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Overview

Richard Amlôt is affiliated with Public Health England in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the fields of psychology, social sciences, and medicine. The focus on subfields includes clinical psychology, sociology and political science, health, general health professions, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers several key topics including:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Amlôt has contributed to research published in numerous venues, frequently appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • Public Health
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Amlôt include:

  • COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, 2020, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Applying principles of behaviour change to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys, 2021, BMJ
  • Factors associated with adherence to self-isolation and lockdown measures in the UK: a cross-sectional survey, 2020, Public Health
  • Harnessing behavioural science in public health campaigns to maintain 'social distancing' in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: key principles, 2020, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

The scientist often collaborates with several scholars, including:

  • G. James Rubin
  • Louise Smith
  • Lucy Yardley
  • Isabel Oliver
  • Susan Michie

Best Publications

  • Public perceptions, anxiety, and behaviour change in relation to the swine flu outbreak: cross sectional telephone survey

    G James Rubin;Richard Amlôt;Lisa Page;Simon Wessely

  • COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

    Susan Mary Sherman;Louise E. Smith;Julius Sim;Richard Amlôt;Richard Amlôt

  • Applying principles of behaviour change to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

    Robert West;Susan Michie;G. James Rubin;Richard Amlôt

  • A Systematic, Thematic Review of Social and Occupational Factors Associated With Psychological Outcomes in Healthcare Employees During an Infectious Disease Outbreak.

    Samantha Kelly Brooks;Rebecca Dunn;Richard Amlôt;Gideon James Rubin

  • A systematic review of factors affecting vaccine uptake in young children

    Louise E. Smith;Richard Amlôt;John Weinman;Jenny Yiend

  • What Do We Mean by ‘Community Resilience’? A Systematic Literature Review of How It Is Defined in the Literature

    Sonny Sunilkumar Patel;Marian Brooke Rogers;Richard Amlot;Gideon James Rubin

  • Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys.

    Louise E Smith;Henry W W Potts;Richard Amlôt;Richard Amlôt;Nicola T Fear

  • Psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth in disaster-exposed organisations: overview of the literature

    Samantha Kelly Brooks;Richard Amlot;Gideon James Rubin;Neil Greenberg

  • The effects of flooding on mental health: Outcomes and recommendations from a review of the literature

    Carla Stanke;Virginia Murray;Richard Amlôt;Jo Nurse

  • Facilitating Collective Psychosocial Resilience in the Public in Emergencies: Twelve Recommendations Based on the Social Identity Approach.

    John Drury;Holly Carter;Chris Cocking;Evangelos Ntontis;Evangelos Ntontis

  • Social and occupational factors associated with psychological distress and disorder among disaster responders: a systematic review.

    Samantha K. Brooks;Rebecca Dunn;Richard Amlôt;Neil Greenberg

  • Secondary stressors and extreme events and disasters: a systematic review of primary research from 2010-2011.

    Sarah Lock;G James Rubin;Virginia Murray;M Brooke Rogers

  • Psychosocial impact of the summer 2007 floods in England

    Shantini Paranjothy;John Edward Gallacher;Richard Amlôt;G James Rubin

  • Harnessing behavioural science in public health campaigns to maintain 'social distancing' in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: key principles.

    Chris Bonell;Susan Michie;Stephen Reicher;Robert West

  • Risk and resilience factors affecting the psychological wellbeing of individuals deployed in humanitarian relief roles after a disaster.

    Samantha K Brooks;Rebecca Dunn;Clara A M Sage;Richard Amlôt

  • What is the value of health emergency preparedness exercises? A scoping review study

    Elena Skryabina;Gabriel Reedy;Richard Amlôt;Peter Jaye

  • Mediating the social and psychological impacts of terrorist attacks: The role of risk perception and risk communication

    M. Brooke Rogers;Richard Amlôt;G. James Rubin;Simon Wessely

  • Effect of evacuation and displacement on the association between flooding and mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional analysis of UK survey data

    Alice Munro;R Sari Kovats;G James Rubin;Thomas David Waite

  • Infection prevention behaviour and infectious disease modelling: a review of the literature and recommendations for the future

    Dale Weston;Katharina Hauck;Richard Amlôt

  • A systematic review of infectious illness Presenteeism: prevalence, reasons and risk factors.

    Rebecca Katie Webster;Rebecca Katie Webster;Rebecca Katie Webster;Regina Liu;Kristina Karimullina;Ian Hall;Ian Hall

  • The English national cohort study of flooding and health: cross-sectional analysis of mental health outcomes at year one.

    Thomas David Waite;Katerina Chaintarli;Charles R. Beck;Charles R. Beck;Angie Bone

  • The role of religious fundamentalism in terrorist violence: A social psychological analysis

    M. Brooke Rogers;Kate M. Loewenthal;Christopher Alan Lewis;Richard Amlôt

Frequent Co-Authors

G. James Rubin
G. James Rubin King's College London
John Drury
John Drury University of Sussex
Lucy Yardley
Lucy Yardley University of Bristol
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London
Henry W. W. Potts
Henry W. W. Potts University College London
John Weinman
John Weinman King's College London
Jenny Yiend
Jenny Yiend King's College London
Christopher Alan Lewis
Christopher Alan Lewis University of Warwick
Virginia Murray
Virginia Murray Public Health England
Stephen Reicher
Stephen Reicher University of St Andrews

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