Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Assistant (Peer Research), Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Principal Emeritus, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor of Ageing, Faculty of Social Sciences
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences
Project Coordinator, Faculty of Social Sciences
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Tutor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Article
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
Article
Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6
Article
McCall V, McKee K, Theakstone D, Gallagher McCulloch C & Taylor H (2025) The Reflective Housing Practitioner: The role of qualifications for building empathy and person-centred approaches in the housing sector. Housing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2024.2448407
Preprint / Working Paper
Jones RB, Cooper L, Bradwell H, Shore CB, Tomaz SA, Ritchie J, Whittaker AC, Haynes R, Hennessy C & GOALD project (2025) Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint). JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.64222
Article
Managing Masculinity When Growing up With a Violent Father: A Qualitative Study of Boys’ Experiences
Callaghan J, Fellin L, Mavrou S, Alexander J, Deliyianni-Kouimtzis V & Sixsmith J (2025) Managing Masculinity When Growing up With a Violent Father: A Qualitative Study of Boys’ Experiences. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241303462
Book Chapter
A life course approach to human development and ageing: impact of war and other contemporary crises
Douglas E & Hagan Hennessy C (2024) A life course approach to human development and ageing: impact of war and other contemporary crises. In: Bonner A (ed.) Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.12348190
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Matheson C, Vucic C, Dumbrell J, Robertson R, Ritchie T, Duncan C, Kessavalou K, Woolston C & Schofield J (2024) Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Pharmacy, 12 (5), Art. No.: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12050152
Book Chapter
A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war
Hennessy C & Douglas E (2024) A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war. In: Bonner A (ed.) Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War. Social Determinants of Health. Bristol: The Policy Press. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-determinants-of-health-in-europe
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McKee K, McCall V, Theakstone D, Wilson K, Reid L, Gilroy R, Manley D, Pearce A, Davison L, Lawrence J & Pemble A (2024) Understanding the intersectional stigma of ageing, disability, and place: a systematic literature mapping review. Housing Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844; https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844
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Forbat L, Macgregor A, Brown T, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, McKenzie M, Soulsby I & Ogden M (2024) Negotiating pace, focus and identities: Patient/public involvement/engagement in a palliative care study. Sociology of Health & Illness, 46 (7), pp. 1327-1344. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13785
Article
Connell C & McKay E (2024) Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people ‘with a personality disorder’: Quantitative assessments and their properties. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241254768
Article
Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis
Vossler A, Pinquart M, Forbat L & Stratton P (2024) Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2024.2352741
Article
Towards a Notion of Relational Sacrifices: Nursing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Wuhan
Zhang S & McGhee D (2024) Towards a Notion of Relational Sacrifices: Nursing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Wuhan. Ethics and Social Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2024.2344830
Article
The geographies and complexities of online networks in the off-street sex market
Kjellgren R (2024) The geographies and complexities of online networks in the off-street sex market. Criminology & Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241245287
Article
Wibisono S, Mavandadi P, Wilkinson S, Amiot C, Forbat L, Thomas EF, Allen F, Decety J, Noonan K, Minto K, Breen LJ, Kho M, Crane M, Lizzio-Wilson M, Molenberghs P & Louis W (2024) "More support, less distress?": Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners' psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2337189
Bridging Juniors: Learning, Education and Development in Bridge
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: The Davenport Foundation
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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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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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Financial insecurity at end of life for people on work related visas
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Marie Curie Cancer Care
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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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GOALDen Memories
PI: Professor Richard Haynes
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Welfare access, assets and debts of LGBT+ people in the UK
PI: Professor Peter Matthews
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Edinburgh Drug Consumption Room feasibility study
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council
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Harm reduction intervention for severe drug and/or alcohol dependence among people who are homeless
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing: co-production for impact and scale (DesHCA)
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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GOALD: Connectivity and Digital Design for Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
PI: Professor Catherine Hennessy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Overdose detection and responder alert technologies: transforming preventative care for those most at risk of drug-related death
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Scottish Government
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DoseCare: An Overdose Alarm and Response System enabled by Mobile App, Wearable and Self-Evolving AI Models
PI: Dr Hadi Daneshvar
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Improving survivor-informed support for trafficked children and young people - it's a long-term commitment
PI: Dr Maggie Grant
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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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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Digital inclusion for the prevention of drug deaths proposal
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Government
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ODART : Responder Application Pilot study for the Brave app
PI: Dr Hadi Daneshvar
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Benzo Prescriber Survey 2023
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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Improving end of life care: supporting the workforce and reducing hospitalisations through an implementation study in care homes
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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See beyond, see the lives Scotland
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
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