Rachel Burns
Biographic Data
| ID | 3816099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Burns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Burns |
| SIGNATURE | BURNS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9559-2867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Associations Between Divorce Histories and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Middle Aged and Older Adults
Background: Unhealthy alcohol use has been considered a coping strategy related to stressful and traumatic life events such as relationship loss. Yet, the effects of marital status on health behaviors are generally studied cross-sectionally or over one transition. We explored associations between the frequency and quantity of alcohol use with the number of episodes and duration of separation/divorce events across adulthood among English adults in…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrant women attending primary care in England
Healthcare resource use differs between migrant and non-migrant women of reproductive age. Opportunities identified for tailored interventions include access to primary care, LARCs, emergency contraception and cervical screening. An inclusive approach to examining health needs is essential to actualise sexual and reproductive health as a human right
The incidence of Covid-19-related hospitalisation in migrants in the UK
Our findings suggest migration populations in the UK have excess risk of COVID-19-related hospitalisations and underscore the need for more equitable interventions particularly aimed at COVID-19 vaccination uptake among migrants
Sars-CoV-2 infections in migrants and the role of household overcrowding
BACKGROUND: Migrants are over-represented in SARS-CoV-2 infections globally; however, evidence is limited for migrants in England and Wales. Household overcrowding is a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, with migrants more likely to live in overcrowded households than UK-born individuals. We aimed to estimate the total effect of migration status on SARS-CoV-2 infection and to what extent household overcrowding mediated this effect. METHODS: We…
Covid-19 vaccination coverage for half a million non-EU migrants and refugees in England
Despite evidence suggesting that some migrants are at risk of under-immunization and have experienced severe health inequities during the pandemic, data are limited on migrants’ COVID-19 vaccine coverage globally. Here we linked data from non-European Union migrants and resettled refugees to the national COVID-19 vaccination dataset in England. We estimated patterns in second and third dose delays and overdue doses between 12 December 2020 and 20…
The Price of Access
Despite an increase in enrollments across public and private higher education sectors, Black/African American and Hispanic students in graduate and professional programs are disproportionately affected by educational debt. Using nationally-representative data from NPSAS:2000 and NPSAS:2016, findings show that, in general, Black/African American and Hispanic graduate students borrowed more than students of other races and experienced the largest p…
Increases in Graduate Student Debt in the US
Social prescribing for migrants in the United Kingdom
Migration health research in the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND: One in seven people living in the United Kingdom (UK) is an international migrant, rendering migrants an important population group with diverse and dynamic health and healthcare needs. However, there has been no attempt to map contemporary trends within migration health research conducted in the UK. The aim of this scoping review was to describe trends within migration health research and identify gaps for future research agendas. ME…
Development and Validation of a Primary Care Electronic Health Record Phenotype to Study Migration and Health in the UK
International migrants comprised 14% of the UK's population in 2020; however, their health is rarely studied at a population level using primary care electronic health records due to difficulties in their identification. We developed a migration phenotype using country of birth, visa status, non-English main/first language and non-UK-origin codes and applied it to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD database of 16,071,111 primary …
Strategies and action points to ensure equitable uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations
NIHR
Contingent Faculty Employment and Financial Stress in Public Universities
Numerous observers and critics of higher education, including some policymakers, have suggested that hiring and maintaining faculty on tenure lines is a primary source of inefficiency in colleges and universities. These “disrupters” argue that reducing commitments to tenure will lead to cost savings and more effective adaptations to changing markets for various degrees. Does increasing hiring of “contingent” (non-tenure-line) faculty indeed bring…
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in England are at increased risk of death from Covid-19
Background : International and UK data suggest that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at increased risk of infection and death from COVID-19. We aimed to explore the risk of death in minority ethnic groups in England using data reported by NHS England. Methods : We used NHS data on patients with a positive COVID-19 test who died in hospitals in England published on 28th April, with deaths by ethnicity available from 1st March 202…
Global call to action for inclusion of migrants and refugees in the Covid-19 response
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Global patterns of mortality in international migrants
Health impacts of parental migration on left-behind children and adolescents
Health status of returning refugees, internally displaced persons, and the host community in a post-conflict district in northern Sri Lanka
Our study provides important insights into the overall health and well-being of the different displaced sub-populations in a post-conflict setting. Findings reinforce existing evidence on the relationship between displacement and health but also highlight gaps in research on the long-term health effects of prolonged displacement. Understanding the heterogeneity of conflict-affected populations has important implications for effective and equitabl…
Public Housing on the Periphery
How Big Is the U.S. Market for Illegal Drugs
Using data from 2000 to 2010, RAND researchers estimated the number of users, expenditures, and consumption for four illicit drugs: cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine (meth)
Public Housing on the Periphery
Strategies and action points to ensure equitable uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations
NIHR
Covid-19 vaccination coverage for half a million non-EU migrants and refugees in England
Despite evidence suggesting that some migrants are at risk of under-immunization and have experienced severe health inequities during the pandemic, data are limited on migrants’ COVID-19 vaccine coverage globally. Here we linked data from non-European Union migrants and resettled refugees to the national COVID-19 vaccination dataset in England. We estimated patterns in second and third dose delays and overdue doses between 12 December 2020 and 20…
Contingent Faculty Employment and Financial Stress in Public Universities
Numerous observers and critics of higher education, including some policymakers, have suggested that hiring and maintaining faculty on tenure lines is a primary source of inefficiency in colleges and universities. These “disrupters” argue that reducing commitments to tenure will lead to cost savings and more effective adaptations to changing markets for various degrees. Does increasing hiring of “contingent” (non-tenure-line) faculty indeed bring…
How Big Is the U.S. Market for Illegal Drugs
Using data from 2000 to 2010, RAND researchers estimated the number of users, expenditures, and consumption for four illicit drugs: cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine (meth)
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Global patterns of mortality in international migrants
Health impacts of parental migration on left-behind children and adolescents
Health status of returning refugees, internally displaced persons, and the host community in a post-conflict district in northern Sri Lanka
Our study provides important insights into the overall health and well-being of the different displaced sub-populations in a post-conflict setting. Findings reinforce existing evidence on the relationship between displacement and health but also highlight gaps in research on the long-term health effects of prolonged displacement. Understanding the heterogeneity of conflict-affected populations has important implications for effective and equitabl…
Public Housing on the Periphery
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in England are at increased risk of death from Covid-19
Background : International and UK data suggest that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at increased risk of infection and death from COVID-19. We aimed to explore the risk of death in minority ethnic groups in England using data reported by NHS England. Methods : We used NHS data on patients with a positive COVID-19 test who died in hospitals in England published on 28th April, with deaths by ethnicity available from 1st March 202…
Global call to action for inclusion of migrants and refugees in the Covid-19 response
Increases in Graduate Student Debt in the US
Social prescribing for migrants in the United Kingdom
Migration health research in the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND: One in seven people living in the United Kingdom (UK) is an international migrant, rendering migrants an important population group with diverse and dynamic health and healthcare needs. However, there has been no attempt to map contemporary trends within migration health research conducted in the UK. The aim of this scoping review was to describe trends within migration health research and identify gaps for future research agendas. ME…
Development and Validation of a Primary Care Electronic Health Record Phenotype to Study Migration and Health in the UK
International migrants comprised 14% of the UK's population in 2020; however, their health is rarely studied at a population level using primary care electronic health records due to difficulties in their identification. We developed a migration phenotype using country of birth, visa status, non-English main/first language and non-UK-origin codes and applied it to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD database of 16,071,111 primary …
Strategies and action points to ensure equitable uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations
NIHR
Contingent Faculty Employment and Financial Stress in Public Universities
Numerous observers and critics of higher education, including some policymakers, have suggested that hiring and maintaining faculty on tenure lines is a primary source of inefficiency in colleges and universities. These “disrupters” argue that reducing commitments to tenure will lead to cost savings and more effective adaptations to changing markets for various degrees. Does increasing hiring of “contingent” (non-tenure-line) faculty indeed bring…
The Price of Access
Despite an increase in enrollments across public and private higher education sectors, Black/African American and Hispanic students in graduate and professional programs are disproportionately affected by educational debt. Using nationally-representative data from NPSAS:2000 and NPSAS:2016, findings show that, in general, Black/African American and Hispanic graduate students borrowed more than students of other races and experienced the largest p…
Sars-CoV-2 infections in migrants and the role of household overcrowding
BACKGROUND: Migrants are over-represented in SARS-CoV-2 infections globally; however, evidence is limited for migrants in England and Wales. Household overcrowding is a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, with migrants more likely to live in overcrowded households than UK-born individuals. We aimed to estimate the total effect of migration status on SARS-CoV-2 infection and to what extent household overcrowding mediated this effect. METHODS: We…
Covid-19 vaccination coverage for half a million non-EU migrants and refugees in England
Despite evidence suggesting that some migrants are at risk of under-immunization and have experienced severe health inequities during the pandemic, data are limited on migrants’ COVID-19 vaccine coverage globally. Here we linked data from non-European Union migrants and resettled refugees to the national COVID-19 vaccination dataset in England. We estimated patterns in second and third dose delays and overdue doses between 12 December 2020 and 20…
Associations Between Divorce Histories and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Middle Aged and Older Adults
Background: Unhealthy alcohol use has been considered a coping strategy related to stressful and traumatic life events such as relationship loss. Yet, the effects of marital status on health behaviors are generally studied cross-sectionally or over one transition. We explored associations between the frequency and quantity of alcohol use with the number of episodes and duration of separation/divorce events across adulthood among English adults in…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrant women attending primary care in England
Healthcare resource use differs between migrant and non-migrant women of reproductive age. Opportunities identified for tailored interventions include access to primary care, LARCs, emergency contraception and cervical screening. An inclusive approach to examining health needs is essential to actualise sexual and reproductive health as a human right
The incidence of Covid-19-related hospitalisation in migrants in the UK
Our findings suggest migration populations in the UK have excess risk of COVID-19-related hospitalisations and underscore the need for more equitable interventions particularly aimed at COVID-19 vaccination uptake among migrants
Medicine (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works)