PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Tutor (ASF), 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
Emeritus Professor, Dementia and Ageing
Honorary Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Lecturer in Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Strategic Improv Coach - IMPACT, Dementia and Ageing
Lecturer in Education (Secondary Maths), Education
Director Child Wellbeing & Protection, Social Work
Tutor (ASF), Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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
Authored Book
Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora
Wiegand V (2026) Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora. London: Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring-meaning-in-surveillance-discourses-through-corpora-9781350501546/
Authored Book
Kjellgren R (2026) Internet-Mediated Exploitation in the Scottish Online Sex Market: A Case Study in Computational Criminology. Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09275-5
Book Chapter
[Forthcoming] Integrating Social Justice into EFL Education: Technology-mediated Narrative Writing
Balta G, Yilmaz A, Ortactepe Hart D & Celik S (2026) [Forthcoming] Integrating Social Justice into EFL Education: Technology-mediated Narrative Writing. In: Krompák E, Arnold G & Althaus I (eds.) Social justice and wellbeing: Collaborative and decolonial approaches in language education. Routledge.
Book Chapter
Intergenerational connectivity for promoting health and well-being across ages, places and spaces
Hennessy C, Whittaker A, Dawson A, Shore C, Haynes R, Bradwell H, Cooper L, Jones R, Tomaz S & Ritchie J (2026) Intergenerational connectivity for promoting health and well-being across ages, places and spaces. In: Phillips J & Douglas E (eds.) Healthy Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Design Innovations in Research. Bristol: Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447375210
Article
Relational dimensions of teacher agency: Five purposes for exercising agency in university
Kusters M, Rushton EAC, van der Rijst R & Admiraal W (2026) Relational dimensions of teacher agency: Five purposes for exercising agency in university. Teaching and Teacher Education, 176, Art. No.: 105467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2026.105467
Article
Bureaucratic violence: Professionals' views of the financial experiences of terminally ill migrants
Sedgley T, Alexander J, Lessard-Phillips L, Macgregor A & Forbat L (2026) Bureaucratic violence: Professionals' views of the financial experiences of terminally ill migrants. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 9, Art. No.: 100680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100680
Article
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
Article
Price H, Orina F, Chamba M, Chasima T, Caes L, Kalumbi L, Kambalame L, Lucas SE, Meme H, Nyikuri M, Semple S & Uny I (2026) Using a food-energy nexus lens to explore people's experiences of the cooking journey in African informal settlements. Energy for Sustainable Development, 91, Art. No.: 101914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101914
Article
Dumbrell J, Masterton W, Carver H & Parkes T (2026) Realist review of nature-based interventions for men: understanding the contexts and mechanisms necessary for successful outcomes. BMC Public Health, 26, Art. No.: 1199. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26867-7
Article
Community mapping with older people in a Scottish rural area: implications for social prescribing
Watson N, Mackay K & Watchman K (2026) Community mapping with older people in a Scottish rural area: implications for social prescribing. Journal of Integrated Care. https://doi.org/10.1108/jica-05-2025-0045
Article
Walshe N, Wale W & Rushton EAC (2026) Is climate literacy an effective proxy for climate change education? Evidence from young people’s conceptualisations of climate change in England. Children's Geographies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2026.2659320
Building effective digital post-hospital discharge and reablement services for older adults in social care: a mixed methods process evaluation using the NASSS framework
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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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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Analysing take-up of languages in Scotland, Wales and Ireland
PI: Professor Fiona Barclay
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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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 Louise McCabe
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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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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Global Social Issues on Ageing
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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