Rosemary Hiscock
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Psychology, University of Nottingham
- MSc (Distinction) Social Research Methods, University of Surrey
- PhD Health Inequalities, University of Glasgow
Previous Research Projects
- ESRC funded: Housing tenure, Car Ownership and Health ( University of Glasgow, UK)
- JRF funded: Mixed Tenure Housing and Social Wellbeing ( University of St Andrews, UK)
- NIH funded : Longitudinal Study of Neighbourhood Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease ( Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
Research interests
- Health inequalities, neighbourhood, ontological security, quantitative and qualitative research methods
Current research projects
- Neighbourhoods and Health, Neighbourhood context and problem gambling
Contact Details
Email: rosemary.hiscock@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address: Department of Geography, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Journal Publications
Pearce J, Witten K, Hiscock R, Blakely T, 2007, Regional and urban-rural variations in the association of neighburhooddeprivation with community resource access: a national study, Environment and Planning A, In Press.
Pearce J, Witten K, Hiscock R, Blakely T, 2007, The contextual effects of neighbourhood access to supermarkets and convenience stores on individual fruit and vegetable consumption, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, In Press.
Pearce J, Witten K, Hiscock R, Blakely T, 2007, Are socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods deprived of health-related community resources? International Journal of Epidemiology, In Press.
Ellaway A, McKay L, Macintyre S, Kearns A, Hiscock R. Are social comparisons of homes and cars related to psychosocial health? International Journal of Epidemiology 2004;33:1065-1071.
Ellaway, A., Macintyre, S., Hiscock, R., & Kearns, A. In the Driving Seat: Psychosocial Benefits from Private Motor Vehicle Transport Compared to Public Transport, Transportation Research Part F 2003, 6, pp.217-231.
Macintyre S, Ellaway A, Hiscock R, Kearns A, Der G, McKay L. What features of the home and the area might help to explain observed relationships between housing tenure and health? Evidence from the west of Scotland. Health & Place 2003;9:207-218.
Macintyre S, McKay L, Der G, Hiscock R. Socio-economic position and health: what you observe depends on how you measure it. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2003;25:288-294.
Hiscock R, Macintyre S, Kearns A, Ellaway A. Residents and residence: Factors predicting the health disadvantage of social renters compared to owner-occupiers. Journal of Social Issues 2003;59:527-546.
Hiscock R, Macintyre S, Kearns A, Ellaway A. Means of transport and ontological security: Do cars provide psycho-social benefits to their users? Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment 2002;7:119-135.
Hiscock, R., Kearns, A., Macintyre, S., & Ellaway, A. Ontological security and psycho-social benefits from the home: qualitative evidence on issues of tenure, Housing Theory and Society 2001, 18(1-2), pp.50-66.
Clark A, Hiscock R. Social exclusion and housing: Context and challenges [Book Review]. Scottish Geographical Journal 2001;117:69-70.
Macintyre S, Hiscock R, Kearns A, Ellaway A. Housing tenure and car access: further exploration of the nature of their relations with health in a UK setting. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2001;55:330-331.
Kearns A, Hiscock R, Ellaway A, McIntyre S. 'Beyond four walls'. The psycho-social benefits of home: Evidence from West Central Scotland. Housing Studies 2000;15:387-410.