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Professor Niamh Shortt at the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences leads the Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH). Her work focuses on environmental determinants of health behaviors, particularly tobacco and alcohol consumption patterns across socioeconomic gradients.
- Principal Investigator for ESRC-funded £761,470 project (2019-2022)
- Co-investigator roles with Glasgow Caledonian University and MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Research interests center on:
- Tobacco Control: Price disparities in deprived neighborhoods, industry pricing strategies
- Alcohol Recovery: Environmental influences on recovery journeys, photovoice methodology
- Health Inequalities: Spatial analysis of commodity availability and health outcomes
- Policy Evaluation: Trajectory modeling of neighborhood changes
Recent publications analyze tobacco pricing stratification (2020) and therapeutic/hazardous spaces in alcohol recovery (2020). Research employs GIS mapping, commercial data analysis, and participatory methods with recovery communities.
Key scientific awards include:
- ESRC Grant for alcohol/tobacco availability research
- MRC and NIHR funding for youth smoking legislation evaluation
Current projects examine how environmental changes affect health outcomes through:
- Statistical trajectory modeling of neighborhood outlet density
- Qualitative interviews with recovery populations
- Policy stakeholder consultations
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