My work
I am a researcher in the applied epidemiology and behavioural science of addiction. My work uses a systems lens, recognising that changing behavior to minimise the harms from addiction involves multiple factors at the individual, community and population level. I conduct policy-oriented research to inform improvements in the health of populations and priority groups in society that experience a disproportionate level of harm from substance use.
Key Skills
- Data analysis & visualisation
- Statistical analysis of population survey data and randomized controlled trial data
- Data wrangling and statistical programming using R
- Qualitative data analysis
- Communication
- Oral presentation of research to academic and policy-focused stakeholders
- Lecture to MSc and BSc programmes in epidemiology, behaviour change, addiction and public health
- Report writing and publication of research in academic journals
- Communication of research to public audiences
Experience
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Vermont Centre on Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont. 2022-Present
- Consultant with United Health Futures on WHO funded reports for country governments related Tobacco and Alcohol Policy.
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Tobacco
and Alcohol Research Group at University College London.
2020-2022
- Analyst at My Clinical Outcomes. 2015-2017
Education
PhD,
Epidemiology and Behavioural Science, UCL
(2020)
MSc, Global Health, UCL
(2016)
BSc, Biomedical Science, University
of Edinburgh (2015)
Scientific and Academic Citizenship
Society for Research on Nicotine and
Tobacco - Co-chair of Policy and Regulatory Science
Network Education Sub-committee and member of Advisory
Committee
Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco
Research - Associate Editor
Royal
College of Physicians - Commissioned author of
chapter on vaping in priority socioeconomic groups in
upcoming RCP report
Select Recent Publications
- Brief
interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the
COVID-19 pandemic: a population survey in England (2024)
BMC Public Health
- Intersection
of gambling with smoking and alcohol use in Great Britain: a
cross-sectional survey in October 2022 (2024) BMJ
Open
- Prevalence
of Psychosocial Issues Among Pregnant Women Who Do and Do
Not Use Illicit Substances (2023) Psychology of
Addictive Behaviors
- Contingency
management interventions for abstinence from cigarette
smoking in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review and
meta-analysis (2023) Preventive Medicine
- Association
of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration
of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible
nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population
survey in Great Britain (2023) Addictive
Behaviors
- Inequalities
in Smoking and Quitting-Related Outcomes Among Adults With
and Without Children in the Household 2013–2019: A
Population Survey in England (2022) Journal of
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
- E-cigarettes
to Augment Stop Smoking In-person Support and Treatment With
Varenicline (E-ASSIST): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled
Trial (2022) Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco
Research
- Individual-level behavioural smoking cessation interventions tailored for disadvantaged socioeconomic position: a systematic review and meta-regression (2019) The Lancet Public Health