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Emma Smith

Dr Emma Smith

Research Associate

Biography

Emma Smith is a Research Associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. 

Emma joined King’s in November 2021 as a Research Associate on The Stepping Stones Study. She completed her PhD at the University of Worcester where she also taught as an Associate Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Emma holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Dundee and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Georgia. 

Research Interests 

  • Substance use
  • Recovery paradigms
  • Visual research methods
  • Participatory action research

    Research

    Stepping Stone Project photo
    The Stepping Stones Study

    A longitudinal study aiming to understand how health and social care providers can best meet the needs of women who use drugs and the needs of their babies.

    Project status: Ongoing

    drug bottles hero
    Drugs Research Group

    Substance misuse research within the Addictions Department is led by Professors John Strang and John Marsden. 

    Men in a circle having a discussion
    ADVANCE-D

    ADVANCE-D is a trial of a digitally supported perpetrator intervention to reduce intimate partner violence for men convicted of IPV who misuse substances

    Project status: Ongoing

      Research

      Stepping Stone Project photo
      The Stepping Stones Study

      A longitudinal study aiming to understand how health and social care providers can best meet the needs of women who use drugs and the needs of their babies.

      Project status: Ongoing

      drug bottles hero
      Drugs Research Group

      Substance misuse research within the Addictions Department is led by Professors John Strang and John Marsden. 

      Men in a circle having a discussion
      ADVANCE-D

      ADVANCE-D is a trial of a digitally supported perpetrator intervention to reduce intimate partner violence for men convicted of IPV who misuse substances

      Project status: Ongoing