Professor Deborah Caldwell
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Expertise
Current positions
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
Research interests
Deborah’s current research interests primarily focus on evidence synthesis methods to inform public health policy- and decision-making, with a particular interest in synthesis methods for evaluating and implementing complex public health interventions.
Deborah is a member of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology and was named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2024.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
NICE Guidelines Technical Support Unit (2023-2026)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2026
NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Bristol Evidence Synthesis Group (ESG) is one of nine, UK-based, research groups commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Evidence Synthesis Programme to identify, appraise, and combine…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028
Using novel synthesis methods to identify and optimise components for public mental health interventions.
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2022 to 30/09/2025
NIHR SPCR Cross School Mental Health Call MH022 : How do we improve mental health outcomes for children and young people from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic groups? An evaluation of a community-based approach
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2022 to 31/03/2024
Publications
Recent publications
26/05/2025A methodological review of network meta-analyses applied to complex interventions for public health and a typology of the node-making process
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Beta-blockers for the treatment of anxiety disorders
Journal of Affective Disorders
Effectiveness and safety of psychosocial interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Addiction
Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for management of hypertension and prehypertension
BMJ Medicine
Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for the management of hypertension and pre-hypertension
BMJ Medicine
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