Mrs Laura MacDonald

Research Associate (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

telephone: 0141 330 4042
email: Laura.Macdonald@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Clarice Pears Building School of Health & Wellbeing, University Of, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079

Biography

Laura graduated from the University of Glasgow with an M.A. (Hons) Sociology, and began working at the Social & Public Health Sciences Unit in 2001, within the Places & Health Programme, studying neighbourhood effects on health. In 2016, Laura obtained a MSc (with distinction) in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Southampton University. Her dissertation explored associations between physical activity facilities within home and work neighbourhoods and physical activity behaviour.

Laura's research interests include utilising GIS data to explore socio-spatial distribution of neighbourhood built environment features, and associations with health/health inequalities. Recent projects include inequalities in SPACES children's geographical access to heritage, heritage exposure and mental health, and built environment change and mortality. Laura is involved in the Built Environment Context and Change Atlas (BECCA) project in collaboration with other MRC units.

ORCiD - orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079

Twitter - https://twitter.com/lauramacd78

Research interests

Research interests: Place-based health inequalities, neighbourhood barriers and facilitators for health, spatial analysis.

Expertise: Quantitative social research, Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Publications

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Number of items: 39.

2024

Macdonald, L. , Caryl, F. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Inequalities in geographical distribution of heritage in Scotland, investigating spatial exposure to heritage sites through area-based and individual-based (GPS) measurement. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7, 100211. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2024.100211)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

2023

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)

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)

2020

Mccrorie, P. , Mitchell, R. , MacDonald, L. , Jones, A., Coombes, E., Schipperijn, J. and Ellaway, A. (2020) The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels: a country-wide cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 304. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8311-y) (PMID:32156285) (PMCID:PMC7065337)

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)

MacDonald, L. (2019) Associations between spatial access to physical activity facilities and frequency of physical activity; how do home and workplace neighbourhoods in West Central Scotland compare? International Journal of Health Geographics, 18, 2. (doi: 10.1186/s12942-019-0166-z) (PMID:30696451) (PMCID:PMC6352429)

MacDonald, L. and Mitchell, R. (2019) What Happened to the Built Environment in One Year? Atlas of Change in Scotland 2016 to 2017. Project Report. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.

2018

Curl, A. , Kearns, A. , Macdonald, L. , Mason, P. and Ellaway, A. (2018) Can walking habits be encouraged through area-based regeneration and relocation? A longitudinal study of deprived communities in Glasgow, UK. Journal of Transport and Health, 10, pp. 44-55. (doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2018.06.004) (PMID:31534906) (PMCID:PMC6751076)

Macdonald, L. , Olsen, J. R. , Shortt, N. K. and Ellaway, A. (2018) Do ‘environmental bads’ such as alcohol, fast food, tobacco, and gambling outlets cluster and co-locate in more deprived areas in Glasgow City, Scotland? Health and Place, 51, pp. 224-231. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.04.008) (PMID:29747132) (PMCID:PMC5989655)

2017

Olsen, J. R. , Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2017) Changes over time in population level transport satisfaction and mode of travel: a 13 year repeat cross-sectional study, UK. Journal of Transport and Health, 6, pp. 366-378. (doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.03.012) (PMID:29034170) (PMCID:PMC5633015)

Shaw, R. J. , Čukić, I., Deary, I. J., Gale, C. R., Chastin, S. F.M., Dall, P. M., Dontje, M. L., Skelton, D. A., Macdonald, L. and Der, G. (2017) The influence of neighbourhoods and the social environment on sedentary behaviour in older adults in three prospective cohorts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 557. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph14060557) (PMID:28538672) (PMCID:PMC5486243)

2016

Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, L. and Kearns, A. (2016) Are housing tenure and car access still associated with health? A repeat cross-sectional study of UK adults over a 13-year period. BMJ Open, 6(11), e012268. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012268) (PMID:27807086) (PMCID:PMC5128997)

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)

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.

2013

Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, L. and Forsyth, A. (2013) Exploring The Alcogenic Environment Across Glasgow City: An Audit Of Alcohol Off Sales. Working Paper. Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Macdonald, L. , Kearns, A. and Ellaway, A. (2013) Do residents’ perceptions of being well-placed and objective presence of local amenities match? A case study in West Central Scotland, UK. BMC Public Health, 13(1), p. 454. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-454)

Young, R. , Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2013) Associations between proximity and density of local alcohol outlets and alcohol use among Scottish adolescents. Health and Place, 19, pp. 124-130. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.004)

2012

Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, L. , Lamb, K., Thornton, L., Day, P. and Pearce, J. (2012) Do obesity-promoting food environments cluster around socially disadvantaged schools in Glasgow, Scotland? Health and Place, 18(6), pp. 1335-1340. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.001)

Thornton, L. E., Pearce, J. R., Macdonald, L. , Lamb, K. E. and Ellaway, A. (2012) Does the choice of neighbourhood supermarket access measure influence associations with individual-level fruit and vegetable consumption? A case study from Glasgow. International Journal of Health Geographics, 11(1), p. 29. (doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-29)

2011

Macdonald, L., Ellaway, A., Ball, K. and Macintyre, S. (2011) Is proximity to a food retail store associated with diet and BMI in Glasgow, Scotland? BMC Public Health, 11, p. 464. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-464)

2010

Wilson, K., Eyles, J., Ellaway, A., Macintyre, S. and Macdonald, L. (2010) Health status and health behaviours in neighbourhoods: a comparison of Glasgow, Scotland and Hamilton, Canada. Health and Place, 16(2), pp. 331-338. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.11.001)

Ellaway, A., Macdonald, L., Forsyth, A. and Macintyre, S. (2010) The socio-spatial distribution of alcohol outlets in Glasgow city. Health and Place, 16(1), pp. 167-172. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.08.007)

2009

Macdonald, L., Ellaway, A., and Macintyre, S. (2009) The food retail environment and area deprivation in Glasgow City. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6, p. 52. (doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-52)

2008

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2008) Do poorer people have poorer access to local resources and facilities? The distribution of local resources by area deprivation in Glasgow, Scotland. Social Science and Medicine, 67(6), pp. 900-914. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.029)

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2008) Lack of agreement between measured and self-reported distance from public green parks in Glasgow, Scotland. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5(1), p. 26. (doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-26)

Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2008) The Socio-Spatial Distribution of Alcohol Outlets in Glasgow City Using a Range of Geographic Scales. Working Paper. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

2007

Benzeval, M. et al. (2007) West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community: Wave 5 Fieldwork Protocol. Project Report. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Macdonald, L. , Cummins, S. and Macintyre, S. (2007) Neighbourhood fast food environment and area deprivation—substitution or concentration? Appetite, 49(1), pp. 251-254. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2006.11.004)

2006

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2006) Lay concepts of the relative importance of different influences on health; are there major socio-demographic variations? Health Education Research, 21(5), pp. 731-739. (doi: 10.1093/her/cyl015)

2005

Cummins, S., Macdonald, L. and Macintyre, S. (2005) McDonald’s restaurants and neighborhood deprivation in Scotland and England. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29(4), pp. 308-310. (doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.06.011)

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. , Cummins, S. and Burns, C. (2005) Out-of-home food outlets and area deprivation: case study in Glasgow, UK. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2(1), p. 16. (doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-2-16)

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2005) Are rich people or poor people more likely to be ill? Lay perceptions, by social class and neighbourhood, of inequalities in health. Social Science and Medicine, 60(2), pp. 313-317. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.001)

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. and Ellaway, A. (2005) Who is more likely to experience common disorders: men, women, or both equally? Lay perceptions in the West of Scotland. International Journal of Epidemiology, 34(2), pp. 461-466. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyh333)

2004

Ellaway, A. , Macdonald, L. , Macintyre, S., Kearns, A. and Hiscock, R. (2004) Are social comparisons of homes and cars related to psychosocial health? International Journal of Epidemiology, 33(5), pp. 1065-1071. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyh197)

2003

Ellaway, A. , Macintyre, S. and Macdonald, L. (2003) The historical specificity of early life car ownership as an indicator of socioeconomic position. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 57(4), pp. 277-278. (doi: 10.1136/jech.57.4.277)

Macdonald, L. , Macintyre, S. and Ellaway, A. (2003) Migration and health: a review of the international literature. Other. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Macintyre, S., Ellaway, A., Hiscock, R., Kearns, A. , Der, G. and Macdonald, L. (2003) What features of the home and the area might help to explain observed relationships between housing tenure and health? Evidence from the West of Scotland. Health and Place, 9(3), pp. 207-218. (doi: 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00040-0)

Macintyre, S., Macdonald, L. , Der, G. and Hiscock, R. (2003) Socio-economic position and health: what you observe depends on how you measure it. Journal of Public Health, 25(4), pp. 288-294. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg089)

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