- Institution:
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Email:
- Karen.Maxwell@gcu.ac.uk
Dr Karen Maxwell is an alcohol and substance use researcher in the Institute for Social Marketing and Health at Stirling University. She focuses on qualitative and deliberative methods. Karen is currently working across a range of substance use research projects including: evaluating the societal impact of increasing alcohol venue opening hours, public views on alcohol health labelling, and evaluating the impact of overdose response teams for drug-related overdoses in Scotland.
Karen has worked extensively in public health research, investigating social attitudes towards a wide range of public health topics. Her research interests centre around social inequalities in health, with previous research having focused on alcohol policy, substance use, sexual health, parenting, poverty, and women’s reproductive health. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of York, a MSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Manchester and a PhD in Social and Public Health Sciences from the University of Glasgow.