Dr Laura Goodwin

Senior Lecturer in Mental Health

Research Overview

I am a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and I conduct research on the comorbidity of mental health and alcohol use disorders, with specific expertise in understanding the complexity of these issues in trauma exposed population, such as in military veterans. I am experienced in managing MRC, ESRC and charity funded projects as principal investigator and I have supported capacity building of early career staff and students, for example in gaining external PhD funding through the Society for the Study of Addiction and ESRC. I hold a number of external management roles, including as an Associate Editor at Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Psychology co-lead at the Liverpool Centre for Alcohol Research and I am an Affiliate Member of the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health at King’s College London.

Co-development of a culturally appropriate alcohol screening toolkit
01/06/2024 → 31/12/2024
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Champs Public Health Collaborative
01/04/2023 → 30/01/2024
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Supporting Female Veterans Of The UK Armed Forces Who Consume Alcohol At A Harmful Or Hazardous Level: Refining The DrinksRation Platform
01/04/2023 → 30/09/2024
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DSI: EXAMM - EXploration of Alcohol attributable Multimorbidity and associations with Mental health
01/02/2023 → 31/10/2024
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Understanding the association between mental health and alcohol use in Black, Asian and Minority ethnic groups
01/06/2022 → 30/06/2024
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Understanding treatment pathways and outcomes for people with co-occurring mental health problems and alcohol use disorders
01/04/2022 → 31/12/2022
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A feasibility study of the Blue Light project in Liverpool: working with the Police Service and Homeless services to reduce alcohol harms
01/02/2022 → 28/02/2023
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A feasibility study of the Blue Light project in Liverpool: working with the Police Service and Homeless services to reduce alcohol harms
01/02/2022 → 28/02/2023
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An RCT to assess the efficacy of InDEx to reduce alcohol consumption in veterans at Combat Stress
25/11/2021 → 30/09/2024
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AMOUNT: A mixed methods investigation of the individual, sociocultural, and societal factors that underly the recent increase in substance use among young people to inform policy.
08/11/2021 → 12/07/2023
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Treating co-occurring alcohol use disorders and common mental disorders in veterans
01/01/1900 → …
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Invited talk at the Medical Council on Alcohol annual symposium
Invited talk

Invited talk at Alcohol Health Alliance national seminar
Invited talk

Invited talk at NIAS Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
Invited talk

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (Journal)
Editorial activity

  • Security Lancaster
  • Security Lancaster (Policing)