I am Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience and Professor of Addictive Behaviour Science. I am also Deputy Director of PHIRST London. I completed both my undergraduate and doctoral studies at LSBU, and have worked in several senior roles at the university. My research interests are primarily focused on the public health aspects of addiction. Connecting both my research and learning and teaching roles is a passion for understanding and promoting inclusivity and equality. My particular research interest is on understanding the needs of individuals who experience harms from substances and behaviours which we generally think of as being 'addictive'. Addiction is generally thought about as an all-or-nothing condition - you are either addicted to something or not. In reality, many people can experience harms from substances and activities such as alcohol and gambling, and this harm exists along a broad spectrum. I am interested in understanding how we can both help people to recognise the harms that can arise, but also exploring better ways of supporting people who do experience those harms. As the Deputy Director of our NIHR-funded research centre, PHIRST London, I work closely with Local Authorities across the UK to evaluate a wide range of public health interventions. I am also a Trustee for the charity Alcohol Change UK, who organise the Dry January campaign, among many other things, to eliminate alcohol-related harms across the country. Finally, I am also a school governor with expertise in schools and settings which support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.