Prof Bayard Roberts
Professor of Health Systems & Policy
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
15-17 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H 9SH
United Kingdom
I am mixed-methods researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) working on the health determinants, systems and policies in transitional settings, particularly those affected by armed conflict and forced migration. This has focused principally on mental health and non-communicable diseases. I have worked on studies with conflict-affected populations in Lebanon, Ukraine, Georgia, northern Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As Principal Investigator, I have received over £16 million in research funding from funders including the Wellcome Trust, GCRF/UKRI, ESRC, European Commission, DFID, and USAID.
I was Editor-in-Chief of the BMC journal Conflict and Health from 2011 to 2021, and I am on the Editorial Board of Refugee Survey Quarterly. I was the Guest Editor for the journal of Migration and Health’s series in internal displacement and health (2021-2022), and Guest Editor for the Lancet series on public health in humanitarian crises (2017). I was a funding panel member of the R2HC humanitarian health research funding scheme (2016 to 2022). I am on the Board of Directors for the NGO the International Alliance for Diabetes Action (IADA).
I was Editor-in-Chief of the BMC journal Conflict and Health from 2011 to 2021, and I am on the Editorial Board of Refugee Survey Quarterly. I was the Guest Editor for the journal of Migration and Health’s series in internal displacement and health (2021-2022), and Guest Editor for the Lancet series on public health in humanitarian crises (2017). I was a funding panel member of the R2HC humanitarian health research funding scheme (2016 to 2022). I am on the Board of Directors for the NGO the International Alliance for Diabetes Action (IADA).
Affiliations
Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Centres
Centre for Evaluation
Centre for Global Chronic Conditions
Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre
Teaching
I co-organise the module 'Management and Evaluation of Public Health Projects in Humanitarian Crises' for our new Distance Learning MSc on 'Public Health in Humanitarian Crises'. My other teaching activities include lecturing on the Conflict and Health module and the Diploma in Tropical Nursing, and supervising PhD and MSc students.
Research
My current research focuses mainly on mental health and armed conflict. This is primarily through two main projects. The first is the CHANGE project which is developing and evaluating a mental health and harmful alcohol use intervention for refugees in Uganda and conflict-affected persons in Ukraine. The second is the GOAL study which examines health governance and financing for supporting mental health responses for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese in Lebanon. I am also involved in a number of other projects, including the Afya Consortium project supporting health responses to humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Research Area
Alcohol
Conflict
Health systems
Migration
Disease and Health Conditions
Diabetes
Mental health
Non-communicable diseases
Chronic diseases
Selected Publications
Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review.
2021
Journal of migration and health
Models of care for patients with hypertension and diabetes in humanitarian crises: a systematic review.
2021
Health Policy and Planning
Problem Management Plus and Alcohol (PM+A): A New Intervention to Address Alcohol Misuse and Psychological Distress Among Conflict-Affected Populations
2021
Intervention - Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas
Barriers and facilitators for scaling up mental health and psychosocial support interventions in low- and middle-income countries for populations affected by humanitarian crises: a systematic review.
2021
International journal of mental health systems
Participation by conflict-affected and forcibly displaced communities in humanitarian healthcare responses: A systematic review.
2020
Journal of Migration and Health
Post-traumatic growth and its predictors among Syrian refugees in Istanbul: A mental health population survey.
2020
Journal of Migration and Health
Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of change.
2020
BMC Health Services Research