SARN People

Carol Emslie

Academic

Glasgow Caledonian University

Carol is Co-Chair of SARN and leads the Substance Use research group at Glasgow Caledonian University (Twitter: @SubMisuseGCU).

Aisha Holloway

Academic

University of Edinburgh

Aisha is Co-Chair of SARN and Head of Nursing at the University of Edinburgh. A Registered Adult Nurse she has had clinical experience in General Medicine, Acute Medical Admissions and Intensive Care.

David Brown

Academic

Heriot Watt University

David is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Heriot Watt University, active within Sustainable and Social Marketing.

Karen Maxwell

Academic

Glasgow Caledonian University

Elena Dimova

Academic

Glasgow Caledonian University

Elena Dimova is a Lecturer in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Rupali Sachar

Academic

NHS Tayside / Glasgow Caledonian University

Gordon Walker

Academic

TCA//Dundee ADP.

Eric Carlin

Academic

University of Edinburgh

Eric is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Consultant, Public Health Expert, Alcohol Policies with the World Health Organisation. He was previously Director of SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) from 2012-2021.

Benjamin Butterworth

PhD Student

Glasgow Caledonian University

Penelope Laycock

PhD Student

PhD Candidate at University of Strathclyde

Jodie McGarry

PhD Student

Glasgow Caledonian University

Jodie is currently writing up her PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University. She also works for SHAAP as a Research and Projects Co-ordinator.

Annamae Burrows

PhD Student

PhD Candidate at Glasgow Caledonian University

Hannah Carver

Academic

University of Stirling

Dr Hannah Carver is a Senior Lecturer in Substance Use in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stirling and Co-Director of the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research at the University of Stirling.

Nathan Critchlow

Academic

University of Stirling

Nathan Critchlow is currently a Griffith Edward's Academic Fellow for the Society for the Study of Addiction based in Institute for Social Marketing and Health, University of Stirling.

Niamh Fitzgerald

Academic

University of Stirling

Niamh Fitzgerald is a Professor of Alcohol Policy and Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Health at University of Stirling.

Julie Gawrylowicz

Academic

Abertay University

Julie is a lecturer in Psychology at Abertay University, Dundee, and a Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at London South Bank University. Specialist areas of interest and research focus on the impact of alcohol intoxication in investigative interviewing settings.

Claire Harkins

Academic

University West of Scotland

Specialist areas of interest and research focus on alcohol policy.

Kareena McAloney-Kocaman

Academic

Glasgow Caledonian University

Kareena is a Lecturer in Applied Health Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. She is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

Mark McCann

Academic

Glasgow University

Mark is a research fellow at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Specialist areas of interest and research focus on how Directed Acyclic Graphs can be used for visual representation and to inform data analysis, especially in relation to the causes of alcohol problems.

Tessa Parkes

Academic

University of Stirling

Tessa is Research Director for the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research at the University of Stirling where she leads a number of research and knowledge exchange projects focused on the reduction of harms and promotion of health and well-being for those impacted by social and health inequalities.

Rachel XA Petrie

Academic

NHS Lothian

Rachel graduated from Edinburgh University in Medicine (MBChB, 1991) with an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Psychology (1989). She commenced basic training in psychiatry in Lothian (1993) and completed this in Tayside (MRCPsych, 1996). In 1996 she was awarded the Sim Research Fellowship (Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh).

Isabelle Uny

Academic

University of Stirling

Isabelle Uny is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Marketing and Health at University of Stirling. She is a social scientist who focuses on International Health and alcohol policy in the global context.

Beth Meadows

PhD Student

Glasgow Caledonian University

Beth is a Sociology of Public Health researcher, specialising in the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Dave Whiteley

Academic

Glasgow Caledonian University