Dr Natalie Nicholls
- Statistician (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)
telephone:
01413537634
email:
Natalie.Nicholls@glasgow.ac.uk
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Top Floor, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065Biography
Natalie Nicholls graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2007 with a PhD in Tropical Animal Health: "Are scrapie-susceptible sheep more productive?", and went on to do an MSc in Applied Statistics while working for Information Services Division of the NHS and Scottish Funding Council.
Natalie began working for the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in March 2013 as a statistician, and currenttly provides ongoing support to various projects to the Places and Health team.
She is also provides informal advice on an ad hoc basis to those external to her programme.
Publications
2024
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Whitley, E. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Association between local amenities, travel behaviours and urban planning: a spatial analysis of a nationwide UK household panel study. Journal of Transport and Health, 36, 101784. (doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101784)
2023
Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. , Nicholls, N. , Smith, M., McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5, 100174. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100174) (PMCID:PMC7615365)
MacDonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Brown, D. and Mitchell, R. (2023) The impact of built environment change on all-cause and cause specific mortality: a novel longitudinal method and study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(9), pp. 594-600. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220681) (PMID:37369593) (PMCID:PMC10423518)
Pearson, A. L., Brown, C. D., Reuben, A., Nicholls, N. , Pfeiffer, K. A. and Clevenger, K. A. (2023) Elementary classroom views of nature are associated with lower child externalizing behavior problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(9), 5653. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095653) (PMID:37174172) (PMCID:PMC10177887)
Macdonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Gallou, E., Monckton, L. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Is spatial exposure to heritage associated with visits to heritage and to mental health? A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). BMJ Open, 13(3), e066986. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066986) (PMID:36990477) (PMCID:PMC10069496)
2022
Nicholls, N. , Caryl, F. , Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in years of life lost: a cross-sectional ecological analysis of the Scottish Burden of Disease. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(12), pp. 976-983. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219111) (PMID:36253097) (PMCID:PMC9664125)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Panter, J., Burnett, H., Tornow, M. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Trends and inequalities in distance to and use of nearest natural space in the context of the 20-minute neighbourhood: a 4-wave national repeat cross-sectional study, 2013 to 2019. Environmental Research, 213, 113610. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113610) (PMID:35690087)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2022) Day-to-day intrapersonal variability in mobility patterns and association with perceived stress: a cross-sectional study using GPS from 122 individuals in three European cities. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101172. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101172) (PMID:35865800) (PMCID:PMC9294330)
2021
Olsen, J. R. , Leung, K. Y.K., Nicholls, N. and Loo, B. P.Y. (2021) Do neighbourhood characteristics matter in understanding school children’s active lifestyles? a cross-region multi-city comparison of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Hong Kong. Children's Geographies, 19(4), pp. 488-504. (doi: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1828826) (PMID:34790065) (PMCID:PMC7611993)
Burnett, H., Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults. BMJ Open, 11(3), e044067. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044067) (PMID:34006030) (PMCID:PMC7942249)
McCrorie, P. , Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. M. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100051. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2021.100051) (PMID:35712674) (PMCID:PMC9099293)
2019
Macdonald, L. , McCrorie, P. , Nicholls, N. and Olsen, J. R. (2019) Active commute to school: does distance from school or walkability of the home neighbourhood matter? A national cross-sectional study of children aged 10–11 years, Scotland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(12), e033628. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033628) (PMID:31874893) (PMCID:PMC7008418)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Moon, G., Pearce, J., Shortt, N. and Mitchell, R. (2019) Which urban land covers/uses are associated with residents’ mortality? A cross-sectional, ecological, pan-European study of 233 cities. BMJ Open, 9(11), e033623. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033623) (PMID:31748315)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2019) Are urban landscapes associated with reported life satisfaction and inequalities in life satisfaction at the city level? A cross-sectional study of 66 European cities. Social Science and Medicine, 226, pp. 263-274. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.009) (PMID:30898372) (PMCID:PMC6481515)
2017
Davie-Smith, F., Paul, L., Nicholls, N. , Stuart, W. P. and Kennon, B. (2017) The impact of gender, level of amputation and diabetes on prosthetic fit rates following major lower extremity amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 41(1), pp. 19-25. (doi: 10.1177/0309364616628341) (PMID:26850990) (PMCID:PMC5302066)
2016
Macdonald, L. , Mccrorie, P. , Nicholls, N. and Ellaway, A. (2016) Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland. BMC Public Health, 16, 328. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2994-0) (PMID:27080230) (PMCID:PMC4832497)
2015
Levin, K.A., Nicholls, N. , Macdonald, S., Dundas, R. and Douglas, G.V.A. (2015) Geographic and socioeconomic variations in adolescent toothbrushing: a multilevel cross-sectional study of 15 year olds in Scotland. Journal of Public Health, 37(1), pp. 107-115. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu034) (PMID:24917568) (PMCID:PMC4699261)
Nicholls, N. , Clark, J., Kearns, A. , Ellaway, A. and Mccrorie, P. (2015) Physical Activity in Secondary School Pupils: Headline Indicators 2014. Project Report. GoWell/ Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow.
2014
Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, S., Macdonald, L. and Nicholls, N. (2014) Context Briefing 3: Changes over time in the provision of amenities and facilities. Other. GoWell, Glasgow.
2012
Storkey, H. and Nicholls, N. (2012) Scottish Participation in Further and Higher Education 2006-07 to 2010-11. Other. Scottish Funding Council.
2009
Man, W.Y.N., Nicholls, N. , Woolhouse, M.E.J., Lewis, R.M. and Villanueva, B. (2009) Evaluating different PrP genotype selection strategies for expected severity of scrapie outbreaks and genetic progress in performance in commercial sheep. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91(2-4), pp. 161-171. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.025) (PMID:19577317)
2006
Nicholls, N. , Kruuk, L., Woolhouse, M., Stevenson, E., Gravenor, M. and Baylis, M. (2006) Investigation of farmer regard for scrapiesusceptible sheep. Veterinary Record, 158(21), pp. 732-734. (doi: 10.1136/vr.158.21.732) (PMID:16731704)
Articles
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Whitley, E. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Association between local amenities, travel behaviours and urban planning: a spatial analysis of a nationwide UK household panel study. Journal of Transport and Health, 36, 101784. (doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101784)
Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. , Nicholls, N. , Smith, M., McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5, 100174. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100174) (PMCID:PMC7615365)
MacDonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Brown, D. and Mitchell, R. (2023) The impact of built environment change on all-cause and cause specific mortality: a novel longitudinal method and study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(9), pp. 594-600. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220681) (PMID:37369593) (PMCID:PMC10423518)
Pearson, A. L., Brown, C. D., Reuben, A., Nicholls, N. , Pfeiffer, K. A. and Clevenger, K. A. (2023) Elementary classroom views of nature are associated with lower child externalizing behavior problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(9), 5653. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095653) (PMID:37174172) (PMCID:PMC10177887)
Macdonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Gallou, E., Monckton, L. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Is spatial exposure to heritage associated with visits to heritage and to mental health? A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). BMJ Open, 13(3), e066986. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066986) (PMID:36990477) (PMCID:PMC10069496)
Nicholls, N. , Caryl, F. , Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in years of life lost: a cross-sectional ecological analysis of the Scottish Burden of Disease. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(12), pp. 976-983. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219111) (PMID:36253097) (PMCID:PMC9664125)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Panter, J., Burnett, H., Tornow, M. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Trends and inequalities in distance to and use of nearest natural space in the context of the 20-minute neighbourhood: a 4-wave national repeat cross-sectional study, 2013 to 2019. Environmental Research, 213, 113610. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113610) (PMID:35690087)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2022) Day-to-day intrapersonal variability in mobility patterns and association with perceived stress: a cross-sectional study using GPS from 122 individuals in three European cities. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101172. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101172) (PMID:35865800) (PMCID:PMC9294330)
Olsen, J. R. , Leung, K. Y.K., Nicholls, N. and Loo, B. P.Y. (2021) Do neighbourhood characteristics matter in understanding school children’s active lifestyles? a cross-region multi-city comparison of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Hong Kong. Children's Geographies, 19(4), pp. 488-504. (doi: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1828826) (PMID:34790065) (PMCID:PMC7611993)
Burnett, H., Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults. BMJ Open, 11(3), e044067. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044067) (PMID:34006030) (PMCID:PMC7942249)
McCrorie, P. , Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. M. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100051. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2021.100051) (PMID:35712674) (PMCID:PMC9099293)
Macdonald, L. , McCrorie, P. , Nicholls, N. and Olsen, J. R. (2019) Active commute to school: does distance from school or walkability of the home neighbourhood matter? A national cross-sectional study of children aged 10–11 years, Scotland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(12), e033628. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033628) (PMID:31874893) (PMCID:PMC7008418)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Moon, G., Pearce, J., Shortt, N. and Mitchell, R. (2019) Which urban land covers/uses are associated with residents’ mortality? A cross-sectional, ecological, pan-European study of 233 cities. BMJ Open, 9(11), e033623. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033623) (PMID:31748315)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2019) Are urban landscapes associated with reported life satisfaction and inequalities in life satisfaction at the city level? A cross-sectional study of 66 European cities. Social Science and Medicine, 226, pp. 263-274. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.009) (PMID:30898372) (PMCID:PMC6481515)
Davie-Smith, F., Paul, L., Nicholls, N. , Stuart, W. P. and Kennon, B. (2017) The impact of gender, level of amputation and diabetes on prosthetic fit rates following major lower extremity amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 41(1), pp. 19-25. (doi: 10.1177/0309364616628341) (PMID:26850990) (PMCID:PMC5302066)
Macdonald, L. , Mccrorie, P. , Nicholls, N. and Ellaway, A. (2016) Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland. BMC Public Health, 16, 328. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2994-0) (PMID:27080230) (PMCID:PMC4832497)
Levin, K.A., Nicholls, N. , Macdonald, S., Dundas, R. and Douglas, G.V.A. (2015) Geographic and socioeconomic variations in adolescent toothbrushing: a multilevel cross-sectional study of 15 year olds in Scotland. Journal of Public Health, 37(1), pp. 107-115. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu034) (PMID:24917568) (PMCID:PMC4699261)
Man, W.Y.N., Nicholls, N. , Woolhouse, M.E.J., Lewis, R.M. and Villanueva, B. (2009) Evaluating different PrP genotype selection strategies for expected severity of scrapie outbreaks and genetic progress in performance in commercial sheep. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91(2-4), pp. 161-171. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.025) (PMID:19577317)
Nicholls, N. , Kruuk, L., Woolhouse, M., Stevenson, E., Gravenor, M. and Baylis, M. (2006) Investigation of farmer regard for scrapiesusceptible sheep. Veterinary Record, 158(21), pp. 732-734. (doi: 10.1136/vr.158.21.732) (PMID:16731704)
Research Reports or Papers
Nicholls, N. , Clark, J., Kearns, A. , Ellaway, A. and Mccrorie, P. (2015) Physical Activity in Secondary School Pupils: Headline Indicators 2014. Project Report. GoWell/ Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow.
Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, S., Macdonald, L. and Nicholls, N. (2014) Context Briefing 3: Changes over time in the provision of amenities and facilities. Other. GoWell, Glasgow.
Storkey, H. and Nicholls, N. (2012) Scottish Participation in Further and Higher Education 2006-07 to 2010-11. Other. Scottish Funding Council.
Research datasets
2020
Burnett, H., Olsen, J. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2020) Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults. [Data Collection]