Professor Shona Hilton

Professor of Public Health Policy (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)
Honorary Professor (School of Health & Wellbeing)
Associate (School of Social & Political Sciences)

telephone: 07776248337
email: Shona.Hilton@glasgow.ac.uk

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

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-8152

Biography

Shona is a Professor of Public Health Policy and the Deputy Director of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the prestigious University of Glasgow. With a career spanning over 20 years, she has established herself as an academic leader in the field of social and public health policy. Shona's expertise lies in harnessing the power of partnership working to enhance the impact of policy research in addressing health disparities.

Collaborating closely with a diverse range of stakeholders from the public, policy, and practice sectors, Shona actively engages in co-creating projects that generate actionable evidence for policy. Her extensive publication portfolio includes over 120 scientific papers and several book chapters. Her most recent chapter focuses on the influence of commercial industries on public policy discourse and how they contribute to the escalating burden of non-communicable diseases. By identifying upstream drivers areas where action can effectively reduce the downstream effects of health inequalities, Shona's work is dedicated to fostering a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable society where all citizens can thrive.

Currently, Shona's work is with local policy makers as part of a Glasgow Health Determinants Research Collaboration (GHDRC) grant. The £5.3m award by the National Institute for Health and Care Research is a collaboration made up of Glasgow City Council (GCC), Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS and the University of Glasgow. The six-year funding (2024-2030) aims to embed a culture of evidence-informed decision-making across all areas of policy and practice that have an influence on health inequalities and outcomes. Shona is also working closely with the United Government of Tanzania and Multi-sectoral Coordinating Committee on AMR to translate research into policy and practice impact from her £3.3m MRC funded project SNAP-AMR. This work has informed the Tanzanian National Action Plan on anti-microbial resistance (2023–28).

Throughout her career, Shona has made significant contributions to public health research. Notable achievements include:

contributing evidence on the harms of SHS in the evaluating the implementation of Scottish smoke-free legislation in enclosed public places (2006)
providing evidence supporting the Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016,
contributing to the evidence base for Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Scotland, implemented 2018, and
providing evidence in support of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, implemented 2018.

Other current research includes ESRC-funded project, Glasgow Aligning Local Policy Partnerships (GALoPP) which aims to align major economic investments with skills and communities across Glasgow City Region; a CRUK-funded co-production project with young people highlighting the harms of online social media marketing of e-cigarettes to youths and children, and research supporting UK legislation to restrict the marketing of discretionary foods high in fat, sugar, or salt.

Shona's influence and involvement extend beyond academia. She serves on several Editorial Boards, holding positions such as the European Editor of the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Associate Editor for PLoS One, and Associate Editor for BMC Public Health. Furthermore, she is an esteemed member of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group 'Improving Scotland's Health:2021 and beyond' and regularly participates as a panel member for various grant funders. Committed to knowledge exchange, Shona actively engages across sectors and with local, national and global organisations and sits as Chair of the Scottish Obesity Alliance. Within her Chair role her current focus lies in influencing the Restricting Food Promotions Bill and implementing measures to safeguard children from the detrimental impacts of unhealthy food and drinks marketing across Scotland.

For those interested in potential research collaborations, Shona welcomes discussions and encourages reaching out to her directly. Her recent research awards and comprehensive publication history provide further insight into her work and areas of expertise.

Full details of her recent research awards and full publication history:

Research interests

Policy framing; local public policy partnerships; multi-sector working; health inequalities; Health in All Policies; advocacy-coalitions and networks; public involvement and community empowerment; democratising policymaking; communication interventions; commercial determinants of health; policy coherence, design, and intersectionality; media framing of public health issues; knowledge exchange and evidence use in policy development.

Expertise

Co-production methods; stakeholder and citizen engagement; facilitating participatory workshops; mapping methods; qualitative methods; network analysis; content analysis; policy analysis; framing analysis; media methods; Developing, implementing and evaluating communication interventions.

Publications

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Number of items: 149.

2024

Nayiga, S. et al. (2024) "Arming half-baked people with weapons!" Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi. Global Health Action, 17(1), 2322839. (doi: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2322839) (PMID:38441912) (PMCID:PMC10916894)

Collins, H., Wight, D. and Hilton, S. (2024) Mothers’ endorsement of the ideals and expected practices of parental determinism. Families, Relationships and Societies, (Accepted for Publication)

Fergie, G. , Smith, K., Vaczy, C., Mackenzie, M. and Hilton, S. (2024) Health inequalities and contemporary youth: young people’s accounts of the social determinants of health in an 'austere meritocracy'. Sociology of Health and Illness, (doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13842) (PMID:39431898) (Early Online Publication)

Smith, M. , Vaczy, C. and Hilton, S. (2024) Co-production and the commercial determinants of health: producing a video on young people's exposure to unhealthy food marketing. Medical Research Archives, 12(7), (doi: 10.18103/mra.v12i7.5683)

Virhia, J., Laurie, E. , Lembo, T. , Seni, J., Pollack, R., Davis, A. , Mapunjo, S., Mshana, S. E., Mmbaga, B. T. and Hilton, S. (2024) Developing a logic model for communication-based interventions on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). PLoS Global Public Health, 4(6), e0002965. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002965) (PMID:38870108)

Smith, M.J. , Vaczy, C., Kellerman, A., Tulloch, L. and Hilton, S. (2024) Young people’s perceptions of and exposure to unhealthy food advertising in Scotland. Project Report. Scottish Obesity Alliance.

2023

Fergie, G. , Vaczy, C., Smith, K., Mackenzie, M. , Phan, T. T. and Hilton, S. (2023) Young people's perspectives on addressing UK health inequalities: utopian visions and preferences for action. Health Expectations, 26(6), pp. 2264-2277. (doi: 10.1111/hex.13825) (PMID:37427532) (PMCID:PMC10632646)

Smith, M. J. , Patterson, C. , Buckton, C. and Hilton, S. (2023) Implementation of the polluter pay’s principle in tobacco control in the UK: A stakeholder analysis. BMC Public Health, 23, 2271. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17219-w) (PMID:37978482) (PMCID:PMC10657032)

Hilton, S. , Vaczy, C., Buckton, C. , Patterson, C. and Smith, M. J. (2023) Expert views on high fat, salt and sugar food marketing policies to tackle obesity and improve dietary behaviours in the UK: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 23, 1951. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16821-2) (PMID:37814236) (PMCID:PMC10561510)

Smith, M. J. and Hilton, S. (2023) Youth’s exposure to and engagement with e-cigarette marketing on social media: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), e071270. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071270) (PMID:37612101) (PMCID:PMC10450076)

Smith, M. J. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Skivington, K. and Hilton, S. (2023) Contextual influences on the role evidence in e-cigarette recommendations: a multi-method analysis of international and nation recommendations. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 19(3), pp. 400-422. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16711062023280) (PMID:37529415) (PMCID:PMC7614860)

Smith, M. J. , Buckton, C. , Patterson, C. and Hilton, S. (2023) User-generated content and influencer marketing involving e-cigarettes on social media: a scoping review and content analysis of YouTube and Instagram. BMC Public Health, 23, 530. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15389-1) (PMID:36941553) (PMCID:PMC10029293)

Smith, M. J. , MacKintosh, A. M., Ford, A. and Hilton, S. (2023) Youth’s engagement and perceptions of disposable e-cigarettes: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(3), e068466. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068466) (PMID:36948552) (PMCID:PMC10040067)

2022

Smith, M. and Hilton, S. (2022) Global regulatory approaches towards e-cigarettes, key arguments, and approaches pursued. In: Hoe, V. and Wong, L. P. (eds.) E-cigarettes and Health. IntechOpen. (doi: 10.5772/intechopen.107343) (Early Online Publication)

Smith, M. J. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Hilton, S. and Skivington, K. (2022) Development processes for e-cigarette public health recommendations lacked transparency in managing conflicts of interest. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 152, pp. 80-88. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.006) (PMID:36122822)

Hilton, S. , Smith, M. J. , Buckton, C. H. and Patterson, C. (2022) Experts’ views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK. BMJ Open, 12(11), e066224. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066224) (PMID:36442897) (PMCID:PMC9710323)

Smith, M. J. and Hilton, S. (2022) Adolescents' Views on User-Generated Content and Influencer Marketing of E-cigarettes on Social Media: a Focus Group Study. Public Health Science 2021. Lancet 400(Supplement 1). S77, 26 Nov 2021. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02287-5)

Hilton, S. (2022) The influence of commercial industries on public discourse. In: Maani, N., Petticrew, M. and Galea, S. (eds.) The Commercial Determinants of Health. Oxford University Press, pp. 274-282. ISBN 9780197578742 (doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197578742.003.0027)

Carters-White, L. E., Patterson, C. , Nimegeer, A. , Hilton, S. and Chambers, S. (2022) Newspaper framing of food and beverage corporations’ sponsorship of sport: a content analysis. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1753. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14031-w) (PMID:36114474) (PMCID:PMC9479402)

Leifeld, P., Henrichsen, T., Buckton, C. , Fergie, G. and Hilton, S. (2022) Belief system alignment and cross-sectoral advocacy efforts in policy debates. Journal of European Public Policy, 29(8), pp. 1225-1248. (doi: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1945131)

Ikegwuonu, T., Hilton, S. , Smith, K. E., Buckton, C. H. , Wong, M. and Weishaar, H. B. (2022) Understanding commercial actors’ engagement in policy debates on proposed e-cigarette regulation in Scotland. Tobacco Control, 31(4), pp. 511-519. (doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056084) (PMID:33771932)

Carters-White, L., Hilton, S. , Skivington, K. and Chambers, S. (2022) Children’s, parents’ and professional stakeholders’ views on power concerning the regulation of online advertising of unhealthy food to young people in the UK: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 17(6), e0268701. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268701) (PMID:35696387) (PMCID:PMC9191734)

Davis, A. et al. (2022) How public health crises expose systemic, day-to-day health inequalities in low- and-middle income countries: an example from East Africa. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 11(1), 34. (doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01071-5) (PMID:35164886) (PMCID:PMC8842514)

2021

Carters-White, L., Chambers, S. , Skivington, K. and Hilton, S. (2021) Whose rights deserve protection? Framing analysis of responses to the 2016 committee of advertising practice consultation on the non-broadcast advertising of foods and soft drinks to children. Food Policy, 104, 102139. (doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102139) (PMID:34720343) (PMCID:PMC8547229)

Smith, M. J. , Baxter, A. J. , Skivington, K. , McCann, M. , Hilton, S. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2021) Examining the sources of evidence in e-cigarette policy recommendations: a citation network analysis of international public health recommendations. PLoS ONE, 16(8), e0255604. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255604) (PMID:34347823) (PMCID:PMC8336794)

Young, I. , Boydell, N. , Patterson, C. , Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2021) Configuring the PrEP user: framing pre-exposure prophylaxis in UK newsprint 2012–2016. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 23(6), pp. 772-787. (doi: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1729420) (PMID:32252605) (PMCID:PMC7612002)

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C. , Smith, K., Weishaar, H., Ikegwuonu, T. and Wong, M. (2021) E-cigarettes and public health: reasons for optimism? Improving Health Blog, 2 Mar.

Olsen, J. R. , Patterson, C. , Caryl, F. M. , Robertson, T., Mooney, S. J., Rundle, A. G., Mitchell, R. and Hilton, S. (2021) Exposure to unhealthy product advertising: Spatial proximity analysis to schools and socio-economic inequalities in daily exposure measured using Scottish Children’s individual-level GPS data. Health and Place, 68, 102535. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102535) (PMID:33636594)

Smith, M. J. , Skivington, K. , Katikireddi, S. V. and Hilton, S. (2021) Understanding the Role of Evidence and Management Conflicts of Interest in E-cigarette Regulation and Policy: a Qualitative Interview Study. SRNT 27th Annual Meeting, 24-27 Feb 2021.

Smith, K. E., Ikegwuonu, T., Weishaar, H. and Hilton, S. (2021) Evidence use in E-cigarettes debates: scientific showdowns in a ‘wild west’ of research. BMC Public Health, 21, 362. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10396-6) (PMID:33593318) (PMCID:PMC7884966)

Lee, J. G.L., Cristello, J. V., Buckton, C. H. , Carey, R. N., Trucco, E. M., Schenk, P. M., Ikegwuonu, T., Hilton, S. , Golden, S. D. and Conway, D. I. (2021) Message framing to inform cancer prevention pricing interventions in the UK and USA: a factorial experiment, 2019. BMJ Open, 11(1), e041324. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041324) (PMID:33495253) (PMCID:PMC7839858)

So, V. et al. (2021) Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment. Public Health Research, 9(11), (doi: 10.3310/phr09110) (PMID:34699154)

2020

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C. H. , Henrichsen, T., Fergie, G. and Leifeld, P. (2020) Policy congruence and advocacy strategies in the discourse networks of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and the soft drinks industry levy. Addiction, 115(12), pp. 2303-2314. (doi: 10.1111/add.15068) (PMID:32219917)

Rush, L., Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2020) A simple dose of antibiotics: qualitative analysis of sepsis reporting in UK newspapers. BJGP Open, 4(1), bjgpopen20X101005. (doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101005) (PMID:31964635) (PMCID:PMC7330194)

Patterson, S. , McDaid, L. , Hunt, K. , Hilton, S. , Flowers, P. , McMillan, L., Milne, D. and Lorimer, K. (2020) How men and women learn about sex: multi-generational perspectives on insufficient preparedness and prevailing gender norms in Scotland. Sex Education, 20(4), pp. 441-456. (doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1683534) (PMID:32939157) (PMCID:PMC7455048)

2019

Smith, M. J. , Skivington, K. , Hilton, S. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2019) Exploring E-cigarette Policy Recommendations and the Role of Evidence in International Public Health Guidelines: a Citation Network Analysis. Public Health Science 2019. Lancet 394(Supplement 2). S4, London, UK, 29 Nov 2019. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32801-6)

Buckton, C. H. , Fergie, G. , Leifeld, P. and Hilton, S. (2019) A Discourse Network Analysis of UK Newspaper Coverage of the ‘Sugar Tax’ Debate Before and After the Announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Society for Social Medicine and Population Health and International Epidemiology Association European Congress Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Cork, Ireland, 4-6 Sept 2019.

Buckton, C. H. , Ikegwuonu, T., Lee, J.G., Carey, R., Cristello, J.V., Trucco, E.M., Golden, S., Conway, D.I. and Hilton, S. (2019) Advancing Cancer Prevention Pricing Interventions Across the UK and US: Optimising Message Framing – A Qualitative Formative Study. Society for Social Medicine and Population Health and International Epidemiology Association European Congress Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Cork, Ireland, 4-6 Sept 2019.

Hilton, S. , Henrichsen, T., Fergie, G. , Buckton, C. H. and Leifeld, P. (2019) Ideology, Stakeholders and Public Health Policy: A Comparison of Media Discourses on Alcohol and Sugar Pricing Policy in the UK. Society for Social Medicine and Population Health and International Epidemiology Association European Congress Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Cork, Ireland, 4-6 Sept 2019.

Patterson, S. P. , Hilton, S. , Flowers, P. and McDaid, L. M. (2019) What are the barriers and challenges faced by adolescents when searching for sexual health information on the internet? Implications for policy and practice from a qualitative study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 95(6), pp. 462-467. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053710) (PMID:31040251) (PMCID:PMC6706277)

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C. H. , Patterson, C. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Lloyd-Williams, F., Hyseni, L., Elliott-Green, A. and Capewell, S. (2019) Following in the footsteps of tobacco and alcohol? Stakeholder discourse in UK newspaper coverage of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Public Health Nutrition, 22(12), pp. 2317-2328. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000739) (PMID:31111808) (PMCID:PMC6642695)

Fanous, N., Weishaar, H., Hilton, S. and Anker, T. (2019) Intercultural Comparison of Social and Cultural Factors Shaping Adolescents’ Perceptions of Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages: the Case of the United Kingdom and the State of Qatar. 6th World Social Marketing Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 04-05 Jun 2019.

Katikireddi, S. V. et al. (2019) Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol. BMJ Open, 9(6), e028482. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028482) (PMID:31221890) (PMCID:PMC6596978)

Buckton, C. , Fergie, G. , Leifeld, P. and Hilton, S. (2019) A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the 'sugar tax' debate before and after the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 490. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6799-9) (PMID:31046718) (PMCID:PMC6498658)

Stead, M. et al. (2019) Mass media to communicate public health messages in six health topic areas: a systematic review and other reviews of the evidence. Public Health Research, 7(8), (doi: 10.3310/phr07080)

Fergie, G. , Leifeld, P., Hawkins, B. and Hilton, S. (2019) Mapping discourse coalitions in the Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol debate: a discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage. Addiction, 114(4), pp. 741-753. (doi: 10.1111/add.14514) (PMID:30475418) (PMCID:PMC6492293)

Nimegeer, A. , Patterson, C. and Hilton, S. (2019) Media framing of childhood obesity: a content analysis of UK newspapers from 1996-2014. BMJ Open, 9(4), e025646. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025646) (PMID:30948586) (PMCID:PMC6500306)

Rush, L., Patterson, C. , McDaid, L. and Hilton, S. (2019) Communicating antimicrobial resistance and stewardship in the national press: lessons from sepsis awareness campaigns. Journal of Infection, 78(2), pp. 88-94. (doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.09.001) (PMID:30194956) (PMCID:PMC6423462)

Henderson, L., Hilton, S. and Green, J. (Eds.) (2019) Media Analysis and Public Health: Contemporary Issues in Critical Public Health. Routledge: Abingdon. ISBN 9780367335984

Weishaar, H. B., Ikegwuonu, T., Smith, K. E., Buckton, C. and Hilton, S. (2019) E-cigarettes: a disruptive technology? An analysis of health actors’ positions on e-cigarette regulation in Scotland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(17), 3103. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173103) (PMID:31455009) (PMCID:PMC6747168)

2018

Buckton, C. , Patterson, C. , Hyseni, L., Katikireddi, S. , Lloyd-Williams, F., Elliott-Green, A., Capewell, S. and Hilton, S. (2018) The palatability of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: A content analysis of newspaper coverage of the UK sugar debate. PLoS ONE, 13(12), e0207576. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207576) (PMID:30517133) (PMCID:PMC6281206)

Phipps, R., Mitchell, K. , Nimegeer, A. and Hilton, S. (2018) Reflections on Using Creative Methods as Part of a Person Centred Approach to Interviewing Fathers Whose Partners Have Died. BSA 50th Anniversary Medical Sociology Conference, Glasgow, UK, 12-14 Sep 2018.

Fanous, N., Anker, T. , Weishaar, H. and Hilton, S. (2018) How do UK Adolescents Perceive Graphic Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packages? A Scoping Study. 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Europe (SRNT Europe 2018), Munich, Germany, 06-09 Sep 2018.

Buckton, C.H. , Hilton, S. , Patterson, C. , Katikireddi, S.V. , Lloyd-Williams, F., Hyseni, L., Elliott-Green, A. and Capewell, S. (2018) OP2 Did Proponents and Opponents of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy Use the News Media to Influence the Policy Debate? A Qualitative Discourse Analysis Using Practical Reasoning. Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5 Sep 2018. A1.2-A2. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.2)

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C. and Fergie, G. (2018) OP5 #Exploring Industry Influence Across Alcohol and Sugar Pricing Policies in the UK: A Discourse Network Analysis. Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5 Sep 2018. A3.1-A3. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.5)

Naven, L. et al. (2018) Right Here Right Now (RHRN) pilot study: testing a method of near-real-time data collection on the social determinants of health. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 14(2), pp. 301-321. (doi: 10.1332/174426417X14987303892451) (PMID:29973958) (PMCID:PMC6027954)

Young, B. et al. (2018) Effectiveness of mass media campaigns to reduce alcohol consumption and harm: a systematic review. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(3), pp. 302-316. (doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agx094) (PMID:29329359) (PMCID:PMC5913684)

Macdonald, S. , Cunningham, Y., Patterson, C. , Robb, K. , Macleod, U., Anker, T. and Hilton, S. (2018) Mass media and risk factors for cancer: the under-representation of age. BMC Public Health, 18, 490. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5341-9) (PMID:29695238) (PMCID:PMC5918870)

Green, M. J. and Hilton, S. (2018) Applying recommended evidence standards to understand the impact of e-cigarettes on youth smoking and reporting of weak scientific evidence. Addiction, 113(3), pp. 405-406. (doi: 10.1111/add.14054) (PMID:29152810)

van Hooft, J., Patterson, C. , Löf, M., Alexandrou, C., Hilton, S. and Nimegeer, A. (2018) Media framing and construction of childhood obesity: a content analysis of Swedish newspapers. Obesity Science and Practice, 4(1), pp. 4-13. (doi: 10.1002/osp4.150) (PMID:29479459) (PMCID:PMC5818738)

Nimegeer, A. , Thomson, H. , Foley, L., Hilton, S. , Crawford, F. and Ogilvie, D. (2018) Experiences of connectivity and severance in the wake of a new motorway: implications for health and well-being. Social Science and Medicine, 197, pp. 78-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.049) (PMID:29222998) (PMCID:PMC5777829)

Henderson, L. and Hilton, S. (2018) The media and public health: where next for critical analysis? Critical Public Health, 28(4), pp. 373-376. (doi: 10.1080/09581596.2018.1482663)

2017

Bain, J., Weishaar, H., Semple, S., Duffy, S. and Hilton, S. (2017) Vulnerable children, stigmatised smokers: the social construction of target audiences in media debates on policies regulating smoking in vehicles. Health, 21(6), pp. 633-649. (doi: 10.1177/1363459316633279) (PMID:27457688) (PMCID:PMC5639949)

Hilton, S. , Fergie, G. , Hawkins, B. and Leifeld, P. (2017) A Discourse Network Analysis of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol: Mapping the Discursive Communities in UK Newspaper Coverage of the Debate. Public Health Science 2017, London, UK, 24 Nov 2017. S8. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32943-4)

Ikegwuonu, T., Hilton, S. , Smith, K. and Weishaar, H. (2017) Organisational Actors Who Engage in Scottish E-Cigarette Policy Debates: A Mixed Methods Approach. 10th European Public Health Conference Sustaining Resilient and Healthy Communities, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-4 Nov 2017. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.150)

McDaid, L. and Hilton, S. (2017) Are Sepsis Awareness and Antimicrobial Stewardship Competing Goals? A Newsprint Content Analysis. 10th European Public Health Conference Sustaining Resilient and Healthy Communities, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-4 Nov 2017. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.152)

Nimegeer, A. , Lof, M., Patterson, C. , van Hooft, J. and Hilton, S. (2017) Mainstream Print Media Representations of Childhood Obesity in the United Kingdom and Sweden. 10th European Public Health Conference Sustaining Resilient and Healthy Communities, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-4 Nov 2017. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.399)

Phipps, R., White, L., Hilton, S. and Chambers, S. (2017) Young People's Views on Non-Broadcast Advertising of Foods High in Fat, Sugar and Salt. 10th European Public Health Conference Sustaining Resilient and Healthy Communities, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-4 Nov 2017. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.404)

Young, B., Lewis, S., Katikireddi, S. V. , Bauld, L., Stead, M., Angus, K., Campbell, M. and Hilton, S. (2017) Effectiveness of Mass Media Campaigns to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Harm: A Systematic Review. Public Health Science 2017, London, UK, 24 Nov 2017. S8. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33033-7)

Buckton, C.H. , Hyseni, L., Patterson, C. , Katikireddi, S.V. , Lloyd-Williams, F., Elliott-Green, A., Capewell, S. and Hilton, S. (2017) Media Representations of Sugar Consumption and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in UK Newspapers: Implications for Public Health Policy. Society for Social Medicine, 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, UK, 5-8 Sept 2017. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-SSMAbstracts.162)

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C.H. , Katikireddi, S.V. , Lloyd-Williams, F., Patterson, C. , Hyseni, L., Elliott-Green, A. and Capewell, S. (2017) Stakeholders’ Framing of Evidence about the UK Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: A News Media Analysis. Society for Social Medicine, 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, UK, 5-8 Sept 2017. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-SSMAbstracts.92)

Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Hilton, S. , Harding, S., Pollock, K. G. and Pow, J. (2017) Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland. Health Education Journal, 76(4), pp. 398-410. (doi: 10.1177/0017896916685592) (PMID:28596618) (PMCID:PMC5446167)

Ogilvie, D. et al. (2017) Health impacts of the M74 urban motorway extension: a mixed-method natural experimental study. Public Health Research, 5(3), (doi: 10.3310/phr05030) (PMID:28459514)

Foley, L., Prins, R., Crawford, F., Humphreys, D., Mitchell, R. , Sahlqvist, S., Thomson, H. , Ogilvie, D. and M74 Study Team, (2017) Effects of living near an urban motorway on the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: natural experimental study. PLoS ONE, 12(4), e0174882. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174882) (PMID:28379993) (PMCID:PMC5381791)

2016

Fergie, G. , Hunt, K. and Hilton, S. (2016) Social media as a space for support: Young adults' perspectives on producing and consuming user-generated content about diabetes and mental health. Social Science and Medicine, 170, pp. 46-54. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.006) (PMID:27750067) (PMCID:PMC5115652)

Patterson, C. , Emslie, C., Mason, O., Fergie, G. and Hilton, S. (2016) A content analysis of UK newspaper and online news representations of women’s and men’s ‘binge’ drinking: a challenge for communicating evidence-based messages about single-episodic drinking? BMJ Open, 6(12), e013124. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013124) (PMID:28028047) (PMCID:PMC5223657)

Fergie, G. , Hilton, S. and Hunt, K. (2016) Young adults experiences of seeking online information about diabetes and mental health in the age of social media. Health Expectations, 19(6), pp. 1324-1335. (doi: 10.1111/hex.12430) (PMID:26647109) (PMCID:PMC5139057)

Hilton, S. , Weishaar, H., Sweeting, H. , Trevisan, F. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2016) E-cigarettes, a safer alternative for teenagers? A UK focus group study of teenagers' views. BMJ Open, 6(11), e013271. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013271) (PMID:27852721) (PMCID:PMC5128897)

Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Brunton, C. G., Hanif, N., Hilton, S. , Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Pollock, K., Pow, J. and Willis, D. (2016) Cultural Reflections on the Scottish HPV Vaccination Programme. 9th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 9-12 Nov 2016. p. 191.

Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Brunton, C. G., Harding, S., Hilton, S. , Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Pollock, K., Pow, J. and Willis, D. (2016) Young Men with Intellectual Disabilities’ Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus and Vaccine. 9th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 9-12 Nov 2016. pp. 191-192.

Hilton, S. , Weishaar, H., Dorman, L., Hawkins, B., Fruedenberg, N. and Smith, K. (2016) The Importance of Media in Framing Public and Political Debates About NCDs. 9th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 9-12 Nov 2016. p. 51. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw165.026)

Katikireddi, S. , Hilton, S. and Bond, L. (2016) The role of the Sheffield model on the minimum unit pricing of alcohol debate: the importance of a rhetorical perspective. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 12(4), pp. 521-539. (doi: 10.1332/174426415X14430986392944) (PMID:28111593) (PMCID:PMC5242374)

Ogilvie, D. et al. (2016) Health Impacts of the M74 Urban Motorway Extension: A Natural Experimental Study. Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health, Cardiff, Wales, 26 Nov 2016. S5. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32241-3)

Patterson, C. , Hilton, S. and Weishaar, H. (2016) Who Says What About E-Cigarette Regulation? A Content Analysis of UK Newspapers. 9th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 9-12 Nov 2016. pp. 12-13.

Weishaar, H., Trevisan, F. and Hilton, S. (2016) 'Maybe they should regulate them quite strictly until they know the true dangers': A focus group study exploring UK adolescents’ views on e-cigarette regulation. Addiction, 111(9), pp. 1637-1645. (doi: 10.1111/add.13377) (PMID:26948979) (PMCID:PMC4988509)

Weishaar, H., Dorfman, L., Freudenberg, N., Hawkins, B., Smith, K., Razum, O. and Hilton, S. (2016) Why media representations of corporations matter for public health policy: A scoping review. BMC Public Health, 16, 899. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3594-8) (PMID:27577053) (PMCID:PMC5006262)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2016) Effects of new motorway infrastructure on active travel in the local population: a retrospective repeat cross-sectional study in Glasgow, Scotland. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13, 77. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-016-0403-9) (PMID:27387206) (PMCID:PMC4936278)

Patterson, C. , Hilton, S. and Weishaar, H. (2016) Who thinks what about e-cigarette regulation? A content analysis of UK newspapers. Addiction, 111(7), pp. 1267-1274. (doi: 10.1111/add.13320) (PMID:26802534) (PMCID:PMC4982091)

Fergie, G. et al. (2016) Right Here Right Now Study: Final Report. Project Report. Glasgow Centre for Population Heath, Glasgow.

Smith, K., Dorfman, L., Freudenberg, N., Hawkins, B., Hilton, S. , Razum, O. and Weishaar, H. (2016) Tobacco, alcohol, and processed food industries: why do public health practitioners view them so differently? Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 64. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00064) (PMID:27148511) (PMCID:PMC4826885)

Van Bekkum, J. E., Fergie, G. and Hilton, S. (2016) Health and medical research funding agencies' promotion of public engagement within research: a qualitative interview study exploring the UK context. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14(23), (doi: 10.1186/s12961-016-0093-4) (PMID:27009326) (PMCID:PMC4806422)

Smith, K.E., Collin, J., Hawkins, B., Hilton, S. and Moore, L. (2016) The pursuit of ignorance: the UK’s anti-lobbying clause will jeopardise evidence informed policy making. British Medical Journal, 352, i1446. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1446) (PMID:26979784)

Cunningham, Y., MacDonald, S. , Robb, K. , MacLeod, U., Anker, T. and Hilton, S. (2016) Representations of Ageing as a Risk Factor for Cancer in UK Newspapers. 48th BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK, 7-9 Sept 2016.

Hilton, S. , Weishaar, H., Dorfman, L., Fruedenberg, N., Hawkins, B., Razum, O. and Smith, K. (2016) The Importance of Media in Framing Public and Political Debates About NCDs. 48th BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK, 7-9 Sept 2016. p. 51.

Hilton, S. , Patterson, C. and Nimegeer, A. (2016) Understanding Health Research: Developing an Online Intervention to Bridge the Communicative Gap Between Academics and Consumers of Research Evidence. Qualitative Methods Conference, Glasgow, UK, 3-5 May 2016. (doi: 10.1177/1609406916672113)

Martin, S. , McDaid, L. and Hilton, S. (2016) The ‘‘Absent’’ Researcher: Reflections on Using Real-Time Observational Methods to Explore Young Peoples’ Online Behaviours. Qualitative Methods Conference, Glasgow, UK, 3-5 May 2016. (doi: 10.1177/1609406916672113)

2015

Boydell, N. , Fergie, G. M. , McDaid, L. M. and Hilton, S. (2015) Understandings of participation in behavioural research: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men in Scotland. PLoS ONE, 10(8), e0135001. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135001) (PMID:26252480) (PMCID:PMC4529083)

Boydell, N. , Fergie, G. , Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2015) “… Giving Something back to the Gay Community by Taking Part”: Gay and Bisexual Men’s Understandings of Participation in Behavioural Research. BASHH Spring Conference 2015, Glasgow, UK, 1-3 June 2015. A79. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052126.233)

Martin, S. , Young, I. , Riddell, J. , Hilton, S. , McDaid, L. , Flowers, P. and Gilbert, M. (2015) P68 Sexual Health Literacy and Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Scoping Review of Research Literature. BASHH Spring Conference 2015, Glasgow, UK, 1-3 June 2015. A38-A38. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052126.111)

Patterson, C. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Wood, K. and Hilton, S. (2015) Representations of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in UK newspapers: a case study of a public health policy debate. Journal of Public Health, 37(1), pp. 10-49. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu078) (PMID:25312002) (PMCID:PMC4340327)

Katikireddi, S. and Hilton, S. (2015) How did policy actors use mass media to influence the Scottish alcohol minimum unit pricing debate? Comparative analysis of newspapers, evidence submissions and interviews. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22(2), pp. 125-134. (doi: 10.3109/09687637.2014.977228) (PMID:26045639) (PMCID:PMC4438355)

Patterson, C. , McDaid, L. M. and Hilton, S. (2015) Gay and bisexual men’s perceptions of the donation and use of human biological samples for research: a qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0129924. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129924) (PMID:26053741) (PMCID:PMC4459996)

Patterson, C. , Semple, S., Wood, K., Duffy, S. and Hilton, S. (2015) A quantitative content analysis of UK newsprint coverage of proposed legislation to prohibit smoking in private vehicles carrying children. BMC Public Health, 15, 760. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2110-x) (PMID:26253515) (PMCID:PMC4529703)

2014

Katikireddi, S. V., Bond, L. and Hilton, S. (2014) Perspectives on econometric modelling to inform policy: a UK qualitative case study of minimum unit pricing of alcohol. European Journal of Public Health, 24(3), pp. 490-495. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt206)

Katikireddi, S. V. , Bond, L. and Hilton, S. (2014) Changing policy framing as a deliberate strategy for public health advocacy: a qualitative policy case study of minimum unit pricing of alcohol. Milbank Quarterly, 92(2), pp. 250-283. (doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12057)

Wood, K., Patterson, C. , Katikireddi, S. V. and Hilton, S. (2014) Harms to ‘others’ from alcohol consumption in the minimum unit pricing policy debate: A qualitative content analysis of UK newspapers (2005-2012). Addiction, 109(4), pp. 578-584. (doi: 10.1111/add.12427)

Hilton, S. , Wood, K., Patterson, C. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2014) Implications for alcohol minimum unit pricing advocacy: what can we learn for public health from UK newsprint coverage of key claim-makers in the policy debate? Social Science and Medicine, 102, pp. 157-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.041)

Boydell, N. , Fergie, G. , McDaid, L. and Hilton, S. (2014) Avoiding pitfalls and realising opportunities: reflecting on issues of sampling and recruitment for online focus groups. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13, pp. 206-223. (doi: 10.1177/160940691401300109)

Hilton, S. , Bain, J., Duffy, S. and Semple, S. (2014) UK Newsprint Coverage of the Debate about Further Protective Smoke-Free Laws to Reduce Second-Hand Smoke Exposure to Children in Cars. 13th Annual Advances in Qualitative Methods (AQM) Conference, Alberta, Canada, 23-25 June 2014. pp. 473-474.

Hilton, S. and Patterson, C. (2014) Implications for Minimum Unit Pricing Advocacy: What Can We Learn from UK Newsprint Coverage of Key Claim-Makers in the Policy Debate? 13th Annual Advances in Qualitative Methods (AQM) Conference, Alberta, Canada, 23-25 June 2014. p. 449.

Hilton, S. , Wood, K., Bain, J., Patterson, C. , Duffy, S. and Semple, S. (2014) Newsprint coverage of smoking in cars carrying children: a case study of public and scientific opinion driving the policy debate. BMC Public Health, 14(1116), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1116)

Katikireddi, S. V. , Hilton, S. , Bonell, C. and Bond, L. (2014) Understanding the development of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative study of the policy process. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e91185. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091185) (PMID:24670519) (PMCID:PMC3966757)

Martin, S. P., McDaid, L. M. and Hilton, S. (2014) Double-standards in reporting of risk and responsibility for sexual health: a qualitative content analysis of negatively toned UK newsprint articles. BMC Public Health, 14(792), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-792)

Purcell, C. , Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2014) The stigmatisation of abortion: a qualitative analysis of print media in Great Britain in 2010. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 16(9), pp. 1141-1155. (doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.937463)

Van Bekkum, J. E. and Hilton, S. (2014) UK research funding bodies’ views towards public participation in health-related research decisions: an exploratory study. BMC Health Services Research, 14(318), (doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-318)

2013

Lewis, C., Clotworthy, M., Hilton, S. , MaGee, C., Robertson, M.J., Stubbins, L.J. and Corfield, J. (2013) Public views on the donation and use of human biological samples in biomedical research: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 3(8), e003056. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003056)

Hilton, S. , Patterson, C. , Smith, E., Bedford, H. and Hunt, K. (2013) Teenagers’ understandings of and attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases: a qualitative study. Vaccine, 31(22), pp. 2543-2550. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.023)

Fergie, G. , Hunt, K. and Hilton, S. (2013) What young people want from health-related online resources: a focus group study. Journal of Youth Studies, 16(5), pp. 579-596. (doi: 10.1080/13676261.2012.744811)

Fergie, G. , Boydell-Wright, N. , McDaid, L. and Hilton, S. (2013) Reflecting on the Opportunities and Pitfalls of Online Focus Groups for Qualitative Health Research. 12th Annual Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Edmonton, Canada, 21-23 Jun 2013.

Lewis, C., Clotworthy, M., Hilton, S. and Magee, C. (2013) Consent for the use of human biological samples for biomedical research: a mixed methods study exploring the UK public’s preferences. BMJ Open, 3(8), e003022. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003022)

Martin, S., Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2013) United Kingdom newsprint media reporting on sexual health and blood-borne viruses in 2010. Sexual Health, 10(6), pp. 546-552. (doi: 10.1071/SH13093)

Patterson, C. and Hilton, S. (2013) Normalisation and stigmatisation of obesity in UK newspapers: a visual content analysis. Open Obesity Journal, 5, pp. 82-91. (doi: 10.2174/1876823720131001011)

Van Bekkum, J. and Hilton, S. (2013) The challenges of communicating research evidence in practice: perspectives from UK health visitors and practice nurses. BMC Nursing, 12(17), (doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-12-17)

Van Bekkum, J. and Hilton, S. (2013) Primary care nurses' experiences of how the mass media influence frontline healthcare in the UK. BMC Family Practice, 14(178), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-178)

2012

Katikireddi, S. , Hilton, S. and Bond, L. (2012) The Development Of Minimum Unit Pricing Of Alcohol In Scotland: A Policy Case Study. Society for Social Medicine 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, London, UK, 12-14 Sept 2012. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201753.149)

Katikireddi, S. , Hilton, S. and Bond, L. (2012) Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol: A Document Analysis of Evidence Submissions to the Scottish Parliament. Society for Social Medicine 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, London, UK, 12-14 Sept 2012. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201753.080)

MacCalman, L., Semple, S., Galea, K.S., van Tongeren, M., Dempsey, S., Hilton, S., Gee, I. and Ayres, J.G. (2012) The relationship between workers' self-reported changes in health and their attitudes towards a workplace intervention: lessons from smoke-free legislation across the UK hospitality industry. BMC Public Health, 12(5), 324. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-324)

Hilton, S. , Patterson, C. and Teyhan, A. (2012) Escalating coverage of obesity in UK newspapers: The evolution and framing of the “Obesity Epidemic” From 1996 to 2010. Obesity, 20(8), pp. 1688-1695. (doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.27)

2011

Hilton, S. and Smith, E. (2011) “I thought cancer was one of those random things. I didn’t know cancer could be caught…”: adolescent girls’ understandings and experiences of the HPV programme in the UK. Vaccine, 29(26), pp. 4409-4415. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.101)

Hilton, S. and Hunt, K. (2011) UK newspapers' representations of the 2009-10 outbreak of swine flu: one health scare not over-hyped by the media? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 65(10), pp. 941-946. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.119875)

Hilton, S., Hunt, K., Bedford, H. and Petticrew, M. (2011) School nurses' experiences of delivering the UK HPV vaccination programme in its first year. BMC Infectious Diseases, 11(226), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-226)

2010

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. , Langan, M., Bedford, H. and Petticrew, M. (2010) Newsprint media representations of the introduction of the HPV vaccination programme for cervical cancer prevention in the UK (2005–2008). Social Science and Medicine, 70(6), pp. 942-950. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.027)

Hilton, S. and Hunt, K. (2010) Coverage of Jade Goody's cervical cancer in UK newspapers: a missed opportunity for health promotion? BMC Public Health, 10(368), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-368)

Hilton, S. and Smith, E. (2010) Public views of the UK media and government reaction to the 2009 swine flu pandemic. BMC Public Health, 10, 697. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-697) (PMID:21078169) (PMCID:2998491)

2009

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. , Langan, M., Hamilton, V., Petticrew, M. and Bedford, H. (2009) Mind the Gap: Use of Evidence in Commentaries on MMR in Professional Journals (1988–2007). Society for Social Medicine 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Newcastle, UK, 9-11 Sept 2009. p. 76. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.096727x)

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. and Petticrew, M. (2009) Mind the Gap: Trends and Patterns in the Reporting of MMR Evidence in Key U.K. Clinical and Professional Journals and Magazines between 1988 and 2007. QHR 2008 Qualitative Health Research

Hilton, S. , Emslie, C., Hunt, K. , Chapple, A. and Ziebland, S. (2009) Disclosing a cancer diagnosis to friends and family: a gendered analysis of young men's and women's experiences. Qualitative Health Research, 19(6), pp. 744-754. (doi: 10.1177/1049732309334737)

Ayres, J.G., Semple, S., MacCalman, L., Dempsey, S., Hilton, S. , Hurley, J.F., Miller, B.G., Naji, A. and Petticrew, M. (2009) Bar workers' health and environmental tobacco smoke exposure (BHETSE): symptomatic improvement in bar staff following smoke-free legislation in Scotland. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66(5), pp. 339-346. (doi: 10.1136/oem.2008.040311)

Hilton, S. , Bedford, H., Calnan, M. and Hunt, K. (2009) Competency, confidence and conflicting evidence: key issues affecting health visitors' use of research evidence in practice. BMC Nursing, 8(1), p. 4. (doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-8-4)

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. , Langan, M., Hamilton, V. and Petticrew, M. (2009) Reporting of MMR evidence in professional publications: 1988-2007. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94(11), pp. 831-833. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.154310)

2008

Hilton, S. , Cameron, J., MacLean, A. and Petticrew, M. (2008) Observations from behind the bar: changing patrons' behaviours in response to smoke-free legislation in Scotland. BMC Public Health, 8(1), p. 238. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-238) (PMID:18625044) (PMCID:PMC2475535)

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. , Emslie, C., Salinas, M. and Ziebland, S. (2008) Have men been overlooked? A comparison of young men and women's experiences of chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Psycho-Oncology, 17(6), pp. 577-583. (doi: 10.1002/pon.1272)

2007

Semple, S., Maccalman, L., Naji, A. A., Dempsey, S., Hilton, S. , Miller, B.G. and Ayres, J.G. (2007) Bar workers' exposure to second-hand smoke: the effect of Scottish smoke-free legislation on occupational exposure. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 51(7), pp. 571-580. (doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mem044)

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. and Petticrew, M. (2007) Gaps in parental understandings and experiences of vaccine-preventable diseases: a qualitative study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 33(2), pp. 170-179. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00647.x)

Hilton, S. , Hunt, K. and Petticrew, M. (2007) MMR: marginalised, misrepresented and rejected? Autism: a focus group study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92, pp. 322-327. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.109686)

Hilton, S. , Petticrew, M. and Hunt, K. (2007) Parents' champions vs. vested interests: who do parents believe about MMR? A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 7(42), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-42)

Hilton, S. , Semple, S., Miller, B.G., MacCalman, L., Petticrew, M., Dempsey, S., Naji, A. and Ayres, J.G. (2007) Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland. BMC Public Health, 7(206), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-206)

Petticrew, M., Semple, S., Hilton, S. , Creely, K.S., Eadie, D., Ritchie, D., Ferrell, C., Christopher, Y. and Hurley, F. (2007) Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland. BMC Public Health, 7(204), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-204)

2006

Hilton, S. , Petticrew, M. and Hunt, K. (2006) ‘Combined vaccines are like a sudden onslaught to the body's immune system’: Parental concerns about vaccine ‘overload’ and ‘immune-vulnerability'. Vaccine, 24(20), pp. 4321-4327. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.03.003)

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Number of items: 149.

Articles

Collins, H., Wight, D. and Hilton, S. (2024) Mothers’ endorsement of the ideals and expected practices of parental determinism. Families, Relationships and Societies, (Accepted for Publication)

Hilton, S. , Buckton, C. , Smith, K., Weishaar, H., Ikegwuonu, T. and Wong, M. (2021) E-cigarettes and public health: reasons for optimism? Improving Health Blog, 2 Mar.

Henderson, L. and Hilton, S. (2018) The media and public health: where next for critical analysis? Critical Public Health, 28(4), pp. 373-376. (doi: 10.1080/09581596.2018.1482663)

Ogilvie, D. et al. (2017) Health impacts of the M74 urban motorway extension: a mixed-method natural experimental study. Public Health Research, 5(3), (doi: 10.3310/phr05030) (PMID:28459514)

Martin, S., Hilton, S. and McDaid, L. (2013) United Kingdom newsprint media reporting on sexual health and blood-borne viruses in 2010. Sexual Health, 10(6), pp. 546-552. (doi: 10.1071/SH13093)

Patterson, C. and Hilton, S. (2013) Normalisation and stigmatisation of obesity in UK newspapers: a visual content analysis. Open Obesity Journal, 5, pp. 82-91. (doi: 10.2174/1876823720131001011)

Van Bekkum, J. and Hilton, S. (2013) Primary care nurses' experiences of how the mass media influence frontline healthcare in the UK. BMC Family Practice, 14(178), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-178)

Hilton, S. and Hunt, K. (2010) Coverage of Jade Goody's cervical cancer in UK newspapers: a missed opportunity for health promotion? BMC Public Health, 10(368), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-368)

Book Sections

Edited Books

Henderson, L., Hilton, S. and Green, J. (Eds.) (2019) Media Analysis and Public Health: Contemporary Issues in Critical Public Health. Routledge: Abingdon. ISBN 9780367335984

Research Reports or Papers

Fergie, G. et al. (2016) Right Here Right Now Study: Final Report. Project Report. Glasgow Centre for Population Heath, Glasgow.

Conference or Workshop Item

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Making the Invisible Visible: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tanzania
British Academy
2024 - 2025
Glasgow Health Determinants Research Collaboration
National Institute for Health Research
2024 - 2024
Sustaining and securing futures for antimicrobial resistance research in East Africa
Scottish Funding Council
2023 - 2024
Forging policy coherence for a just and sustainable future in Scotland: Glasgow local policy partnerships case study (GALOPP)
Economic and Social Research Council
2023 - 2023
Young people's engagement with e-cigarettes and their marketing: a mixed methods, engaged project to co-produce recommendations for policy
Cancer Research UK
2021 - 2023
SPHSU/MRC EU - Participatory Systems Mapping
Medical Research Council
2021 - 2021
Enabling optimal antimicrobial use in East Africa
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
2020 - 2021
Stakeholder views on restricting marketing for high fat, salt and sugar foods in the UK
Cancer Research UK
2020 - 2020
Expert views on introducing "polluter pays" tobacco control fund in the United Kingdon: a qualitative study
Cancer Research UK
2020 - 2020
Quinquennial Funding for Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Medical Research Council
2020 - 2025
Industry responses to restrictions on marketing of discretionary or unhealthy commodities
NHS Health Scotland
2020 - 2020
Developing a participatory approach for exploring young people's perspectives on health inequalities
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
2019 - 2021
Supporting the National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (SNAP-AMR) in Tanzania
Medical Research Council
2018 - 2021
Of Fish and Men: Public Health Risks Posed by Group B Streptococcus in Aquaculture
Academy of Medical Sciences
2018 - 2019
Advancing Cancer Prevention Pricing Interventions Across the US and UK: Optimising Message Framing
Cancer Research UK
2017 - 2018
Social marketing to increase HIV testing for gay and bisexual men and all MSM in Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Intervention development
Chief Scientist Office
2017 - 2018
Supporting the National Action Plan on AMR in Tanzania (SNAP-AMR)
Medical Research Council
2017 - 2018
Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment
National Institute for Health Research
2017 - 2020
Understanding commercial sector engagement in emerging debates on e-cigarettes
Cancer Research UK
2015 - 2018
Mass media for public health messages
National Institute for Health Research
2015 - 2017
Quinquennial Core Funds
Medical Research Council
2015 - 2020
SPHSU Core Renewal: Informing Healthy Public Policy Research Programme
Medical Research Council
2015 - 2020
An explanation of older adults' understanding of cancer risk and help-seeking behaviour
Cancer Research UK
2015 - 2016
Right Here Right Now (RHRN)
Glasgow Centre for Population Health
2015 - 2015
Young people with learning disabilities and those from ethinic minority backgrounds: view and experiences with HPV vaccine
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
2014 - 2015
Children's exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke: An analysis of newspaper coverage 2002-2012. Does ti tell us about the direction future policy should be going?
Cancer Research UK
2013 - 2014
PHRSN39 Telling good (population Health) science from bad (population health) science
Medical Research Council
2013 - 2014
Understanding and Use of Public Health Research
Medical Research Council
2013 - 2015
The M74 study: longitudinal follow-up for the health effects of a new urban motorway.
National Institute for Health Research
2013 - 2016

Supervision

Supervision – Current

[2023-2027] Robert Sutton: Whole systems approaches to physical activity in schools.

[2023-2017] Bachar Bayan: The commerical determinants of health impact on youths: online and influencer marketing strategies.

Sutton, Robert
Understanding the implementation of public health policy programmes in primary schools: developing a programme theory through an applied systems approach

Supervision – Completed

[2016-2019] Joseph-Tay Wee Teck: Understanding the health impact of the internet as a commercial environment for the marketing of hedonic and healthism related lifestyles and products.

[2016-2020] Hillary Kate Collins: Maternal perceptions of media presentations of the 'science of parenting' and the impact of this on theor well-being.

[2015-2022] Lynne Rush: Media representations and public understanding of anitbiotic resistance

[2017-2022] Marissa Smith Understanding the role of evidence in e-cigarette regulation and policy development.

[2017-2019] Chris Patterson: PhD by Published Work: Using newspaper content analysis to understand, communicate and influence media representations of public health issues and media engagement in public health policy debates.

[2016-2019] Rebecca Phipps: Addressing social isolation following spousal bereavement: The co-design of a support intervention.

[2016-2020] Nadia Fanous: Intended and unintended consequences of graphic health warnings on young people: the case of plain packaging.

[2015-2018] Lauren White: Child and parental perceptions of food companies’ online advertising aimed at children in the UK University of Glasgow.

[2017] Terry Efeosa Egharevba: Stakeholder perceptions towards conducting pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa.

[2013-2017] Susan Patterson: Social patterning of sexual health information and the digital divide.

[2011-2014] Gillian Fergie: Young people’s engagement with health on the internet.

[2011-2013] Vittal Katikireddi: The evaluation of complex intervention designs to reduce alcohol harms.

Teaching

Shona teaches qualitative methods, document and media analysis and has developed a successful one-day workshop on ‘Doing Manifest and Latent Media Content Analysis’, which she runs nationally and internationally.

She has developed and leads a Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature Research Training Programme, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow since 2020. This is based on her 'Understanding Health Research' e-tool.

She contributes to the Global Health in Social Context Course, School of Health and Wellbeing, Univeristy of Glasgow since 2014.

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

2018: Distinguished Visiting Professor (City University of New York)
2018: Distinguished Visiting Professor (Monash University, Australia)
2017: Distinguished Visiting Professor (Institute for Health and Social Policy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
2017: Visiting Scholar (Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweeden)

Grant committees & research advisory boards

2024 - 2024: Tanzanian Ministry of Health, 21st National AMR Multisectoral Coordinating Committee
2023 - 2023: AHRC UKRI,, Collaborative Community Research to Tackle Health Inequalities
2023 - 2023: Tanzanian Ministry of Health, 2023-28 National Action Plan on AMR Group
2023 - 2023: Tanzanian Ministry of Health, 21st National AMR Multisectoral Coordinating Committee
2021 - 2024: International Journal of Qualitative Research, Advisory Board
2020 - 2020: Chief Scientist Office, Scotland, Longer-term effects of COVID-19 Infection Review Panel
2020 - 2024: Obesity Action Scotland, Advisory Board Member
2020 - 2024: Scottish Obesity Alliance, Chair
2017 - 2017: Public Health Evidence Network (PHEN), Member
2017 - 2022: BSA Medical Sociology Scottish Group, Co-Chair
2016 - 2016: MRC/BBSRC/ESRC, Newton Fund UK-China AMR Partnership Grant Review Panel
2016 - 2016: Scottish Goverment, Cross Party Group 'Improving Scotland's Health: 2021 and Beyond

Editorial boards

2024: Scientific Reports
2018: PloS One
2017 - 2020: BMC Public Health

Professional & learned societies

2020 - 2024: Chair, Scottish Obesity Alliance
2020 - 2024: Member, Obesity Action Scotland
2018: Affiliate Member, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
2018: Member, Society for Social Medicine and Population Health
2017: Member, BSA Medical Sociology Scottish Group

Selected international presentations

2024: Supporting the National Action Plan on AMR (Tanzania)
2023: CUNY Policy Partnerships (New York)
2022: International Health Scares Meeting, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness & Response (London)
2022: Seminar on the Commercial Determinants of Health edited book, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
2022: Holyrood's Health and Care Policy Festival (Edinburgh)
2022: UoG-Charles Perkins Centre (Sydney) Joint Seminar on Obesity and Dietary Interventions (Glasgow)
2022: CUNY Public Health and Health Policy (New York)
2022: Commonwealth Civil Society Policy Forum, Commercial determinants of health: evidence, tools, dialogue advocacy (New York)
2021: Cross Party Group on Cancer, Scottish Government (Edinburgh)
2018: Third United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases (New York)
2018: Expert Panel: Researching Youth and Inequality in the Digital Age (Glasgow)
2018: The importance of stakeholder involvement and media framing in global health policy debates about NCDs, Menzies Centre for Health Policy (Sydney)
2018: The importance of stakeholder involvement and media framing in global health policy debates about NCDs, Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University (Melbourne)
2018: The importance of stakeholder involvement and media framing in global health policy debates about NCDs, Monash University (Monash)
2017: Supporting the National Action Plan on AMR (Tanzania)
2017: Mass Media for Public Health Seminar (Stirling)
2017: Stakeholders' framing of evidence about the UK sugar-sweetened beverage tax: a news media analysis (Montreal)
2017: Macro level determinants shaping global public health: a network media analysis of UK health policies (Montreal)
2016: TEDx-Q-Talk, International Qualitative Health Conference on Public Debate and Health Policy (Glasgow)
2016: Communication Conference, Berkeley Media Group, California (USA)

Research datasets

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Lembo, T. , Davis, A. , Loosli, K., Nthambi, M. , Mutua, E., Laurie, E. , Shirima, G., Hilton, S. , Mmbaga, B. T., Nasuwa, F., Melubo, M., Mnzava, K., Mshana, S., Hanley, N. , Jeremia, H., Muro, F., Seni, J. and Matthews, L. (2024) Supporting the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (SNAP-AMR) data collection tools. [Data Collection]

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