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Dr Jennifer Boyd

Research Fellow

Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Â鶹´«Ã½AV

Dr Jennifer Boyd

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About me

I am a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research (SACASR). I primarily work on the SHARPS (Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support) cluster randomised controlled trial. My research interests include health inequalities, substance use, vulnerable populations and mixed methods research. Prior to joining the Â鶹´«Ã½AV, I worked as a researcher at the University of Glasgow and completed a PhD at the University of Sheffield. My PhD focused on understanding socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm using complex system modelling approaches.

Research projects (1)

Outputs (18)

Article

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: protocol for the ¡®SHARPS¡¯ cluster randomised controlled trial

Parkes T, Carver H, Boyd J, Cotton S, Breeman S, Cooper D, Forrest M, Foster R, Hawthorn J, Hunt K, Kilonzo M, Matheson C, Maxwell M, Mercer SW, Pauly B, Scotland G, Steele W, Sumnall H, Wallace J, Macaulay L & MacLennan G (2025) 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: protocol for the ¡®SHARPS¡¯ cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x

Article

The PHEM-B toolbox of methods for incorporating the influences on Behaviour into Public Health Economic Models

Squires H, Kelly MP, Gilbert N, Sniehotta F, Purshouse RC, Garcia L, Breeze P, Brennan A, Gardner B, Bright S, Fischer A, Heppenstall A, Wetton JD, Hernandez-Alava M, Boyd J, Buckley C, Vlaev I, Smith R, Abbas A, Gibb R, Henney M, Moore E & Chater AM (2024) The PHEM-B toolbox of methods for incorporating the influences on Behaviour into Public Health Economic Models. BMC Public Health, 24 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20225-1

Article

The impact of Scotland's minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy on people accessing services for alcohol dependence: A difference©\in©\difference structured interview study

Buykx P, Perkins A, Hughes J, Livingston W, Boyd J, Perman©\Howe P, Johnston A, McCarthy T, McLean A, Wright A, Little S & Holmes J (2024) The impact of Scotland's minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy on people accessing services for alcohol dependence: A difference©\in©\difference structured interview study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 1 (14). https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13960

Article

Systems science methods in public health: what can they contribute to our understanding of and response to the cost-of-living crisis?

H?hn A, Stokes J, Pollack R, Boyd J, Chueca Del Cerro C, Elsenbroich C, Heppenstall A, Hjelmskog A, Inyang E, Kopasker D, Sonthalia S, Thomson RM, Zia K, Katikireddi SV & Meier P (2023) Systems science methods in public health: what can they contribute to our understanding of and response to the cost-of-living crisis?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77, pp. 610-616. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-220435

Article

Utility of the COM-B model in identifying facilitators and barriers to maintaining a healthy postnatal lifestyle following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes: a qualitative study

Boyd J, McMillan B, Easton K, Delaney B & Mitchell C (2020) Utility of the COM-B model in identifying facilitators and barriers to maintaining a healthy postnatal lifestyle following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10, Art. No.: e037318. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037318

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