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Education for Democracy: Political Participation and Practise in Schools

2025 - Accepted/In press

Shanks, R. K.

Kultur: revista interdisciplinaria sobre la cultura de la ciutat

Contributions to Journals: Articles

From Research Briefing to National Guidance: Influencing School Uniform and Clothing Policy in Scotland

2025 - Accepted/In press

Shanks, R. K.

Advising on and Making Education Policy: New Perspectives on Past and Present Procedures. Skerrit, C. (ed.). Bloomsbury

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

Space to see the future’?: A political economy analysis of child and adolescent mental health and well-being in Ethiopia including routes for change

2024 - Accepted/In press

Engdawork Melese, K., D'Ambruoso, L., Hailu, T., Yared, M., Geletu, G. M., Gebremariam, S., Sebsibe, E., Abbott, P.

Frontiers in Sociology

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Health System Governance for Injury Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a survey of policymakers and policy implementors

2024 - Accepted/In press

Ghalichi, L., D'Ambruoso, L., Equi-Injury Group, Davies, J., Chu, K., Bekele, A., Byiringiro, J. C., Razzak, J., Tabiri, S., Ignatowicz, A., Sitch, A., Amberbir, A., Bagahirwa, I., Sam, N. B., Alayande, B., Berhe, D. F., Konadu-Yeboah, D., Sarfo-Antwi, F., Atiq, H., Rahim, K. A., Ghalichi, L., Nkurunziza, L., Osei, R., MacQuene, T., Chand, Z. B., Wajidal, Z., Dramani, A., Acquaye, J., Amofa, E. K., Twizeyimana, E., Sahibjan, F., Umwali, G., Bukari, M., Mustafa, M., Mugisha, N., Nzasabimana, P., Jakhro, T.

BMJ Global Health

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America

2024 - E-pub ahead of print

Witter, S., Regmi, S., Raven, J., Nzinga, J., Van der merwe, M., Flores, W., D'ambruoso, L.

Learning Health Systems, e10475

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10475
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24780/1/Witter_etal_LHS_Learning_Sites_For_VoR.pdf

Cost of living/cost of smoking: a demonstration study of cooperative action learning to understand and address smoking in deprived communities within the cost-of-living crisis

2024 - E-pub ahead of print

D'Ambruoso, L., Stephen, A., Cowan, E., Innocent, W., Marathia, E., Littlejohn, C., Duffy, S., Cost of Living/Cost of Smoking Learning Partnership

Social Policy & Administration

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13082
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24815/1/D_Ambruoso_etal_SPA_Cost_Of_Living_VoR.pdf

A Crisis of Accountability and Corporate Immunity for Unfair Purchasing Practices: A Survey of Global Fashion Retailers’ Production Factories in a Global South Country

2024

Islam, M., Abbott, P., Haque, S.

Contributions to Conferences: Papers

Additional Links: Conference Abstract

Opening decision spaces: A case study on the opportunities and constraints in the public health sector of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

2024

Witter, S., Van Der Merwe, M., Twine, R., Mabetha, D., Hove, J., Tollman, S. M., D'Ambruoso, L.

PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. e0304775

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304775
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23917/1/Witter_etal_PO_Opening_Decision_Spaces_VoR.pdf

Shadow Accounts on Corporate Social Impacts and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground: Evidence from Bangladeshi Factories for Global Fashion Retailers during Covid-19

2024

Islam, M., Abbott, P., Haque, S.

Contributions to Conferences: Papers

The Effects of Poverty on School Education – Research from the Poverty and Education Network

2024

McKinney, S. J., Wilson, A., Shanks, R. K., Robson, D., Moscardini, L., Mtika, P., McKendrick, J. H., MacDougall, L., Lowden, K., Lord, K., Jaap, A., Hunter, K., Graham, A., Darling-McQuistan, K.

Contributions to Specialist Publications

Online: https://www.sera.ac.uk/publications/researching-education-bulletin/
Additional Links: https://dmail-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dprobertson_dundee_ac_uk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdprobertson%5Fdundee%5Fac%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FSERA%20website%2FSERA%20Research%20bulletin%2FSERA%20REB%20special%20issue%201%20June%202024%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fdprobertson%5Fdundee%5Fac%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FSERA%20website%2FSERA%20Research%20bulletin&ga=1

A protocol for a critical realist systematic synthesis of ~interventions to~ promote pupils’ wellbeing by improving the school climate in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2024

Abbott, P. A., Shanks, R., Stanley, I., D’Ambruoso, L.

PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 5, e0286489

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286489
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20765/2/Abbott_etal_PLOSO_Protocol_for_a_Critical_VOR.pdf

Understanding the health system utilisation and reasons for avoidable mortality after fatal injury within a Three-Delays framework in Karonga, Northern Malawi: a retrospective analysis of verbal autopsy data

2024

Whitaker, J., Edem, I., Amoah, A. S., Dube, A., D'Ambruoso, L., Rickard, R. F., Leather, A. J. M., Davies, J.

BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 4, e081652

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081652
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23377/1/Whitaker_etal_BMJO_Understanding_The_Health_VoR.pdf

Equitable access to quality injury care; Equi-Injury project protocol for prioritizing interventions in four low- or middle-income countries: a mixed method study

2024

Equi-Injury Group, D'Ambruoso, L., Ghalichi, L.

BMC Health Services Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 429

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10668-y
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23178/1/Equi-Injury_etal_BMCHSR_Equitable_Access_To_VoR.pdf

How prices and income influence global patterns in saturated fat intake by age, sex and world region: a cross-sectional analysis of 160 countries

2024

Ahles, A., Muhammad, A., Yenerall, J. N., Reedy, J., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Cudhea, F., Erndt-Marino, J., Miller, V., Mozaffarian, D., Abbott, P., Abdollahi, M., Abedi, P., Abumweis, S., Adair, L., Nsour, M. A., Alam, I., Al-Daghri, N., Sabico, S., Alhamad, N. A., Al-Hooti, S., Alissa, E., Al-Zenki, S., Anderson, S., Anzid, K., Arambepola, C., Arici, M., Arsenault, J., Asciak, R., Biró, L., Barengo, N., Barquera, S., Dommarco, J. R., Illescas-Zarate, D., Sánchez-Romero, L. M., Ramirez, S. R., Silva, I. R., Bas, M., Becker, W., Beer-Borst, S., Bergman, P., Lindroos, A. K., Sipinen, J. P., Moraeus, L., Boindala, S., Bovet, P., Bradshaw, D., Bundhamcharoen, K., Caballero, M. T., Haerpfer, C., Global Dietary Database

BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 1, e074562

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074562
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24459/1/Ahles_etal_BMJO_How_Prices_and_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

A protocol for a critical realist synthesis of school mindfulness interventions designed to promote pupils' mental wellbeing

2024

Abbott, P., Nixon, G., Stanley, I., D'Ambruoso, L.

Frontiers in public health, vol. 11, 1309649

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1309649
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23223/2/Abbott_etal_FiPH_A_Protocol_For_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

Educational Inclusion in Resource-Constrained Contexts: A Study of Rural Primary Schools in Cambodia

2024

Ravet, J., Mtika, P.

International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 16-37

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2021.1916104
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19380/2/Ravet_etal_IJIE_Educational_Inclusion_In_VoR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

What difference does a social practice approach to adult literacies education make to adult learners' quality of life in Western Rwanda?

2024

Mtika, P., Abbott, P., Nzabalirwa, W., Byaruhanga, I. K.

Education Applications & Developments IX. Carmo, M. (ed.). InScience Press, pp. 271-283, 13 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Online: https://press.insciencepress.org/index.php/press/catalog/view/20/38/564-1
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.36315/2024eadIX

Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries

2023

Lara-Castor, L., Micha, R., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Sharib, J. R., Erndt-Marino, J., Cash, S. B., Mozaffarian, D., Bas, M., Ali, J. H., Abumweis, S., Krishnan, A., Misra, P., Hwalla, N. C., Janakiram, C., Liputo, N. I., Musaiger, A., Pourfarzi, F., Alam, I., DeRidder, K., Termote, C., Memon, A., Turrini, A., Lupotto, E., Piccinelli, R., Sette, S., Anzid, K., Vossenaar, M., Mazumdar, P., Rached, I., Rovirosa, A., Zapata, M. E., Asayehu, T. T., Oduor, F., Boedecker, J., Aluso, L., Ortiz-Ulloa, J., Meenakshi, J. V., Castro, M., Grosso, G., Waskiewicz, A., Khan, U. S., Thanopoulou, A., Malekzadeh, R., Calleja, N., Ocke, M., Haerpfer, C., Abbott, P., Global Dietary Database

Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 5957

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41269-8
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22405/1/Lara-Castor_Etal_NC_Sugar-sweetened_Beverage_Intakes_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

Early Development Centres: What rural Rwandan mothers would find most useful

2023

Byaruhanga, I., Sapsford, R., Abbott, P.

Rwanda: The Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda) (PDF). 6 pages.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.57064/2164/22145
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22145/1/Early_Development_Centres_VOR.pdf

Literacy and Quality of Life: A Study of Adults with Poor Literacy Capabilities in Western Rwanda

2023 - E-pub ahead of print

Mtika, P., Abbott, P.

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2023.2254222
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21628/1/Mtika_etal_Literacy_and_Quality_AAM.pdf; http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21628/2/Mtika_etal_C_Literacy_And_Quality_VoR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus; https://abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/1a81c2c7-b5da-44a0-9d6d-be937e3d89fd

What difference does a Social Practices Approach to Adult Literacies Education (SPA-ALE) make to adult learners’ lives in three districts in Western Rwanda?

2023

Mtika, P., Abbott, P., Byaruhanga, I.

Contributions to Conferences

Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21036/1/_END_Conference_Slides_2023.ppt

A review of scientific theories used to justify the delivery of school-based mindfulness programmes . A protocol for a scoping review

2023

Abbott, P., Nixon, G., Stanley, I., D’Ambruoso, L.

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.19.23291616
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21996/1/Abbott_etal_MRX_A_Review_Of_AAM.pdf

Study protocol for a Critical Realist pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial of a whole-school-based mindfulness intervention (SBMI) promoting child and adolescent mental wellbeing in Rwanda and Ethiopia

2023

Abbott, P., D’Ambruoso, L., Yared, M., McNamee, P., Hailu, T., Nzabalirwa, W.

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.10.23289769
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20713/1/Abbott_etal_M_Study_Protocol_For_AAM.pdf

Health, Child Development and Education in Rwanda: Understanding and working with contextual complexity

2023

Abbott, P., Sapsford, R. J.

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0154.v1

Scholarship on the Middle East in Political Science and International Relations: A Reassessment

2023

Teti, A., Abbott, P.

PS: Political Science & Politics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 259 - 264

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096522001378
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20043/2/Teti_etal_PSP_Scholarship_On_The_VoR.pdf