Dr Emma Hock

BSc (Leeds), MSc (Leeds), PhD (Sheffield), FHEA, MEd (Sheffield)

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Lecturer

Emma Hock
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emma.hock@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5205
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Emma Hock
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
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I have a track record of research in preventative health behaviour, with a specific research interest in smoking cessation and physical activity, multiple health behaviour change and physical activity and mental health.

I completed my PhD in physical activity and smoking abstinence in young smokers at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007, and also worked on a two-year MRC-funded research contract at the University of Exeter, investigating walking as an aid to cessation: a feasibility study within the NHS stop smoking service (Walk-2-Quit).

I joined SCHARR in 2008 as a systematic reviewer on the NICE Public Health Collaborating Centre, and have been involved systematic reviews on looked after children and young people, smoking in pregnancy and the prevention of pre-diabetes.

I have been working as a systematic reviewer for the Technology Assessment Group (ScHARR-TAG) since 2011 and also for the Public Health Reviews Team since 2019. I have been involved in systematic reviews into the clinical effectiveness of varicose vein management methods, bevacizumab for eye conditions, cytisine for smoking cessation, biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, exercise referral schemes, ultrasound, prognosis and treat-to-target therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, inequalities in access to social care, the impact of working from home on health and wellbeing, and the impact of housing insecurity on the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Research interests
  • Systematic review
  • Systematic review methodology
  • Realist review
  • Health behaviour change
  • Physical activity and wellbeing
  • Smoking and tobacco use

 

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Hock E, Scope A & Booth A (2024) . Evidence and Policy, 20(4), 531-556.
  • Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(13).
  • Hock ES, Franklin M, Baxter S, Clowes M, Chilcott J & Gillespie D (2023) . NIHR Open Research, 3(28).
  • Blank L, Hock E, Cantrell A, Baxter S & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(4).
  • Hock ES, Martyn-St James M, Wailoo A, Scott DL, Stevenson M, Rawdin A, Simpson EL, Dracup N & Young A (2021) . SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3(3), 838-854.
  • Quirk H, Hock E, Harrop D, Crank H, Peckham E, Traviss-Turner G, Machaczek K, Stubbs B, Horspool M, Weich S & Copeland R (2020) . European Psychiatry, 63(1).
  • Everson-Hock ES, Green MA, Goyder EC, Copeland RJ, Till SH, Heller B & Hart O (2015) . Journal of Public Health.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Johnson M, Jones R, Woods HB, Goyder E, Payne N & Chilcott J (2013) . Preventive Medicine, 56(5), 265-272.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Squires H, Gillespie D, Kock L, Hock E, Hiscock R, Bogdanovica I, Lewis C, Robson D, Filippidis F, Langley T , Pulsford E et al (2025) . NIHR Open Research.
  • Rogerson M, Blank L, Clowes M, Hock E & Goyder E (2024) . BMJ Public Health, 2024(2).
  • Hock ES, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A, Clair A & Goyder E (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24.
  • Blank L, Hock E, Clowes M, Rogerson M & Goyder E (2024) . BMJ Public Health, 2(1).
  • Hock E, Scope A & Booth A (2024) . Evidence and Policy, 20(4), 531-556.
  • Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(13).
  • Hock ES, Franklin M, Baxter S, Clowes M, Chilcott J & Gillespie D (2023) . NIHR Open Research, 3(28).
  • Blank L, Hock E, Cantrell A, Baxter S & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(4).
  • Hock ES, Martyn-St James M, Wailoo A, Scott DL, Stevenson M, Rawdin A, Simpson EL, Dracup N & Young A (2021) . SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3(3), 838-854.
  • Quirk H, Hock E, Harrop D, Crank H, Peckham E, Traviss-Turner G, Machaczek K, Stubbs B, Horspool M, Weich S & Copeland R (2020) . European Psychiatry, 63(1).
  • Ren S, Squires H, Hock E, Kaltenthaler E, Rawdin A & Alifrangis C (2019) . PharmacoEconomics, 37(9), 1073-1080.
  • Alessa T, Hawley MS, Hock ES & de Witte L (2019) . JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(5).
  • Simpson EL, Ren S, Hock ES, Stevens JW, Binard A, Pers Y-M, Archer R, Paisley S, Stevenson MD, Herpin C & Ghabri S (2019) . International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 35(1), 36-44.
  • Archer R, Hock E, Hamilton J, Stevens J, Essat M, Poku E, Clowes M, Pandor A & Stevenson M (2018) . Health Technology Assessment, 22(66), 1-294.
  • Simpson EL, Hock ES, Stevenson MD, Wong R, Dracup N, Wailoo A, Conaghan PG, Estrach C, Edwards CJ & Wakefield RJ (2018) . Health Technology Assessment, 22(20).
  • Gavens L, Holmes J, Bühringer G, McLeod J, Neumann M, Lingford-Hughes A, Hock ES & Meier PS (2018) . Journal of Public Health, 40(1), 175-182.
  • Wailoo A, Hock ES, Stevenson M, Martyn-St James M, Rawdin A, Simpson E, Wong R, Dracup N, Scott DL & Young A (2017) . Health Technology Assessment , 21(71), 1-258.
  • Quirk H, Crank H, Harrop D, Hock E & Copeland R (2017) . Systematic Reviews, 6.
  • Stevenson M, Archer R, Tosh J, Simpson E, Everson-Hock E, Stevens J, Hernandez-Alava M, Paisley S, Dickinson K, Scott D , Young A et al (2016) . Health Technology Assessment, 20(35), 611-614.
  • Gavens L, Goyder E, Hock ES, Harris J & Meier PS (2016) . Public Health, 139, 79-87.
  • Stevenson M, Archer R, Tosh J, Simpson E, Everson-Hock E, Stevens J, Hernandez-Alava M, Paisley S, Dickinson K, Scott D , Young A et al (2016) . Health Technology Assessment, 20(35), 1-610.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Johnson M, Everson-Hock E, Woods HB, Goyder E, Payne N & Mountain G (2016) . Public Health Research, 4(4).
  • Baxter S, Johnson M, Payne N, Buckley-Woods H, Blank L, Hock E, Daley A, Taylor A, Pavey T, Mountain G & Goyder E (2016) . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Green MA, Goyder EC, Copeland RJ, Till SH, Heller B & Hart O (2015) . Journal of Public Health.
  • Campbell F, Holmes M, Everson-Hock E, Davis S, Woods HB, Anokye N, Tappenden P & Kaltenthaler E (2015) . Health Technology Assessment, 19(60).
  • Poku E, Rathbone J, Wong R, Everson-Hock E, Essat M, Pandor A & Wailoo A (2014) . British Medical Journal Open, 4(7).
  • Leaviss J, Sullivan W, Ren S, Everson-Hock E, Stevenson M, Stevens JW, Strong M & Cantrell A (2014) . Health Technol Assess, 18(33), 1-120.
  • Haasova M, Oh H, Taylor AH, Warren FC, Ussher M, Janse Van Rensburg K, Faulkner G, Cropley M, Byron-Daniel J & Everson-Hock ES (2014) . Psychopharmacology, 1-9.
  • Goyder E, Hind D, Breckon J, Dimairo M, Minton J, Everson-Hock E, Read S, Copeland R, Crank H, Horspool K , Humphreys L et al (2014) . Health Technol Assess, 18(13), 1-210.
  • Leaviss J, Hummel S, Carroll C, Ren S, Stevens JW, Everson-Hock E, Cantrell A, Stevenson M & Michaels J (2014) Clinical and cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of varicosis: Systematic review and economic evaluation. Vasomed, 26(4), 210-211.
  • Minton J, Dimairo M, Everson-Hock E, Scott E & Goyder E (2013) . BMJ Open, 3(10), e003509.
  • Carroll C, Hummel S, Leaviss J, Ren S, Stevens JW, Everson-Hock E, Cantrell A, Stevenson M & Michaels J (2013) . Health Technol Assess, 17(48), i-141.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Johnson M, Jones R, Woods HB, Goyder E, Payne N & Chilcott J (2013) . Preventive Medicine, 56(5), 265-272.
  • Haasova M, Warren FC, Ussher M, Janse Van Rensburg K, Faulkner G, Cropley M, Byron-Daniel J, Everson-Hock ES, Oh H & Taylor AH (2013) . Addiction, 108(1), 26-37.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Jones R, Guillaume L, Clapton J, Goyder E, Chilcott J, Payne N, Duenas A, Sheppard LM & Swann C (2012) . Child Care Health and Development, 38(2), 162-174.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Jones R, Guillaume L, Clapton J, Duenas A, Goyder E, Chilcott J, Cooke J, Payne N, Sheppard LM & Swann C (2011) . Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
  • Johnson M, Everson-Hock E, Jones R, Woods HB, Payne N & Goyder E (2011) . Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 93(2), 150-158.
  • Jones R, Everson-Hock ES, Papaioannou D, Guillaume L, Goyder E, Chilcott J, Cooke J, Payne N, Duenas A, Sheppard LM & Swann C (2011) . Child Care Health Dev, 37(5), 613-622.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Everson-Hock ES, Burrows J, Messina J, Guillaume L & Goyder E (2011) . Health Educ Res, 26(2), 265-282.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Taylor AH, Ussher M & Faulkner G (2010) . Journal of Smoking Cessation, 5(1), 7-14.
  • Taylor AH, Everson-Hock ES & Ussher M (2010) . BMC Health Serv Res, 10, 317.
  • Baxter S, Everson-Hock E, Messina J, Guillaume L, Burrows J & Goyder E (2010) . Nicotine Tob Res, 12(7), 685-694.
  • Everson-Hock ES, Taylor AH & Ussher M (2010) . Patient Educ Couns, 79(2), 156-159.
  • Everson ES, Taylor AH & Ussher M (2010) . Patient Educ Couns, 78(1), 53-56.
  • Wright KA, Everson-Hock ES & Taylor AH (2009) . Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2(2), 86-94.
  • Everson ES, Daley AJ & Ussher M (2008) . Mental Health and Physical Activity, 1(1), 26-31.
  • Everson ES, Daley AJ & Ussher M (2007) . J Adolesc, 30(2), 347-351.
  • Everson ES, Daley AJ & Ussher M (2006) . Addict Behav, 31(9), 1547-1558.
  • Stevenson MD, Wailoo AJ, Tosh JC, Hernandez-Alava M, Gibson L, Stevens JW, Archer R, Simpson EL, Hock ES, Young A & Scott DL () . Journal of Rheumatology, 44(7), 973-980.
  • Harnan S, Ren S, Gomersall T, Everson-Hock ES, Sutton A, Dhanasiri S & Kulasekararaj A () . Acta Haematologica, 136(1), 23-42.
  • Jones, R , Everson-Hock ES, Guillaume, L , Clapton, J , Goyder, E , Chilcott, J , Payne, N , Duenas, A , Sheppard, LM & Swann, C () . Families, Relationships & Societies, 1(1), 71-85.

Conference proceedings

  • Hock E, Lagojda L, Blank L, Booth A, Clowes M & Goyder E (2025) . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 79(Suppl 1) (pp A51.1-A51). Bradford, UK, 10 September 2025 - 10 September 2025.
  • Blank L, Goyder E, Hock E & Cantrell A (2024) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A78.1-A78)
  • Hock E, Blank L, Harvey S, Clowes M, Goyder L & Booth A (2024) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A24.1-A24)
  • Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A11.2-A12)
  • Goyder E, Blank L, Hock E & Cantrell A (2022) . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 76(Supplement 1) (pp a54-a54). Exeter, UK, 7 September 2022 - 7 September 2022.
  • Beecroft CA & Hock E (2016) . Value in Health, Vol. 19(7) (pp A508-A508)
  • Harnan S, Ren S, Gomersall T, Everson-Hock E, Sutton A, Dhanasiri S & Kulasekararaj A (2014) . Blood, Vol. 124(21) (pp 1934-1934)
  • Gell L, McLeod J, Holmes J, Everson-Hock E, Buehringer G, Lingford-Hughes A, Neumann M & Meier P (2014) . The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S13-S13)
  • Wailoo AJ, Stevenson M, Tosh J, Hernández M, Stevens JW, Archer R, Simpson E, everson HE, Scott D, Young A , Paisley S et al (2014) . Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A380-A380)
  • Everson ES, Taylor AH & Ussher M (2008) Walk-2-Quit: Translating theory and evidence to practice through collaborative action research. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, Vol. 23 (pp 115-115)
  • Everson ES, Taylor AH & Ussher M (2008) Promoting physical activity to aid smoking cessation: A qualitative perspective on multiple health behaviour change. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, Vol. 23 (pp 115-115)

Reports

  • Booth A, Hock E, Preston L & Uttley L (2021)

Posters

  • Ghabri S, Simpson EL, Ren S, Hock E, Archer R, Binard A, Pers Y, Stevens JW, Herpin C & Stevenson M (2018) PMS4 - RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH SIX-MONTHS OF FIRST-LINE BIOLOGIC OR BIOSIMILAR THERAPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NETWORK META-ANALYSIS.
  • Archer R, Clowes M, Hamilton J, Pandor A, Stevenson MD, Stevens JW, Hock ES & Essat M (2018) Addressing challenges in the conduct of a systematic review of clinical prediction models in rheumatoid arthritis. 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edingurgh.
  • Hamilton J, Archer R, Stevens J, Stevenson M, Hock E, Clowes M, Essat M, Poku E & Pandor A (2018) Clinical prediction models for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and evidence synthesis. MEMTAM (Methods for Evaluation of medical prediction Models, Test And Biomarkers), Utecht, The Nethe.
  • Poku E, Rathbone J, Hock E, Essat M, Wong R, Pandor A & Wailoo A (2013) Safety of intravitreal bevacizumab as a monotherapy in ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. Health Technology Assessment International.
  • Beecroft C & Hock E Widening Engagement with HTA through Online Learning.
  • Simpson E, Stevenson M, Hock E, Wong R, Wakefield RJ, Conaghan PG, Estrach C & Edwards C Ultrasound to Guide Treatment Decisions in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Preprints

  • Hock ES, Waters-Harvey B, Griffiths AW, Fisher E, Backhouse T, Cunha I, Scott S, Giebel C, Jones L, Mehta J , Spilsbury K et al (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Hock ES, Franklin M, Baxter S, Clowes M, Chilcott J & Gillespie D (2023) .
  • Hock ES, Franklin M, Baxter S, Clowes M, Chilcott J & Gillespie D (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Research group

Supervisions

  • Clare Timblin
  • Brenda Oulo
Teaching interests
  • Public health
  • Systematic review methods
  • Health psychology
  • Exercise psychology


I am interested in supervising research students in topics/areas such as health behaviour and health behaviour change, exercise psychology and addiction. I am particularly interested in mixed methods projects examining physical activity and wellbeing and/or addiction in specific subpopulations.
 

Teaching activities

Module co-ordinator for HAR6047: Key Issues in National and Global Public Health, and HAR680: Contemporary Health Psychology and Behaviour Change.

Deputy programme lead for the MSc, PGDip and PGCert in International Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement

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