I am a research assistant at the Institute for Social Marketing and Health (ISMH) at the University of Stirling. I completed my MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Stirling in 2022.
I am currently working on Project SCeTCH - a cluster RCT that evaluates the effectiveness of an e-cigarette intervention vs usual care at centres for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The study measures smoking abstinence over a 6 month follow-up period and includes embedded process and economic evaluations. If effective, the results will be used to inform the larger-scale implementation of offering e-cigarettes throughout centres for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to aid smoking cessation.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan L & Ford A (2024) Understanding the mechanisms through which an e-cigarette intervention produced changes in smoking behaviour among people accessing homelessness services: findings from a mixed methods process evaluation. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA), Newcastle, 13.11.2024-15.11.2024.
Article
McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M, Hunt K & Ford A (2024) Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women’s access to and experiences of contraceptive services in England: a qualitative study. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjsrh-2023-202206
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Women’s experiences of accessing contraceptive services since March 2020: qualitative findings
McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M, Hunt K & Ford A (2024) Women’s experiences of accessing contraceptive services since March 2020: qualitative findings. UKSBM, Glasgow, Scotland, 13.03.2024.
Article
Reflections of an MSc health psychology mentoring pilot
Henton S, Campbell C, Wilson A, McMillan L, Maltinsky W & Rackow P (2023) Reflections of an MSc health psychology mentoring pilot. Health Psychology Update, 32 (1), pp. 54-58. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpshpu.2023.32.1.54
Conference Paper (unpublished)
McMillan L & Ford A (2023) Barriers and facilitators to delivering a usual care smoking intervention as part of a cRCT based in services for people experiencing homelessness: researcher observations. SRNT-E, London, England, 13.09.2023.
Research Report
Ford A, McMillan L, Gadsby E, Howell R, Ussher M & Hunt K (2023) Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s access and attitudes to contraception in England. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Policy Research Unit.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
An Evaluation of an MSc Health Psychology Mentoring Pilot
Henton S, Maltinsky W, Rackow P, Wilson A, Campbell C & McMillan L (2022) An Evaluation of an MSc Health Psychology Mentoring Pilot. Division health Psychology Conference, Bristol, 28.06.2022-29.06.2022.
