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John Corkery serves as Research Lead at the University of Hertfordshire within the Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science, School of Life and Medical Sciences. He directs the Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit and maintains active roles in national drug policy advisory bodies.
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in Pharmacology (University of Hertfordshire, awarded 3 Oct 2024)
- Post-graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (University of Hertfordshire, 21 Sept 2012)
- MPhil in Sociology of Religion and Onomastics (King's College London, 28 Feb 2001)
- MSc in Advanced Educational and Social Research Methods (The Open University, 17 July 1991)
- BA (Hons) in Social Sciences (The Open University, 12 Dec 1988)
His research focuses on substance-related mortality epidemiology and Novel Psychoactive Substances, with significant contributions to pharmacovigilance systems and drug policy frameworks. Work spans toxico-epidemiology, co-morbidity analysis, and historical patterns of drug addiction, directly informing public health interventions and medicines safety protocols across the UK and European monitoring systems.
Award recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
As Programme Manager for the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) and Volatile Substance Abuse mortality project, he oversees critical national mortality registries. Current research leadership includes the NPS.Finder® project and Masters in Public Health programme development, with sustained collaboration with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, and Scottish Government NPS Expert Group.
He coordinates the Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research unit while contributing to the London Toxicology Group and UK Drugs Early Warning System, maintaining active surveillance on emerging substance threats and fatality patterns.
