Dr Noel Olsen

Alcohol Research UK

Grants Advisory Panel

Register of Interests

Dr Tina Alwyn

Reader in Health Psychology and Addiction, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Registered Health Psychologist
Deputy Editor of the Journal of Substance Use
Has received research funding from the AERC, Welsh Government, Public Health Wales and Department of Health for alcohol related research

Dr Katie Haighton

Lecturer in Public Health (Evaluation of Complex Interventions), Fuse – Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University.
Received research funding from Alcohol Research UK, EPSRC, NHS, ESRC, DCSF and Age Concern.

Professor Derek Heim

Trustee of Alcohol Research UK

Non-voting

Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University
Editor in Chief, Addiction Research & Theory
Has received research funding from Cancer Research UK, Alcohol Research UK, ESRC, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, NHS, Preston City Council, Scottish Government, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Liverpool Primary Care Trust

Professor Ray Hodgson

Member and past president of the Society for the study of Addiction
Member of CSAP (The Correctional Services Accreditation Panel, based within the Ministry of Justice)

Dr John Holmes

Research Fellow in Public Health, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield
Member of the Kettil Bruun Society

Dr Bev John

Reader in Psychology, University of South Wales
Registered Health Psychologist
Associate Editor, Journal of Substance Use, Editorial
Board member of the British Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Has received research funding from the AERC, Welsh Government, Public Health Wales and the Department of Health

Mr Charlie Lloyd

Senior Lecturer, Health Sciences Department, University of York
On the editorial board for ‘Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy’
Member of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy
Has received funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Department of Health, NIHR and EU

Dr Jim McCambridge

Senior Lecturer in Behaviour Change, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
President of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Drugs
Editorial boards: ART, ASCP, DAR
Research funding from: AERC, Wellcome Trust, MRC, Big Lottery Fund, Action on Addiction, Australian Research Council, Australian National Health & Medical Research Council National Health & Medical Research Council, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research/FAS, Vetenskapsradet (The Swedish Research Council)
Personal awards: NHS Executive, Wellcome Trust
No industry funding for any purpose
Member of various DH, NIHR, NICHE, ACMD, UNODC and otherscientific committees

Mr Trevor McCarthy

Independent Consultant and Trainer in the alcohol and related fields
NTA (2005 – 2008) managed development of MoCAM and related publications
Served on two NICE alcohol committees: prevention and treatment
Previously Chair New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group, Treasurer Addictions Forum, Trustee Alcohol Concern
Recent employments include work for voluntary, statutory and private sectors

Professor Alan Maryon-Davis

Chair of Alcohol Research UK

Non-voting

Honorary professor of public health at Kings College London School of Medicine
Trustee of the UK Health Forum
Chair of a NICE Public Health Advisory Committee currently developing guidance on oral health and older people’s mental health
Trustee of the Medicinema charity
Editor-in-Chief of Public Health Today quarterly magazine
Chair of children’s charity ‘Best Beginnings’
Member of Macmillan Cancer Care Expert Advisory Group on physical activity
Historically received research funding from the Nuffield Trust and Guy’s & St Thomas’s Charity
Freelance writer and broadcaster on a wide range of health matters

Dr Simon Murphy

Reader at DECIPHer, (Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement), one of the UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence and based at Cardiff University
Has received funding from ARUK (source Drinkaware), MRC, NIHR, Welsh Government, CRUK, ESRC and Wellcome Trust to evaluate a range of public health improvement interventions, including those with a focus on alcohol

Dr James Nicholls

Research Director of Alcohol Research UK

Non-voting

Honorary Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Editorial Board Member of the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs
Member of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society and the Society for the Study of Addiction
Has received research funding from the AERC/Alcohol Research UK, the AHRC and the British Academy
Paid consultancy for alcohol harm-reduction projects from Alcohol Focus Scotland and Bournemouth Town Council

Dr Bruce Ritson

Chairman of Scottish Intercollegiate Group on Alcohol and of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
Vice President of the Medical Council on Alcohol
Elected member of Edinburgh University General Council Business Committee

Dr Lesley Smith

Principal Lecturer, Research Methods, Oxford Brookes University
Has received funding from Alcohol Research UK and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Peer reviews for various alcohol-related journals

Ms Martine Stead

Deputy Director, Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling
Editorial Board, Social Marketing Quarterly and the Journal of Social Marketing
Has received research funding from the EU, Cancer Research UK, Department of Health, Home Office, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, NHS Health Scotland, NPRI, NIHR and others
Referees for numerous journals

Ms Lorna Templeton

Independent Research Consultant
Previous employment at the Mental Health R&D Unit (to June 2010) – Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and the University of Bath
Receives research funding from a wide range of sources; this has included the Alcohol Research UK
Member of the Board of Trustees for Adfam
Sit on various Research Project Advisory Groups and referees’ articles for several academic journals
Former Chair of the New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group and former Committee Member of the Addictions Forum

Professor Betsy Thom

Employee of Middlesex University
Alcohol Advisor Joseph Rowntree Foundation (consultancy, paid)
Editor-in-chief: Drugs: education, prevention and policy (unpaid)
Research funding from a variety of charitable, government and local sources (none from alcohol or other industries).Current projects funded by Alcohol Research UK, Department of Health, EU
Contacts with alcohol industry: contributed a book chapter (ICAP, paid, honorarium); participated in sponsored session at IHRA conference, Barcelona (ICAP, expenses paid); jointly co-ordinated seminar (European Centre for Social Welfare, Research and Policy, Vienna) where some participants were supported from industry funding (ERAB and ICAP), co-ordinators funded by own organisations; attended seminar organised by ICAP in Brussels regarding policy modules (expenses covered).