Courtney L. McNamara
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About
Biography and research interests:
Courtney's primary research interests reside at the intersection of labour markets, social policy, and health. She received her PhD at the University of York (UK), and is currently a senior researcher within CHAIN. She is also Chair of the Trade and Health Forum within the American Public Health Association.
Courtney was recently awarded a Young Researcher Talents grant from the Norwegian Research Council for her project “Trade, Labour Markets and Health”. This project will run through 2024 and generate new knowledge about how international trade impacts population health through labour market and social protection pathways.
Publications
2021
-
Bimpong, Kweku;
Thomson, Katie;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Akhter, Nasima;
Bambra, Clare;
Todd, Adam.
(2021)
The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 50 (2).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2021)
The threat of a UK-US trade deal to managing non-communicable diseases.
The BMJ.
volum 374.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2021)
Trade, COVID-19 and health inequalities.
Briefs
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald;
Schram, Ashley;
Townsend, Belinda.
(2021)
Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 1: the shift from multilateralism and the rise of ‘WTO-Plus’ provisions.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
volum 75.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald;
Schram, Ashley;
Townsend, Belinda.
(2021)
Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 2: new trade rules and new urgencies in the context of COVID-19.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
volum 75 (4).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
McKee, Martin;
Stuckler, David.
(2021)
Precarious employment and health in the context of COVID-19: a rapid scoping umbrella review.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 31 (4).
Scientific translation/review
2020
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Landet, Erling Ravnanger;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2020)
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe.
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.
volum 20.
Academic article
-
Labonté, Ronald;
Gleeson, Deborah;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2020)
USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty.
Globalization and Health.
volum 16 (1).
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Toch-Marquardt, Marlen;
Albani, Viviana;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2020)
The contribution of employment and working conditions to occupational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe.
European Journal of Public Health.
Academic article
2019
-
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Huijts, Tim;
Akhter, Nasima;
Thomson, Katie;
Kasim, Adetayo;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2019)
The Europain Epidemic: pain prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in pain across 19 European countries.
European Journal of Pain.
volum 23 (8).
Academic article
-
Labonté, Ronald;
Crosbie, Eric;
Gleeson, Deborah;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2019)
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health.
Globalization and Health.
volum 15:35.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2019)
Relieving the tension between national health equity strategies and global health equity.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 47 (6).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald.
(2019)
Trade Agreements, Human Rights, and Health in the Context of Labour Markets and Environmental Standards.
Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights, Vol. II (2016-2018).
Academic chapter/article
2018
-
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Avrami, Lydia;
Cavounidis, Jennifer;
Mouriki, Aliki;
Gkiouleka, A.;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stathopoulou, Theoni.
(2018)
Health in crises. Migration, austerity and inequalities in Greece and Europe: introduction to the supplement.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 28.
Editorial
-
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2018)
Trade agreements, public policy and social inequalities in health.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18 (1).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2018)
Is trade policy a missing piece to a public health puzzle?.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
de Soysa, Indra.
(2018)
Special Issue on trade and health: Introduction.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18 (1).
Editorial
-
Stathopoulou, Theoni;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Mouriki, Aliki;
Kostaki, Anastasia;
Cavounidis, Jennifer;
Avrami, Lydia;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Rapp, Carolin;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2018)
Health inequalities among migrant and native-born populations in Greece in times of crisis: the MIGHEAL study.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 28 (5).
Academic article
-
Thomson, Katie;
Hillier-Brown, Frances;
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, Clare.
(2018)
The effects of public health policies on health inequalities in high-income countries: an umbrella review.
BMC Public Health.
volum 18:869.
Academic article
2017
-
Balaj, Mirza;
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Non-communicable diseases and the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 45 (2).
Academic article
-
Balaj, Mirza;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The social determinants of inequalities in self-reported health in Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Beckfield, Jason;
Balaj, Mirza;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
The health of European populations: introduction to the special supplement on the 2014 European Social Survey (ESS) rotating module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Bøe, Tormod;
Balaj, Mirza;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Solheim, Erling.
(2017)
Financial difficulties in childhood and adult depression in Europe.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Balaj, Mirza;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Exploring the differences in general practitioner and health care specialist utilization according to education, occupation, income and social networks across Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Borisova, Liubov;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Subjective perceptions of unmet need for health care in Europe among social groups: Findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2017)
Trade liberalization and social determinants of health: A state of the literature review.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 176.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Thomson, Katie H.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The contribution of housing and neighbourhood conditions to educational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Thomson, Katie H.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Solheim, Erling;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald.
(2017)
Trade, Labour Markets and Health: A Prospective Policy Analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
International Journal of Health Services.
volum 47 (2).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Toch-Marquardt, Marlen;
Balaj, Mirza;
Reibling, Nadine;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
Occupational inequalities in self-rated health and non-communicable diseases in different regions of Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Academic article
-
Thomson, Katie H.;
Renneberg, Ann-Christin;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Akhter, Nasima;
Reibling, Nadine;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
2016
-
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, C;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Balaj, Mirza.
(2016)
Social Inequalities in Health and their Determinants: Topline Results from Round 7 of the European Social Survey.
2016.
Report
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2016)
Assessing the Health Impact of Trade: A Call for an Expanded Research Agenda; Comment on “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Is It Everything We Feared for Health?”.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Letter to the editor
-
Thomson, Katie;
Bambra, Clare;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Todd, Adam.
(2016)
The effects of public health policies on population health and health inequalities in European welfare states: protocol for an umbrella review.
Systematic Reviews.
volum 5 (57).
Academic article
2015
-
Beckfield, Jason;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Wendt, Claus.
(2015)
An institutional theory of welfare state effects on the distribution of population health.
Social Theory & Health.
volum 13 (3-4).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2015)
Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study.
Globalization and Health.
volum 11 (1).
Academic article
2013
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2013)
Global health & international relations.
Critical Public Health.
volum 23 (2).
Review
2012
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2012)
The real cost of cheap food, by Michael Carolan.
Critical Public Health.
volum 22 (3).
Review
Scientific articles
-
Bimpong, Kweku;
Thomson, Katie;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Akhter, Nasima;
Bambra, Clare;
Todd, Adam.
(2021)
The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 50 (2).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2021)
The threat of a UK-US trade deal to managing non-communicable diseases.
The BMJ.
volum 374.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald;
Schram, Ashley;
Townsend, Belinda.
(2021)
Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 1: the shift from multilateralism and the rise of ‘WTO-Plus’ provisions.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
volum 75.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald;
Schram, Ashley;
Townsend, Belinda.
(2021)
Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 2: new trade rules and new urgencies in the context of COVID-19.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
volum 75 (4).
Academic article
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Landet, Erling Ravnanger;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2020)
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe.
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.
volum 20.
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Toch-Marquardt, Marlen;
Albani, Viviana;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2020)
The contribution of employment and working conditions to occupational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe.
European Journal of Public Health.
Academic article
-
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Huijts, Tim;
Akhter, Nasima;
Thomson, Katie;
Kasim, Adetayo;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2019)
The Europain Epidemic: pain prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in pain across 19 European countries.
European Journal of Pain.
volum 23 (8).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2019)
Relieving the tension between national health equity strategies and global health equity.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 47 (6).
Academic article
-
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2018)
Trade agreements, public policy and social inequalities in health.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18 (1).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2018)
Is trade policy a missing piece to a public health puzzle?.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18.
Academic article
-
Stathopoulou, Theoni;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Mouriki, Aliki;
Kostaki, Anastasia;
Cavounidis, Jennifer;
Avrami, Lydia;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Rapp, Carolin;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2018)
Health inequalities among migrant and native-born populations in Greece in times of crisis: the MIGHEAL study.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 28 (5).
Academic article
-
Thomson, Katie;
Hillier-Brown, Frances;
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, Clare.
(2018)
The effects of public health policies on health inequalities in high-income countries: an umbrella review.
BMC Public Health.
volum 18:869.
Academic article
-
Balaj, Mirza;
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Non-communicable diseases and the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 45 (2).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald.
(2017)
Trade, Labour Markets and Health: A Prospective Policy Analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
International Journal of Health Services.
volum 47 (2).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Toch-Marquardt, Marlen;
Balaj, Mirza;
Reibling, Nadine;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
Occupational inequalities in self-rated health and non-communicable diseases in different regions of Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Academic article
-
Thomson, Katie;
Bambra, Clare;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Todd, Adam.
(2016)
The effects of public health policies on population health and health inequalities in European welfare states: protocol for an umbrella review.
Systematic Reviews.
volum 5 (57).
Academic article
-
Beckfield, Jason;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Huijts, Tim;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Wendt, Claus.
(2015)
An institutional theory of welfare state effects on the distribution of population health.
Social Theory & Health.
volum 13 (3-4).
Academic article
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2015)
Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study.
Globalization and Health.
volum 11 (1).
Academic article
Journal publications
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
McKee, Martin;
Stuckler, David.
(2021)
Precarious employment and health in the context of COVID-19: a rapid scoping umbrella review.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 31 (4).
Scientific translation/review
-
Labonté, Ronald;
Gleeson, Deborah;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2020)
USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty.
Globalization and Health.
volum 16 (1).
Scientific translation/review
-
Labonté, Ronald;
Crosbie, Eric;
Gleeson, Deborah;
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2019)
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health.
Globalization and Health.
volum 15:35.
Scientific translation/review
-
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Avrami, Lydia;
Cavounidis, Jennifer;
Mouriki, Aliki;
Gkiouleka, A.;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stathopoulou, Theoni.
(2018)
Health in crises. Migration, austerity and inequalities in Greece and Europe: introduction to the supplement.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 28.
Editorial
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
de Soysa, Indra.
(2018)
Special Issue on trade and health: Introduction.
Global Social Policy.
volum 18 (1).
Editorial
-
Balaj, Mirza;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The social determinants of inequalities in self-reported health in Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Beckfield, Jason;
Balaj, Mirza;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, Clare;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
The health of European populations: introduction to the special supplement on the 2014 European Social Survey (ESS) rotating module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Bøe, Tormod;
Balaj, Mirza;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Solheim, Erling.
(2017)
Financial difficulties in childhood and adult depression in Europe.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Balaj, Mirza;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Todd, Adam;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Exploring the differences in general practitioner and health care specialist utilization according to education, occupation, income and social networks across Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Fjær, Erlend Løvø;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Borisova, Liubov;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas.
(2017)
Subjective perceptions of unmet need for health care in Europe among social groups: Findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2017)
Trade liberalization and social determinants of health: A state of the literature review.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 176.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Thomson, Katie H.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The contribution of housing and neighbourhood conditions to educational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Balaj, Mirza;
Thomson, Katie H.;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Solheim, Erling;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
Thomson, Katie H.;
Renneberg, Ann-Christin;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Akhter, Nasima;
Reibling, Nadine;
Bambra, Clare.
(2017)
Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
European Journal of Public Health.
volum 27.
Scientific translation/review
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2016)
Assessing the Health Impact of Trade: A Call for an Expanded Research Agenda; Comment on “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Is It Everything We Feared for Health?”.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Letter to the editor
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2013)
Global health & international relations.
Critical Public Health.
volum 23 (2).
Review
-
McNamara, Courtney L..
(2012)
The real cost of cheap food, by Michael Carolan.
Critical Public Health.
volum 22 (3).
Review
Part of book/report
-
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Labonté, Ronald.
(2019)
Trade Agreements, Human Rights, and Health in the Context of Labour Markets and Environmental Standards.
Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights, Vol. II (2016-2018).
Academic chapter/article
Report
-
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Huijts, Tim;
Bambra, C;
McNamara, Courtney L.;
Stornes, Per Gunnar;
Balaj, Mirza.
(2016)
Social Inequalities in Health and their Determinants: Topline Results from Round 7 of the European Social Survey.
2016.
Report