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The impact of alcohol hangover on simulated driving performance during a ‘commute to work’—zero and residual alcohol effects compared (2020)
Journal Article

Driving is increasing across the world and road traffic accidents are a major cause of serious injuries and fatalities. The link between alcohol consumption and impaired driving has long been established and has led to legislation in many countries,... Read More about The impact of alcohol hangover on simulated driving performance during a ‘commute to work’—zero and residual alcohol effects compared.

Toward redemption: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s narratives of desistance from sexual offending (2020)
Journal Article

The literature on desistance from crime shows that desisters often engage in a process of rebiographing, crafting life stories–or “redemption scripts”–that make sense of their move away from crime. However, this literature has largely excluded nonwhi... Read More about Toward redemption: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s narratives of desistance from sexual offending.

Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study (2020)
Journal Article

The idea that disabled young people should be at the centre of decision making about their future is promoted in policy, practice and research, yet this often translates into a narrow agenda on transitions through service and benefits systems. In thi... Read More about Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study.

Re-evaluating the “traditional”: How the South Sudanese use established gender narratives to advance women's equality and empowerment (2020)
Journal Article

Women's equality and empowerment are international development priorities, but are difficult to achieve. Much gender and development literature blames entrenched “traditional” gender roles and norms, using them to explain slow progress towards gender... Read More about Re-evaluating the “traditional”: How the South Sudanese use established gender narratives to advance women's equality and empowerment.

Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring depression: A negative control analysis of maternal and partner consumption (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Previous research has suggested that intrauterine alcohol exposure is associated with a variety of adverse outcomes in offspring. However, few studies have investigated its association with offspring internalizing disorders in late adoles... Read More about Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring depression: A negative control analysis of maternal and partner consumption.

Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium (2020)
Journal Article

Background and purpose Access to evidence-based mental health care for children is an international priority. However, there are significant challenges to advancing this public health priority in an efficient and equitable manner. The purpose of thi... Read More about Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium.

A preliminary evaluation of a client-centred prompting tool for supporting everyday activities in individuals with mild to moderate levels of cognitive impairment due to dementia (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: Technology-based prompting has the potential to support people with dementia to complete multistep tasks in the home. However, these devices can be complex to use. This paper reports a feasibility trial of a personalised touchscreen digit... Read More about A preliminary evaluation of a client-centred prompting tool for supporting everyday activities in individuals with mild to moderate levels of cognitive impairment due to dementia.

Pushing boundaries: Women in sport and exercise conference, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, June 11–12, 2019 (2020)
Journal Article

Opportunities for women in sport and exercise are expanding rapidly, whether it is leading a governing body, excelling in elite competition or simply participation for fitness, camaraderie and the love of sport. However, there is still much work to d... Read More about Pushing boundaries: Women in sport and exercise conference, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, June 11–12, 2019.

The experience of using prompting technology from the perspective of people with Dementia and their primary carers (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: People who are living with dementia typically experience difficulties in completing multi-step, everyday tasks. However, digital technology such as touchscreen tablets provide a means of delivering concise personalised prompts that combin... Read More about The experience of using prompting technology from the perspective of people with Dementia and their primary carers.

Lie-detection by strategy manipulation: Developing an Asymmetric Information Management (AIM) technique (2020)
Journal Article

Liars can, when prompted, provide detailed statements. Ideally, interview protocols to improve lie-detection should (a) encourage forthcoming verbal strategies from truth tellers and (b) encourage withholding verbal strategies from liars. Previous re... Read More about Lie-detection by strategy manipulation: Developing an Asymmetric Information Management (AIM) technique.

Gender differences in attention to pain body postures in a social context: A novel use of the bodies in the crowd task (2020)
Journal Article

Pain signals the presence of potential harm, captures attention, and can inhibit performance on concurrent tasks. What is less well known, however, is whether such attentional capture also occurs in a wider social context, such as when observing peop... Read More about Gender differences in attention to pain body postures in a social context: A novel use of the bodies in the crowd task.