- Institution:
- SHAAP
- Email:
- jodie.mcgarry@gcu.ac.uk
- SARN Position:
- SARN Co-ordinator
- Association:
- SHAAP/ SARN
Dr Jodie McGarry is the Research and Projects Co‑ordinator at Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP). In her role, she leads and supports a wide range of alcohol-related research activities and co‑ordinates the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN).
Jodie completed her PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in 2025. Jodie’s qualitative thesis explored how young women gamble, the connections between gambling and drinking in their lives, and how population-level factors such as marketing and availability influence gambling and drinking behaviours.