Dr Kate Garrott is a Research Fellow within the PHRESH Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST). Kate’s research interests are population level public health interventions with an interest in environmental interventions to promote physical activity and healthier diets. Within her role she undertakes research on co-developed evaluations of local authority led public health interventions, including evaluation of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme in Oxford. Kate has previously led research evaluating financial incentives to reduce car use in new housing developments.

Within these areas, Kate has developed expertise in mixed-methods research, natural experiment evaluation, and research in population health interventions for physical activity and diet.