Dr Jakob Petersen

Research Fellow

United Kingdom

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Jakob Petersen is a quantitative researcher specialising in the evaluation of complex interventions, natural experiments, social determinants of health, sustainability, energy poverty, and housing interventions. Currently undertaking a NIHR Advanced Fellowship in Housing, Energy, and Health: CoSine – Co-benefits in health from Sustainable housing

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Environments and Society

Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Centres

Centre for Evaluation

Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health

Teaching

Teaching on Environment, Health, and Sustainable Development MSc module (1125).
Available as supervisor in topics around health, housing, energy, sustainability, and methodology.

Research

PI: Co-benefits in health from Sustainable housing: An evaluation of energy efficiency retrofits and health outcomes using administrative data [CoSine] (NIHR306332)
Co-PI/work package lead: National Evaluation of the Health and Social Impacts of Selective Licensing for Private Rented Housing in England (Public Health Research; NIHR154797).

Research Area

Impact evaluation

Population health

Social and structural determinants of health

Housing

Complex interventions

GIS/Spatial analysis

Climate change

Selected Publications

‘Very’ selective licensing – An exploration of English local authorities’ adoption of a discretionary landlord licensing scheme, 2006-2019

PETERSEN, J; Alexiou, A; Fahy, K; Humphry, D; Janke, K; MARKS, D; McDonald, R; SEGUIN, M; Spencer, R; Stewart, J; De Vocht, F; EGAN, M;

2026

Environment and planning. B: Urban analytics and city science

Impacts of discretionary universal free school meal schemes on primary school children’s education attainment and school absence: A natural experiment study in England

PETERSEN, J; Bryant, M; Concha, N; Firman, N; Hawking, MK D; Jama, S; Mansukoski, L; Oyebode, O; Robert, A; Scammell, K; Toffolutti, V; Twite, S; Dezateux, C;

2025

International Journal of Educational Research

Free School Meals Natural Experiment

PETERSEN, J; Dezateux, C;

2023

OSF

Impact of selective licensing schemes for private rental housing on mental health and social outcomes in Greater London, England: a natural experiment study.

PETERSEN, J; Alexiou, A; Brewerton, D; CORNELSEN, L; COURTIN, E; CUMMINS, S; MARKS, D; SEGUIN, M; Stewart, J; Thompson, K; EGAN, M;

2022

BMJ open

Assessing the impact of selective licencing schemes for private rental housing on mental health and well-being: protocol for a mixed-method natural experiment study in Greater London, UK.

PETERSEN, J; SEGUIN, M; Alexiou, A; CORNELSEN, L; COURTIN, E; CUMMINS, S; MARKS, D; EGAN, M;