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Dr Joseph Tay Wee Teck<\/strong>
DigitAS St Andrews Co-lead<\/em>
Honorary Lecturer, University of St Andrews<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Tay is a primary care physician by training and a certificant of the International Society of Addiction Medicine. His areas of interest include the digitalisation of addiction services, systems science and complexity, harm reduction, quality improvement, participation of people who use drugs in decision making, telemedicine and digital health interventions and implementation science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID: 0000-0001-5199-7013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof Alexander Baldacchino<\/strong>
DigitAS St Andrews Co-lead<\/em>
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Addictions, University of St Andrews<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex is Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Addictions at the University of St Andrews and recently retired as Consultant Psychiatrist with NHS Fife Addiction Services, Scotland, United Kingdom. He has been principal investigator in biological, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, clinical and policy related research portfolios when working with the Universities of London, Cambridge, Dundee and St Andrews for the last 27 years. In the last 20 years he has been the UK principal investigator to several European Union funded projects. These include looking at barriers and challenges faced by individuals with substance misuse related problems accessing treatment (IATPAD Study), a cross-cultural multicentre study to determine the nature, extent and management of drug related mental health problems in Europe (Drugs and Psychosis and ISADORA studies), internet and drug addiction (Psychonaut 2002), and Overdose Risk InfOrmatioN Project (ORION) amongst others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID: 0000-0002-0227-2849<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joe Schofield<\/strong>
PhD Student and DigitAS St Andrews Senior Research Fellow, University of St Andrews. Global Experts Network Protocol Officer, International Society of Addiction Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe is a postgraduate researcher undertaking a PhD in Addiction Medicine that aims to generate insights into the development of cardiovascular disease among people with chronic opioid exposure.  He is a Protocol Officer for the International Society of Addiction Medicine’s Global Experts Network, and a Senior Research Fellow on the DigitAS project. Joe’s interests include understanding the role of digital technologies in expanding access to equitable and patient-centred care for people who use drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID: 0000-0002-1307-2375<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Susanna Galea-Singer<\/strong>
Clinical Lead & Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Fife Addiction Services<\/em>. Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susanna is a specialist consultant psychiatrist, leading the NHS Fife Addiction Services. She has led several addiction and mental health services, both nationally and internationally, with her most recent position prior to joining NHS Fife being a strategic lead within the Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Galea-Singer holds expertise on strategy and innovation in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID: 0000-0002-4175-0137<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Nina MacKenzie<\/strong>
PhD Fellow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Nina MacKenzie, a psychiatry registrar in the West of Scotland region and is a PhD Fellow at St Andrews University on the Multimorbidity PhD programme for Health Professionals<\/a> funded by the Wellcome Trust. She will be working under the supervision of Professors Alexander Baldacchino, Frances Quirk and Peter Donnelly, and Dr Joe Tay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina is co-chair of a Scottish Government working group on recruitment and retention of the psychiatry medical workforce. Nina\u2019s research interests include substance use and other mental health disorders, multiple long-term conditions, and inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID: 0000-0003-1907-2517<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sophie Given<\/strong>
PhD Student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie is a registered nurse with extensive experience in infection control, public health, quality improvement, and managerial roles. After completing her nursing training in London, she worked at the Royal London Hospital as a Trauma Nurse. Currently, she serves as Head of Programme for Workforce Education and Career Development in Acute Care at NHS Education Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie is also pursuing a PhD in Addiction Medicine at the University of St Andrews, where her research explores how technology can support people who use drugs and alcohol, improving access to services and enhancing harm reduction strategies. A member of the Royal Navy Reserve since 2017, she continues to serve as a Lieutenant Trauma & Orthopaedic Nursing Officer. She has volunteered internationally, responding to natural disasters. Spending the majority of her career down south, Sophie has just returned back home to Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Gillian Forbes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-doctoral Implementation Scientist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill\u2019s research integrates insights from behavioural and implementation science to support healthcare providers and systems in adopting recommended practices that enhance care quality and promote equitable health outcomes. Her work centres on understanding the context for implementing evidence-based practices and on creating strategies that address factors that facilitate or hinder adoption. She collaborates across various areas, including addictions, long-term conditions, maternal healthcare, and healthcare digitalisation, working with healthcare providers, patients, and management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORICD: 0000-0003-3816-6383<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Jennings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postgraduate researcher and MSc(Res) candidate <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an academic background in neuroscience and forensic psychology, she integrates neurobiological and behavioural perspectives to explore how policy and intervention frameworks can better support marginalised and underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer\u2019s research interests centre around health equity, health disparities, and the neurobehavioural dimensions of addiction, with a particular focus on translating evidence into inclusive and effective public health responses. Upon completing her MSc (Res), Jennifer will join the European Union Drugs Agency as a trainee, contributing to the development of evidence-based police responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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