Dr James Newham

My research interests centre on mental health determinants and behaviour change interventions in families, infants, young people, and vulnerable groups; with the central theme being preventative public health solutions for poor mental health. More recently my research has focused on areas of digital innovation and implementation science.

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• Bringing student voice into mental health analytics: A preliminary exploration of communication preferences and intervention needs, Clegg, H., Dodd, A., Francis, P., Newham, J. 2 Jan 2026, In: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
• Features of smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, and diet and physical activity interventions associated with changing behaviours during pregnancy: a systematic review of reviews, Newham, J. 18 Jul 2026, In: Journal of Behavioral Medicine
• Nudging university students to counselling and mental health (CMH) services: staff perspectives on the implementation of a proactive wellbeing analytics intervention, Newham, J., Foster, C. 2 Jan 2026, In: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
• Stakeholder perspectives on factors influencing the successful implementation of whole-school approaches to mental health, Spencer, L., Perkins, N., Flynn, D., Henderson, E., Maniatopoulos, G., Wood, M., Woodley, H., Newham, J. 1 Jun 2026, In: Health Education Journal
• Student insights on improving mental health and wellbeing communication at universities, Birch, H., Dodd, A., Francis, P., Newham, J. 2 Jan 2026, In: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
• Implementation of the children and young people’s health partnership model of paediatric integrated care: a mixed-methods process evaluation, Satherley, R., Newham, J., Cecil, E., Forman, J., Kelly, C., Wolfe, I., Lingam, R. 18 Jul 2025, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Changing contexts of child health: an assessment of unmet physical, psychological and social needs of children with common chronic childhood illness, Lingam, R., Hu, N., Cecil, E., Forman, J., Newham, J., Satherley, R., Bori, M., Cousens, S., Fox-Rushby, J., Wolfe, I. 17 May 2024, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Cost-effectiveness of the children and young People's health partnership (CYPHP) model of integrated care versus enhanced usual care: analysis of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in South London, Soley-Bori, M., Forman, J., Cecil, E., Newham, J., Lingam, R., Wolfe, I., Fox-Rushby, J. 1 Jul 2024, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
• Investigating a novel population health management system to increase access to healthcare for children: a nested cross-sectional study within a cluster randomised controlled trial, Cecil, E., Forman, J., Newham, J., Hu, N., Lingam, R., Wolfe, I. 1 Nov 2024, In: BMJ Quality & Safety
• The Effectiveness of Preventative Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Problems in at-risk Children and Young People: A Systematic Review of Reviews, McGovern, R., Balogun-Katung, A., Artis, B., Bareham, B., Spencer, L., Alderson, H., Brown, E., Brown, J., Lingam, R., McArdle, P., Newham, J., Wojciechowska, A., Rankin, J., Redgate, S., Thomason, P., Kaner, E. 1 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Prevention

• Medicine PhD August 31 2012
• Neurosciences MPhil
• Psychology BSc (Hons)