Biography
Clare Mackie joined the National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience in October 2006 as Postdoctoral Researcher having previously worked at the Institute of Education, University College London. Clare received her PhD from the University of Warwick.
Clare previously held an interdisciplinary postdoctoral research fellowship from the ESRC and MRC at the IOPPN to explore the relationship between adolescent substance use and mental health including the epidemiology of psychotic experiences.
Clare has conducted research into the prevention of adolescent substance use, the development of prevention programs, their effectiveness and their implementation in schools. A second area of research is cannabis potency, and its effects on adolescent mental health.
Research Interests
- Adolescent development and mental health
- Cannabis use
- Psychosis
Research Groups
Clare is a member of the SUPER research group
Research
Substance Use and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research (SUPER)
The group often has research finding published in many high-quality journals, and we are open to MSc and PhD students joining us.
Youth and adolescent studies
There is a developing body of research looking at cannabis use opportunity, but little research examining timing of opportunity to use cannabis.
Project status: Ongoing
Recreational and medicinal cannabinoid use
There is a developing body of research looking at cannabis use opportunity, but little research examining timing of opportunity to use cannabis.
Project status: Ongoing
Clare teaches the prevention of adolescent substance use for the MSc Addiction Studies.
Research
Substance Use and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research (SUPER)
The group often has research finding published in many high-quality journals, and we are open to MSc and PhD students joining us.
Youth and adolescent studies
There is a developing body of research looking at cannabis use opportunity, but little research examining timing of opportunity to use cannabis.
Project status: Ongoing
Recreational and medicinal cannabinoid use
There is a developing body of research looking at cannabis use opportunity, but little research examining timing of opportunity to use cannabis.
Project status: Ongoing
Clare teaches the prevention of adolescent substance use for the MSc Addiction Studies.