Dr Gregory Hartwell
Clinical Assistant Professor-Consultant
United Kingdom
I’m a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Public Health, Environments & Society at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and a Consultant in Public Health. After several years working at the Department of Health and Cabinet Office, I trained in public health within London before joining LSHTM. My PhD examined influences on the attendance of e-cigarette users at local stop smoking services, before I co-led an SPHR study focused on secondary school culture and pupil mental health in London. More recently, I have been involved in an NIHR project to systematically review evidence for the impact on public mental health of six major industries (tobacco, social media, alcohol, gambling, ultra-processed foods and fossil fuels) and am undertaking an NIHR Three Schools fellowship examining specific influences on adolescent mental health from the social media and vaping industries.
Affiliations
Department of Public Health, Environments and Society
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Teaching
I am a deputy module organiser on 'Principles & Practice of Public Health', the final core module on the MSc in Public Health, and have supported teaching on this module for several years. Previously, I have taught on the modules 'Alcohol, Tobacco & other Drugs' and 'Issues in Public Health'.
Research
My ongoing research interests include adolescent mental health, addiction, health inequalities and the commercial determinants of health.
Research Area
Health inequalities
Public health
Disease and Health Conditions
Mental health
Addiction
Selected Publications
A thematic analysis of tobacco industry responses to the Scottish Government’s consultation on e-cigarette regulation
2024
Health promotion international
Addressing the commercial determinants of mental health: an umbrella review of population-level interventions.
2024
Health promotion international
Selling Misleading "Cancer Cure" Books on Amazon: Systematic Search on Amazon.com and Thematic Analysis.
2024
Journal of medical Internet research
Sunak's smoke-free generation: spare a thought for the tobacco industry.
2023
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
A comparative study of industry responses to government consultations about alcohol and gambling in the UK.
2023
European journal of public health
The importance of school culture in supporting student mental health in secondary schools. Insights from a qualitative study
2023
British Educational Research Journal