Specialist areas of interest and research focus on consumption patterns of heavy drinkers, ABIs (alcohol brief interventions) and the physiological effects of alcohol on the reproductive system, cardiovascular risk profile of young women and binge drinking.
Funding
Chief Scientist Office , Alcohol research UK , NHS Lothian Endowments Fund (Effects of Scottish Government changes in alcohol policy on consumption and purchasing of alcohol beverages by patients with alcohol-related health harms.)
NHS Lothian (A prospective study designed to evaluate a course, delivered by NHS professionals, to increase knowledge and skills in relation to Alcohol Brief Interventions amongst final year Nursing and Occupational Therapy students.
Post
Reader, School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University
