PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
PhD Researcher, Education
Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Lecturer, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Honorary Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Former PhD Student, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Research Fellow, Social Work
PhD Researcher, Dementia and Ageing
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor, Dementia and Ageing
Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Lecturer in Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Sociology & Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Teaching Fellow, Education
Senior Strategic Improv Coach - IMPACT, Dementia and Ageing
Lecturer in Education (Secondary Maths), Education
Article
Tomaz SA, Shore CB, Ryde GC, Cooper LAN, Bradwell HL, Hennessy CH, Jones RB, Haynes R & Whittaker AC (2026) Generating Older Active Lives Digitally (GOALD): Exploring older adults' views of digital technology for physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0799
Article
Matthews B, Playford C, McGhee J, Mitchell F & Dibben C (2026) Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 180, p. 108680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108680
Article
Cathcart S, Priestley M, Priestley A & Rushton E (2026) Unravelling agency: A critical review of conceptualisations of agency for educational research, policy and practice. Review of Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70131
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Parkes T, Carver H, Boyd J, Cotton S, Breeman S, Cooper D, Forrest M, Foster R, Hawthorn J, Hunt K, Kilonzo M, Matheson C, Maxwell M, Mercer SW, Pauly B, Scotland G, Steele W, Sumnall H, Wallace J, Macaulay L & MacLennan G (2025) 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: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x
Article
Displacing border violence: Floating prisons, everyday incarcerations and abolitionist journeys
Spathopoulou A (2025) Displacing border violence: Floating prisons, everyday incarcerations and abolitionist journeys. British Journal of Community Justice, 20 (1), pp. 68-87.
Book Chapter
Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice
Priestley M, Alvunger D, Hizli Alkan S, Philippou S & Soini T (2025) Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice. In: Wyse D, Baumfield V, Mockler N & Reardon M (eds.) The BERA-Sage International Handbook of Research-Informed Education Practice and Policy. London: Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-bera-sage-handbook-of-research-informed-education-practice-and-policy/book282002#description
Article
Digital group archives in residential childcare: an investigation into memory responsibility
Lucas S, Burns A, Emond R & Reid L (2025) Digital group archives in residential childcare: an investigation into memory responsibility. Families, Relationships and Societies, 14 (3), pp. 402-418. https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000034
Book Chapter
Putting glitter on the shit: working in-against-and-beyond adult education in Scotland
Galloway S, McEwan S, Player J, Reid H, Harris M & Keenen D (2025) Putting glitter on the shit: working in-against-and-beyond adult education in Scotland. In: James N, Orr K & Clancy S (eds.) International Handbook on Adult Education and Learning. 1 ed. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 225-236. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-adult-learning-and-education-9781800886650.html
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Nicholls J, Masterton W, Falzon D, McAuley A, Carver H, Skivington K, Dumbrell J, Perkins A, Steele S, Trayner K & Parkes T (2025) The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh. Harm Reduction Journal, 22, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1
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COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey
Ayers S, Meades R, Sinesi A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J & MAP Study Team (2025) COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 25, Art. No.: 1146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22257-7
Permanently Progressing Phase 3: Adolescence and early adulthood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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Bridge: A MindSport for All
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Donors (UK) and Donors (O.S)
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ESRC Centre in Community Participation and Connectedness
PI: Professor Peter Matthews
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council and Local Trust
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Bridging Juniors: Learning, Education and Development in Bridge
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: The Davenport Foundation
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Waste/Land/Futures: intergenerational relations in places of abandonment and renewal across Europe.
PI: Dr Melanie Lovatt
Funded by: Volkswagen Stiftung
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Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators’ agency and curriculum-making across England and Scotland
PI: Professor Lizzie Rushton
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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NESSIE - NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland Initiative
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Balancing Trust and Accountability: Charities, Regulators, and Society
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Economic and Social 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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Centring the lived experience of dementia within policy, practice and community development
PI: Professor Richard Ward
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Changing public perceptions of social care in Scotland
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Rayne Foundation
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Housing Studies Charitable Trust Early Career Fellowship
PI: Dr Anna Pearce
Funded by: Housing Studies Charitable Trust
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Developing an Impact Framework for SSAFA’s Casework service
PI: Dr Steve Rolfe
Funded by: SSAFA: The Armed Forces Charity
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Penal Supervision in Comparative Context
PI: Dr Hannah Graham
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Disrupting hierarchies and constraints in children's experience of reading in primary school
PI: Dr Jess Anderson
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Global Social Issues on Ageing
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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Developing The UNICEF Child Climate Risk Index (CCRI)
PI: Professor Lena Dominelli
Funded by: UNICEF
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Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme: Evaluating the impact to inform future service delivery and research
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Medication safety needs rounds: reducing medication-induced harm in aged care homes
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Medical Research Future Fund
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