Position: Research Fellow
Telephone: +44 (0) 208 223 4045
Fax: +44 (0)20 8223 4282
Email: f.jamal@uel.ac.uk
Contact Address:
IHHD, UH250
Stratford Campus
University of East London
Water Lane
London
E15 4LZ
Brief Biography:
I joined IHHD as Research Fellow in January 2011. Previously, I worked a researcher in the private sector; and in operations and decision science at Wilfrid Laurier University (in Canada). I have an MSc in comparative politics (nationalism and ethnicity) from the London School of Economics (LSE).
I’m interested in the social and cultural determinants of young people’s health, particularly health inequalities. I engage primarily with qualitative research methods and have expertise in qualitative evidence synthesis methodology.
Publications:
Bonell C, Jamal F, Harden A, Wells H, Parry W, Fletcher A, et al. Systematic review of the effects of schools and school environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and synthesis. Public Health Res 2013 (in press).
Bonell, C., Parry, W., Wells, H., Jamal, F., Fletcher, A., Harden, A., Thomas, J., Campbell, R., Petticrew, M., Murphy, S., Whitehead, M., & Moore, L. (2013)The effects of the school environment on student health: a systematic review of multi-level studies.Health & Place, doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.12.001.
Jamal F (2012) ‘Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology’ (G Scambler). Critical Public Health. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2012.754646
O'Mara-Eves A, Brunton G, Kavanagh J, Jamal F, Thomas J, Community engagement in public health interventions to reduce health inequalities: mapping the evidence against policy objectives, The Lancet, Volume 380, Supplement 3, 23 November 2012, Page S59, ISSN 0140-6736, 10.1016/S0140 6736(13)604158.
Lorenc T, Pearson M, Jamal F, Cooper C, Garside R. (2012), The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study. Research Synthesis Methods. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1036.
Lorenc T, Jamal F, Cooper C. (2012) Resource provision and environmental change for the prevention of skin cancer: Systematic review of qualitative evidence from high-income countries. Health Promotion International. doi: 10.1093/heapro/das015.
Bonell C, Harden A, Wells H, Jamal F, Fletcher A, Petticrew M, Thomas J, Whitehead M, Campbell R, Murphy S, Moore L. Protocol for a systematic review of the effects of schools and school-environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and synthesis. BMC Public Health 2011 11:453.
Bertotti M, Jamal F, Harden A. A review of conceptualisations and meaning of ‘community’ within and across research traditions: a meta-narrative approach. Arts and Humanities Research Council (London) 2012.
Rizzo M, Martin A, Jamal F, Lehmann A, Llewellyn A, Marrero-Guillamon I, O‘Mara A, Cooper C, Gomersall, A. Evidence review on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of service models or structures to manage tuberculosis in hard-to-reach groups. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (London) 2011.
Rizzo M, Martin A, Cliff-Matthews V, Jamal F, Lehmann A, Llewellyn A, Marrero-Guillamon I, O‘Mara A, Cooper C, Gomersall, A. Evidence review on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at identifying tuberculosis in hard-to-reach groups. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (London) 2011.
Rizzo M, Martin A, Cliff-Matthews V, Jamal F, Lehmann A, Llewellyn A, Marrero-Guillamon I, O‘Mara A, Cooper C, Gomersall, A. Evidence review on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at managing tuberculosis in hard-to-reach groups. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (London) 2011.
Munton, T, Martin A, Lorenc T, Marrero-Guillamon I, Jamal F. et al. Understanding vulnerability and resilience in individuals to the influence of Al Qa’ida violent extremism: A Rapid Evidence Assessment to inform policy and practice in preventing violent extremism. Home Office: Occasional Paper 98: November 2011.
O‘Mara A, Marrero-Guillamón I, Jamal F, Lehmann A, Cooper C, Lorenc T. Qualitative review of barriers and facilitators to access and uptake of screening and treatment for tuberculosis in hard-to-reach groups. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (London) 2010.
O’Mara A, Jamal F, Lehman A. et al. Evidence review: Delivering better outcomes for young people by increasing the impact of targeted youth support and development. London: C4EO: 2010.
O’Mara A, Jamal F, Lehman, A. et al. Evidence review: Supporting families, parents and carers to improve child outcomes. London: C4EO: 2010.