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Clare Mackie

Dr Clare Mackie

Lecturer

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.

    youthwork_backpack
    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

    medication
    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.

      youthwork_backpack
      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

      medication
      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.