Associate Professor
Institute for Social Marketing University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Dr Allison Ford is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Marketing and Health, University of Stirling. Specialising in qualitative methods, her research focuses on understanding health behaviours, the impact of marketing on health, evaluating health interventions and providing evidence for policy. She has conducted studies on tobacco prevention, cessation and harm reduction, alcohol use, bereavement from substance use, food marketing, and attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccination. She has a track record of conducting research with disadvantaged populations and leads the Scottish arm and mixed-methods process evaluation of an NIHR-funded RCT exploring e-cigarettes vs usual care for smoking cessation offered at homeless centres. She also leads a package of work on e-cigarettes and emerging nicotine products and their marketing, and a DHSC-funded study exploring women’s access and attitudes to contraception. She has been an investigator of the Youth Tobacco Policy Survey (now the Youth E-cigarettes Policy Survey) since 2013. In June 2022 Allison took over as the University of Stirling lead and Co-Investigator in the NIHR Public Health Policy Research Unit.
Allison sits on the University of Stirling's NHS, Invasive or Clinical Research (NICR) Ethics Committee. Previous roles include: Associate Editor for Nicotine and Tobacco Research; board member for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe; and module co-ordinator for the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS)/SPECTRUM CPD – Nicotine and Tobacco: Current Issues, Policy and Practice.
Tobacco control, smoking cessation, adolescent smoking, tobacco and e-cigarette marketing, harm reduction, electronic cigarettes, qualitative research, vulnerable groups
NIHR Public Health Policy Research Unit
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Examining the causal association between alcohol marketing and alcohol-related attitudes and consumption: A longitudinal cohort study with adults in the United Kingdom
PI: Dr Nathan Critchlow
Funded by: Department of Health
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Youth Response to E-cigarettes and Emerging Nicotine Products
PI: Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Department of Health
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Improving our understanding of e-cigarette and refill packaging in the UK (E-PACKS): How is it used for product promotion, how is it perceived by consumers, and could it be changed to discourage youth while encouraging adult smokers to quit?
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women's Access and Attitudes Towards Contraception
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: Department of Health
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Ambulance Call-Outs to Drug Overdoses in Scotland: Patterns and Practice
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Youth Tobacco Policy Survey (YTPS) - Wave 9 (2020)
PI: Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Evaluating Possible Intended and Unintended Consequences of the Implementation
PI:
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Exploring the Uptake and Use of Electronic Cigarettes Provided to Smokers Accessing Homeless Centres: A feasiblity Study
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Attempting to Stop Smoking with the aid of electronic cigarettes
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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2019 Nicotine and Tobacco CPD
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: Delegates - Short Courses
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Centre for Tobacco Control Research 2015
PI: Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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The Uk Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS)
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Exploring the impact of removing less healthy food from retail checkouts
PI:
Funded by: Department of Health
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Smoking Prevention in Action: The Smokefree Partnership Coalition
PI:
Funded by: Smoke Free Partnership
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UKCTAS CPD Course
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: Delegates - Short Courses
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Electronic Cigarette Marketing: Current Research and Policy
PI:
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Process evaluation of the implementation of universal free school meals (FSM)
PI:
Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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Article
A content analysis of nicotine descriptors on the front of vape packaging in the United Kingdom
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Morgan A, Jones D, Moodie C, Hunt K & Angus K (2024) A content analysis of nicotine descriptors on the front of vape packaging in the United Kingdom. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Art. No.: ntae168. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae168
Article
Jones D, Morgan A, Moodie C, Alexandrou G, Ford A & Mitchell D (2024) The Role of e-Cigarette Packaging as a Health Communications Tool: A Focus Group Study With Adolescents and Adults in England and Scotland. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae107
Research Report
Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes
Moodie C, Cook M, Sharp C, Hussein N, Best C, Turner S, Angus K, Brose J, Alexandrou G & Ford A (2024) Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Policy Research Unit. https://www.phpru.online/assets/uploads/files/testing%20the%20optimal%20design%20of%20health%20promoting%20pack%20inserts.pdf
Policy Document
E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review
Agrawal S, Angus K, Arnott D, Ashcroft R, Aveyard P, Barry R, Bauld L, Beard E, Benowitz N, Bogdanovica I, Braznell S, Brennan A, Britton J, Brown J & Ford A (2024) E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review. Royal College of Physicians (RCP). London. https://www.rcp.ac.uk/media/n5skyz1t/e-cigarettes-and-harm-reduction_full-report_updated_0.pdf
Article
McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M, Hunt K & Ford A (2024) Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women’s access to and experiences of contraceptive services in England: a qualitative study. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjsrh-2023-202206
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Women’s experiences of accessing contraceptive services since March 2020: qualitative findings
McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M, Hunt K & Ford A (2024) Women’s experiences of accessing contraceptive services since March 2020: qualitative findings. UKSBM, Glasgow, Scotland, 13.03.2024.
Research Report
Moodie C, Jones D, Angus K, MacKintosh AM, Ford A, O’Donnell R, Hunt K, Mitchell D, Alexandrou G, Stead M, Neve K, Champion T, Froguel A & Davies A (2023) Improving our understanding of e-cigarette and refill packaging in the UK: How is it used for product promotion and perceived by consumers, to what extent does it comply with product regulations, and could it be used to better protect consumers?. Cancer Research UK. London. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/moodie_et_al._2023_improving_our_understanding_of_e-cigarette_and_refill_packaging_in_the_uk.pdf
Conference Paper (unpublished)
McMillan L & Ford A (2023) Barriers and facilitators to delivering a usual care smoking intervention as part of a cRCT based in services for people experiencing homelessness: researcher observations. SRNT-E, London, England, 13.09.2023.
Research Report
Ford A, McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M & Hunt K (2023) Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s access and attitudes to contraception in England. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Policy Research Unit.
Article
Youth’s engagement and perceptions of disposable e-cigarettes: a UK focus group study
Smith M, MacKintosh AM, Ford A & Hilton S (2023) Youth’s engagement and perceptions of disposable e-cigarettes: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open.
Article
Cox S, Murray J, Ford A, Holmes L, Robson D & Dawkins L (2022) A cross-sectional survey of smoking and cessation support policies in a sample of homeless services in the United Kingdom. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1), Art. No.: 635. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08038-7
Poster
Young people’s response to e-cigarettes and other emerging nicotine products and their marketing
Ford A, MacKintosh AM & Mitchell D (2022) Young people’s response to e-cigarettes and other emerging nicotine products and their marketing. International scientific conference on e-cigarettes, Paris, 05.12.2022-06.12.2022.
Article
Cox S, Bauld L, Brown R, Carlise M, Ford A, Hajek P, Li J, Notley C, Parrott S, Pesola F, Robson D, Soar K, Tyler A, Ward E & Dawkins L (2022) Evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes compared with usual care for smoking cessation when offered to smokers at homeless centres: Protocol for a multi-centre cluster-randomized controlled trial in Great Britain. Addiction, 117 (7), pp. 2096-2107. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15851
Article
Stead M, Ford A, Eadie D, Biggs H, Elliott C, Ussher M, Bedford H, Angus K, Hunt K, MacKintosh AM, Jessop C & MacGregor A (2022) A "step too far" or "perfect sense"? A qualitative study of British adults' views on mandating COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine passports. Vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.072
Article
Lockdown and licensed premises: COVID-19 lessons for alcohol policy
Fitzgerald N, Manca F, Uny I, Martin JG, O'Donnell R, Ford A, Begley A, Stead M & Lewsey J (2022) Lockdown and licensed premises: COVID-19 lessons for alcohol policy. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (3), pp. 533-545. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13413
Article
Stead M, Ford A, Angus K, MacKintosh AM, Purves R & Mitchell D (2021) E-cigarette advertising in the UK: a content analysis of traditional and social media advertising to observe compliance with current regulations. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (11), pp. 1839-1847. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab075
Article
Stead M, Jessop C, Angus K, Bedford H, Ussher M, Ford A, Eadie D, MacGregor A, Hunt K & MacKintosh AM (2021) National survey of attitudes towards and intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19: implications for communications. BMJ Open, 11 (10), Art. No.: e055085. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055085
Article
So V, Millard AD, Katikireddi SV, Forsyth R, Allstaff S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Ford A, Eadie D, Fitzgerald N, Graham L, Hilton S, Ludbrook A, McCartney G & Stead M (2021) Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment. Public Health Research, 9 (11), pp. 1-210. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09110
Article
Brown A, O’Donnell R, Eadie D, Ford A, Mitchell D, Hackett A, Sweeting H, Bauld L & Hunt K (2021) E-cigarette use in prisons with recently established smokefree policies: a qualitative interview study with people in custody in Scotland. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (6), pp. 939-946. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa271
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Ford A (2021) engaging homeless smokers in an e-cigarette smoking cessation intervention: qualitative findings from a feasibility study. 16th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine (2021), Virtual Congress, 07.06.2021-11.06.2021.
Article
Cox S, Ford A, Li J, Best C, Tyler A, Robson D, Bauld L, Hajek P, Uny I, Parrott S & Dawkins L (2021) Exploring the uptake and use of electronic cigarettes provided to smokers accessing homeless centres: a four-centre cluster feasibility study. Public Health Research, 9 (7). https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09070
Article
Mitchell D, Moodie C, Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Critchlow N & Bauld L (2021) Youth perceptions of brand variant names on standardised cigarette packs, and responses to replacing these with numbers: A focus group study in Britain [Numbered packs for tobacco]. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1902479
Article
Brown A, O'Donnell R, Eadie D, Purves R, Sweeting H, Ford A, Bauld L & Hunt K (2021) Initial views and experiences of vaping in prisons: a qualitative study with people in custody preparing for the imminent implementation of Scotland's prison smokefree policy. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (3), pp. 543-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa088
Research Report
E-cigarette marketing in the UK: evidence from adult and youth surveys and policy compliance studies
Stead M, Hitchman SC, Angus K, Aleyan S, Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Purves R, Mitchell D, Hammond D, Fong GT, Driezen P, Reid J, Craig L, Chung-Hall J & Cummings KM (2021) E-cigarette marketing in the UK: evidence from adult and youth surveys and policy compliance studies. Cancer Research UK. London. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/e-cigarette_marketing_in_the_uk_fullreport_march_2021.pdf
Policy Document
Managing COVID-19 transmission risks in bars: Insights for policymakers and practitioners
Fitzgerald N, Uny I, Brown A, Eadie D, Ford A, Stead M & Lewsey J (2021) Managing COVID-19 transmission risks in bars: Insights for policymakers and practitioners. Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office. Stirling. https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/public-policy-hub/policy-briefings/
Article
Managing COVID-19 transmission risks in bars: an interview and observation study
Fitzgerald N, Uny I, Brown A, Eadie D, Ford A, Lewsey J & Stead M (2021) Managing COVID-19 transmission risks in bars: an interview and observation study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82 (1), pp. 42-54. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.42
Article
Ford A, Uny I, Lowes J, Naughton F, Cooper S, Coleman T, Hajek P, Przulj D, Myers Smith K, Bauld L, Sinclair L, Walton R, Clark M & Ussher M (2021) A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence Among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-cigarettes for Smoking Cessation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2), Art. No.: 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020430
Article
Dawkins L, Bauld L, Ford A, Robson D, Hajek P, Parrott S, Best C, Li J, Tyler A, Uny I & Cox S (2020) A cluster feasibility trial to explore the uptake and use of e-cigarettes versus usual care offered to smokers attending homeless centres in Great Britain. PLoS ONE, 15 (10), Art. No.: e0240968. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240968
Article
Chambers S, Boydell N, Ford A & Eadie D (2020) Learning from the implementation of Universal Free School Meals in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory: Lessons for policymakers to engage multiple stakeholders. Food Policy, 95, Art. No.: 101936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101936
Article
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Moodie C, Kuipers M, Hastings G & Bauld L (2020) Impact of a ban on the open display of tobacco products in retail outlets on never smoking youth in the UK: findings from a repeat cross-sectional survey before, during and after implementation. Tobacco Control, 29 (3), pp. 282-288. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054831
Article
Ford A, Eadie D, Adams J, Adamson A, White M & Stead M (2020) Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts: A qualitative study. Appetite, 147, Art. No.: 104541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.104541
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Youth response to e-cigarette marketing in the UK from 2014 to 2016
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Bauld L & Hastings G (2019) Youth response to e-cigarette marketing in the UK from 2014 to 2016. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Europe 19th Annual Conference, Oslo, Norway, 12.09.2019-14.09.2019.
Article
Dawkins L, Ford A, Bauld L, Balaban S, Tyler A & Cox S (2019) A cross sectional survey of smoking characteristics and quitting behaviour from a sample of homeless adults in Great Britain. Addictive Behaviors, 95, pp. 35-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.020
Article
Katikireddi SV, Beeston C, Millard AD, Forsyth R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Eadie D, Graham L, Hilton S, Ludbrook A, McCartney G, Phillips T, Stead M, Ford A, Bond L & Leyland A (2019) Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (6), Art. No.: e028482. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028482
Conference Paper (published)
Ford A, MacKintosh AM & Moodie C (2019) Young people’s responses to standardised packaging one year after full implementation in the UK: a qualitative study. In: SRNT: 25th Anniversary - Abstracts. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 20.02.2019-23.02.2019. SRNT, p. 122. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.srnt.org/resource/resmgr/SRNT19_Abstracts.pdf
Article
Valentine C, McKell J & Ford A (2018) Service failures and challenges in responding to people bereaved through drugs and alcohol: An interprofessional analysis. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32 (3), pp. 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2017.1415312
Article
The Power of Product Innovation: Smokers' Perceptions of Capsule Cigarettes
Moodie C, Ford A, Dobbie F, Thrasher JF, McKell J & Purves R (2018) The Power of Product Innovation: Smokers' Perceptions of Capsule Cigarettes. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 20 (9), pp. 1157-1160. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntx195
Poster
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Moodie C, Bauld L & Hastings G (2018) Marketing controls and the decline of youth smoking in the UK from 2002-2016: findings from the Youth Tobacco Policy Survey. SRNT Europe, Munich, 06.09.2018-08.09.2018. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.srnt.org/resource/resmgr/srnt_europe/srnt-e-munich-2018-programme.pdf
Research Report
Smoke Free Partnership Evaluation Report
Ford A & Stead M (2018) Smoke Free Partnership Evaluation Report. Smoke Free Partnership.
Conference Paper (published)
Stead M, Eadie D, Purves R, Haw S, Pierce J, Amos A, Best C & Ford A (2018) Point of sale display ban in Scotland: retailers' views of the effects on customer transactions, sales, youth and feelings about selling tobacco. In: 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Abstract Book. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16 (Supplement 1) 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Cape Town, South Africa, 07.03.2018-09.03.2018. Heraklion, Crete, Greece: International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, p. A184. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84248
Conference Paper (published)
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Moodie C, Hastings G & Bauld L (2018) The impact of a tobacco point-of-sale display ban on youth in the United Kingdom: findings from a repeat cross-sectional survey pre-, mid- and post-implementation. In: 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Abstract Book. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16 (Supplement 1) 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Cape Town, South Africa, 07.03.2018-09.03.2018. Heraklion, Crete, Greece: International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, p. A539. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84517
Conference Paper (published)
Ford A, Sinclair L, McKell J, Harrow S, Macphee J, Morrison A & Bauld L (2018) Feasibility and acceptability of e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking among lung cancer patients: a pilot study. In: 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Abstract Book. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16 (Supplement 1) 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Cape Town, South Africa, 07.03.2018-09.03.2018. Heraklion, Crete, Greece: International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, p. A512. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84428
Article
Bereavement following a fatal overdose: The experiences of adults in England and Scotland
Templeton L, Valentine C, Ford A, McKell J, Velleman R, Walter T, Hay G, Bauld L & Hollywood J (2017) Bereavement following a fatal overdose: The experiences of adults in England and Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 24 (1), pp. 58-66. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1127328
Presentation / Talk
E-cigarettes and lung cancer patients: smoking cessation during chemotherapy treatment
McKell J, Ford A, Sinclair L, Harrow S, MacPhee J, Morrison A & Bauld L (2017) E-cigarettes and lung cancer patients: smoking cessation during chemotherapy treatment. 13th UK Society for Behavioural Medicine (UKSBM) Annual Scientific Meeting: Working together for healthy living: Multidisciplinary behavioural medicine, Liverpool, 13.12.2017-14.12.2017. https://www.kc-jones.co.uk/files/uploads/1513682026.pdf
Article
Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services
Walter T, Ford A, Templeton L, Valentine C & Velleman R (2017) Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25 (6), pp. 1714-1721. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12273
Article
Adolescents' Perceptions of an On-cigarette Health Warning
Moodie C, MacKintosh AM, Gallopel-Morvan K, Hastings G & Ford A (2017) Adolescents' Perceptions of an On-cigarette Health Warning. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19 (10), pp. 1232-1237. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw165
Article
Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom: Findings from Five Surveys 2015-2017
Bauld L, MacKintosh AM, Eastwood B, Ford A, Moore G, Dockrell M, Arnott D, Cheeseman H & McNeill A (2017) Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom: Findings from Five Surveys 2015-2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (9), Art. No.: 973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14090973
Book Chapter
The impact of a substance-related death
Ford A, McKell J, Templeton L & Valentine C (2017) The impact of a substance-related death. In: Valentine C (ed.) Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs. Explorations in Mental Health. London: Routledge, pp. 43-66. https://www.routledge.com/Families-Bereaved-by-Alcohol-or-Drugs-Research-on-Experiences-Coping/Valentine/p/book/9781138947085
Book Chapter
Walter T & Ford A (2017) Managing stigma. In: Valentine C (ed.) Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support. Explorations in Mental Health. London: Routledge, pp. 67-89. https://www.crcpress.com/Families-Bereaved-by-Alcohol-or-Drugs-Research-on-Experiences-Coping-and/Valentine/p/book/9781138947085
Article
Bauld L, Graham H, Sinclair L, Flemming K, Naughton F, Ford A, McKell J, McCaughan D, Hopewell S, Angus K, Eadie D & Tappin D (2017) Barriers to and facilitators of smoking cessation in pregnancy and following childbirth: literature review and qualitative study. Health Technology Assessment, 21 (36), pp. 1-158. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21360
Article
Templeton L, Ford A, McKell J, Valentine C, Walter T, Velleman R, Bauld L, Hay G & Hollywood J (2016) Bereavement through substance use: findings from an interview study with adults in England and Scotland. Addiction Research and Theory, 24 (5), pp. 341-354. https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2016.1153632
Research Report
Electronic Cigarette Marketing: Current Research and Policy
Bauld L, Angus K, de Andrade M & Ford A (2016) Electronic Cigarette Marketing: Current Research and Policy. Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/electronic_cigarette_marketing_report_final.pdf
Research Report
Eadie D, Ford A, Stead M, Chambers S, Boydell N, Moore L & Anderson A (2016) Process evaluation of the implementation of Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) for P1 to P3: Research with Schools and Local Authorities. NHS Health Scotland. Edinburgh. http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1309/universal-free-school-meals-main-report_march-2016.pdf
Article
Adolescents’ responses to the promotion and flavouring of e-cigarettes
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Bauld L, Moodie C & Hastings G (2016) Adolescents’ responses to the promotion and flavouring of e-cigarettes. International Journal of Public Health, 61 (2), pp. 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0769-5
Article
E-Cigarette Uptake Amongst UK Youth: Experimentation, but Little or No Regular Use in Nonsmokers
Bauld L, MacKintosh AM, Ford A & McNeill A (2016) E-Cigarette Uptake Amongst UK Youth: Experimentation, but Little or No Regular Use in Nonsmokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 18 (1), pp. 102-103. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntv132
Article
Ford A, Moodie C, Purves R & MacKintosh AM (2016) Adolescent girls and young adult women's perceptions of superslims cigarette packaging: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 6 (1), Art. No.: e010102. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010102
Conference Paper (published)
Ford AJ, Sinclair LA, Flemming K, McKell J, Angus K, Mccaughan D, Graham H & Bauld L (2015) The barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation during pregnancy from the perspectives of both pregnant women and their partners: a synthesis of qualitative studies and evidence from exploratory interviews. In: SRNT-Europe 16th Annual Conference Programme and Proceedings Book. SRNT-Europe 16th Annual Conference, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 10.09.2015-12.09.2015. Utrecht, The Netherlands: NNVT - Nederlands Netwerk voor Tabaksonderzoek, p. 118. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.srnt.org/resource/resmgr/srnt_europe/SRNTE2015Programme.pdf
Research Report
Process evaluation of the implementation of Universal Free School Meals: Research with parents
Ford A, Eadie D & Stead M (2015) Process evaluation of the implementation of Universal Free School Meals: Research with parents. NHS Health Scotland. https://www.healthscotland.com/documents/26326.aspx
Presentation / Talk
Ford A, Angus K & Sinclair L (2015) The barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation experienced by women during pregnancy: A qualitative exploration. UK Nicotine & Smoking Cessation Conference (UKNSCC), Manchester, England, 09.06.2015-10.06.2015. http://www.uknscc.org/uknscc2015_presentation_405.php
Article
Moodie C, Ford A, MacKintosh AM & Purves R (2015) Are all cigarettes just the same? Female's perceptions of slim, coloured, aromatized and capsule cigarettes. Health Education Research, 30 (1), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu063
Poster
Understanding and responding to adults following a drug or alcohol-related death
Ford A (2014) Understanding and responding to adults following a drug or alcohol-related death. Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Symposium 2014, York, 06.11.2014-07.11.2014.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Female perceptions of cigarette design: a qualitative study
Ford A, Moodie C & MacKintosh AM (2014) Female perceptions of cigarette design: a qualitative study. SRNT Europe, Santiago de Compostela, 18.09.2014-20.09.2014. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.srnt.org/resource/resmgr/srnt_europe/SRNTE2014Programme.pdf
Article
Moodie C, Bauld L, Ford A & MacKintosh AM (2014) Young women smokers' response to using plain cigarette packaging: Qualitative findings from a naturalistic study. BMC Public Health, 14 (1), Art. No.: 812. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-812
Article
Adolescent perceptions of cigarette appearance
Ford A, Moodie C, MacKintosh AM & Hastings G (2014) Adolescent perceptions of cigarette appearance. European Journal of Public Health, 24 (3), pp. 464-468. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckt161
Article
The importance of cigarette packaging in a 'dark' market: the 'Silk Cut' experience
Moodie C, Angus K & Ford A (2014) The importance of cigarette packaging in a 'dark' market: the 'Silk Cut' experience. Tobacco Control, 23 (3), pp. 274-278. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050681
Article
How adolescents perceive cigarette packaging and possible benefits of plain packaging
Ford A, Moodie C, MacKintosh AM & Hastings G (2013) How adolescents perceive cigarette packaging and possible benefits of plain packaging. Education and Health, 31 (2), pp. 83-88. http://sheu.org.uk/x/eh312af.pdf
Article
Cigarette pack design and adolescent smoking susceptibility: A cross-sectional survey
Ford A, MacKintosh AM, Moodie C, Richardson S & Hastings G (2013) Cigarette pack design and adolescent smoking susceptibility: A cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 3 (9), Art. No.: e003282. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003282
Article
Ford A, Moodie C & Hastings G (2012) The role of packaging for consumer products: Understanding the move towards 'plain' tobacco packaging. Addiction Research and Theory, 20 (4), pp. 339-347. https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2011.632700
Research Report
The packaging of tobacco products
Ford A (2012) The packaging of tobacco products. Cancer Research UK. The Centre for Tobacco Control Research. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/prod_consump/groups/cr_common/@nre/@new/@pre/documents/generalcontent/cr_086687.pdf
Poster
Ford A, Moodie C, MacKintosh AM & Hastings G (2012) The impact of tobacco packaging design on young people: A cross-sectional survey Youth and tobacco packaging: awareness, appreciation and receptivity. 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore, 20.03.2012-24.03.2012.
Article
Young people's perceptions of cigarette packaging and plain packaging: An online survey
Moodie C, Ford A, MacKintosh AM & Hastings G (2012) Young people's perceptions of cigarette packaging and plain packaging: An online survey. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 14 (1), pp. 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntr136
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Ford A, Moodie C, MacKintosh AM & Hastings G (2011) "It doesn't feel like you are holding cigarettes": The impact of branded and plain tobacco packaging on young people. SRNT-E Annual Meeting 2011, Antalya, Turkey, 08.09.2011-11.09.2011. https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/srnt.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/srnt_europe/SRNTE2011Programme.pdf
Article
Young adult smokers' perceptions of plain packaging: A pilot naturalistic study
Moodie C, MacKintosh AM, Hastings G & Ford A (2011) Young adult smokers' perceptions of plain packaging: A pilot naturalistic study. Tobacco Control, 20 (5), pp. 367-373. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-84860388838&md5=47e49d7b2ded2cdf87e4971c7818c825; https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2011.042911
Article
Young adult smokers' perceptions of cigarette pack innovation, pack colour and plain packaging
Moodie C & Ford A (2011) Young adult smokers' perceptions of cigarette pack innovation, pack colour and plain packaging. Australasian Marketing Journal, 19 (3), pp. 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2011.05.003
Research Report
A Brief Review of Plain Packaging Research for Tobacco Products
Moodie C, Hastings G & Ford A (2009) A Brief Review of Plain Packaging Research for Tobacco Products. Moodie C (Editor), Hastings G (Editor) & Ford A (Editor) Department of Health (DH). Institute for Social Marketing.
Article
Policy responses to crisis: the case of the UK firefighters’ dispute
Dinan W, Ford A, McConnell A & Pyper R (2006) Policy responses to crisis: the case of the UK firefighters’ dispute. Policy and Politics, 34 (2), pp. 307-323. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557306776315804
