Norah Palmateer

Dr. Norah Palmateer is a Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University's SHLS School Office, with an honorary NHS contract at Public Health Scotland. Her research focuses on epidemiology of infections among people who inject drugs, particularly hepatitis C and HIV, and evaluates interventions to prevent transmission. She contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Key projects include ENACT (evaluating safer drug consumption facilities) and automated monitoring of blood-borne virus test coverage in Scotland's drug services. Her work emphasizes harm reduction, policy evaluation, and pandemic impact analysis.

Recent publications (2021–2025) explore HIV trends, hepatitis C prevalence, and SARS-CoV-2 outcomes among vulnerable populations. Collaborations span institutions in the UK and beyond.