Personal profile
Overview
Lamiece is mixed methods health services researcher specialising in analysis of 'real world' data to build a better picture about individual and population health.
In April 2021, she joined the e-PHIT team as a mental health data scientist, exploring links between mental illness and COVID-19. Her current project as a 'Dean's Prize Research Fellow' involves exploring the utility of wearable technologies for remote monitoring and health promotion purposes among people with mental illness.
Previously, Lamiece held a UKRI fellowship with Health Data Research UK, where she used natural language processing to analyse unstructured social media data to distill insights about public opinions on health and care.
Lamiece also has expertise in public engagement and involvement, epidemiology, surveys and qualitative methods. Her areas of interest include citizen science, co-production and public opinion on the reuse of health data.
Qualifications
- PhD Psychiatry
- MPhil Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Healthier Futures
Keywords
- public engagement; natural language processing; qualitative research; discourse analysis; citizen science; codesign; mhealth; HDRUK
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Testing a smartphone app for smoking cessation (Smoke Free) among young people with psychosis: feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcomes
Sawyer, C., Hassan, L., Torous, J., Bucci, S., Crane, D., Sainsbury, J., Warrenderd, E., Gilbody, S., Lovell, K. & Firth, J., 13 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Mental Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Remote Exercise And Lifestyle (REAL) intervention for first-episode psychosis: feasibility and preliminary effects of online group fitness training
French, C., Sawyer, C., Fabian, H., Hassan, L., Sainsbury, J., Scrivano, L., Stubss, B., Bucci, S., Torous, J. & Firth, J., 20 Mar 2026, In: Schizophrenia Research..Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Demographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Telemedicine Utilisation Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Alfarwan, N., Kontopantelis, E., Panagioti, M., Hassan, L. & Zghebi, S., 25 Feb 2025, In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Early Antipsychotic Prescription Choice on Weight Gain in the First 5 Years of Psychotic Illness: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Heald, A., Tilston, G., Warner-Levy, J. J., Wilkins, L., Williams, R., Pillinger, T., Deakin, W., Longson, D., Hassan, L., Dalton, C., Reynolds, G. P. & Firth, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Neurology and Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing lifestyle interventions in mental health care: third report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission
Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission Consortium, Sept 2025, In: The lancet. Psychiatry. 12, 9, p. 700-722 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Active
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Enhancing physical health in the treatment of mental health conditions (e-PHIT)
Firth, J. (PI), Hassan, L. (Researcher), Sawyer, C. (Researcher) & Waugh, M. (Researcher)
4/09/20 → 1/09/28
Project: Research
Prizes
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Better World Awards
Brass, A. (Recipient), Cruickshank, S. (Recipient), Hassan, L. (Recipient), Jay, C. (Recipient) & Vigo, M. (Recipient), 1 Feb 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Making a Difference Award for Social Responsibility
Brass, A. (Recipient), Cruickshank, S. (Recipient), Hassan, L. (Recipient), Jay, C. (Recipient) & Vigo, M. (Recipient), 11 May 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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AI in Medicine: Hope, Hype or Horror?
Peek, N. (Invited speaker) & Hassan, L. (Invited speaker)
9 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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FutureNHS Webinar: Engaging your local population about data
Hassan, L. (Other)
10 Jan 2018Activity: Internal positions, CPD, programme/unit design, other peer review and other › Other › Research
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Social responsibility
Hassan, L. (Other)
2017Activity: Internal positions, CPD, programme/unit design, other peer review and other › Other › Research
Impacts
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Health benefits of childhood obesity prevention, increased public participation and national recognition from the implementation of the Children’s Health and Monitoring Programme (CHAMP) in Manchester
Sperrin, M. (Participant), Greenstein, A. (Participant), Hassan, L. (Participant), Green, B. (Participant), Robinson, H. (Participant), Peek, N. (Participant), Buchan, I. (Participant), Vince-Cain, S. (Participant) & Heaton, G. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Society and culture
Press/Media
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All sorted now? The continued risk of COVID-19 to patients with severe mental illness
12/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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The School for Health Sciences Covid-19 staff survey results: five things we learned about working in lockdown
Hassan, L., Hammond, J., Camacho, L., Norris, R. & Kluk-De Kort, K.
27/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Concrete Problems: Experts Caution on Construction of Digital Health Superhighway
23/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
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THE INDEPENDENT: How weighing children more often can help fight obesity
7/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Parents should monitor their child’s weight from the age of two
27/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Thesis
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Psychotropic Medication Prescribing Patterns in English Prisons: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan, L. (Author), 20 Aug 2012Student thesis: Phd
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