Staff Profile
Dr Steph Scott
Senior Research Associate
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7734
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
Room M1.151, William Leech Building,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Background
Dr Stephanie Scott is an NIHR ARC Senior Research Fellow based at Newcastle University. She co-convened the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) North East Medical Sociology Group (2014-2017) and remains an active member, in addition to the BSA Alcohol and Youth Study Groups respectively. Dr Scott is an Associate member of Fuse, a UKCRC Centre of Research Excellence, and is co-lead for the Complex Systems research strand. She is involved in several NIHR SPHR research programmes (Public Mental Health, Children and Young People) and a named collaborator for the North East and Cumbria NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), with responsibility for health inequalities and marginalised communities. Dr Scott has secured research income with a total value of over £2 million (ESRC, NIHR, CRUK, PHE, PHRC). During her time at Teesside University, she developed the ESRC accredited MSc Social Research Methods programme (Social Policy and Criminology) for 2018/2019 and acted as Course Leader for all undergraduate Criminology and Sociology programmes 2019/2020. Dr Scott’s teaching expertise includes youth justice as well as sociological and criminological theory, having previously led teaching provision of Mixed Methods in Health Research for Newcastle University at MSc. level. Dr Scott is committed to engagement and participation, and co-founded The Young Person's Advisory Group North England (YPAGne) in 2015, and continued to facilitate this group until late 2017. Her key research interests include sociological and criminological theory, particularly cultural criminology; marginalisation, stigma and health inequalities; drug and alcohol use; young people, families and mental health; nutrition, food insecurity and food environments in vulnerable populations; use of mixed methods; system-level interventions; urban space; and corporate and policy influences on human behaviour. Current and forthcoming work focuses on: the prison food environment; defining (and measurement of) institutional food insecurity; recreational drug use in older populations; the impact of stigma on the health of marginalised groups; the impact of physical distancing measures on children and young people with an incarcerated family member; community aid responses to food insecurity during the pandemic and young people’s experiences of physical/social distancing and lockdown during the pandemic.
Research
Research Income
- Understanding community aid responses to the coronavirus pandemic: a qualitative exploration of how communities in North East England have mobilised to tackle food insecurity. £3,521, Funder: Catherine Cookson Foundation (as principal investigator; 2020-21)
- ‘Lockdown Life NE’: Exploring young people’s experiences of social distancing during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative diary-based study using digital and mobile technologies. £1000, Funder: NE Youth (as principal investigator, 2020-21)
- Enabling children and young people’s involvement in whole system action to reduce inequalities in the social determinants of health. Funder: NIHR SPHR (as co-investigator, 2020-22)
- Child health system evaluation project: Integrated Care Systems and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. Funder: NIHR SPHR (as co-investigator, 2020-22)
- Exploring Prison Food Environments in England and Wales: Mapping the Priorities of People in Prison for the Improvement of Food Standards and Diet Quality. £30,000, Funder: NHS England / HMPPS (as principal investigator, start date paused due to covid-19).
- Youth Endowment Fund Capacity building Grant: £49,965 (as co-investigator; May 2020-Nov 2020)
- Developing and piloting mental health campaign to reduce stigma in Trailblazer schools. Funder: NHS England’s Northern England Clinical Networks (NECN) (as co-investigator; Nov 2019-Mar 2020), £20,000.
- Behavioural Insights Study: To improve uptake of support for services for Drug and Alcohol misuse in Hartlepool and to reduce prevalence in children and young people. £48, 555.82; Funded by Hartlepool Borough Council (as co-investigator; 2018-2020).
- FOrwaRD: Is there a role for dually focused intervention in young adults (18-25) to tackle unhealthy eating and heaving drinking and effectively reduce future health inequalities? £255, 000; Funded by the Public Health Research Consortium (as co-investigator; 2016-2018)
- Socio-ecological influences on adolescent alcohol use and linked unhealthy eating behaviours: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. £5,131; Funded by Fuse (as principal investigator; 2017-2019)
- IDEA: Identifying and Describing Alcohol Frames. £18, 500; Funded by Cancer Research UK (as co-investigator; 2015-2016)
- A multi-centre cluster-randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). £897,061; Funded by NIHR-PHRP (as co-investigator; 2014-2018)
- Examining the evidence base for alcohol screening and brief interventions in the UK prison system. £20,000; Funded by Public Health England (as co-investigator; 2014)
- Post and research core-funded by an ESRC Case PhD Studentship (Exploring Industry Driven Influences on Young People who Drink Alcohol; 2008-2012
Additional / pilot work:
- The SAILS project: evaluating embedded mental health provision within supported housing for young adults aged 18-25 (as principal investigator; in collaboration with Gateshead Council)
- Recreational drug use in older populations (as co-investigator)
- Marginalisation and Health-Related Stigma: a qualitative systematic review and meta-ethnography (as lead reviewer)
Teaching
Previous teaching experience:
Course Lead for MSc Social Research Methods (Criminology and Social Policy) (2018-19)
Course Lead for undergraduate Criminology and Sociology Programmes (2019-2020)
Module leader for Are we doing youth justice (Level 6) (2017-2020)
Module leader for Contemporary Criminological Theory (at Masters level) (2017-18)
Module leader for Making Sense of Society (Sociological Theory) (Level 4) (2017-18)
Module leader for Principles of Sociology (Level 4) (2019-present)
Module tutor for Crime and Justice (Level 5) (2017-18)
Module tutor for Inside Out (Level 6) (2017-2020)
Module tutor for Further qualitative methods (at Masters level) (2010-2017)
PhD Supervision:
Bell Z (start date: 2019) A qualitative exploration of the social determinants of food
insecurity and its nutritional impact amongst women and children in the North East of
England (Gateshead) (ongoing; ESRC Nine DTP; fourth supervisor)
Raby P (start date: 2018) Exploring health care staffs’ experience of delivering care in the
prison environment (ongoing; funded by Teesside University; third supervisor)
Hopwood S (start date: 2018) Domestic Abuse and the Limits of Criminalisation (ongoing;
DTA PhD studentship; third supervisor)
Publications
- Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, Scott SJ, McGovern R, Boniface S, Ramsay A, Hendrie N, McColl E, Sumnall H, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E. A qualitative account of young people's experiences of alcohol screening and brief interventions in schools: SIPS Jr-HIGH trial findings. Journal of Public Health 2020, 42(3), e259-e267.
- Scott J, Burtrand H, Churchill T, Cole R, Collins T, Daxner N, Fidler G, Hammond-Williams J, Marlow B, McNally A, OKeefe J, Petterson R, Powell D, Scott S, Scaife J, Smyline J, Strickland A. Frequent callers to UK ambulance services in the COVID-19 pandemic: managing mental health, social isolation and loneliness. British Paramedic Journal 2021. In Press.
- McGeechan GJ, Giles EL, Scott S, McGovern R, Boniface S, Ramsay A, Sumnall H, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E, the SIPS JR-HIGH Study Team. A qualitative exploration of school-based staff's experiences of delivering an alcohol screening and brief intervention in the high school setting: findings from the SIPS JR-HIGH trial. Journal of Public Health 2019, 41(4), 821-829.
- Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Scott S, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Todd L, Vale L, Albani V, Boniface S, Frankham J, Ferguson J, Gilvarry E, Hendrie N, Howe N, Mossop H, Ramsay A, Stanley G, Newbury-Birch D. Brief alcohol intervention for risky drinking in young people aged 14 15 years in secondary schools: the SIPS JR-HIGH RCT. Public Health Research 2019, 7(9).
- Scott S, Muir C, Stead M, Fitzgerald N, Kaner E, Bradbury J, Wrieden W, Power C, Adamson A. Exploring the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults (age 18-25): A qualitative research study. Appetite 2019, 144, 104449.
- Scott S, Elamin W, Giles EL, Hillier-Brown F, Byrnes K, Connor N, Newbury-Birch D, Ells L. Socio-ecological influences on adolescent (Aged 10–17) alcohol use and unhealthy eating behaviours: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Nutrients 2019, 11(8), 1914.
- Shorter G, Bray J, Giles E, ODonnell A, Berman A, Holloway A, Heather N, Barbosa C, Stockdale K, Scott S, Clarke M, Newbury-Birch D. The variability of outcomes used in efficacy and effectiveness trials of alcohol brief interventions: A systematic review. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2019, 80(3), 286-298.
- Albani V, Bradley J, Wrieden WL, Scott S, Muir C, Power C, Fitzgerald N, Stead M, Kaner E, Adamson AJ. Examining Associations between Body Mass Index in 18–25 Year-Olds and Energy Intake from Alcohol: Findings from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey. Nutrients 2018, 10(10), 1477.
- Scott S, Beyer F, Parkinson K, Muir C, Graye A, Kaner E, Stead M, Power C, Fitzgerald N, Bradley J, Wrieden W, Adamson A. Non-pharmacological interventions designed to reduce health risks due to unhealthy eating behaviour and linked risky or excessive drinking in adults aged 18-25 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients 2018, 10(10), 1538.
- Scott S, Shucksmith J, Baker R, Kaner E. ‘Hidden Habitus’: A Qualitative Study of Socio-Ecological Influences on Drinking Practices and Social Identity in Mid-Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017, 14(6), 611.
- Scott S, Muirhead C, Shucksmith J, Tyrrell R, Kaner E. Does Industry-Driven Alcohol Marketing Influence Adolescent Drinking Behaviour? A Systematic Review. Alcohol & Alcoholism 2017, 52(1), 84-94.
- Haighton C, Halligan J, Scott S. Is popular radio a source of exposure to alcohol references in mid to later life? A content analysis. Journal of Public Health 2017, 1-9.
- Scott S, Parkinson K, Kaner E, Shannon R, Stead M, Power C, Fitzgerald N, Wrieden W, Adamson A. Non-pharmacological interventions designed to reduce health risks due to unhealthy eating behaviour and linked risky or excessive drinking in adults aged 18–25 years: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews 2017, 6, 42.
- Scott S, Reilly J, Giles EL, Hillier-Brown F, Ells L, Kaner E, Adamson A. Socio-ecological influences on adolescent (aged 10-17) alcohol use and linked unhealthy eating behaviours: Protocol for a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Systematic Reviews 2017, 6(1), 180.
- Giles EL, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Scott S, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Tate L, Todd L, Vale L, Albani V, Boniface S, Ferguson J, Frankham J, Gilvarry E, Hendrie N, Howe N, McGeechan GJ, Stanley G, Newbury-Birch D. Multicentre individual randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol. BMJ Open 2016, 6(12), e012474.
- Birch J, Scott S, Newbury-Birch D, Brennan A, Brown H, Coulton S, Gilvarry E, Hickman M, McColl E, McGovern R, Muirhead C, Kaner E. A pilot feasibility trial of alcohol screening and brief intervention in the police custody setting (ACCEPT): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2015, 1, 6.
- Scott S, Kaner E. Brief Alcohol Interventions. In: Neuberger, J; and DiMartini, A, ed. Alcohol Abuse and Liver Disease. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015, pp.147-154.
- Giles E, Scott S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Graybill E, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Tate L, Todd L, Newbury-Birch D. Development of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people in a high-school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). The Lancet 2015, 386(Suppl. 2), S37-S37.
- Newbury-Birch D, Scott S, O'Donnell A, Coulton S, Howel D, McColl E, Stamp E, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Laing K, McGovern R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Harle C, McArdle P, Tate L, Kaner E. A pilot feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). Public Heath Research 2014, 2(6), 1-207.
- Newbury-Birch D, O'Neil S, O'Donnell A, Coulton S, Howel D, McColl E, Stamp E, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Laing K, McGovern R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Harle C, McArdle P, Tate L, Kaner E. A pilot feasiblity c-RCT of screening and brief alcohol intervention in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting: sips jr-high. In: 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA) / 17th Congress of the International-Society-for-Biomedical-Research-on-Alcoholism (ISBRA). 2014, Bellevue, WA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
- Scott S, Kaner E. Alcohol and Public Health: Heavy drinking is a heavy price to pay for populations. Journal of Public Health 2014, 36(3), 396-398.
- Scott S, Baker R, Shucksmith J, Kaner E. Autonomy, special offers and routines: a Q methodological study of industry-driven marketing influences on young people's drinking behaviour. Addiction 2014, 109(11), 1833-1844.
- Newbury-Birch D, O'Neil S, Gilvarry E, Howel D, Stamp E, Laing K, McColl E, McGovern R, Harle C, O'Donnell A, Tate L, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, McArdle P, Kaner E. A feasibility trial of alcohol screening and brief interventions for risky drinking in young people in a high school setting in the UK: SIPS JR-HIGH. In: 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- O'Neil S, Baker R, Shucksmith J, Kaner E. Examining industry driven marketing influences on young people who drink alcohol: a mixed method exploration. In: 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
- O'Neil S, Baker R, Shucksmith J, Kaner E. EXAMINING INDUSTRY DRIVEN MARKETING INFLUENCES ON YOUNG PEOPLE WHO DRINK ALCOHOL: A MIXED METHOD EXPLORATION. In: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2013, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
- O'Neil S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Deverill M, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Graybill E, Harle C, Howel D, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, McGovern R, Speed C, Stamp E, Tate L, Newbury-Birch D. Brief intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2012, 13(1), 166.
- O'Neil S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Deverill M, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Graybill E, Harle C, Howel D, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, McGovern R, Speed C, Stamp E, Tate L, Newbury-Birch D. Screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in adolescents aged 14-15 years in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): a feasibility pilot trial. Lancet 2012, 380, S60.