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Lucy Pickering is a Senior Lecturer in Sociological & Cultural Studies and Associate Lecturer in the School of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. She holds a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge University (2001), MA in Anthropological Research from Manchester University (2003), and a PhD from Manchester University on embodiment and American counterculture (2007). Her research focuses on bodies and embodiment, exploring intersections with dirt, ethics, and substance use. Key areas include sanitation infrastructure in Scotland and Uganda, research ethics in drug studies, and aging bodies in recovery. She has co-edited Down the Pan: New Directions in the Sociology of Dirt and contributed to projects like ALIVEAfrica as an ethics advisor.
Her work bridges global health and sociology, addressing topics such as schistosomiasis control in Uganda, menstrual equity, and the sociocultural impacts of substance use. Recent grants include leading a University of Glasgow project on reducing substance use harms. She teaches undergraduate courses on 'Ways of Living' and postgraduate modules on medical anthropology and global health. Current PhD supervision includes studies on water access in Uganda and Pakistani mothers of disabled children.
Lucy’s research emphasizes ethical engagement and marginalized communities, with publications spanning journals like Frontiers in Psychiatry, Sociological Review, and Parasites and Vectors. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates anthropology, public health, and policy analysis to address societal inequities.
