Research archive

Past research projects from 2015

  • Aceijas, C. & Weaver, T. Improving health literacy for tuberculosis prevention and care among alcohol and drug users. A London community trial. Funded: Middlesex, internal funds, 2017-2018.
  • Alexis-Garsee C. Young people’s experiences, beliefs and risk perception of vaping using THC Vape Oil: A qualitative study. Funded: Middlesex University Knowledge Transfer Fund, 2019.
  • Herring, R and Bell, L. Mothers’ voices revisited: Reflections after participating in the ‘Hummingbirds’ intervention. Funded: Middlesex Department of Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine Small Grant Programme, 2017-18.
  • Herring, R., Thom, B and Duke, K. An exploratory study of the use of theatre performance in schools drug education in the UK. Funded: Middlesex Department of Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine Small Grant Programme, 2018.
  • Johnson, S., Hinton, M., King, M., Weaver, T., McCrone, P., Craig, T., Strang, J., Major, B., Marwaha, S., Pilling, S., Fowler, D. & Marston, L. Randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a contingency management intervention for reduction of cannabis use and of relapse in early psychosis  (CIRCLE). Funded: National Institute of Health Research, HTA Programme 2011-2016.
  • Metrebian, N., Strang, J., Weaver, T., Pilling, S., Goldsmith, K., Finch, E., Bijral, P., Taylor, D. & Shearer, J. Telephone delivered Incentives for Encouraging adherence to Supervised methadone consumption: development and feasibility study for a RCT of clinical and cost effectiveness (TIES). Funded: National Institute of Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit 2017-2019.
  • O’Gorman A. (PI, Univ. West of Scotland); Whittaker A. (Univ. Stirling); Munro A. (Univ. of Dundee); Mercer S. (Edinburgh Univ.); Robertson R. (Edinburgh Univ.); Thom B. (Middlesex Univ.); Mohan A. (Univ. of Dundee) Understanding the Role and Potential of Primary Care in the Prevention of Drug Deaths post COVID-19. Funded: Scottish Government, Drugs Deaths Taskforce. 2020.
  • Thom B. and Duke K. (Project co-ordinators), Gleeson H., Herring R., Annand F. EPPIC: Exchanging Prevention practices on Polydrug use among youth in Criminal justice systems. Funded: 3rd. EU Health programme (CHAFEA), Jan. 2017- Feb. 2020.
  • Thom B., Duke K., Herring R. Alcohol and Public Health: Framing and Communicating Risk.  Funded: Alcohol Change UK, Network Development Grant, 2018.
  • Thom B. and Foster J., Standardizing measurement of alcohol related troubles (RARHA), Funded: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC), Funded: EU joint action, 2014 – 2016.
  • Thom B., and Herring R. The role of IBA training in non-medical settings. Funded: Alcohol Research UK, July 2013 – June 2015.
  • Thom B. and Duke K. (work package lead) ‘Stakeholder Analysis’: Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe Reframing Addictions Project.  Funded: EU FP7, 2011-2015.