Lawrie Elliott

Professor Lawrie Elliott is a mental health nursing academic with a PhD, MA Hons Sociology, Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Economics, and Certificate in Mental Health Nursing. Currently affiliated with Glasgow Caledonian University, he holds expertise in applied public health research with a focus on addiction, sexual health, community nursing, and health economics. His career spans roles as a Mental Health Nurse (1977–1980), Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee (1997), Reader (2003), and Professor at Edinburgh Napier University (2005) before moving to Glasgow Caledonian University in 2016.

• Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
• Government Advisor: Addiction, sexual health, and community nursing policy

His research centers on evaluating public health interventions, including needle exchange programs, methadone treatment, sexual health initiatives, and parenting programs for families affected by drug use. Current projects focus on reducing Hepatitis-C infections among people who inject drugs and assessing the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on homeless populations. He has secured over £5 million in research funding.

Selected Funding Highlights:

• Implementation Science Evaluation of Scotland’s First Heroin Assisted Treatment Facility (2019–2021, £291K, Chief Scientists Office)
• Optimising Hepatitis C Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs (2019–2021, £201K, Chief Scientists Office)
• Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Homeless Drinkers (2019–2021, £278K, Chief Scientists Office)
• EPIToPe: Hepatitis C Direct Acting Antiviral Treatment (2018–2022, £2.8M, NIHR)
• PARENTS UNDER PRESSURE Programme for Fathers (2017–2020, £320K, NIHR)
• Drink Wise Age Well: Alcohol Use in Older Adults (2015–2020, Big Lottery, £1.25M)