Research Programme
PhD Researcher, Institute of Aquaculture
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History
Lecturer in A.I/Data Science, Computing Science
Professor in Psychology, Psychology
PhD Researcher, Education
Lecturer in Nursing, Health Sciences Stirling
Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology
Associate Professor, Health Sciences Stirling
PhD Researcher, Economics
SL in Sustainable & Responsible Business, Management, Work and Organisation
Professor Matt-Mouley Bouamrane
Professor in Health/Social Informatics, Computing Science
PhD Researcher, Health Sciences Stirling
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing
Research Fellow, Politics
Professor in Comms., Media and Culture, Communications, Media and Culture
Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Emeritus Professor, Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Professor, Politics
Director Child Wellbeing & Protection, Social Work
PhD Researcher, Health Sciences Stirling
Article
Matheson C, Berry K, Kilonzo M, Galea-Singer S, Hill D, Ritchie T, Schofield J, Stewart D, Turner M & MacLennan G (2026) A feasibility study of a co-designed intervention to manage benzodiazepine dependence and high-risk use in those receiving opioid agonist treatment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12, Art. No.: 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01743-0
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Johnson J, Franklin V, Shepherd A, Allen S, Blissitt D, Keen K, Maclean K, McKillup A, Procter E, Roach S, Swart A & Galloway SDR (2026) Protein-Containing Breakfasts Are Associated with Reduced Postprandial Glycaemic Excursions in Children and Young People with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pragmatic Study. Nutrients, 18 (15), p. 2536. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18152536
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Kosla AM & Jasper C (2026) Looking back and feeding forward: An analysis of food nostalgia on meat eaters' attitudes toward transitioning to a vegan lifestyle. Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations, 5, Art. No.: 22465. https://doi.org/10.5964/phair.22465
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Angus C, Wilson L, Jackson S, Critchlow N, Leeming G, Brown J & Holmes J (2026) How have alcohol producers changed the alcohol content of their products? A descriptive analysis of reformulation in the off-trade alcohol market in Great Britain, 2018-2025. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45 (5), Art. No.: e70197. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70197
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A Necessary but Not Sufficient Intervention: Implementing Safe and Together in Scotland and England
Callaghan J, Kelly B, Laura B, John D & Hannah H (2026) A Necessary but Not Sufficient Intervention: Implementing Safe and Together in Scotland and England. Child Abuse and Neglect.
Presentation / Talk
Endurance Runners’ Experiences of the Tapering Process: A Theory-Practice Divide?
Kirkland A & Donal M (2026) Endurance Runners’ Experiences of the Tapering Process: A Theory-Practice Divide?. 8th International Cluster for Research into Coaching Conference, University of Stirling, 08.06.2026-12.06.2026.
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Carl J, Salin K, Barnett LM, Foweather L, Jurak G, Martins J, Müller I, O'Brien W, Venetsanou F, Singh A, Elsborg P, Goss H, Lundvall S, EUROPLIT GROUP & EUROPLIT GROUP (2026) Alignment of physical education curricula with physical literacy across Europe: an observational mapping study with country-level predictors. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 65, Art. No.: 101641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101641
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An in-depth investigation of face perception in developmental prosopagnosia
Lowes J, Hancock PJB, Armstrong BL & Bobak AK (2026) An in-depth investigation of face perception in developmental prosopagnosia. Cognitive Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2026.2676551
Conference Abstract
Making sense of performance and health complexity in sport and music through a Salutogenic lens
Kirkland A & Lubert VJ (2026) Making sense of performance and health complexity in sport and music through a Salutogenic lens. 8th International Cluster for Research into Coaching Conference, University of Stirling, 08.06.2026-12.06.2026.
Book Chapter
Neuro-symbolic AI for Women's Health
Arguello Casteleiro M & Li S (2026) Neuro-symbolic AI for Women's Health. In: Handbook on Smart Health. 1 ed. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Book Series, 9781643686066. Amsterdam: Sage Open, pp. 750-784. https://www.iospress.com/catalog/books/handbook-on-smart-health; https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI330
Article
Maximising the public health benefits of smokefree prisons: a synopsis from a mixed-methods study
Brown A, McMeekin N, Boyd K, Demou E, Woods Brown C, Angus K, Best C, Connell C, O'Donnell R, Loucks N, Bauld L, Leyland A, Pell J, Semple S & Hunt K (2026) Maximising the public health benefits of smokefree prisons: a synopsis from a mixed-methods study. Public Health Research, 14 (12). https://doi.org/10.3310/GJKH1015
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Torrance M, Masterton W, Falzon D, Carver H, Parkes T, Engstrom S, Duncan E, Dumbrell J, Park K, Lovell R & Gorely T (2026) Greenspace programs and recovery from substance use and mental health challenges: evaluating nature-based interventions through the lens of recovery capital. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2664439
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Kalumbi L, Price H, Caes L, Orina F, Chasima T, Kambalame L, Chamba MVM, Lucas SE, Meme H, Semple S & Uny I (2026) Multi-level community dissemination of public health research: insights from the fuel to pot project case study in Kenya and Malawi. Frontiers in Public Health, 14, Art. No.: 1702368. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1702368
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Adolescents’ perceptions of roll-your-own tobacco: A focus group study in Argentina
Arnaudo MB, Elicabe E, Mejía R, Moodie C & Uny I (2026) Adolescents’ perceptions of roll-your-own tobacco: A focus group study in Argentina. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Art. No.: ntag094. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag094
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Chanamé-Ampuero E, Limache-García A, Moodie C, Zavaleta-Martínez-Vargas A & Uny I (2026) Percepciones de adolescentes sobre el tabaco tradicional «mapacho» en Pucallpa: hallazgos emergentes de un estudio cualitativo [Adolescents' perceptions of traditional tobacco "mapacho" in Pucallpa: emerging findings from a qualitative study]. Revista Enfermería Herediana, 19 (1), Art. No.: e7644. https://doi.org/10.20453/renh.v19i1.7644
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Muller X, Pienaar A, Gerber B, Brooks N, Kruger D & Moran C (2026) Do anthropometric health risk indicators of South African primary school children require national growth charts? In-sights from the NW-CHILD study. Children, 13 (3), Art. No.: 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/children13030372
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Mazur M, Pooranachandran N, Zawisza M, Baran Z, Michalik A, Adamek M, Marcinkowska M, Surachetpong W, Prajsnar TK, Rakus K, Pijanowski L & Chadzinska M (2026) The role of the circadian clock gene cry1 in the regulation of the antiviral response in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 170, Art. No.: 111098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2026.111098
Article
Preventing Gambling Related Harm in Adolescents: PRoGRAM – A pilot cluster RCT – Synopsis Report
Niven A, Miller M, White J, Noble L, Wardle H, Stoddart A, Griffiths D, Weir C, Ensor H, Maxwell C, Howell F, Purves R & Dobbie F (2026) Preventing Gambling Related Harm in Adolescents: PRoGRAM – A pilot cluster RCT – Synopsis Report. Public Health Research, 14 (4), pp. 1-31. https://doi.org/10.3310/gjfd3715
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Connell C, Kjellgren R, Savinc J, Dougall N, Kurdi A, Watson J, Haddow C, Brown A, Parkes T & Hunt K (2026) Health service contacts for mental health and substance use on release from prison: a retrospective population-based data linkage study. BMJ Open, 16, Art. No.: e107586. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107586
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McMeekin N, Brown A, Best C, Demou E, Leyland AH, Bauld L, Loucks N, Pell JP, Semple S, Tweed EJ, Woods-Brown C, Hunt K & Boyd KA (2026) How can we maximise the benefits of smoke-free prisons? Decision analytic model to predict potential impacts on public health. BMC Public Health, 26, Art. No.: 994. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26714-9
Bridge: A MindSport for All
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Donors (UK) and Donors (O.S)
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Evaluating the impact of the UK’s first saNctioned sAfer drug Consumption faciliTy (ENACT): A mixed-methods natural experiment study
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Challenges young people face in managing musculoskeletal chronic pain
PI: Dr Line Caes
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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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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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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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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Mortality patterns among people released from prison: Identifying priority intervention points to prevent avoidable deaths and reduce health inequalities
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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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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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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Long Covid and Critical Service Occupations: impact on Employees and Organisations
PI: Dr Alice MacLean
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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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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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:
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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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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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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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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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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