Research Assistant & Administrator/CanTest

Email: ac798@medschl.cam.ac.uk

Telephone: 01223 768363

Background

Andy has worked at the University since 2011 on a variety of research projects including EPIC (European Prospective Investigation in Cancer), the Hospice at Home Evaluation and on a series of systematic reviews on frailty, dementia and disability for NICE and Public Health England. He recently helped develop research resources and a minimum data set for care homes as part of the DACHA study. Alongside his work with CanTest collaboration, Andy is a research assistant on a new project assessing the social return on investment in age-friendly communities for the NIHR School for Public Health Research. Previously a magazine editor and publisher, he also freelances as a music metadata specialist and is MOJO magazine’s jazz columnist.

Selected Publications

Lee C, Burgess G, Kuhn I, Cowan A, Lafortune L. (2020). Community exchange and time currencies: a systematic and in-depth thematic review of impact on public health outcomes. Public Health. https://cutt.ly/LrizTyl

Lafortune L,  Buckner S, Mattocks C, Cowan A. (2019). Developing monitoring and evaluation options to support the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities: A report for the Centre for Ageing Better. Poster

Kelly S, Olanrewaju O, Cowan A, Brayne C, Lafortune L. (2018) Alcohol and older people: A systematic review of barriers, facilitators and context of drinking in older people and implications for intervention design. PloS One. https://bit.ly/2Fjoeyi

Kelly S, Olanrewaju O, Cowan A, Brayne C, Lafortune L. (2017) Interventions to prevent and reduce excessive alcohol consumption in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. https://goo.gl/kiwWCE

Kelly S, Martin S, Kuhn I, Cowan A, Brayne C, Lafortune L. (2016) Barriers and facilitators to the uptake and maintenance of healthy behaviours by people at mid-life: a rapid systematic review. PLoS One. http://bit.ly/1o2dICY

Lafortune L, Martin S, Kelly S, Kuhn I, Remes O, Cowan A, Brayne C. (2016) Behavioural risk factors in mid-life associated with successful ageing, disability, dementia and frailty in later life: a rapid systematic review. PLoS One. http://bit.ly/20Z3uRK

Lafortune L, Kelly S, Olanrewaju O, Cowan A, Brayne C. (2016). Changing risk behaviours and promoting cognitive health in older adults: An evidence-based resource for local authorities and commissioners. Public Health England. PHE gateway number: 2016427. https://goo.gl/SSBTYP

Olanrewaju O, Kelly S, Cowan A, Brayne C, Lafortune L. (2016). Physical activity in community dwelling older people: a systematic review of Reviews of Interventions and Context. PLoS One. https://goo.gl/eisWmr

Lafortune L, Martin S, Kelly S, Kuhn I, Remes O, Cowan A, Brayne C. (2014) Disability, dementia and frailty in later life: mid-life approaches to prevent or delay the onset of these conditions – Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mid-life interventions for increasing the uptake and maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviours and the prevention or delay of dementia, disability, frailty and non-communicable chronic diseases related to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. NICE Report. http://bit.ly/1Mm4nLj