Prof Mark Bellis

Senior Research Fellow

  1. Published

    Measuring mortality and the burden of adult disease associated with adverse childhood experiences in England: a national survey

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Leckenby, N., Hardcastle, K. A. & Lowey, H., 1 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Public Health. 37, 3, p. 445-454

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Measuring paternal discrepancy and its public health consequences

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Hughes, S. & Ashton, J. R., Sept 2005, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 59, 9, p. 749-54 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Measuring the relationships between adverse childhood experiences and educational and employment success in England and Wales: findings from a retrospective study

    Hardcastle, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Garner, J. & Rodriguez, G., Dec 2018, p. 106-116.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  4. Published

    Mortality trends from 2003 to 2009 among adolescents and young adults in rural Western Kenya using a health and demographic surveillance system

    Phillips-Howard, P. A., Odhiambo, F. O., Hamel, M., Adazu, K., Ackers, M., van Eijk, A. M., Orimba, V., Hoog, A. V., Beynon, C., Vulule, J., Bellis, M. A., Slutsker, L., deCock, K., Breiman, R. & Laserson, K. F., 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 11, p. e47017

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. National five-year examination of inequalities and trends in emergency hospital admission for violence across England

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Wood, S., Wyke, S. & Perkins, C., Oct 2011, In: Injury Prevention. 17, 5, p. 319-25 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    National household survey of adverse childhood experiences and their relationship with resilience to health-harming behaviors in England

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Leckenby, N., Perkins, C. & Lowey, H., 2 May 2014, In: BMC Medicine. 12, 72

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    New WHO Violence Prevention Information System, an interactive knowledge platform of scientific findings on violence

    Burrows, S., Butchart, A., Butler, N., Quigg, Z., Bellis, M. A. & Mikton, C., Apr 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, 2, p. 155-156

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Nightlife Violence: a gender-specific view on risk factors for violence in nightlife settings: a cross-sectional study in nine European countries

    Schnitzer, S., Bellis, M. A., Anderson, Z., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M. & Kokkevi, A., Jun 2010, In: Journal of interpersonal violence. 25, 6, p. 1094-112 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Nighttime assaults: Using a national emergency department monitoring system to predict occurrence, target prevention and plan services

    Bellis, M. A., Leckenby, N., Hughes, K., Luke, C., Wyke, S. & Quigg, Z., 6 Sept 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, p. 746

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Optimal provision of needle and syringe programmes for injecting drug users: A systematic review

    Jones, L., Pickering, L., Sumnall, H., McVeigh, J. & Bellis, M. A., Sept 2010, In: The International Journal of Drug Policy. 21, 5, p. 335-42 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perpetration of Child Physical Punishment in Wales

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Perceptions of a short animated film on adverse childhood experiences: a mixed methods evaluation

    Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Population health in a digital age. The use of digital technology to support and monitor health in Wales

    Davies, A. R., Sharp, C., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 30 May 2019, Public Health Wales; Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  14. Published

    Predictors of risky alcohol consumption in schoolchildren and their implications for preventing alcohol-related harm

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Morleo, M., Tocque, K., Hughes, S., Allen, T., Harrison, D. & Fe-Rodriguez, E., 10 May 2007, In: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2, p. 15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Predictors of violence in young tourists: a comparative study of British, German and Spanish holidaymakers

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Calafat, A., Juan, M., Schnitzer, S. & Anderson, Z., Dec 2008, In: European Journal of Public Health. 18, 6, p. 569-74 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV, hepatitis B and C infections among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs: a cross-sectional study

    Hope, V. D., McVeigh, J., Marongiu, A., Evans-Brown, M., Smith, J., Kimergård, A., Croxford, S., Beynon, C. M., Parry, J. V., Bellis, M. A. & Ncube, F., 12 Sept 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 9, p. e003207

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Profiadau Niweidiol mewn Plentyndod (ACEs) a Diabetes | Adolygiad byr

    Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2021, Public Health Wales; Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  18. Published

    Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: a population-based survey

    Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Re-emerging syphilis: a detrended correspondence analysis of the behaviour of HIV positive and negative gay men

    Wheater, C. P., Cook, P. A., Clark, P., Syed, Q. & Bellis, M. A., 29 Oct 2003, In: BMC Public Health. 3, p. 34

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Reducing harm in drinking environments: a systematic review of effective approaches

    Jones, L., Hughes, K., Atkinson, A. M. & Bellis, M. A., Mar 2011, In: Health and Place. 17, 2, p. 508-18 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Reducing health inequalities in priority public health conditions: using rapid review to develop proposals for evidence-based policy

    Bambra, C., Joyce, K. E., Bellis, M. A., Greatley, A., Greengross, S., Hughes, S., Lincoln, P., Lobstein, T., Naylor, C., Salay, R., Wiseman, M. & Maryon-Davis, A., Dec 2010, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, 4, p. 496-505 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 693-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jones, L., Bates, G., McCoy, E. & Bellis, M. A., 18 Apr 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 400

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental well-being: results from an English national household survey

    Hughes, K., Lowey, H., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M. A., 3 Mar 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, p. 222

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Relative contributions of holiday location and nationality to changes in recreational drug taking behaviour: a natural experiment in the Balearic Islands

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M. & Schnitzer, S., 2009, In: European addiction research. 15, 2, p. 78-86 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Response to commentaries

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 702-3 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Response to letter from Barry & Dennis

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 853-4 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    STAD in Europe (SiE): Process and outcome evaluation of Wrexham's Drink Less Enjoy More intervention

    Butler, N., Quigg, Z., Bates, R., Ross-Houle, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Oct 2018, Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University. 75 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

  29. Published

    STOP-sexual violence: evaluation of a community-based nightlife worker awareness raising bystander training programme

    Quigg, Z., Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Kulhanek, A., Brito, I., Ross-Houle, K., Bigland, C., Calafat, A. & Duch, M., Jun 2021, In: European Journal of Public Health. 31, 3, p. 659–664

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Sexual behaviour among casual workers in an international nightlife resort: a case control study

    Hughes, K. & Bellis, M. A., 21 Feb 2006, In: BMC Public Health. 6, p. 39

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Sexual harassment among young tourists visiting Mediterranean resorts

    Calafat, A., Hughes, K., Blay, N., Bellis, M. A., Mendes, F., Juan, M., Lazarov, P., Cibin, B. & Duch, M. A., May 2013, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 42, 4, p. 603-13 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Sexual uses of alcohol and drugs and the associated health risks: a cross sectional study of young people in nine European cities

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M., Ramon, A., Rodriguez, J. A., Mendes, F., Schnitzer, S. & Phillips-Howard, P., 9 May 2008, In: BMC Public Health. 8, p. 155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Should "legal highs" be regulated as medicinal products?

    Evans-Brown, M., Bellis, M. A. & McVeigh, J., 23 Feb 2011, In: BMJ-British Medical Journal. 342, p. d1101

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Smoking behaviours, access to cigarettes and relationships with alcohol in 15- and 16-year-old schoolchildren

    Hughes, S. K., Hughes, K., Atkinson, A. M., Bellis, M. A. & Smallthwaite, L., Feb 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21, 1, p. 8-14 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Sociodemographic differences in the accessibility and use of digital technologies to support health in Wales: a population survey

    Davies, A., Sharp, C., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 10 Sept 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePoster

  36. Published

    Sources of childhood and adult resilience and their impact on harms associated with adverse childhood experiences

    Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Sources of resilience and their moderating relationships with harms from adverse childhood experiences. Report 1: Mental illness

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Davies, A., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 18 Jan 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 60 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  38. Published

    Stay Well in Wales: The public's views on public health. Findings from the nationally representative household survey

    Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 16 Feb 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  39. Published

    Stay Well in Wales

    Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  40. Published

    Stay Well in Wales: the public’s views on public health. Findings from the nationally representative household survey

    Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 3 Nov 2017, Public Health Wales .

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  41. Published

    Stay Well in Wales Super Profiles: Who thinks what about the nation's health

    Sharp, C., Hughes, K., Di Lemma, L. & Bellis, M., 13 Mar 2019, Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  42. Published

    Stay Well in Wales: the public's views on public health

    Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Feb 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterpeer-review

  43. Published

    Student drinking patterns and blood alcohol concentration on commercially organised pub crawls in the UK

    Quigg, Z., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M. A., Dec 2013, In: Addictive Behaviors. 38, 12, p. 2924-9 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Substance use, violence, and unintentional injury in young holidaymakers visiting Mediterranean destinations

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Calafat, A., Blay, N., Kokkevi, A., Boyiadji, G., Mendes, M. D. R. & Bajcàrova, L., 4 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 18, 2, p. 80-9 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Teenage drinking, alcohol availability and pricing: a cross-sectional study of risk and protective factors for alcohol-related harms in school children

    Bellis, M. A., Phillips-Howard, P. A., Hughes, K., Hughes, S., Cook, P. A., Morleo, M., Hannon, K., Smallthwaite, L. & Jones, L., 9 Oct 2009, In: BMC Public Health. 9, p. 380

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Thai War on Drugs: measuring changes in methamphetamine and other substance use by school students through matched cross sectional surveys

    Daosodsai, P., Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Hughes, S., Daosodsai, S. & Syed, Q., Aug 2007, In: Addictive Behaviors. 32, 8, p. 1733-9 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    The Big Drink Debate: perceptions of the impact of price on alcohol consumption from a large scale cross-sectional convenience survey in north west England

    Cook, P. A., Phillips-Howard, P. A., Morleo, M., Harkins, C., Briant, L. & Bellis, M. A., 23 Aug 2011, In: BMC Public Health. 11, p. 664

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    The Commercial Determinants of Violence: Identifying Opportunities for Violence Prevention through a Public Health-Based Framework Analysis

    Bellis, M., McManus, S., Elizabeth, K., Adisa, O. & Ford, K., 15 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 352.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    The Europe we want-a Transatlantic Health and Wellbeing Partnership?

    Dyakova, M., Weiss, M., Middleton, J. & Bellis, M. A., 23 Jul 2015, In: European Journal of Public Health. 25, 4, p. 553-554

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Nicholls, J., Sheron, N., Gilmore, I. & Jones, L., 18 Feb 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 111.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review