsory module in Term 1, and also teach on the Sociological Approaches to Health, Health Promotion and Gender and Health modules. I supervise PhD and DrPH students.

Research

My research interests include interdisciplinary work on sexual behaviour, particularly of young people, maternal and child health, and complex public health interventions.

More information about the sixteen18 project here.

Some of my papers are openly available here.

Selected publications

Marston, C.; King, E.; Factors that shape young people's sexual behaviour: a systematic review. Lancet, 2006; 368(9547):1581-6
Marston, C.; Meltzer, H.; Majeed, A.; Impact on contraceptive practice of making emergency hormonal contraception available over the counter in Great Britain: repeated cross sectional surveys. British Medical Journal, 2005; 331(7511):271
Marston, C.; What is heterosexual coercion? Interpreting narratives from young people in Mexico City. Sociol Health Illn, 2005; 27(1):68-91
Marston, C.; Gendered communication among young people in Mexico: implications for sexual health interventions. Soc Sci Med, 2004; 59(3):445-56
Marston, C.; Cleland, J. Do unintended pregnancies carried to term lead to adverse outcomes for mother and child? An assessment in five developing countries Popul Stud (Camb), 2003; 57(1):77-93
Marston, C.; Cleland, J. Relationships between contraception and abortion: a review of the evidence Int Fam Plan Perspect, 2003; 29(1):6-13
Marston, C.A.; Juarez, F.; Izazola, J.A. Young unmarried men and sex: Do friends and partners shape risk behaviour? Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2004; 6(5):411-424
Marston, C.A. Pitfalls in measurement of sexual coercion: what are we measuring and why? in 'Sexual Violence and Young People: Perspectives from the Developing World' Jejeebhoy, Shireen J.; Shah, Iqbal; Thapa, Shyam(2005) Zed Books (London)

Full publications listing (since 2001)