PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
PhD Researcher, 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
PhD Researcher, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Research Fellow, Social Work
PhD Researcher, Dementia and Ageing
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Sociology & Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Teaching Fellow, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Book Chapter
Putting glitter on the shit: working in-against-and-beyond adult education in Scotland
Galloway S, McEwan S, Player J, Reid H, Harris M & Keenen D (2025) Putting glitter on the shit: working in-against-and-beyond adult education in Scotland. In: James N, Orr K & Clancy S (eds.) International Handbook on Adult Education and Learning. 1 ed. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 225-236. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-adult-learning-and-education-9781800886650.html
Book Chapter
Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice
Priestley M, Alvunger D, Hizli Alkan S, Philippou S & Soini T (2025) Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice. In: Wyse D, Baumfield V, Mockler N & Reardon M (eds.) The BERA-Sage International Handbook of Research-Informed Education Practice and Policy. London: Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-bera-sage-handbook-of-research-informed-education-practice-and-policy/book282002#description
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
Audio
FooknConversation. Episode 63: Mark Priestley & Stavroula Philippou
Priestley M & Philippou S (2025) FooknConversation. Episode 63: Mark Priestley & Stavroula Philippou. FooknConversation [Podcast] 31.03.2025. https://www.fooknconversation.com/podcast/episode-63-mark-priestley-stavroula-philippou/ (2025).
Article
Carer harm: a challenge for practitioners, services and research
Donnelly S, Isham L, Mackay K, Milne A, Montgomery L, Sherwood-Johnson F & Wydall S (2025) Carer harm: a challenge for practitioners, services and research. The Journal of Adult Protection. https://doi.org/10.1108/jap-09-2024-0053
Article
Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review
Tawodzera O, Stevenson L & Bowes A (2025) Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review. International Journal of Care and Caring, 20 (20), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1332/23978821y2025d000000103
Article
Rushton EAC & Walshe N (2025) Curriculum making and climate change and sustainability education: a case study of school teachers' practices from England, UK. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2471990
Project Report
Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report
Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf
Policy Document
Nicholls J, Fitzgerald N, Maclean J, Valiente R, Cook M, Shortt N, Burton R, Burton R, Wilson L, Morris D, Clemens T, Angus C, Pearce J, Angus K & Holmes J (2025) Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle. Northern Ireland Executive (Department for Communities). Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive.
Article
Tun?ker C, Matthews P & Shelton J (2025) Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US: methods, ethics, recruitment. Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2025.2467825
Article
Rushton EAC, Walshe N & Johnston BJ (2025) Towards justice-oriented climate change and sustainability education: Perspectives from school teachers in England. The Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.322
Bridge: A MindSport for All
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Donors (UK) and Donors (O.S)
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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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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 Alasdair Rutherford
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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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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Global Social Issues on Ageing
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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Penal Supervision in Comparative Context
PI: Dr Hannah Graham
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Developing The UNICEF Child Climate Risk Index (CCRI)
PI: Professor Lena Dominelli
Funded by: UNICEF
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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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Permanently Progressing? Phase Two: Middle Childhood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme: Evaluating the impact to inform future service delivery and research
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Historical education, identities and political socialization in contemporary Spain, 1970-2022
PI: Dr Joseph Smith
Funded by: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH – DATA SUPPORT FOR TRI NATIONS SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PROJECT
PI: Dr Romina Madrid
Funded by: Education Scotland
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Why is immersion in nature so powerful, and how might it be incorporated into substance use treatment/support in Scotland? A co-produced documentary film
PI: Dr Wendy Masterton
Funded by: Society for the Study of Addiction
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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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