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Hatch, L, Tinner, L, Khofi-Szeremley, C, Darling, F, Clohessy, S, Tanner, J, Robinson, H, Jago, R, Summerbell, C, Mazzoli-Smith, L, Pallan, M, Defeyter, MA & Murphy, M 2025, 'Challenges and opportunities for inclusive, equitable and accessible school holiday clubs for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 24, no. 1, 236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02607-y
Pokhilenko, I, Pallan, M, Murphy, M, Adab, P, Morrison, B, Sitch, A, Adamson, A, Bartington, S, Duff, R, Griffin, T, Hurley, K, Lancashire, E, McLeman, L, Passmore, S, Rowland, M, Ravaghi, V, Spence, S & Frew, E 2025, 'Economic evaluation of the national school food standards across secondary schools in The Midlands, UK (the FUEL study): methodological challenges of undertaking health economics research within non-health settings', The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 22, 142. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01840-6
Floredin, I, Husbands, S, Hancock, J, Mitchell, PM, Coast, J, Frew, E, Adab, P, Murphy, M, Clarke, J, Pallan, M & Peters, TJ 2025, 'Factors associated with changes in capability-wellbeing for children and young people of secondary school age during the first covid-19 lockdown', Child Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-025-10294-y
Alving-Jessep, E, Pallan, M, Ansell, E, Hamill, L, McConnell, C, McIlwee, D, McKinley, MC, Moore, SE, Murphy, M, Neville, C, O’Neill, C, Sevel, E, Adab, P, Bryant, M, Chambers, S, Cardwell, CR, Ensaff, H, Evans, C, Reid, S, Holford, A, Bradley, J, Spence, S & Woodside, J 2025, 'Free school meals, diet quality and food insecurity in secondary school students: protocol for a multiple-methods study – the CANTEEN study', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 10, e101428. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101428
Pokhilenko, I, Frew, E, Murphy, M & Pallan, M 2025, 'Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom on adolescent’s time use (CONTRAST study)', PLOS ONE, vol. 20, no. 1, e0310597. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310597
Darling, F, Mazzoli-Smith, L, Robson, M, Tinner, L, Murphy, M, Pallan, M, Tanner, J, Hatch, L, Jago, R & Summerbell, C 2025, 'Reflections of a Research Team on Using Creative Facilitation for the First Time: Illuminating the Lived Experience of the School Holidays for Children and Families Living in Poverty Across England', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol. 24, 16094069251369293. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251369293
Ashraf, A, Murphy, M, Duff, R, Adab, P & Pallan, M 2025, 'Sustainability of Diets Consumed by UK Adolescents and Associations Between Diet Sustainability and Meeting Nutritional Requirements', Nutrients, vol. 17, no. 13, 2140. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17132140
Murphy, M, Coffey, A, Pallan, M & Oyebode, O 2024, 'Changing the food environment in secondary school canteens to promote healthy dietary choices: a qualitative study with school caterers', BMC Public Health, vol. 24, no. 1, 1970. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19513-7
Pallan, M, Murphy, M, Morrison, B, Sitch, A, Adamson, A, Bartington, S, Dobell, A, Duff, R, Frew, E, Griffin, T, Hurley, K, Lancashire, E, McLeman, L, Passmore, S, Pokhilenko, I, Rowland, M, Ravaghi, V, Spence, S & Adab, P 2024, 'National school food standards in England: a cross-sectional study to explore compliance in secondary schools and impact on pupil nutritional intake', The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 21, 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01672-w
Pallan, M, Murphy, M, Morrison, B, Pokhilenko, I, Sitch, A, Frew, E, Rawdin, C, Adams, R, Adamson, A, Bartington, S, Dobell, A, Duff, R, Griffin, T, Hurley, K, Lancashire, E, McLeman, L, Passmore, S, Ravaghi, V, Spence, S & Adab, P 2024, 'School food policy in secondary schools in England and its impact on adolescents’ diets and dental health: the FUEL multiple-methods study', Public Health Research, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 1-167. https://doi.org/10.3310/TTPL8570
Kipping, R, Pallan, M, Hannam, K, Willis, K, Dobell, A, Metcalfe, C, Jago, R, Johnson, L, Langford, R, Martin, CK, Hollingworth, W, Cochrane, M, White, J, Blair, P, Toumpakari, Z, Taylor, J, Ward, D, Moore, L, Reid, T, Pardoe, M, Wen, L, Murphy, M, Martin, A, Chambers, S & Simpson, SA 2023, 'Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1, 1475. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16229-y
Chapter
Johnson, R & Murphy, M 2023, Teaching mixed methods using an open-space learning approach. in M Nind (ed.), Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods. Edward Edgar Publishing, pp. 106–118. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800884274.00016
Murphy, M & Pallan, M 2023, The role of schools in supporting healthy eating in children and young people. in GS Lalli, A Turner & M Rutland (eds), Food Futures in Education and Society. 1st edn, Routledge, pp. 87-101. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003294962-8
Conference article
GENIUS network, Woodside, JV, O'Kane, N, Pallan, M, Evans, CEL, Defeyter, G, Brownlee, I, Murphy, M, Parnham, JC, Lalli, GS, Bryant, M, McKinley, MC, Gallagher, AM, Schliemann, D, McConnell, C, Olgacher, D & Spence, S 2024, 'The Generating Excellent Nutrition in UK Schools (GENIUS) network: working towards a more health-promoting food and nutrition system in UK schools', The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665124007560
Review article
Turner, A, Porter, A, Murphy, M, Parsonage, J, Coombes, J & Kipping, R 2025, 'Food Policy, Practice, and Provision in UK Early Childhood Education and Care: A Scoping Review', Public Health Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980025101298
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