Stan Frankland

Dr Stan Frankland is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, affiliated with the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Film Studies. His research focuses on substance use, urban marginalization, and sociocultural dynamics in Uganda. He advises PhD student Lewis Smith.

Research interests include ethnographic studies of drug use patterns, isolation phenomena, and the intersections of public health with anthropological frameworks. Notable works analyze the impact of social distancing measures during the pandemic on drug users, Ugandan cultural representations, and postcolonial imagery in anthropology.

Awards: None explicitly listed. His publications span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and critical reviews in top journals like Frontiers in Psychiatry and Africa. Recent work emphasizes cross-disciplinary perspectives on addiction and pandemic impacts.

Grants/Projects: Collaborated on an ESRC-funded project 'Time and the Addict: An Anthropological Study of Time and Heroin Addiction in Scotland' (2020-2021).

Labs/Teams: Engages with interdisciplinary teams in medical anthropology and public health studies, though specific lab affiliations not detailed in texts.