Projects
Recent work has included the following:
- providing research support to the Mental Welfare Commission on an analysis of Emergency Detention Certificates issued without Mental Health Officer consent
- working as part of a Griesbach & Associates team on a Scottish Government project exploring young adults' attitudes towards and experiences of e-cigarettes
- working as part of a ScotCen research team on an evaluation of the Community Reintegration Project for the Scottih Government
- working as part of a Griesbach & Associates team on a range of Scottish Government consultation analysis projects
- providing research and editorial support to ScotCen in relation to the Scottish Health Survey
- contributing to Alcohol Focus Scotland's work on alcohol's harm to others
- providing fieldwork support to Griesbach & Associates in relation to work for the Mental Welfare Commission on service users' rights
- carrying out focus groups as part of a project to support the promotion of government guidelines on physical activity
- contributing to the University of Edinburgh Academy for Government Masters in Public Policy course
- proofreading /editing a range of corporate and academic publications for clients including Glasgow Caledonian University, Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage and The Coaching Tree
- proofreading / editing journal articles
- proofreading / editing dissertations and theses
Publications
All published by the Scottish Government (Scottish Executive/Scottish Office) unless otherwise stated
Consultation on a Draft Code of Practice for Stop and Search: Analysis of responses (2016) (with D Griesbach)
Consultation on Police Powers to Search Children and Young People for Alcohol: Analysis of responses (2016) (with D Griesbach)
Meeting Global Challenges and Making a Difference – Aligning our International Development Policy with the Global Goals: An analysis of responses (2016) (with D Griesbach and J Waterton)
Young Adults and E-Cigarettes: A qualitative exploration of awareness, experiences and attitudes (2016) (with D Griesbach)
Consultation on Proposals to Strengthen the Presumption Against Short Periods of Imprisonment: An analysis of responses (2016) (with J Waterton)
Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: An analysis of responses (2015) (with D Griesbach)
Consultation on Complaints Concerning Functions Relating to the Named Person and Child’s Plan: An analysis of responses (2015) (with D Griesbach)
Consultation on the National Directory of Interventions and Services for Offenders: Analysis of responses (2015) (with D Griesbach)
Analysis of Responses to the Consultation on Draft Statutory Guidance for Parts 4, 5 and 18 (Section 96) of the Chidren and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (2015) (with D Griesbach, J Waterton and S Campbell)
Proposals for an Offence of Wilful Neglect or Ill-treatment in Health and Social Care Settings: Consultation analysis (2015) (with D Griesbach)
Proposals to Introduce a Statutory Duty of Candour for Health and Social Care Services: Consultation analysis (2015) (with D Griesbach)
Becoming a Good Food Nation: Analysis of consultation responses
Evaluation of the Community Reintegration Project (2015) (with S Anderson, S Noble and S Dowling)
Unrecognised and Under-reported: The impact of alcohol on people other than the drinker in Scotland (2013) (with A Hope, J Curran and J Bell) (published by Alcohol Focus Scotland)
Scotland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 – Consultation on Stage 1 Proposals: An analysis of consultation responses (2013) (with D Griesbach and J Waterton)
Proposals for the Licensing of Air Weapons in Scotland: An analysis of consultation responses (2013) (with D Griesbach)
Shaping Scotland's Court Services: Analysis of consultation responses (2013) (with D Griesbach and J Waterton) (published by Scottish Court Service)
Demographic Change in Scotland (2010) (with SG colleagues)
Introduction of Solicitor Advocates in Scotland: Overview (2000)
Evaluation of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987: Study of individual creditors (1999) (with D Headrick)
Evaluation of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987: Study of commercial creditors (1999)
Evaluation of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987: Analysis of diligence statistics (1999) (with A Fleming)
Evaluation of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987: Survey of payment actions (1999) (with A Fleming)
Evaluation of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987: Overview (1999)
Writing for the CRU Series (1999) (with S Morris and A Millar)
Untying the Knot: Characteristics of divorce in Scotland (1993) (with S Morris and S Gibson)
The Use of Judicial Separation (1992)
Small Claims in the Sheriff Court in Scotland (1991) (with Jones et al)