Staff profiles

Qualifications

2014 Ph.D. Evolutionary Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK

2007 B.A. (Hons) Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada

Previous Positions

Membership/Committees

Research Background

I began my research career at Newcastle University’s Institute of Health & Society, contributing to studies including the CAFS Study (validating a food portion tool for children) and the SIPs Study (a large trial comparing alcohol misuse interventions across healthcare and justice settings).

My PhD in the Centre for Behaviour and Evolution part of the Institute of Neuroscience explored how childhood adversity influences reproductive timing via the mechanism of interest in infants.

I moved into clinical trials at Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit, supporting the SPIRIT Trials for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, and later coordinated heart, lung and sleep trials at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. I also gained regulatory experience at the Health Research Authority, managing ethics applications and supporting review processes.

At Newcastle University, I’ve managed clinical research projects involving MRI and AI at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre. Currently, I work as a Trial Manager in the Clinical Trials Unit, overseeing trials from setup through to completion in collaboration with clinical investigators.

Teaching

• Articles

  • Davies G, Quinnell TG, Oscroft NS, Clutterbuck SP, Shneerson JM, Smith IE. Hospital outcomes and long-term survival after referral to a specialised weaning unit. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2017, 118(4), 563-569.
  • Clutterbuck S, Adams J, Nettle D. Frequent residential relocations cumulatively accelerate menarcheal timing in a sample of English adolescent girls. Journal of Biosocial Sciences 2015, 47(2), 188-202.
  • Clutterbuck S, Adams J, Nettle D. Childhood Adversity Accelerates Intended Reproductive Timing in Adolescent Girls without Increasing Interest in Infants. PLoS ONE 2014, 9(1), e85013.