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Dr Gillian Shorter

School Of Psychology
Gillian Shorter

Dr Gillian Shorter

School Of Psychology

Focused on those who are currently experiencing harm or are at risk of harm from alcohol and drugs. It aims to improve health and wellbeing, reduce stigma, and empower change in four ways: Identification of problems to understand who to target Trials methodology -determining what works using the best possible methods Intervention evaluation- what works to empower those who are seeking help to achieve it Prioritising outcomes - what do key stakeholders want to change following an intervention (e.g. core outcome sets for alcohol and drugs).

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  • g.shorter@qub.ac.uk
  • @gwshorter

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of 

  • Alcohol and drug use or dependence
  • Trials methodology

Happy to discuss potential projects in advance of application on any topic in the addictions field.

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Public outreach & key achievements

I've been a researcher in drug and alcohol use for over 15 years, and have supervised seven PhD students to completion (as Director of Studies and as Second/Third Supervisor) and into successful careers both inside and outside the academy. I regularly speak about substance use on radio and in print media, aiming to reduce stigma, and communicate science to the public.


Research students

PhD area Attitudes to overdose prevention
Name Nicole Miller
Years of study 2018-
   
PhD area Understanding the experience of long-term alcohol dependence
Name Zoe Campbell
Years of study 2019-
   
PhD area Treatment options for long-term alcohol dependence
Name John McQuaide
Years of study 2019-

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area The psychosocial impact of online problem gambling
Name Abby Hunter
Current position Regional Tobacco Manager at Public Health England
   
PhD area Hooked on the Internet: The Prevalence, Risk, Theory and Presenting Problem of Internet Addiction
Name Daria Kuss
Current position Associate Professor in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
   
PhD area The Challenges of Replicating Drug Consumption Room Policy in Australia and Canada: A Comparative Exploration of Policy Transfer
Name Vanessa Gstrein
Current position Assistant Director Skills Canberra

 


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  • Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
  • School of Psychology
  • Centre for Improving Health Related Quality of Life
  • https://www.drshorter.net/ 

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