Dr Lindsay Blank

PhD, BSc

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow

l.blank@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0853
+44 222 0749 (Fax)
Room 2037, 2nd Floor, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Lindsay Blank
School of Medicine and Population Health
Room 2037, 2nd Floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I have significant expertise in Public Health Evidence Synthesis, currently a lead reviewer for the NIHR Public Health Research Review Team (2014-2019 and 2019-2023). I have also conducted reviews for NIHR (PHR and SDO), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Oxfam, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. I also contribute (as lead and co-reviewer) to evidence syntheses conducted as part of the NIHR HS&DR Evidence Synthesis Centre (2017-2020 and 2020-2023) and via KE-funded work.

I continue to be interested in developing novel approaches to evidence synthesis including the use of logic models and other innovative ways of presenting and summarising review data. This includes developing dissemination approaches for diverse audiences including members of the public and service providers.

Alongside this, through ongoing links with the Department of Neurology (NIHR RfPB), I am conducting qualitative research in the areas of epilepsy and transient loss of conscience.  

Research interests

I have a variety of research interests broadly in the areas of health inequalities and public health evidence synthesis.  Methods including: literature reviewing and critical appraisal, logic models, questionnaire design, semi-structured interviewing (telephone and face to face), quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation, case studies, action research methods, writing for publication, and conference presentations.

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Journal articles

  • Blank L, Hock E, Cantrell A & Goyder E (2025) . Public Health, 249, 105993-105993.
  • Alalawi A, Blank L & Goyder E (2025) . PLoS One, 20(9).
  • Wardrope A, Blank L, Ferrar M, Goodacre S, Habershon D & Reuber M (2025) . JMIR Formative Research, 9.
  • Wardrope A, Blank L, Ferrar M, Goodacre S, Habershon D & Reuber M (2025) . BMJ Open, 15(3).
  • 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.
  • Alalawi A, Blank L & Goyder E (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(6), -3.
  • Blank L, Hock E, Clowes M, Rogerson M & Goyder E (2024) . BMJ Public Health, 2(1).
  • Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(13).
  • Holding E, Foster A, Lumley E, Gilbertson J, Roxby S, Portman D, Holliday J, Peace A, Del Rosario I, Kahn W , Blank L et al (2023) . Health and Social Care in the Community, 2023.
  • Alalawi A, Blank L & Goyder E (2023) . PLOS ONE, 18(7).
  • Blank L, Cantrell A, Sworn K & Booth A (2023) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(4).
  • Blank L, Hock E, Cantrell A, Baxter S & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health Research, 11(4).
  • McGrane E, Wardle H, Clowes M, Blank L, Pryce R, Field M, Sharpe C & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health, 215, 124-130.
  • Mattocks C, Blank L & Buckner S (2022) . Journal of Aging and Environment, 38(1), 76-95.
  • Campbell F, Blank L, Cantrell A, Baxter S, Blackmore C, Dixon J & Goyder E (2022) . BMC Public Health, 22(1).
  • Blank L, Holding E, Jordan H, Ferrari E & Goyder E (2021) . Journal of Public Health, 29(5), 1029-1036.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Cantrell A & Goyder E (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21.
  • Foster CR, Campbell F, Blank L, Cantrell A, Black M & Lee ACK (2021) . Public Health, 198, 22-29.
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Woods HB & Goyder E (2021) . Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 16.
  • van der Graaf P, Blank L, Holding E & Goyder E (2021) . Health Research Policy and Systems, 19.
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Woods HB & Goyder E (2021) . The Lancet Public Health, 6(1), e50-e63.
  • Holding E, Blank L, Crowder M, Ferrari E & Goyder E (2020) . Journal of Public Health, 42(3), e231-e238.
  • Wardle H, Banks J, Bebbington P, Blank L, Bowden Jones OBE H, Bramley S, Bunn C, Casey E, Cassidy R, Chamberlain SR , Close J et al (2020) . BMJ: British Medical Journal, 370.
  • Goyder E, Blank L, Baxter S & van Schalkwyk MCI (2020) . The Lancet Public Health, 5(1), e14-e15.
  • Holding E, Blank L, Crowder M & Goyder E (2019) . Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(4), 493-499.
  • Blank L, Holding E, Crowder M, Butterworth S, Ferrari E & Goyder E (2019) . Journal of Public Health, 41(4), 674-680.
  • Akparibo R, Harris J, Blank L, Campbell M & Holdsworth M (2017) . Maternal and Child Nutrition.
  • 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.
  • Baxter S, Johnson M, Blank L, Cantrell A, Brumfitt S, Enderby P & Goyder E (2016) . Health Technology Assessment, 20(2), 1-302.
  • Baxter S, Johnson M, Blank L, Cantrell A, Brumfitt S, Enderby P & Goyder E (2015) . International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 50(5), 676-718.
  • Johnson M, Baxter S, Blank L, Cantrell A, Brumfitt S, Enderby P & Goyder E (2015) . International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.
  • Blank L, Baxter SK, Woods HB, Goyder EC, Lee A & Payne N (2015) . Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(24).
  • Baxter SK, Blank L, Woods HB, Payne N, Rimmer M & Goyder E (2014) . BMC Med Res Methodol, 14, 62.
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Woods HB, Goyder E, Lee A, Payne N & Rimmer M (2014) . British Journal of General Practice, 64(629), e765-e774.
  • Blank L, Baird W & Reuber M (2014) . Epilepsy Behav, 34, 120-123.
  • Lee ACK, Blank L, Payne N, McShane M & Goyder E (2013) . Br J Gen Pract, 63(613), e589-e591.
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Baird W & Reuber M (2013) . Seizure, 22(9), 698-702.
  • Akparibo R, Harris J, Blank L & Adu-Afarwuah S (2013) COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE-ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN IN NON-EMERGENCY CONTEXT: EVIDENCE FROM A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN GHANA. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 63, 1061-1061.
  • Blank L, Coster J, O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Tosh J, Turner J & Nicholl J (2012) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(12), 2610-2621.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Guillaume L, Squires H & Payne N (2011) . J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care, 37(2), 71-84.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Guillaume L, Squires H & Payne N (2011) . Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care, 16(3), 149-160.
  • Baxter S, Blank L, Everson-Hock ES, Burrows J, Messina J, Guillaume L & Goyder E (2011) . Health Educ Res, 26(2), 265-282.
  • Blank L, Baxter SK, Payne N, Guillaume LR & Pilgrim H (2010) . J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 23(6), 341-351.
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Naylor PB, Guillaume L, Wilkinson A, Hummel S, Chilcott J & Goyder E (2010) . Mental Health Review Journal, 2(15), 43-53.
  • Baxter SK, Blank L, Payne N, Guillaume LR & Pilgrim H (2010) . Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
  • Clark HR, Goyder E, Bissell P, Blank L, Walters SJ & Peters J (2008) . Public Health Nutr, 11(10), 1030-1036.
  • Blank L, Peters J, Pickvance S, Wilford J & Macdonald E (2008) . J Occup Rehabil, 18(1), 27-34.
  • Wilford J, McMahon AD, Peters J, Pickvance S, Jackson A, Blank L, Craig D, O'Rourke A & Macdonald EB (2008) . OCCUP MED-OXFORD, 58(2), 99-106.
  • Blank L, Grimsley M, Goyder E, Ellis E & Peters J (2007) . J Public Health (Oxf), 29(3), 236-245.
  • Clark HR, Goyder E, Bissell P, Blank L & Peters J (2007) . J Public Health (Oxf), 29(2), 132-141.
  • Peters J, Pickvance S, Wilford J, Macdonald E & Blank L (2007) . J Occup Rehabil, 17(2), 317-326.
  • Ellis E, Grimsley M, Goyder E, Blank L & Peters J (2007) . J Public Health (Oxf), 29(1), 27-34.
  • Goyder E, Dibben C, Grimsley M, Peters J, Blank L & Ellis E (2006) . Int J Equity Health, 5, 4.
  • Goyder EC, Blank L, Ellis E, Furber A, Peters J, Sartain K & Massey C (2005) . Qual Saf Health Care, 14(5), 336-339.
  • Blank L, Peters J, Lumsdon A, O'donoghue DJ, Feest TG, Scoble J, Wight JP & Bradley J (2005) . QJM, 98(3), 183-190.
  • Goyder E, Peters J, McCarthy B, Massey C, Blank L & Ellis E (2004) Using action research to address inequalities in access to health care. EUR J PUBLIC HEALTH, 14(4), 84-84.
  • Blank L, Green J & Guest JR (2002) . Microbiology (Reading), 148(Pt 1), 133-146.
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Book chapters

  • Blank L, Bissell P, Goyder E & Clark H (2009) , Changing Families, Changing Food (pp. 118-128). Palgrave Macmillan UK
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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.
  • Goyder E, Blank L & Pryce R (2025) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A49.1-A49)
  • Basahal Z, Goyder E & Blank L (2025) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A85.1-A85)
  • 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)
  • Basahal Z, Goyder E & Blank L (2024) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A83.2-A83)
  • Hock E, Blank L, Fairbrother H, Clowes M, Cuevas DC, Booth A & Goyder E (2023) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A11.2-A12)
  • Wardrope A, Blank L, Habershon D & Reuber M (2023) Communication, communication, communication: experiences of navigating the first assessment of transient loss of consciousness. EPILEPSIA, Vol. 64 (pp 187-188)
  • Campbell F, Blank L, Cantrell A, Baxter S, Blackmore C, Dixon J & Elizabeth G (2022) . Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 76(Suppl 1) (pp A60-A60). Exeter, United Kingdom, 7 September 2022 - 7 September 2022.
  • 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.
  • Goyder E, McGrane E, Wardle H, Clowes M, Blank L, Pryce R & Field M (2022) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A17.2-A17)
  • Buckner S, Mattocks C & Blank L (2021) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A79.1-A79)
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Buckley Woods H & Goyder E (2020) . Poster presentations (pp A83.3-A84)
  • Blank L, Baxter S, Buckley-Woods H & Goyder E (2020) . Oral Presentations (pp A16.3-A17)
  • Goyder EC, Blank L, Haywood A & Holding E (2018) . Poster presentations (pp A75.1-A75)
  • Baxter S, Johnson M, Cantrell A, Blank L, Brumfitt S, Enderby P & Goyder E (2015) . Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 193 (pp 291-292)
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Reports

  • Blank L, Cantrell A, Sworn K & Booth A (2022)
  • Baxter S, Chambers D, Blank L, Cantrell A & Goyder E (2021)
  • Blank L, Baxter SK, Buckley-Woods H, Fairbrother H, Bissell P, Goyder E & Salway S (2016)
  • Akparibo R, Lee A, Booth A, Harris J, Woods H, Blank L & Holdsworth M (2016)
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Preprints

  • Wardrope A, Blank L, Ferrar M, Goodacre S, Habershon D & Reuber M (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc..
  • Campbell F, Blank L, Cantrell A, Baxter S, Blackmore C, Dixon J & Goyder E (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
  • Foster CR, Campbell F, Blank L, Cantrell A, Black M & Lee ACK (2021) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Grants

Current grants

HIA review. NIHR Public Health Research Review Team (extension) £112,830 (2023-2024).  

Developing and validation of a clinical decision aid for differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness. NIHR RfPB £49,352 (2022-2023). 

Recent grants

Multidisciplinary systematic review of the relationship between poverty and stress, low level anxiety, and depression across the life course. Start: 01/11/2015, 6 months. Joseph Rowntree Foundation; £29,927; Role: Principal Investigator.

NIHR HS & DR Evidence Synthesis Centre. Start: 01/03/2014, 36 months.  National Institute for Health Research; £624,553; Role: Co-Investigator.

.  NIHR NESTCC.  £198,636.  Blank L, Baxter S, Goyder E, Buckley Woods H, Payne N.  Role: Principal Investigator.

Interventions to promote or maintain physical activity during and after the transition to retirement: evidence synthesis to inform recommendations for policy and practice.  Start: 01/02/2014; Duration: 15 months.  National Institute for Health Research: £205,352.  Role: Principal Investigator.

Non-pharmacological treatments for stuttering in children and adults: a systematic review of effectiveness, and exploration of barriers to successful outcomes.  Start: 01/08/2013; 12 months; National Institute for Health Research; £138,000.  Role: Co-Investigator.

Brief advice for adults in primary care.  NICE.  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).  Evidence Review on Physical Activity Advice in Primary Care, for the NICE Centre for Public Health Excellence.  £55,000.  Blank L, Goyder E, Campbell F, Payne N.  Role: Principal Investigator.

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