After completing his undergraduate degree in Sport Studies here, at the University of Stirling, Jack went on to complete a postgraduate MSc in Physical Activity for Health at the University of Edinburgh. Jack previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) at Moray House School of Education in Edinburgh before joining Stirling in October 2019 as an Impact Research Assistant within the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport. Jack joined ISMH in June 2020 and is now working in the area of alcohol marketing and policy as well as coordinating the UKPRP Community of Practice.
Prevention Research Network (formerly Community of Practice)
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Article
Uny I, Martin JG, Mitchell D, Ford A, Begley A, Howell R, Fitzpatrick D, Mackay D, Lewsey J & Fitzgerald N (2025) “It has some major knock-on effects”: ambulance clinicians’ experiences of attending alcohol-related call-outs and perceived impact on the Scottish ambulance service (IMPAACT study). Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2576804
Article
Martin JG, Black D & Coggon J (2025) How societal impact is understood and approached across a newly formed community of researchers with an ambitious ‘health of the public’ agenda. Research Evaluation, 34, Art. No.: rvaf029. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf029
Policy Document
Purves R & Martin J (2024) Alcohol availability at Scottish Football Stadia - Insights from the ‘Football and Alcohol Scoping Study (FASST)’ project. Scottish Football Association. https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/42785/
Article
Fitzgerald N, O'Donnell R, Uny I, Martin JG, Cook M, Graham K, Stockwell T, Hughes K, Wilkinson C, McGill E, Miller PG, Reynolds J, Quigg Z & Angus C (2024) Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: ‘Sweetspot’ policy options. International Journal of Drug Policy, 129 (July 2024), Art. No.: 104465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104465
Other
Mitchell G, Boniface S, Carters-White L, Fabbri A, van Schalkwyk M, Martin JG & Fitzgerald N (2023) Alcohol industry involvement in research: exploring current norms and policies around in-kind contributions using a recent case study. UK Prevention Research Conference, Edinburgh, 14.11.2023-15.11.2023.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Mitchell G, Carters-White L, Martin JG & Fitzgerald N (2023) Balancing emotion, transparency and accountability: how to have constructive conversations about COIs. World Health Organization Europe People Before Profits side event at Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 23.10.2023.
Article
Bandura CT, Giulianotti R, Martin JG, Bancroft A, Morrow S, Hunt K & Purves RI (2023) Alcohol consumption among UK football supporters: Investigating the contested field of the football carnivalesque. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 31, pp. 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2219370
Article
Tomaz SA, Ryde GC, Swales B, Neely KC, Andreis F, Coffee P, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Martin JG, Pina I & Whittaker AC (2022) ". . . Exercise opportunities became very important": Scottish older adults' changes in physical activity during Covid19'. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 19, Art. No.: 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-022-00295-z
Article
Martin J, Giulianotti R, Bandura C, Morrow S, Hunt K, Bancroft A & Purves R (2022) Stakeholder views of current laws surrounding alcohol at UK football matches: Is it a case of “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut”?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 107, Art. No.: 103789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103789
Article
Lockdown and licensed premises: COVID-19 lessons for alcohol policy
Fitzgerald N, Manca F, Uny I, Martin JG, O'Donnell R, Ford A, Begley A, Stead M & Lewsey J (2022) Lockdown and licensed premises: COVID-19 lessons for alcohol policy. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (3), pp. 533-545. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13413
Article
Tomaz SA, Coffee P, Ryde GC, Swales B, Neely KC, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Martin JG, Pina I & Whittaker AC (2021) Loneliness, Wellbeing, and Social Activity in Scottish Older Adults Resulting from Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (9), Art. No.: 4517. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094517
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Whittaker AC, Tomaz SA, Ryde G, Connelly J, Coffee P, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Swales B, Martin JG, Pina I & Neely KC (2020) Loneliness, social support and wellbeing in Scottish older adults as a result of social distancing during the Covid19 pandemic. American Psychosomatic Society 2020 Virtual Meeting, Online, 03.12.2020-04.12.2020. https://psychosomatic.org/meetings/annual-meeting-2020/
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Impact of Covid19 social distancing on the social and mental health of Scottish older adults
Whittaker AC, Tomaz SA, Coffee P, Ryde G, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Neely KC, Swales B, Martin JG & Pina I (2020) Impact of Covid19 social distancing on the social and mental health of Scottish older adults. Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2020 Digital Conference, Online, 11.11.2020-18.11.2020. https://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/conference-2020/
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Tomaz SA, Ryde G, Connelly J, Swales B, Martin JG, Pina I, Neely KC, Coffee P, Kirkland A, Andreis F, McCabe L, Watchman K & Whittaker AC (2020) The impact of Covid19 on Scottish older adults’ physical activity: Changes and associations with wellbeing. Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2020 Digital Conference, Online, 11.11.2020-18.11.2020. https://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/conference-2020/