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Amanda Amos is a researcher affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their work predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Applied Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and General Health Professions.

The research topics covered by Amanda Amos include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, and Health, Psychology, and Well-being.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Amanda Amos reflect these interests and fields of study. Notable examples include:

  • Impact of population tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: a systematic review and appraisal of future research directions (2020, Tobacco Control)
  • The impact of the point-of-sale tobacco display ban on young people in Scotland: before-and-after study (2020, Public Health Research)
  • The emerging norms of e-cigarette use among adolescents: A meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence (2021, International Journal of Drug Policy)
  • 'It's like sludge green': young people's perceptions of standardized tobacco packaging in the UK (2020, Addiction)
  • 'They only smoke in the house when I'm not in': understanding the limited effectiveness of a smoke-free homes intervention (2020, Journal of Public Health)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Amanda Amos include:

  • Sarah Hill
  • Sally Haw
  • Douglas Eadie
  • Jamie Pearce
  • Andy MacGregor

Amos has published in several scholarly venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Tobacco Control
  • Public Health Research
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Public Health

The collective body of work indicates a research profile centered on public health issues related to smoking behavior and policies, with an emphasis on behavioral and social factors affecting health outcomes. Their research involves interdisciplinary approaches integrating physiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic status and smoking: a review

    Rosemary Hiscock;Linda Bauld;Amanda Amos;Jennifer A. Fidler

  • Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

    Sarah Hill;Amanda Amos;David Clifford;Stephen Platt

  • From social taboo to “torch of freedom”: the marketing of cigarettes to women

    Amanda Amos;Margaretha Haglund

  • Women and smoking

    Amanda Amos

  • Women and tobacco.

    Judith Mackay;Amanda Amos

  • Girls, pecking order and smoking

    Lynn Michell;Amanda Amos

  • Women and tobacco: a call for including gender in tobacco control research, policy and practice

    Amanda Amos;Lorraine Greaves;Mimi Nichter;Michele Bloch

  • The new genetics and health: mobilizing lay expertise.

    Anne Kerr;Sarah Cunningham-Burley;Amanda Amos

  • Adolescent smoking and family structure in Europe.

    Dawn Griesbach;Amanda Amos;Candace Currie

  • 'You can't go without a fag...you need it for your hash'--a qualitative exploration of smoking, cannabis and young people.

    Amanda Amos;Susan Wiltshire;Yvonne Bostock;Sally Haw

  • Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction

    Amanda Amos;Deborah Arnott;Paul Aveyard;Linda Bauld

  • Smoking and socioeconomic status in England: the rise of the never smoker and the disadvantaged smoker

    Rosemary Hiscock;Linda Bauld;Amanda Amos;Stephen Platt

  • Equity impact of population-level interventions and policies to reduce smoking in adults: a systematic review.

    Tamara Brown;Stephen Platt;Amanda Amos

  • Drawing the line: an analysis of lay people's discussions about the new genetics.

    Anne Kerr;Sarah Cunningham-Burley;Amanda Amos

  • The new genetics: professionals’ discursive boundaries

    Anne Kerr;Sarah Cunningham-Burley;Amanda Amos

  • "But it just has that sort of feel about it, a leper"—Stigma, smoke-free legislation and public health

    Deborah Ritchie;Amanda Amos;Claudia Martin

  • Ambivalence and uncertainty: experiences of and attitudes towards addiction and smoking cessation in the mid-to-late teens

    Amanda Amos;Susan Wiltshire;Sally Haw;Ann McNeill

  • Smoking in the home after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative study

    Richard Phillips;Amanda Amos;Deborah Ritchie;Sarah Cunningham-Burley

  • Alcohol consumption and young people: exploring meaning and social context

    Stephen Pavis;Sarah Cunningham-Burley;Amanda Amos

  • Relationship between trying an electronic cigarette and subsequent cigarette experimentation in Scottish adolescents: a cohort study

    Catherine Best;Farhana Haseen;Dorothy Currie;Gozde Ozakinci

  • Healthy or druggy? Self-image, ideal image and smoking behaviour among young people.

    Amanda Amos;David Gray;Candace Currie;Rob Elton

Frequent Co-Authors

Martine Stead
Martine Stead University of Stirling
Jamie Pearce
Jamie Pearce University of Edinburgh
Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Sarah Cunningham-Burley University of Edinburgh
Linda Bauld
Linda Bauld University of Edinburgh
Anne Marie MacKintosh
Anne Marie MacKintosh University of Stirling
Candace Currie
Candace Currie Glasgow Caledonian University
Stephen Platt
Stephen Platt University of Edinburgh
John Frank
John Frank University of Edinburgh
Laurence Moore
Laurence Moore University of Glasgow
Rona Campbell
Rona Campbell University of Bristol

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