Research Programme
Professor in Psychology, Psychology
PhD Researcher, Education
Lecturer in Nursing, Health Sciences Stirling
Associate Professor, Health Sciences Stirling
Professor Matt-Mouley Bouamrane
Professor in Health/Social Informatics, Computing Science
Lecturer, Health Sciences Stirling
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Sport
Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing
Professor in Comms., Media and Culture, Communications, Media and Culture
Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Professor, Politics
Director Child Wellbeing & Protection, Social Work
PhD Researcher, Health Sciences Stirling
Professor, Economics
Lecturer, Health Sciences Stirling
Professor, Economics
Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Sport
Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing
Article
McLean KA, Sgro A, Brown LR, Buijs LF, Mountain KE, Shaw CA, Drake TM, Pius R, Knight SR, Fairfield CJ, Skipworth RJE, Tsaftaris SA, Wigmore SJ, Potter MA & Bouamrane M (2025) Multimodal machine learning to predict surgical site infection with healthcare workload impact assessment. npj Digital Medicine, 8, Art. No.: 121. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01419-8
Book Chapter
Consumer vulnerability, consumer well-being, and caring marketplaces
Heath T & Branco-Illodo I (2025) Consumer vulnerability, consumer well-being, and caring marketplaces. In: Daskalopoulou A & Yannopolou N (eds.) Marketing Ethics and Consumer Society. 1st ed. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003604549-8
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An Evaluation of Health Behavior Change Training for Health and Care Professionals in St. Helena
Maltinsky W, Swanson V, Tanyan K & Hotham S (2025) An Evaluation of Health Behavior Change Training for Health and Care Professionals in St. Helena. Healthcare, 13 (4), Art. No.: 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13040435
Review
Robertson S, Hughes T, Boardman J, McFadden A, Whittaker A & Marryat L (2025) Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the pre-school years: an Umbrella Review.. BMJ Paediatrics Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003058
Article
Wang Y & Li S Translators’ Allocation of Cognitive Resources in Two Translation Directions: A Study Using Eye Tracking and Keystroke Logging. Wang Y (Researcher) & Li S (Researcher) Applied Sciences, p. 18, Art. No.: applsci-3435385. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci
Article
Stevenson K, Meiklem R, Bouamrane M, Thomson P, Dunlop M, Martin L, Jones C & Kingsmore D (2025) Information needs in vascular access decision-making: A qualitative study of patient and clinical stakeholder perspectives. The Journal of Vascular Access, pp. 1-11. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/11297298251314792; https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298251314792
Book Chapter
What gets developed in coach development?
Gillott A & Muir B (2024) What gets developed in coach development?. In: Muir B & Lyle J (eds.) Sport Coach Learning and Professional Development: Supporting Coaches in Performance Sport. 1st ed. New York: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Sport-Coach-Learning-and-Professional-Development-Supporting-Coaches-in-Performance-Sport/Muir-Lyle/p/book/9781032140933
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Jouanny C, Abhyankar P & Maxwell M (2024) A mixed methods systematic literature review of barriers and facilitators to help-seeking among women with stigmatised pelvic health symptoms. BMC Women's Health, 24, Art. No.: 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03063-6
Article
Vollaard NB, Metcalfe RS, Kinghorn D, Jung ME & Little JP (2024) Percentage of Peak Workload Is Suitable for Quantification of Exercise Intensity During High-Intensity Intervals: A Comment on Ekkekakis, Hartman, and Ladwig. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2023-0179
Book Chapter
Meiklem R, Bouamrane M, Kingsmore D, Stevenson K, Dunlop M & Thomson P (2024) Patient-Centred, Technology-Based Interventions for High Treatment Burden: An Overview of the State of the Art. In: Bichel-Findlay J, Otero P, Scott P & Huesing E (eds.) MEDINFO 2023 — The Future Is Accessible. Vol 310 ed. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Volume 310: MEDINFO 2023 — The Future Is Accessible. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics: IOS Press, pp. 529 - 533. https://doi.org/10.3233/shti231021
Book Chapter
Lapp L, Bouamrane M, Roper M, Kavanagh K & Schraag S (2024) Decision Support in Cardiac Surgery: Early Exploration of Requirements with Cardiac Anesthetists and Surgeons. In: Digital Health and Informatics Innovations for Sustainable Health Care Systems. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Volume 316. IOS Press, pp. 1827 - 1831. https://doi.org/10.3233/shti240786
Book Chapter
Buchanan-Smith H (2024) Marmosets and tamarins.. In: Golledge H & Richardson C (eds.) The UFAW Handbook on the care and management of laboratory and other research animals. 9th ed. New Jersey: Wiley, pp. 683-706. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119555278.ch37
Article
Fernandez-Alonso J, Lamas-Mendoza MdM, Rodriguez-Sanchez N, Galloway SDR & Gravina L (2024) Assessing the Validity of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels for Evaluating the Healthiness of Mediterranean Food Choices: A Global Comparison. Nutrients, 16 (17), Art. No.: 2925. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172925
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Li S, Ang SY, Hunter AM, Erdem S, Bostock J, Da CT, Nguyen NT, Moss A, Hope W, Howie C, Newton R, Casteleiro MA & Little D (2024) Building towards One Health: A Transdisciplinary Autoethnographic Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Sustainable Aquatic Foods in Vietnam. Sustainability, 16 (24), pp. 1-23, Art. No.: 10865. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/24/10865; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162410865
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Uny I, Chasima T, Caes L, Kambalame L, Chamba MVM, Kalumbi L, Orina F, Price H, Lucas S, Nyikuri M, Semple S & Meme H (2024) Exploring the use of solid fuels for cooking and household air pollution in informal settlements through photovoice: The Fuel to Pot study in Ndirande (Malawi) and Mukuru (Kenya). Shrestha SL (Editor) PLOS ONE, 19 (12), Art. No.: e0316095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316095
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Emond R, Burns A, Hagan H & Magee K (2024) Everyday records or living archives? An analysis of record-keeping in residential children’s homes in Scotland. Archives and Records, 45 (3), pp. 288-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2024.2381234
Preprint / Working Paper
Dombrowski SU, Hoddinott P, Macaulay L, O’Dolan C, Swingler J, Cotton S, Avenell A, Getaneh AM, Gray C, Hunt K, Kee F, MacLean A, McKinley MC, Torrens C, Turner K, Marjon vdP & MacLennan G (2024) Secondary analysis of the Game of Stones trial of text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity [Secondary analysis: The Game of Stones trial]. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://www.medrxiv.org/; https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.19.24319336
Preprint / Working Paper
Dombrowski SU, Hoddinott P, Swingler J, Macaulay L, O’Dolan C, Cotton S, Avenell A, Getaneh AM, Gray CM, Hunt K, Kee F, MacLean A, McKinley MC, Torrens C, Turner K, van der Pol M & MacLennan G (2024) Long-term Effects of Text Messages with Financial Incentives for Men with Obesity: Two-year Follow-up of the Game of Stones trial. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://www.medrxiv.org/; https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.12.24318921
Article
Muller X, Pienaar AE, Gerber B, Moran CN & Brooks NE (2024) Global Comparisons of Age, Gender and Socioeconomic Status Differences of Physical Fitness Health Risk in South African Primary School Children: Longitudinal Data from the NW-CHILD Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (12), Art. No.: 1554. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21121554
Article
Support for a ban on characterizing flavours in cigarettes in the UK: a longitudinal online survey
Moodie C, Best C & Jones D (2024) Support for a ban on characterizing flavours in cigarettes in the UK: a longitudinal online survey. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae181
Bridge: A MindSport for All
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Donors (UK) and Donors (O.S)
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AIDS Campaigning between the Global South and Western Europe since the 1980s
PI: Dr Nikolaos Papadogiannis
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research and The Salvation Army
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PRISMA reporting guideline and standards for qualitative evidence synthesis
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Optimizing intervention strategies via social prescribing as a means of encouraging and enabling healthy and sustainable dietary behaviours in individuals from low-income families
PI: Professor Julia Allan
Funded by: Scottish Government
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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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Permanently Progressing? Phase Two: Middle Childhood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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Radiological Habits Surveys
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Evaluating Later and Expanded Premises Hours for Alcohol in the Night-time Economy (ELEPHANT)
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Independent Review of the Alcohol Premises Licensing System in Northern Ireland
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: Northern Ireland Executive
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Monitoring the use of location promotions in retail outlets: a baseline
PI: Dr Richard Purves
Funded by: Public Health Scotland
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Removing the marketing power of cigarettes: A multi-method study aimed at protecting the health of adolescents in Latin America
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Optimal sensory coding and exposure to extreme body types: understanding the implications for body image disturbance
PI: Professor Paul Hibbard
Funded by: The British Academy
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Impact of coffeeberry ingestion on cognitive function and skill performance following exercise-induced fatigue
PI: Professor Stuart Galloway
Funded by: PepsiCo Inc
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Understanding mental health and substance use service utilisation by people released from prison: A mixed-methods study
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Influence of coffeeberry extract on soccer specific skill performance during simulated soccer match play in academy football players
PI: Professor Stuart Galloway
Funded by: PepsiCo Inc
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Help-seeking for substance use and mental health challenges among justice-involved people in Scottish community contexts: An analysis of the influence of social networks
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Long Covid and Critical Service Occupations: impact on Employees and Organisations
PI: Dr Alice MacLean
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Chitetetzo: improving adolescent road safety and reducing road traffic collisions
PI: Professor Edward Duncan
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors 2020 (TLPO) - A Scottish Cross-sectional Sequential Survey
PI: Professor Gregory Mannion
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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