Publications
Our research has resulted in numerous publications and conference presentations, contributing to the global understanding of food allergy-related psychological support needs.
Published Papers
Knibb, R.C., Herbert, L., Jones, C.J., Protudjer, J., Screti, C., Roleston, C., Brough, H.A., Warren, C., Lombard, L., Santos, A.F., Gupta, R., Vickery, B.P., Marchisotto, M.J. (2024). Global availability and uptake of psychological services for adults, caregivers and children with food allergy. Allergy, 79, 2787-2797. http://doi.org/10.1111/all.16204
Protudjer, J., Brough, H., Jones, C.J., Marchisotto, M.J., Herbert, L.J., Roleston, C., Knibb, R.C. (2024). Patient-Reported Outcomes in food allergy: Speaking the same language to address some of the GAPS. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 54, 425-427. doi: 10.1111/cea.14463
Roleston, C., Protudjer, J., Herbert, L., Jones, C.J., Warren, C., Brough, H.A., Mahboob, M., O'Donnell, N., Marchisotto, M.J. Knibb, R.C. (2025). "It's a permanent struggle to manage it really": Psychological burden and coping strategies of adults living with food allergy. Qualitative Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323251320839
Purser, S.E.M., Jones, C.J., Protudjer, J., Herbert, L.J., Screti, C., Roleston, C., Mattacola, E., Brough, H.A., Warren, C., Polloni, L., Santos, A.F., Gupta, R., Marchisotto, M.J. Knibb, R.C. (2025). Associations with food allergy related psychological distress in a global sample of adults, children and caregivers. Clinical and Translational Allergy, 16(6), e70071. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clt2.70071
Herbert, L., Knibb R.C. et al. (2025). A global survey of mental health treatment experiences among food allergy patients and caregivers. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – In Practice, epub. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2025.05.015
Published Conference Proceedings
RC Knibb, H Brough, C J Jones, LJ Herbert, L Lombard, JLP Protudjer, A Santos, B Vickery, R Gupta, C Screti, MJ Marchisotto. Global Assessment of Psychological Services for Food Allergy: the GAPS study. Poster and oral presentation at the 2021 annual conference of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Harrogate, UK. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2021;51(12):1676.
Herbert, L.J., Knibb, RC., Brough, H., Jones, C., Lombard, L., Protudjer, J.L.P., Santos, A., Vickery, B., Gupta, R., Screti, C., & Marchisotto, MJ. Global availability and uptake of psychological services for caregivers of children with food allergy. Poster presented at the 2022 Annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2022;149:AB120.
RC Knibb, C Screti, C Warren, H Brough, C J Jones, LJ Herbert, L Lombard, JLP Protudjer, A Santos, B Vickery, R Gupta, MJ Marchisotto. Caregivers' experiences of accessing mental health services for food allergy related distress: Data from the GAPS study. Poster and oral presentation at the 2022 joint conference of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the World Allergy Organisation, Edinburgh, UK. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2022.
Protudjer JLP, Brough H, Jones CJ, Marchisotto MHJ, Herbert LJ, Roleston C, Knibb R. Speaking the same language to address some of the gaps in global access to psychological services for food allergy. Poster presentation at the World Allergy Congress 2023. Bangkok, Thailand. December 2023.
Marchisotto MJ, Roleston C, Brough H., Herbert LJ, Jones C, Lombard L, Warren C, Protudjer JLP, Santos A, Vickery B, Gupta R, Screti C, & Knibb RC. "Here's your EpiPen, good luck to you": The Healthcare Experiences And Psychological Support Needs Of Adults Living With Food Allergy In The United Kingdom. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2023.
C Roleston, H Brough, C J Jones, LJ Herbert, JLP Protudjer, C Warren, A Santos, B Vickery, R Gupta, MJ Marchisotto, RC Knibb. The unmet psychological support needs of caring for a child with food allergy: Experiences of caregivers in the UK taking part in the GAPS study. Poster presentation at the 2023 conference of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Harrogate, UK. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2023.
Engel, M., Herbert, L.J., Warren, C., Jones, C., Protudjer, J.L.P., Brough, H., Roleston, C., Marchisotto, M.J., Gupta, R., & Knibb, R. Mental health treatment experiences of children with food allergy and their caregivers: A global caregiver survey. Poster presentation at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2024.
Purser, S., C Roleston; H Brough; C J Jones; LJ Herbert; JLP Protudjer; C Warren; A Santos; B Vickery; R Gupta; MJ Marchisotto, RC Knibb (2024). Predictors of food allergy related psychological distress in a global sample of adults, children and caregivers. (Oral and Poster presentation at the 2024 British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology conference, Harrogate UK). Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2024.
Protudjer et al. (2024). Fostering community eases navigating food allergy distress: Findings from French caregivers in the GAPS study. (Poster presentation at the 2024 EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting, Athens). Clinical and Translational Allergy 2024
Mattacola et al. (2024). A Content Analysis of Qualitative Interviews to Inform Development of Psychoeducation Interventions for Adults and Caregivers of Children Living with Food. (Oral presentation at the 2024 EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting, Athens). Clinical and Translational Allergy 2024
Harbottle et al. (2024). Global Access to Psychological Services for Food Allergy (GAPS) – Canadian focus (Poster presentation at the 2024 Canadian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology conference, Banff, Canada).
SEM Purser, JLP Protudjer, CJ Jones, LJ Herbert, C Screti, C Roleston, E Mattacola, HA Brough, C Warren, L Polloni, AF Santos, R Gupta, MJ Marchisotto, RC Knibb. (2025). Global Access to Psychological Services for Food Allergy: Phase Two survey on Quality of Life and Experiences of Mental Health Services for Food Allergy Related Psychological Distress. (Poster and oral presentation at the EAACI Congress, Glasgow, UK).
SEM Purser, JLP Protudjer, CJ Jones, LJ Herbert, E Mattacola, HA Brough, C Warren, L Polloni, AF Santos, R Gupta, MJ Marchisotto, RC Knibb (2025). Associations between access to psychological care and demographic and food allergy characteristics, in patients with food allergy and caregivers: findings from the GAPS study. (Poster presentation at the 2025 British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology conference, Wales UK).
LJ Herbert, SEM Purser, JLP Protudjer, CJ Jones, E Mattacola, HA Brough, C Warren, L Polloni, AF Santos, R Gupta, MJ Marchisotto, RC Knibb (2025). Examining Food Allergy-Related Psychological Distress in a Global Sample to Inform Development of Food Allergy Coping, Empowerment, Tools & Support (FACETS), a Behavioural Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Food Allergy. (Poster presentation at the 2025 EAACI Paediatric Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting, Majorca).
