Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I spent the first 20 years of my career working in voluntary sector and NHS public health roles focussing on blood borne viruses and sexual health in Brighton, London and Glasgow. I completed a secondment to the World Health Organisation's Global Hepatitis Team via the Scottish Government from 2014-2015 where I wrote the "Manual for the Development and Assessment of National Viral Hepatitis Plans" and co-organised the first World Hepatitis Summit.
From 2017-2020 I was National Research Coordinator for the Drugs Research Network for Scotland, based at the University of Stirling, which generated £3.61 million investment in collaborative, cross-agency Scottish drugs research.
In Sep 2020 I successfully completed a Master of Public Health at University of Stirling and am currently studying for an MSc in Applied Statistics (Health Science) at University of Strathclyde.
Since Oct 2020 I have been working as a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Social Science at the University and am involved in a portfolio of studies focussing on understanding and addressing drug-related deaths in Scotland (please click the Research tab for details of these).
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Committee member, Emerging Applications Section, Royal Statistical Society.
https://rss.org.uk/
The Emerging Applications Section aims to play a more active and forward-looking role in the Society’s strategic objective of greater understanding of an increasingly complex world. Specifically, the Section will provide a platform for topics that are of emerging importance in the discipline.
Reviewer for Harm Reduction Journal
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/
Peer reviewer for HRJ since February 2021.
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
www.rss.org.uk
Membership number 202756
Member of the Society for the Study of Addiction
Membership number 2424
My main research and knowledge exchange activities relate to substance use and addictions; social inequalities; public and patient involvement, and service evaluation.
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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Developing an Intervention to Manage Benzodiazepine Dependence and High Risk Use in the Context of Escalating Drug Related Deaths: A feasibility study
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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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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A System Approach to Exploring Syndemic Health and Social Condition Clustering Among Individuals Who Experience A Drug Related Death: Developmental Work For Co-Produced Interventions
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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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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Exploring the utility and safety of benzodiazepine prescribing among people receiving Opiate Replacement Therapy in Scotland: a multicentre retrospective cohort study
PI: Mr Joe Schofield
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non cancer pain
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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Exploring The Potential Of Long-Acting Buprenorphine In People Who Use Drugs And Are Homeless
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Camurus AB
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Testing blood oxygen monitoring among people who use drugs to promote awareness of respiratory and cardiac health
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: CORRA Foundation
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Understanding the health impacts of social responses to Covid-19 on people who use drugs in Scotland
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Drugs Research Network Scotland (Host)
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Article
Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Matheson C, Parkes T & Bancroft A (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on access to harm reduction, substance use treatment and recovery services in Scotland: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 22 (1), Art. No.: 500. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12873-y
Article
Parkes T, Matheson C, Carver H, Foster R, Budd J, Liddell D, Wallace J, Pauly B, Fotopoulou M, Burley A, Anderson I, Price T, Schofield J & MacLennan G (2022) Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of a peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of people who experience homelessness with problem substance use: the SHARPS study. Harm Reduction Journal, 19 (1), Art. No.: 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00582-5
Article
Tweed EJ, Miller RG, Schofield J, Barnsdale L & Matheson C (2022) Why are drug-related deaths among women increasing in Scotland? A mixed-methods analysis of possible explanations. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 29 (1), pp. 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2020.1856786
Review
Masterton W, Falzon D, Burton G, Carver H, Wallace B, Aston EV, Sumnall H, Measham F, Gittins R, Craik V, Schofield J, Little S & Parkes T (2022) A Realist Review of How Community-Based Drug Checking Services Could Be Designed and Implemented to Promote Engagement of People Who Use Drugs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (19), Art. No.: 11960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911960
Article
Long-acting depot buprenorphine in people who are homeless: Views and experiences
Matheson C, Foster R, Schofield J & Browne T (2022) Long-acting depot buprenorphine in people who are homeless: Views and experiences. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 139, Art. No.: 108781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108781
Article
McLeod A, Hutchinson SJ, Weir A, Barclay S, Schofield J, Frew Gillespie C, Goldberg DJ, Heydtmann M & Wilson-Davies E (2022) Liver function tests in primary care provide a key opportunity to diagnose and engage patients with hepatitis C. Epidemiology and Infection. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268822000978
Research Report
Mapping of Overdose Detection and Alert Technologies: A Summary
Daneshvar H, Oteo A, Schofield J, Parkes T, Matheson C & Baldacchino A (2022) Mapping of Overdose Detection and Alert Technologies: A Summary. Digital Lifelines Scotland. https://digitallifelines.scot/media/1115/digital-lifelines-odart-mapping-summary.pdf
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Literature review
Daneshvar H, Carver H, Matheson C, Parkes T, Schofield J & Strachan G (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Literature review. Digital Lifelines Scotland.
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping User Needs
Matheson C, Carver H, Parkes T, Daneshvar H, Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Connell C, Price T & Hnizdilova K (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping User Needs. Digital Lifelines Scotland.
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping user needs
Matheson C, Carver H, Parkes T, Daneshvar H, Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Connell C, Price T & Hnizdilova K (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping user needs. Scottish Government. Edinburgh. https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitallifelines.scot%2Fmedia%2F1111%2Fdigital-lifelines-user-needs-slide-deck-drns-jan-2022.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
Article
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Schofield J, Steven D, Foster R, Matheson C, Baldacchino A, McAuley A & Parkes T (2021) Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose. BMC Public Health, 21 (1), Art. No.: 1174. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11162-4
Article
Burton G, McAuley A, Schofield J, Yeung A, Matheson C & Parkes T (2021) A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of take-home naloxone (THN) ownership and carriage. International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, Art. No.: 103298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103298
Website Content
The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs
Schofield J, Matheson C, Browne T, Dumbrell J, Parkes T, Bancroft A & Galip I (2020) The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs. The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs (1.0) [Website] 20.11.2020. https://covid-drugs.stir.ac.uk/
Website Content
Using digital technology to prevent drug related deaths
Schofield J (2020) Using digital technology to prevent drug related deaths. [Blog post] 01.09.2020. https://www.dhi-scotland.com/news/using-digital-technology-to-prevent-drug-related-deaths/
