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Research interests
Britta is a Research Fellow in the Tobacco Control Research Group. She is interested in the commercial determinants of health and how commercial actors influence policy and what is, and can be, done about it. Most of her ongoing research focuses on tobacco industry interference in policymaking, and the role of tobacco control advocacy. She also works on intimidation in tobacco control and other areas of public health.
Britta holds a PhD in Social and Policy Sciences from the University of Bath, UK and is an alumna of the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Public Policy.
Teaching interests
Britta has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students for over five years at Bath and at The University of Nottingham, covering areas including policy analysis, power, social theory and social research methods. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).
She is also a Certified NVivo (Lumivero) Expert and regularly runs sessions on qualitative research and NVivo through the Doctoral College.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Fellowship (FHEA), Advance HE
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bath
Erasmus Mundus Masters in Public Policy (MAPP)
International Relations, Master of Arts, IBEI (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals)
Public Administration and Public Policy, Master of Arts, University of York
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Projects
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STOP 2
Gilmore, A. (PI), Bloomfield, M. (CoI), Branston, R. (CoI), Gallagher, A. (CoI), Elmitwalli, S. (Researcher), Fitzpatrick, I. (Researcher), Gallagher, A. (Researcher), Hiscock, R. (Researcher), Legg, T. (Researcher), Matthes, B. (Researcher) & Rowell, A. (Researcher)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Other
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Attempts to undermine global public health: observations from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s COP10
Silver, K., Matthes, B., Alaouie, H., Gatehouse, T., Maynard, R., Mehegan, J., Elmitwalli, S., Bertscher, A. & Alebshehy, R., 2 May 2024, In: Health Promotion International. 39, 2, daae038.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Complex Interventions for a Complex System? Using Systems Thinking to Explore Ways to Address Unhealthy Commodity Industry Influence on Public Health Policy
Bertscher, A., Matthes, B., Nobles, J., Gilmore, A., Bondy, K., Van Den Akker, A., Dance, S., Bloomfield, M. J. & Zatonski, M., 7 Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 13, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drug company methodologies used for reporting in the UK pharmaceutical industry payment transparency database between 2015 and 2019: A content analysis
Larkin, J., Matthes, B., Azribi, M., Kearns, C., Mulinari, S., Rickard, E., Moriarty, F., Fahey, T. & Ozieranski, P., 30 Nov 2024, In: Health Policy. 149, 105155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intimidation against advocates and researchers in the tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food spaces: A review
Evans-Reeves, K., Matthes, B., Chamberlain, P., Paichadze, N., Gilmore, A. & Mialon, M., 31 Dec 2024, In: Health Promotion International. 39, 6, daae153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Researchers of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation – new study
Evans-Reeves, K. & Matthes, B., 27 Nov 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Thesis
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From National to Pluri-National: Rethinking the transformation of the Bolivian state through struggles for autonomy
Matthes, B. K. (Author), Dinerstein, A. C. (Supervisor) & Copestake, J. (Supervisor), 21 Mar 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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