Courtney L. McNamara

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Sociology and Political Science Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

courtney.mcnamara@ntnu.no +47 73592040 +47 45396272

Bygg 5, Dragvoll

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.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database

Journal publications

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. vol. 50 (2).
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2021) The threat of a UK-US trade deal to managing non-communicable diseases. The BMJ. vol. 374.
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. vol. 75.
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. vol. 75 (4).
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. vol. 31 (4).
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. vol. 20.
Labonté, Ronald; Gleeson, Deborah; McNamara, Courtney L.. (2020) USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty. Globalization and Health. vol. 16 (1).
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.
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. vol. 23 (8).
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. vol. 15:35.
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2019) Relieving the tension between national health equity strategies and global health equity. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 47 (6).
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. vol. 28.
Huijts, Tim; McNamara, Courtney L.. (2018) Trade agreements, public policy and social inequalities in health. Global Social Policy. vol. 18 (1).
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2018) Is trade policy a missing piece to a public health puzzle?. Global Social Policy. vol. 18.
McNamara, Courtney L.; de Soysa, Indra. (2018) Special Issue on trade and health: Introduction. Global Social Policy. vol. 18 (1).
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. vol. 28 (5).
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. vol. 18:869.
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. vol. 45 (2).
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2017) Trade liberalization and social determinants of health: A state of the literature review. Social Science and Medicine. vol. 176.
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 47 (2).
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. vol. 27.
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. vol. 27.
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.
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. vol. 5 (57).
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. vol. 13 (3-4).
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2015) Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study. Globalization and Health. vol. 11 (1).
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2013) Global health & international relations. Critical Public Health. vol. 23 (2).
McNamara, Courtney L.. (2012) The real cost of cheap food, by Michael Carolan. Critical Public Health. vol. 22 (3).

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).

Report/dissertation

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.

Others

McNamara, Courtney L.. (2021) Trade, COVID-19 and health inequalities.

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