New article published in BMC Medicine 📓 Longitudinal associations between alcohol use, occupational stressors, and mental health among healthcare works in the UK (UK-REACH) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New article! 📢 Pregnant women’s views towards NoLo alcohol products. 18 interviews with pregnant women. NoLo products used to adhere to the societal norms of abstinence in pregnancy, whilst also navigating the societal expectation to drink when socialising. Open access 📔 lnkd.in/ervdgcF7

New book! 📕 Young Adult Drinking Styles: Current Perspectives on Research, Policy, and Practice. Laura Goodwin, Jo-Anne Puddephatt, and I wrote a chapter on Alcohol and Mental Health in Young People link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... (not open access unfortunately)

New article on ethnic inequalities in adolescent mental wellbeing, using data from almost 70k adolescents (aged 12-15) to understand interactions with social identity markers, risk and protective factors @beewelluk.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

NEW PUBLICATION! A meta-analysis of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use in minoritised racial/ethnic groups. The analysis found strong associations between racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use and cannabis use. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NEW PUBLICATION! A meta-analysis of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use in minoritised racial/ethnic groups. The analysis found strong associations between racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use and cannabis use. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

AlcoLab research group writing day, feat. Baloo the spaniel for moral support!

✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb

New report summarising the findings from our recent research examining the associations between racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways

Authored by @patsyirizar.bsky.social, Dharmi Kapadia, Harry Taylor, Gertrude Wafula, Albert Kwansa, @charleskod.bsky.social @inequalccsr.bsky.social @vkatikireddi.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social

REPORT: The impact of racial discrimination on mental health 📌 'dose-response' relationship (more experiences of racism -> worse mental health) 📌 impact is cumulative & recency counts 📌 impact is direct & indirect (racism -> poorer housing -> worse mental health) www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

Wrote about the latest ultra-processed food headlines. Will these foods really kill us?? open.substack.com/pub/suzigage...

I'll be talking about this research at the @britsoci.bsky.social conference tomorrow at 11am in Lecture Theatre A!

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic www.crabmuseum.org/visit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Been seeing people sharing a certain someone's TED talk recently. So I wrote this about what Rat Park actually found, why it's an important study, but it's really important not to sensationalise what it found for that 'truthy' soundbite.

📢 Postdoctoral Research Associate vacancy Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our new UKRI-funded project on dietary health inequalities @liverpooluni.bsky.social. See below for further details & reach out if any questions. tinyurl.com/mpwbkdub

I wrote a blog for Data Science for Health Equity, summarising the findings from my recent research. Using data science to understand how racial discrimination impacts mental health: www.datascienceforhealthequity.com/post/using-d...

New pre-print! Ethnic inequalities in loneliness during COVID-19. Most ethnic minority groups had higher odds of loneliness, compared to white British - partly explained by socioeconomic inequalities for some ethnic groups www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New pre-print! Ethnic inequalities in loneliness during COVID-19. Most ethnic minority groups had higher odds of loneliness, compared to white British - partly explained by socioeconomic inequalities for some ethnic groups www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🖋️New on the Data Impact blog🖋️ We highlight the impact some of the data available via the UK Data Service is having in #research, #policy and public conversations around the area of #poverty, deprivation and the cost-of-living crisis. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/poverty-in-d...

People experiencing homelessness have high mortality and morbidity from preventable or treatable conditions. This article explores the health impacts of homelessness and practical considerations for clinicians providing care. Includes an infographic www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Changing the clocks may seem simple, but it may be affecting our wellbeing more than we think. New research from LJMU's Ruth Ogden shows that 'falling back' negatively impacts women, especially mothers. Read more ➡️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sign up to learn about the new Lived Experience Network for Scholars (LENS). Alongside presentations from organisers Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe and Dr Ruth Knight, McPin will be sharing advice on managing lived experience disclosure. 1st May 1pm-2.30pm #research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...

Not ‘word policing’: why language matters in reducing alcohol harm | @jamesmorris24.bsky.social asn.squarespace.com/blog/not-wor...

New today in Lancet Psychiatry, "Reevaluating the brain disease model of addiction", led by @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social w/ @ioanaacristea.bsky.social, Fried, & Albanese. I'm chuffed to be involved in this one! **Please RT **(link takes you to free version) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Excited for my first day as a Lecturer in the department of psychology at Liverpool John Moore’s University 🥳

Great day at the @ethnicityuk.bsky.social early career researcher event! So nice to meet other ECRs in the same field - here’s our anti-racism octopus!

Poverty is taking a toll on the nation's health. 🔴 Our member @jrf-uk.bsky.social's #UKPoverty2025 report finds that 14.3 million people – that's 1 in 5 people – are living in poverty. Explore the findings and their calls for a holistic plan for hardship. ⤵️ www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

The Horizon scandal dealt a serious blow to public trust in the Post Office & with branch closures on the horizon the future of this public service is at risk Martin Greenwood (@fichtheit.bsky.social) explores this in his article for @uk.theconversation.com www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

UoM are recruiting a Research Associate (10.5 months maternity cover, full time) to work on the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) in Manchester. More details about the job and how to apply can be found here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

SEMINAR 📌Leaving being ‘left behind’: itineraries of operation & resistance in a post-industrial English city 🗣Dr Ajmal Hussain 📆1-2.30pm, Thurs 16 January 2025 (hybrid - all welcome) @uomsociology.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leaving-be...

Follow @ethnicityuk.bsky.social folk with our starter pack: go.bsky.app/JVeXtKu

How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect ethnic minority groups, and how do we mitigate disproportionate effects for the next pandemic? A short 🧵 (1/8)

3/8 Over the course of the next three years, we performed three large systematic reviews on this topic; each with increasing numbers of participants. Latest SR led by @patsyirizar.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...; n>200 million

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

It would be really great if some folks could take a look at the Black Report, the Health Divide, the Marmot Review etc etc. You’d think I need not go on but apparently memories are short.

Posting a few of our recent papers on the #northsouth health divide here. This one led by clinical colleague Kate Bernard explores perceptions of health inequalities www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I'll start on BlueSky with a thread of some recent research from our team: @sarg-scharr.bsky.social First, we found strong social patterning in how the type of drinking occasion people varies by sex, age and household income doi.org/10.1111/dar.....