Professor Karen Hughes
Professor of Public Health
Professor Karen Hughes is Research and Capacity Development Manager at Public Health Wales and directs the work of the Public Health Wales Research and Evaluation Hot House, based at 91快活林. Karen has a broad public health research portfolio with particular focus on violence prevention, adverse childhood experiences, alcohol use, youth risk behaviours and nightlife health. She has published over 70 academic papers and a wide range of national and international reports to inform public health policy and practice. Karen has acted as an expert advisor to organisations including the World Health Organization, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Department of Health and National Institute for Health Research.
Publications
2025
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Elizabeth, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hopkins, J., Hill, R. & Cresswell, K., 18 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 672
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Bellis, M. A., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., Quigg, Z., Butler, N. & Wilson, C., 5 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Open. 15, 8, e098412.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Opoku, R., Judd, N., Cresswell, K., Parker, M., James, M., Scourfield, J., Elizabeth, K., Noyes, J., Bristow, D., Kontopantelis, E., Brophy, S. & Kennedy, N., 18 Jul 2025, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 177, 108467.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Judd, N., Ford, K., Cresswell, K., Fellows, R. & Hughes, K., 5 Mar 2025
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Angelakis, I., Molina, J., Winter, C., Ford, K., Kitchiner, N. & Elizabeth, K., 7 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. p. 1-10
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Jones, L., Tucker, J., Muggah, R., Elizabeth, K., smith, E., Ford, K. & Feder, G., 1 Sept 2025, In: BMJ. 390, e086167.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Jones, L., Tucker, J., Muggah, R., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., smith, E. & Feder, G., 2 Sept 2025, In: BMJ.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Gould, A., Ford, K., Augarde, E., Elizabeth, K., Judd, N., cline, A., Bellis, M., dale, C. & Azam, S., 28 Oct 2025, Cardiff: Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review
2024
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Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Judd, N., 30 Aug 2024, p. A19.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Abstract 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., Sharp, C. & Hill, R., 9 Jul 2024, In: BMJ Public Health. 2, 1, e000868.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Judd, N., Wood, S. & Elizabeth, K., 4 Apr 2024, Prifysgol 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Bellis, M., McManus, S., Elizabeth, K., Adisa, O. & Ford, K., 15 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 352.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2023
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Amos, R., Cresswell, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 17, 663.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K. & Ford, K., 17 Apr 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e072916.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Judd, N., Hughes, K., Bellis, M., Hardcastle, K. & Amos, R., 29 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Public Health. 45, 4, p. 829-839 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Lowey, H., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1618 1618.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2022
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Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 May 2022, Wrexham : 91快活林. 10 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K., Janssen, H. & Bellis, M., 13 Jun 2022, Wrexham: 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Wood, S., Ford, K., Madden, H. C. E., Sharp, C. A., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 21 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 14, 8869.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hill, R. & Hughes, K., 24 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 14 p., 583.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Sept 2022, In: European Journal of Public Health. 32, Supplement_2
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., May 2022, Wrexham: 91快活林. 10 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Griffith, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Nov 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 23, 16036.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Madden, H., Glendinning, F. & Wood, S., 1 Feb 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, p. e053915
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Wood, S., Hughes, K., Hill, R., Judd, N. & Bellis, M. A., 22 Sept 2022, 23 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Sharp, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 7, 2, 1 p., 4.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Meeting Abstract 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Judd, N., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Gwenter, L., 18 Aug 2022, Wrexham: 91快活林. 97 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Judd, N., Griffith, N. & Hughes, K., 9 Jun 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 12 p., 1158.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2021
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Ashton, K., Davies, A. R., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Cotter-Roberts, A. & Bellis, M., 27 Jun 2021, In: BMC Psychology. 9, 1, 1 p., 101.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Dec 2021, Public Health Wales; 91快活林. 35 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Glendinning, F., Harrison, E. & Passmore, J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 11, p. e848-e857
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 21 May 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N., Wood, S. & Bellis, M., 2 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 23 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Jul 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 13 Aug 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 27 Aug 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 10 Sept 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 24 Sept 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Bellis, M., 8 Oct 2021, Public Health Wales .
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2021, Public Health Wales; 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Quigg, Z., Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Kulhanek, A., Brito, I., Ross-Houle, K., Bigland, C., Calafat, A. & Duch, M., Jun 2021, In: European Journal of Public Health. 31, 3, p. 659鈥�664
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Wood, S., Harrison, S., Judd, N., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Jones, A., 17 Nov 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, 1, 2110.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Olivares, G., Hermes, D., Manzanilla, E., Hughes, K., Clarke, L. & Warland, J., Mar 2021, In: JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE. 62, 3, p. 216-222
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2020
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Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2020, Public Health Wales; 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Barton, E. & Newbury, A., 12 Jun 2020, In: BMC Health & Justice. 8, 1, 13.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Wood, S., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Hopkins, J., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Apr 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Janssen, H., Cresswell, K., Judd, N., Hughes, K., Snowdon, L., Barton, E., Jones, D., Wood, S. & Bellis, M., 2020, Uned Atal Trais - Violence Prevention Unit.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Kadel, R., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 7 Jun 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 9 p., e036374.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Brocklehurst, P., Hughes, K., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 14 Feb 2020, In: BMC Oral Health. 20, 1, p. 51 9 p., 51.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J., Hughes, K., Roderick, J., Davies, A. R. & Bellis, M., 1 Jun 2020, In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 93, 2, p. 87-108 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2019
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Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Sethi, D., Andrew, R., Yon, Y., Wood, S., Ford, K., Baban, A., Boderscova, L., Kachaeva, M., Makaruk, K., Markovic, M., Povilaitis, R., Raleva, M., Terzic, N., Veleminsky, M., W艂odarczyk, J. & Zakhozha, V., 1 Aug 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, 4, p. 741-747 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Rogers, R., Wardle, H., Sharp, C., Dymond, S., Davies, T., Hughes, K. & Astbury, G., 29 Jan 2019, 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Wardle, H., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T., Dymond, S., Bellis, M. & Rogers, R., 13 Mar 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Poster 鈥� peer-review - Published
Rogers, R., Wardle, H., Sharp, C., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T., Dymond, S. & Bellis, M., 29 Jan 2019, 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Quigg, Z., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Apr 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 7 p., 442.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Ramos Rodriguez, G., Sethi, D. & Passmore, J., Oct 2019, In: Lancet Public Health. 4, 10, p. e517-e528
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Di Lemma, L., Davies, A. R., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Homolova, L., Gray, B. & Richardson, G., 13 May 2019, Public Health Wales; 91快活林. 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Hughes, K., Di Lemma, L. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019, 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Feb 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Poster 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ford, K., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Di Lemma, L., Davies, A., Edwards, S. & Bellis, M., May 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 91, May, p. 131-146 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Sharp, C., Hughes, K., Di Lemma, L. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019, 91快活林.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report 鈥� peer-review
2018
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Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Edwards, S., Sharples, O., Hardcastle, K. & Wood, S., 6 Dec 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 12, 10 p., e020591.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Butler, N., Quigg, Z., Bates, R., Ross-Houle, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Oct 2018, Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University. 75 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book 鈥� peer-review
2016
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Ford, K., Butler, N., Hughes, K., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M., May 2016, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report