Dr Lesley Uttley

BSc, PhD (Psychology)

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow

Lesley Uttley
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l.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0782

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Dr Lesley Uttley
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

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
  • Research integrity and research culture
  • Positive and negative human influences in research
  • Methodology of systematic reviews
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Uttley L, Falzon L, Byrne JA, Tricco AC, Munafò MR, Moher D, Stoeger T, Matandika L, Labbé C & Naudet F (2025) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 178.
  • Uttley L, Weng Y & Falzon L (2025) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 177.
  • Uttley L (2024) . Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 11(3), 114-125.
  • Uttley L, Quintana DS, Montgomery P, Carroll C, Page MJ, Falzon L, Sutton A & Moher D (2023) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 156, 30-41.
  • Uttley L, Indave BI, Hyde C, White V, Lokuhetty D & Cree I (2020) . International Journal of Cancer, 146(12), 3516-3521.
  • Uttley L, Carroll C, Wong R, Hilton DA & Stevenson M (2020) . The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(1), e2-e10.
  • Uttley L & Montgomery P (2017) . Systematic Reviews, 6.
  • Uttley L, Whiteman BL, Woods HB, Harnan S, Philips ST & Cree IA (2016) . EBioMedicine.
  • Uttley L, Scope A, Stevenson M, Rawdin A, Buck ET, Sutton A, Stevens J, Kaltenthaler E, Dent-Brown K & Wood C (2015) . Health Technology Assessment, 19(18).
  • Uttley L, Harnan S, Cantrell A, Taylor C, Walshaw M, Brownlee K & Tappenden P (2013) . Eur Respir Rev, 22(130), 476-486.
  • Uttley L, Kearns B, Ren S & Stevenson M (2013) . Pharmacoeconomics, 31(11), 981-990.
  • Uttley L, Campbell F, Rhodes M, Cantrell A, Stegenga H & Lloyd-Jones M (2013) . Surg Endosc, 27(3), 724-731.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Uttley L (2025) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 184.
  • Uttley L, Falzon L, Byrne JA, Tricco AC, Munafò MR, Moher D, Stoeger T, Matandika L, Labbé C & Naudet F (2025) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 178.
  • Uttley L, Weng Y & Falzon L (2025) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 177.
  • Uttley L (2024) . Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 11(3), 114-125.
  • Uttley L, Quintana DS, Montgomery P, Carroll C, Page MJ, Falzon L, Sutton A & Moher D (2023) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 156, 30-41.
  • Thokala P, Srivastava T, Smith R, Ren S, Whittington MD, Elvidge J, Wong R & Uttley L (2023) . PharmacoEconomics, 41(3), 227-237.
  • Jung S, Uttley L & Huang J (2022) . HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 15(4), 299-322.
  • Indave Ruiz BI, Armon S, Watanabe R, Uttley L, White VA, Lazar AJ & Cree IA (2022) . Cancers, 14(5).
  • Newton K, Taylor Buck E, Weich S & Uttley L (2022) . Development and Psychopathology, 34(1), 37-54.
  • Uttley L, Indave BI, Hyde C, White V, Lokuhetty D & Cree I (2020) . International Journal of Cancer, 146(12), 3516-3521.
  • Stevenson M, Uttley L, Oakley JE, Carroll C, Chick SE & Wong R (2020) . Health Technology Assessment, 24(11), 1-150.
  • Uttley L, Carroll C, Wong R, Hilton DA & Stevenson M (2020) . The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(1), e2-e10.
  • de Boisferon AH, Dupierrix E, Uttley L, DeBruine LM, Jones BC & Pascalis O (2019) . i-Perception, 10(1).
  • Uttley L, Carlton J, Woods HB & Brazier J (2018) . Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16.
  • Uttley L, Bermejo I, Ren S, Martyn-St James M, Wong R, Scott DL, Young A & Stevenson M (2018) . Pharmacoeconomics, 36(9), 1063-1072.
  • Gray JL, Singh G, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2018) . Endocrine, 62(1), 26-33.
  • Uttley L & Montgomery P (2017) . Systematic Reviews, 6.
  • Uttley L, Whyte S, Gomersall T, Ren S, Wong R, Chambers D & Tappenden P (2017) . PharmacoEconomics, 35(7), 717-726.
  • Scope A, Uttley L & Sutton A (2017) . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(1), 25-43.
  • Wiltshire JJ, Drake TM, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2016) . Thyroid, 26(11), 1541-1552.
  • Uttley L, Whiteman BL, Woods HB, Harnan S, Philips ST & Cree IA (2016) . EBioMedicine.
  • Stevenson M, Pandor A, Martyn-St James M, Rafia R, Uttley L, Stevens J, Sanderson J, Wong R, Perkins GD, McMullan R & Dark P (2016) . Health Technology Assessment, 20(46), 1-246.
  • Uttley L, Stevenson M, Scope A, Rawdin A & Sutton A (2015) . BMC Psychiatry, 15(1).
  • Uttley L, Stevenson M, Scope A, Rawdin A & Sutton A (2015) . BMC Psychiatry, 15.
  • Leaviss J & Uttley L (2015) . PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 45(5), 927-945.
  • Uttley L, Scope A, Stevenson M, Rawdin A, Buck ET, Sutton A, Stevens J, Kaltenthaler E, Dent-Brown K & Wood C (2015) . Health Technology Assessment, 19(18).
  • Antakia R, Edafe O, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2015) . Thyroid, 25(1), 95-106.
  • Antakia R, Edafe O, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2014) . European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 40(12), 1802-1802.
  • Antakia R, Edafe O, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2014) . European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), 40, S5-S6.
  • Hillairet de Boisferon A, Uttley L, Quinn PC, Lee K & Pascalis O (2014) . Infant Behavior and Development, 37(4), 676-681.
  • Campbell F, Thokala P, Uttley LC, Sutton A, Sutton AJ, Al-Mohammad A & Thomas SM (2014) . Health Technology Assessment, 18(59), 1-120.
  • Edafe O, Antakia R, Laskar N, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2014) . Br J Surg, 101(7), 883-884.
  • Tappenden P, Harnan S, Uttley L, Mildred M, Walshaw M, Taylor C & Brownlee K (2014) . PHARMACOECONOMICS, 32(2), 159-172.
  • Edafe O, Antakia R, Laskar N, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP (2014) . Br J Surg, 101(4), 307-320.
  • Uttley L & Tappenden P (2014) . Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 20(6), 607-612.
  • Tappenden P, Harnan S, Uttley L, Mildred M, Carroll C & Cantrell A (2013) . Health Technol Assess, 17(56), v-181.
  • Uttley L, Harnan S, Cantrell A, Taylor C, Walshaw M, Brownlee K & Tappenden P (2013) . Eur Respir Rev, 22(130), 476-486.
  • Uttley L, Kearns B, Ren S & Stevenson M (2013) . Pharmacoeconomics, 31(11), 981-990.
  • Uttley L, Campbell F, Rhodes M, Cantrell A, Stegenga H & Lloyd-Jones M (2013) . Surgical Endoscopy, 27(11), 4401-4402.
  • Uttley L, Hillairet de Boisferon A, Dupierrix E, Lee K, Quinn PC, Slater AM & Pascalis O (2013) . International Journal of Behavioural Development..
  • Uttley L, Campbell F, Rhodes M, Cantrell A, Stegenga H & Lloyd-Jones M (2013) . Surg Endosc, 27(3), 724-731.
  • Quinn PC, Uttley L, Lee K, Gibson A, Smith M, Slater AM & Pascalis O (2008) . J NEUROPSYCHOL, 2, 15-26.
  • Forsyth JE, Uttley L, Wong R & Ren S () . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25(1).
  • Cree I, Uttley L, Woods HB, Kikuchi H, Reiman A, Harnan S, Whiteman BL, Philips ST, Messenger M, Cox A , Teare D et al () . BMC Cancer, 17.

Book chapters

  • Ramakant P, Paul MJ, Paul TV, Rao SD, Abraham DT, Odumah OJ, Uttley L & Balasubramanian SP () In Ramakant P (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Conference proceedings

  • Uttley L (2019) . BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, Vol. 24(Suppl 1) (pp a33-a34). Oxford, UK, 15 July 2019 - 17 July 2019.
  • Gray J, Balasubramanian S, Singh G & Uttley L (2017) . European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 43(12) (pp 2396-2397)
  • Stevenson M, Rawdin A, Uttley L & Sutton A (2014) . Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A458-A459)
  • Tappenden P, Harnan S, Uttley L, Mildred M, Taylor CJ, Brownlee K & Walshaw M (2013) . Value in Health, Vol. 16(7) (pp A372-A372)
  • Harnan SE, Uttley L, Cantrell A, Taylor CJ, Walshaw M, Brownlee K & Tappenden P (2013) . VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 16(7) (pp A367-A367)
  • Uttley L, Kearns B & Stevenson M (2013) . VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 16(7) (pp A615-A616)

Reports

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

Posters

  • Stevenson M, Rawdin A & Uttley L Cost effectiveness of group art therapy for patients with non-psychotic mental health disorders in England and Wales (2014).
Teaching activities
  • 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

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