Dr
Penny
Breeze

PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow

Postgraduate Research Lead for Population Health

Penny Breeze
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p.breeze@sheffield.ac.uk
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Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Penny Breeze
School of Medicine and Population Health

Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street

Sheffield

S1 4DA

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Dr. Penny Breeze is a health economist and Senior Research Fellow based within the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield. She has worked at SCHARR since 2013. Dr Breeze’s joined the University of Sheffield as a PhD student. Her doctoral thesis investigated the use of health economic models to design drug development programs for systemic lupus erythematosus. Prior to her time at SCHARR, she applied her expertise in industry as a health economics consultant at IMS Health, where she developed cost-effectiveness models for pharmaceutical products.   

Qualifications

PhD University of Sheffield

Research interests

Dr. Breeze’s primary research has a specialized focus on solving complex public health decision problems. She is widely recognized for her contributions to tackling obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease through economic evidence.

- Complex systems modelling: Dr Breeze is interested in methods for complex systems modelling in health economics. She is working to develop a framework to better understand what a public health complex systems model is, provide structural guidance on when and how to implement it. 
- Microsimulation Modelling: One of her most significant contributions to date is the initial design and development of the School for Public Health Obesity and Diabetes Prevention microsimulation model. This framework evaluates diabetes and cardiovascular prevention strategies across varying risk groups, ranging from targeted individual programs to population-wide fiscal measures.  
- Policy Evaluation: Dr Breeze is a Co-Investigator on several NIHR public health research grant spanning evaluations of weight management and maintenance to local and national food policy.  

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Breeze P, Pidd K, Pollard D, Ren S, Bates S, Thomas C, Ahern A, Griffin S & Brennan A (2025) . International Journal of Obesity, 49(8), 1598-1607.
  • Mueller J, Breeze P, Fusco F, Sharp SJ, Pidd K, Brennan A, Hill AJ, Morris S, Hughes CA, Bates SE , Pollard D et al (2025) . Diabetologia, 68(5), 969-980.
  • Bates S, Breeze P, Thomas C, Jackson C, Church O & Brennan A (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Moore EC, Burke L & Breeze P (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
  • Breeze PR, Squires H, Ennis K, Meier P, Hayes K, Lomax N, Shiell A, Kee F, de Vocht F, O’Flaherty M , Gilbert N et al (2023) . Health Economics.
  • Ahern AL, Breeze P, Fusco F, Sharp SJ, Islam N, Wheeler GM, Hill AJ, Hughes CA, Duschinsky R, Thomas C , Bates S et al (2022) . The Lancet Public Health, 7(10), e866-e875.
  • Breeze P, Thomas C, Thokala P, LaFortune L, Brayne C & Brennan A (2020) . Medical Decision Making, 40(7), 912-923.
  • Thomas C, Brennan A, Goka E, Squires H, Brenner G, Bagguley D, Buckley Woods H, Gillett M, Leaviss J, Clowes M , Heathcote L et al (2020) . BMJ Open, 10(9).
  • Breeze P, Womack R, Pryce R, Brennan A & Goyder E (2018) . PLoS ONE, 13(5), ---.
  • Thomas C, Sadler S, Breeze P, Squires H, Gillett M & Brennan A (2017) . BMJ Open, 7.
  • Breeze PR, Thomas C, Squires H, Brennan A, Greaves C, Diggle P, Brunner E, Tabak A, Preston L & Chilcott J (2017) . Diabetic Medicine, 34(8), 1136-1144.
  • Breeze PR, Thomas C, Squires H, Brennan A, Greaves C, Diggle PJ, Brunner E, Tabak A, Preston L & Chilcott J (2017) . Diabetic Medicine, 34(5), 632-640.
  • Breeze P, Squires H, Chilcott J, Stride C, Diggle PJ, Brunner E, Tabak A & Brennan A (2016) . Journal of Public Health, 38(4), 679-687.
  • Simpson EL, Davis S, Thokala P, Breeze PR, Bryden P & Wong R (2015) . Pharmacoeconomics.
  • Breeze P & Brennan A (2015) . Health Economics (United Kingdom), 24(11), 1468-1482.
  • Strong M, Oakley JE, Brennan A & Breeze P (2015) . Medical Decision Making, 35(5), 570-583.
  • Watson P, Brennan A, Birch H, Fang H & Petri M (2015) . Rheumatology, 54(4), 623-632.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Headings R, Cisneros AB, Reynolds C, Lake AA, Moore HJ, Vogel C, Breeze P & Wells R (2026) . SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 10, 100798-100798.
  • Kalbus AI, Adams J, Brown KA, Brennan A, Marks D, O’Neill S, Tanasache O-A, Breeze P, Cummins S, Law C , Smith R et al (2026) . BMJ Public Health, 4(2).
  • Kalbus A, Tanasache O-A, Law C, Adams J, Breeze P, Brennan A, Brown KA, Cummins S, Marks D, O'Neill S , Smith R et al (2026) . Health & Place, 98, 103635-103635.
  • Morris D, Gillespie D, James M, Breeze P & Brennan A (2026) . Addiction.
  • Oguta JO, Breeze P, Akoth C, Wambiya E, Mbuthia G, Otieno P, Gathecha G, Onyango E, Kisaka Y & Dodd PJ (2025) . Communications Medicine.
  • (2025) Wastewater-based epidemiology for local tobacco and nicotine use with small-area estimations. European journal of public health, 35(Suppl 4).
  • Abraham S, Breeze P, Lambie-Mumford H & Sutton A (2025) . Public Health Nutrition.
  • Buckley C, Breeze P, Keenan G, Brennan A & Purshouse RC (2025) . Appetite, 213, 108071-108071.
  • Guess N, Wane S, Albury C, Breeze P, Brennan A, Joyce JB, Galal U, Morris E, Newbert C, Mitchell C , Yu L-M et al (2025) . Contemporary Clinical Trials, 157, 108050-108050.
  • Gray LA, Killedar A & Breeze PR (2025) . Frontiers in Public Health, 13.
  • Breeze P, Pidd K, Pollard D, Ren S, Bates S, Thomas C, Ahern A, Griffin S & Brennan A (2025) . International Journal of Obesity, 49(8), 1598-1607.
  • Pidd K, Breeze P, Ahern A, Griffin SJ & Brennan A (2025) . BMJ Open, 15(4).
  • Jones RA, Mueller J, Richards R, Woolston J, Stubbings M, Whittle F, Hill AJ, Hughes CA, Duschinsky R, Sharp SJ , Chester M et al (2025) . Obesity Science & Practice, 11(2).
  • Oguta JO, Breeze P, Wambiya E, Kibe P, Akoth C, Otieno P & Dodd PJ (2025) . Communications Medicine, 5(1).
  • Mueller J, Breeze P, Fusco F, Sharp SJ, Pidd K, Brennan A, Hill AJ, Morris S, Hughes CA, Bates SE , Pollard D et al (2025) . Diabetologia, 68(5), 969-980.
  • Oguta J, Breeze P, Wambiya EOA, Kibe P, Akoth C, Otieno P & Dodd P (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S69-S69.
  • Oguta JO, Breeze P, Wambiya E, Akoth C, Mbuthia G, Otieno P, Ombiro O, Kisaka Y, Mbau L, Onyango E , Gathecha G et al (2024) . Global Heart, 19(1).
  • Squires H, Kelly MP, Gilbert N, Sniehotta F, Purshouse RC, Garcia L, Breeze P, Brennan A, Gardner B, Bright S , Fischer A et al (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
  • Breeze P, Sworn K, McGrane E, Abraham S & Cantrell A (2024) . BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 7(1), 1-13.
  • Bates S, Breeze P, Thomas C, Jackson C, Church O & Brennan A (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24.
  • Bernhardt F & Breeze P (2023) . Perspectives in Public Health, 143(6), 302-303.
  • Kar D, El-Wazir A, Nath M, Breeze P, Jetha K, Strong M, Chilcott J, Davies MJ, Lee A, Lusignan SD , Khunti K et al (2023) . BMJ Public Health, 1(1).
  • Moore HJ, Connor N, Burrows A, Breeze P, O'Malley CL & Lake AA (2023) . The Lancet, 402, S70-S70.
  • Abraham S, Breeze P, Sutton A & Lambie-Mumford H (2023) . The Lancet, 402(Supplement 1), S16-S16.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Moore EC, Burke L & Breeze P (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
  • Cisneros AB, Headings R, Wells R, Reynolds C, Vogel C & Breeze P (2023) . The Lancet, 402, S9-S9.
  • Mueller J, Jones RA, Richards R, Woolston J, Whittle F, Hill AJ, Hughes CA, Duschinsky R, Sharp SJ, Boothby C , Bostock J et al (2023) . Appetite, 189, 106907-106907.
  • Buckley C, Breeze P, Brennan A, Colasanti R, Leach M & Purshouse R (2023) . Appetite, 189, 106933-106933.
  • Scragg J, Morris E, Wane S, Noreik M, Jerome D, Yu L-M, Galal U, Dyson P, Tan GD, Fox R , Breeze P et al (2023) . Contemporary Clinical Trials, 129.
  • Breeze PR, Squires H, Ennis K, Meier P, Hayes K, Lomax N, Shiell A, Kee F, de Vocht F, O’Flaherty M , Gilbert N et al (2023) . Health Economics.
  • Ahern AL, Breeze P, Fusco F, Sharp SJ, Islam N, Wheeler GM, Hill AJ, Hughes CA, Duschinsky R, Thomas C , Bates S et al (2022) . The Lancet Public Health, 7(10), e866-e875.
  • Gray LA, Breeze PR & Williams EA (2022) . Obesity, 30(9), 1898-1907.
  • Thomas C, Breeze P, Cummins S, Cornelsen L, Yau A & Brennan A (2022) . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19.
  • Breeze P, Gray LA, Thomas C, Bates SE & Brennan A (2022) . Quality of Life Research, 31(11), 3283-3292.
  • Bates SE, Thomas C, Islam N, Ahern AL, Breeze P, Griffin S & Brennan A (2022) . BMC Public Health, 22(1).
  • Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Lawlor ER, Bostock J, Bates S, Breeze PR, Brennan A , Thomas CV et al (2022) . Jmir Formative Research, 6(1).
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton SJ (2022) . British Journal of Nutrition, 128(10).
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton S (2022) . Appetite, 168.
  • Bates S, Norman P, Breeze P, Brennan A & Ahern A (2022) . Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(1), 64-77.
  • Marr C, Reale S, Breeze P & Caton SJ (2021) . Obesity Reviews, 22(4).
  • Breeze P, Thomas C, Thokala P, LaFortune L, Brayne C & Brennan A (2020) . Medical Decision Making, 40(7), 912-923.
  • Thomas C, Brennan A, Goka E, Squires H, Brenner G, Bagguley D, Buckley Woods H, Gillett M, Leaviss J, Clowes M , Heathcote L et al (2020) . BMJ Open, 10(9).
  • Bates S, Bayley T, Norman P, Breeze P & Brennan A (2020) . Medical Decision Making, 40(1), 90-105.
  • Palmer AJ, Si L, Tew M, Hua X, Willis MS, Asseburg C, McEwan P, Leal J, Gray A, Foos V , Lamotte M et al (2018) . Value in Health, 21(6), 724-731.
  • Breeze P, Womack R, Pryce R, Brennan A & Goyder E (2018) . PLoS ONE, 13(5), ---.
  • Thomas C, Sadler S, Breeze P, Squires H, Gillett M & Brennan A (2017) . BMJ Open, 7.
  • Breeze PR, Thomas C, Squires H, Brennan A, Greaves C, Diggle P, Brunner E, Tabak A, Preston L & Chilcott J (2017) . Diabetic Medicine, 34(8), 1136-1144.
  • Breeze PR, Thomas C, Squires H, Brennan A, Greaves C, Diggle PJ, Brunner E, Tabak A, Preston L & Chilcott J (2017) . Diabetic Medicine, 34(5), 632-640.
  • Breeze P, Squires H, Chilcott J, Stride C, Diggle PJ, Brunner E, Tabak A & Brennan A (2016) . Journal of Public Health, 38(4), 679-687.
  • Thomas C, Breeze P, Strong M, Brennan A, Norman P, Cameron D & Epton T (2016) . Journal of Public Health & Epidemiology, 8(10), 191-203.
  • (2016) . Diabetic Medicine, 33(8), 1155-1163.
  • Simpson EL, Davis S, Thokala P, Breeze PR, Bryden P & Wong R (2015) . Pharmacoeconomics.
  • Breeze P & Brennan A (2015) . Health Economics (United Kingdom), 24(11), 1468-1482.
  • Strong M, Oakley JE, Brennan A & Breeze P (2015) . Medical Decision Making, 35(5), 570-583.
  • Watson P, Brennan A, Birch H, Fang H & Petri M (2015) . Rheumatology, 54(4), 623-632.
  • Watson P, Preston L, Squires H, Chilcott J & Brennan A (2014) . Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 12(3), 239-253.
  • Choy E, Richards S, Bowrin K, Watson P, Lloyd A, Sadosky A & Zlateva G (2010) Cost effectiveness of pregabalin in the treatment of fibromyalgia from a UK perspective.
  • Oguta JO, Wambiya E, Breeze P, Akparibo R, Akoth C, Toweet SK, Mbuthia G, Nyakundi C, Okemwa S, Adjagba A & Dodd PJ () . Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
  • Ahern AL, Mueller J, Breeze P, Sharp SJ, Whittle F, Brennan A, Hill AJ, Duschinsky R, Hughes CA, Fusco F , Morris S et al () . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 1-45.
  • Breeze P, Lake AA, Moore HJ, Connor N, Burrows A, Pidd K, Reynolds C, Wells R, Vogel C & Brennan A () . BMC Public Health.
  • Er V, Forbes C, Marks D, Cornelsen L, Breeze P, Kalbus A, Law C, Smith R & Brown KA () . BMC Public Health.
  • Guess N, Pollard D, Brennan A & Breeze P () . Nature Medicine.
  • Abraham S, Octa Lentaya H, Isroni M, Sativa RG, Monconegoro DA, Baruji T, Tasia W, Supriyono A, Nuralih , Permadi EE & Muttaqien SE () . Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 1-16.
  • Gillett M, Brennan A, Watson P, Khunti K, Davies M, Mostafa S & Gray LJ () . Health Technology Assessment, 19(33), 1-80.
  • Kar D, El-Wazir A, Nath M, Breeze P, Jetha K, Strong M, Chilcott J, Davies MJ, Lee A, de Lusignan S , Khunti K et al () Relationship of Cardiorenal Risk Factors with the Progression of Albuminuria in Ex-Smokers Based on Age, Glycaemic Status, and BMI: A Cohort Study of the UK Biobank Data.

Conference proceedings

  • Oguta J, Breeze P, Wambiya EOA, Kibe P, Akoth C, Otieno P & Dodd P (2024) APPLICATION OF DECISION ANALYTIC MODELLING TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 27(12) (pp S69-S69)
  • Mueller J, Breeze P, Griffin S, Brennan A, Hill A, Morris S, Hughes CA, Woolston J, Lachassseigne E, Stubbings M , Sharp S et al (2023) . Obesity, Vol. 31(S2) (pp 47-48). Dallas, Texas, 14 October 2023 - 14 October 2023.
  • Bates S, Breeze P, Norman P & Brennan A (2021) . The Lancet, Vol. 398(Supplement 2) (pp 23-23). Virtual conference, 26 November 2021 - 26 November 2021.
  • Breeze P, Sworn K, Abraham S, McGrane E, Cantrell A & Brennan A (2021) . The Lancet, Vol. 398(Supplement 2) (pp S27-S27). Online, 26 November 2021 - 26 November 2021.
  • Thomas C, Watson P, Greaves C, Squires H, Chilcott J & Brennan A (2014) . Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A347-A347)
  • Thomas C, Watson P, Squires H, Chilcott J & Brennan A (2014) . Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A556-A556)
  • Watson P & Brennan A (2013) . Value in Health, Vol. 16(3) (pp A29-A29)
  • Watson P & Brennan A (2012) Validation of an individual patient level simulation of the natural history of systemic Lupus erythematosus against an alternative longitudinal cohort. 2012 Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop Sw 2012 (pp 19-24)
  • Watson P, Brennan A, Birch H, Fang H & Petri M (2011) The Natural History and Predictive Factors of Long Term Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, Vol. 63(10) (pp S951-S951)

Reports

  • Hill J, Breeze P, Chrysanthou G, Bell H & Brennan A (2019) Summary report of the Health and Labour Outcomes (HaLO) Tool
  • Breeze PR, Thomas C, Squires H, Brennan A, Greaves C, Diggle P, Brunner E, Tabak A, Preston L & Chilcott J (2015) SPHR Diabetes Prevention Model: Detailed Description of Model Background, Methods, Assumptions and Parameters

Software, code or databases

  • Pollard D, Pidd K, Breeze P, Brennan A & Thomas C .
  • Pidd K, Pollard D, Breeze P, Bates S, Thomas C, Mueller J, Ahern A, Griffin S & Brennan A .
  • Pidd K, Thomas C, Brennan A & Breeze P .

Other

  • Moore HJ, Connor N, Burrows A, Breeze P, Reynolds C, O'Malley C, Snell J & Lake AA () .
  • Breeze P, Thomas C, Pollard D & Pidd K () .

Preprints

  • Oguta JO, Wambiya E, Breeze P, Akparibo R, Akoth C, Toweet SK, Mbuthia G, Nyakundi C, Okemwa S, Adjagba A & Dodd PJ (2026) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Breeze P, Pidd K, Kalbus A, Cornelsen L, Brown KA, Cummins S, Marks D, Law C, Smith R, Tanasache O-A , Er V et al (2026) , openRxiv.
  • Kalbus A, Tanasache O-A, Law C, Adams J, Breeze P, Brown KA, Cummins S, Marks D, O’Neill S, Smith R & Cornelsen L (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Oguta JO, Wambiya E, Breeze P, Akparibo R, Akoth C, Okemwa S, Mbuthia G, Kisaka Y, Ombiro O, Onyango E , Karekezi C et al (2025) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Kalbus A, Adams J, Brown KA, Breeze P, Brennan A, Cummins S, Marks D, Law C, O’Neill S, Smith R , Tanasache O-A et al (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Breeze P, Lake A, Moore H, Connor N, Burrows A, Pidd K, Reynolds C, Wells R, Vogel C & Brennan A (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Oguta JO, Breeze P, Wambiya E, Kibe P, Akoth C, Otieno P & Dodd PJ (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Oguta J, Breeze P, Akoth C, Wambiya E, Mbuthia G, Otieno P, Gathecha G, Onyango E, Kisaka Y & Dodd P (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Breeze P, Pidd K, Pollard D, Ren S, Bates S, Thomas C, Ahern A, Griffin S & Brennan A (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Scragg J, Morris E, Wane S, Noreik M, Jerome D, Yu L-M, Galal U, Dyson P, Tan GD, Fox R , Breeze P et al (2023) , Elsevier BV.
  • Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Lawlor ER, Bostock J, Bates S, Breeze PR, Brennan A , Thomas CV et al (2021) , JMIR Publications Inc..
Research group

Health Economics and Decision Science

Grants
  • National Institute of Health Research. 'Evaluation of the Nursery Milk Scheme in England'
  • National Institute of Health Research: Public Health Research, ‘Impact of food environment policies and food insecurity on less healthy food consumption, obesity and health economic outcomes – a model-based appraisal’. 
  • National Institute of Health Research: School for Public Health Research. ‘Economic Evaluation of Calorie Labelling on out of home purchases - HPHP Food Systems Theme.’
  • National Institute of Health Research: Programme Grants for Applied Research, ‘Supporting Weight Management (SwIM): Evaluating the equity and cost-effectiveness of using acceptance-based guided self-help to improve long term outcomes of weight management interventions"’.
  • National Institute of Health Research: Public Health Research, ‘Health Economic Analysis incorporating effects on Labour outcomes, Households, Environment and Inequalities (HEALTHEI) for food taxes’.
  • National Institute of Health Research: Programme Grants for Applied Research, ‘New remission care pathway: Diabetes Adaptive Weight management Network "NewDAWN"’.
  • Population Health Agent-Based Simulation Network (PHASE). ‘Developing a proof-of-concept agent-based model of the relationship between food advertising and food choices in England’ .
  • National Institute of Health Research: Health Technology Appraisal, ‘Dietary Approaches to the Management Of type 2 Diabetes (DIAMOND) cluster randomised trial"’, £459,955.61, Co- investigator, 2021-2024.
  • National Institute of Health Research School for Public Health Research, Efficient and Equitable Public Health Systems ‘Evaluating the efficiency and equity impact of food policies to improve population health’.
  • National Institute of Health Research School for Public Health Research, Efficient and Equitable Public Health Systems ‘Develop and applying reporting guidelines for efficiency, equity and systems approaches’.
  • Wellcome Trust. ‘Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Centre in Public Health, Economics and Decision Science (PHEDS): Assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and prevention strategies that reduce noncommunicable disease burden and health inequity’.
  • National Institute of Health Research: Programme Grants for Applied Research, ‘Scalable behavioural weight management programme for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes’.
Professional activities and memberships

Member of Associations for the Study of Obesity

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