Dr Lesley Uttley
BSc, PhD (Psychology)
School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Research Fellow
+44 114 222 0782
Full contact details
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I am a Senior Research Fellow and (2020-2024) and (2025-2026) holder for investigating human influences in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, funded by the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC). I obtained my BSc and PhD in Psychology at the University of Sheffield. I joined SMPH as a systematic reviewer in January 2011 for the evidence review group, SCHARR-TAG, leading technology assessments until 2019 for interventions across a range of specialities including mental health, oncology and diagnostics. I design, lead and conduct systematic reviews including a . I am interested in how the people, or the systematic review team, can potentially influence the output of apparently objective research projects.
As well as leading I am also working on the ESRC funded (2023-2027) and the (2024-2026).
I was invited to be an Editorial Board Member of the in October 2024 following my role as Guest Editor for the journal on the Special Issue "Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Research Culture."
- Research interests
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- Research integrity and research culture
- Positive and negative human influences in research
- Methodology of systematic reviews
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 178.
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 177.
- . Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 11(3), 114-125.
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 156, 30-41.
- . International Journal of Cancer, 146(12), 3516-3521.
- . The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(1), e2-e10.
- . Systematic Reviews, 6.
- . EBioMedicine.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 19(18).
- . Eur Respir Rev, 22(130), 476-486.
- . Pharmacoeconomics, 31(11), 981-990.
- . Surg Endosc, 27(3), 724-731.
All publications
Journal articles
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 184.
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 178.
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 177.
- . Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 11(3), 114-125.
- . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 156, 30-41.
- . PharmacoEconomics, 41(3), 227-237.
- . HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 15(4), 299-322.
- . Cancers, 14(5).
- . Development and Psychopathology, 34(1), 37-54.
- . International Journal of Cancer, 146(12), 3516-3521.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 24(11), 1-150.
- . The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(1), e2-e10.
- . i-Perception, 10(1).
- . Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16.
- . Pharmacoeconomics, 36(9), 1063-1072.
- . Endocrine, 62(1), 26-33.
- . Systematic Reviews, 6.
- . PharmacoEconomics, 35(7), 717-726.
- . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(1), 25-43.
- . Thyroid, 26(11), 1541-1552.
- . EBioMedicine.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 20(46), 1-246.
- . BMC Psychiatry, 15(1).
- . BMC Psychiatry, 15.
- . PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 45(5), 927-945.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 19(18).
- . Thyroid, 25(1), 95-106.
- . European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 40(12), 1802-1802.
- . European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 40, S5-S6.
- . Infant Behavior and Development, 37(4), 676-681.
- . Health Technology Assessment, 18(59), 1-120.
- . Br J Surg, 101(7), 883-884.
- . PHARMACOECONOMICS, 32(2), 159-172.
- . Br J Surg, 101(4), 307-320.
- . Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 20(6), 607-612.
- . Health Technol Assess, 17(56), v-181.
- . Eur Respir Rev, 22(130), 476-486.
- . Pharmacoeconomics, 31(11), 981-990.
- . Surgical Endoscopy, 27(11), 4401-4402.
- . International Journal of Behavioural Development..
- . Surg Endosc, 27(3), 724-731.
- . J NEUROPSYCHOL, 2, 15-26.
- . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25(1).
- . BMC Cancer, 17.
Book chapters
- In Ramakant P (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings
- . BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, Vol. 24(Suppl 1) (pp a33-a34). Oxford, UK, 15 July 2019 - 17 July 2019.
- . European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 43(12) (pp 2396-2397)
- . Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A458-A459)
- . Value in Health, Vol. 16(7) (pp A372-A372)
- . VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 16(7) (pp A367-A367)
- . VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 16(7) (pp A615-A616)
Reports
Posters
- Cost effectiveness of group art therapy for patients with non-psychotic mental health disorders in England and Wales (2014).
- Teaching activities
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- Supervisor to PhD students on systematic review topics
- Supervisor to masters student dissertation involving systematic reviews
- Deliver lectures and workshops in systematic review and meta-analysis
- Professional activities and memberships
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Internal
- EDI Fellow for NIHR Sheffield BRC
- Co-chair for ScHARR Systematic Reviewers academic development group
External
- Invited Editorial Board Member for
- Invited Visiting Scientist to the World Health Organisation (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- Member of the ESRC funded