Dr Harriet Fisher
BSc(Manch.), MPH (Imperial), PhD(Bristol)
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Current positions
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Harri's interests include using participatory research methodologies to design interventions that address health inequalities among young people.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Royal College of Surgeons of England FDS Pump-Priming Grant: Oropharyngeal cancer awareness and screening in dental settings
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This study aims to:
1) Conduct a systematic review and synthesis of oropharyngeal cancer awareness and screening in dental settings.
2) Build on initial consultations through in-depth qualitative interviews with members of…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Dental SchoolDates
03/05/2024 to 03/09/2025
JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
School of Psychological ScienceDates
01/04/2021 to 31/03/2025
The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of an employer-led intervention to increase walking during the daily commute: Cluster randomised controlled trial
Role
Researcher
Description
In the UK it is recommended that adults should aim to undertake at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) throughout the week. Increasing physical activity levels,…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/10/2011 to 01/04/2014
Publications
Recent publications
10/04/2025Healthcare Professionals’ Emotions of Distance and Connection When Dealing With Patients’ Vaccine Hesitancy
Qualitative Health Research
Developing films to support vaccine-hesitant, ethnically diverse parents’ decision-making about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
BMJ Open
Difficulties faced by physicians from four European countries in rebutting anti-vaccination arguments:
BMJ Public Health
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of challenges in vaccine communication and training needs
BMC Primary Care
Information needs of ethnically diverse, vaccine-hesitant parents during decision-making about the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child
BMC Public Health
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Professor Rona Campbell
Professor of Public Health Research
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Dr Sarah Harding
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