麻豆传媒

Background:

I am an NIHR Advanced Fellow and Senior Research Fellow based within the Population Health Sciences Institute. 

I have been working in Academia since January 2016 and since being at 麻豆传媒 I have been involved as a co-applicant on grants generating £4,462,707. My role within these grants has included study PI, Co-applicant and study co-ordinator, member of the steering group and qualitative researcher.

Prior to working in academia I was a drug and alcohol practitioner and I have worked within a variety of substance misuse settings (criminal justice, residential and in the community) between 2004- 2016. I also have experience of working alongside a team of Social Workers within the Emergency Duty Team addressing Health and Social Care problems across North Yorkshire and York.

Qualifications:

Ba (Hons) Criminology and Psychology- University of Northampton- 2004

MSc Criminology- Teesside University- 2007

PhD- 麻豆传媒- 2016 

Research Interests:

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Social Care

Substance Misuse

Criminal Justice

Mental Health

Young People

I am a practitioner-researcher working at the interface of Social Care and Public Health. My research focuses on individuals with multiple disadvantage and complex needs particularly in the arena of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), mental health, substance use and safeguarding. Prior to commencing a career in research, I had 12 years’ practitioner experience working in voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations, local authorities and the HMP Prison service.

My practitioner experience has equipped me with skills and knowledge to engage with community groups often excluded from academic research. My combined practitioner background and researcher experience supports me to undertake pragmatic research that can have real world impact.

I commenced my academic journey working as a research Interventionist within 麻豆传媒 on PAReNTS: ‘Brief interventions to reduce hazardous and harmful drinking in parents referred to children’s social care: a feasibility study’; AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care; ACCEPT: A pilot feasibility trial of alcohol screening and brief intervention in the police custody suite setting; and SIPS JNR: Developing and Evaluating Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol use Disorders Presenting Through Emergency Departments.

Since 2016, I have been involved in 39 successful grant applications of which 25 have been successfully completed and 14 are ongoing. Of these grants, I have led 16 as PI (13 successfully completed and 3 ongoing).

Current PI projects include my NIHR Advanced Fellowship- RESPONSE: Rape and Sexual Assault: developing a trauma-informed framework to providing health and social care support to survivors; OUTCOMES: Domestic Abuse- Understanding the impact of Outcome 16 on racially minoritised women’s participation in Domestic Abuse investigations and INCLUDE: Understanding and developing father Inclusive Practice in Children’s Social Care.

An example of key projects within the domestic abuse space are VISTA: 'Integrating social care in response to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse: supporting the adult and child victim'; RIVA: ‘Evaluating models of health-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) within maternity services’ and “PROTECT COVID- 19: Exploring lived experiences of the impact of intimate partner violence and abuse on children, affected family members and perpetrators during the COVID- 19 global pandemic”

Furthermore, a number of projects have focused on social care and care experienced young people inclusive (but not limited to), RELATE: 'Leaving care: supporting positive Relational transitions of carE LeAvers and their birTh familiEs'; EXIT: ‘Innovation for Looked after Children Experiencing Post-16 Transition’ and SOLID: Supporting Looked After Children and Care Leavers in Decreasing Drugs and Alcohol

As my research career has developed, it has increasingly focused upon domestic/sexual violence and abuse. My research interests are driven by a commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable individuals, inclusive of children and families.

Teaching:

I have been involved in teaching single sessions on the following modules;

MSc Fundamentals of Research module- 麻豆传媒

MSc Health Policy- 麻豆传媒

MSc Public Health Interventions- 麻豆传媒.

Tutor, Essential Junior rotation in Public Health, Medical school, 麻豆传媒

I have also delivered guest lectures in partner universities Durham and Teesside on the following courses;

Tutor, BSc Criminology (Drugs and Society module)-Teesside University

Guest Lecturer MSc Contemporary Issues in drug use- Teesside University

Guest Lecturer MSc Social Work- Durham University

• Articles

  • Alderson H, Morgan S, Roy J, Armitage R, McGovern R, McGovern W, Shrimpton L, Hazan E, Scott S. . Violence Against Women 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • McGovern R, Mayrhofer A, Sarma K, Smiles C, Alderson H, Toma M, Mansuri N, Akeju D, Forder J, Gabbay M, Jackson C, Miller R, Olive P, Kaner E. . Journal of Family Violence 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • Mayrhofer A, Mansuri N, Sarma K, Smiles C, Alderson H, Kaner E, McGovern R. . British Journal of Social Work 2025, 55(2), 763-781.
  • Currie G, Lynch A, Swan J, Alderson H, Friel S, Harrop C, Johnson R, Kerridge G, Smart D, McGovern R, Munro E. . Public Administration 2025, 103(2), 357-375.
  • Wearn A, Brennan-Tovey K, Adams EA, Alderson H, Baariu J, Cheetham M, Bartle V, Palfreyman L, Rooke V, Shenton F, Ramsay SE, Kaner E. . Health Expectations 2025, 28(1), e70160.
  • McGovern W, Shrimpton L, Alderson H, Hall K, Lhussier M, Sattar Z, Watson P, McGovern R. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2025, 22(10), 1498.
  • Sarma K, McGovern R, Smart D, McGovern W, Barrett S, Kaner E, Cooling V, Thomason P, Hackett S, Alderson H. . Journal of Family Violence 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • Close H, Vincent S, Alderson H, Wilson-Harrop C, Allen S, Waters GM, Hanson S, Pepper GV, Neave N. . Cogent Psychology 2024, 11(1), 2416757.
  • McGovern R, Balogun-Katung A, Artis B, Bareham B, Spencer L, Alderson H, Brown E, Brown J, Lingam R, McArdle P, Newham JJ, Wojciechowska A, Rankin J, Redgate S, Thomason P, Kaner E. . Journal of Prevention 2024, 45, 651-684.
  • McGovern R, Smart D, Alderson H, Fouweather T, Kaner E. . Alcohol and Alcoholism 2024, 59(1).
  • Balogun-Katung A, Artis B, Alderson H, Brown E, Kaner E, Rankin J, Lingam R, McGovern R. . Child Abuse and Neglect 2024, 154, 106867.
  • Redgate S, Smart D, Barrett S, Barron C, Burns S, Frost H, McGovern W, Peart V, Adams E, Alderson H, Kaner E, McGovern R. . SAGE Open 2024, 14(2).
  • Lynch A, Friel S, Munro ER, Sultana M, Hamilton CJ, Kerridge G, Oswick R, Pillay Mitchell T, Alderson H, Harrop C, McGovern R, Mohamoud J, Smart D, Currie G. . European Journal of Social Work 2024, 28(4), 782-797.
  • McGovern R, Balogun-Katung A, Artis B, Alderson H, Brown E, Diggle T, Lingam R, McArdle P, Rankin J, Thomason P, Kaner E. . BMC Public Health 2024, 24, 2276.
  • Sattar Z, Lochhead L, Alderson H, Lhussier M, McGovern R, McGovern W. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2024, 21(10), 1338.
  • Farmer S, Ellis J, Alderson H. . British Dental Journal 2024, epub ahead of print.
  • Johnson RE, Kerridge G, Alderson H, Currie G, Friel S, Harrop C, Lynch A, McGovern R, Munro ER, Newlands F, Smart D. . British Journal of Social Work 2024, 54(5), 2067-2086.
  • Adley M, Alderson H, Jackson K, McGovern W, Spencer L, Addison M, O'Donnell A. . International Journal of Social Research Methodology 2023, 27(5), 559-574.
  • Alderson H, Lingam R, Brown R, McGovern R. . Adoption and Fostering 2023, 47(1), 6-21.
  • Spencer L, Alderson H, Scott S, Kaner E, Ling J. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20(11), 5967.
  • Adams EA, Spencer L, Addison M, McGovern W, Alderson H, Adley M, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, O'Donnell A. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(12), 6996.
  • Alderson H, Barrett S, Addison M, Burns S, Cooling V, Hackett S, Kaner E, McGovern W, Smart D, McGovern R. . Women's Health 2022, 18, 1-12.
  • Alderson H, Mayrhofer A, Smart D, Muir C, McGovern R. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(13), 8086.
  • Alderson H, Kaner E, O'donnell A, Bate A. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(4), 2148.
  • Smart D, Jackson K, Alderson H, Foley T, Foreman S, Kaner B, Kaner E, Lancaster H, Lingam R, Rankin R, Rowlands G, Spencer L, McGovern R. . British Journal of Social Work 2021, 52(4), 2146-2165.
  • Alderson H, Spencer L, Scott S, Kaner E, Reeves A, Robson S, Ling J. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(13), 6923.
  • Spencer L, Addison M, Alderson H, McGovern W, McGovern R, Kaner E, O'Donnell A. . Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 2021, 15, 1-8.
  • Alderson H, McGovern R, Copello A, McColl E, Kaner E, Smart D, McArdle P, Lingam R. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(7), 3461.
  • Lynch A, Alderson H, Kerridge G, Johnson R, McGovern R, Newlands F, Smart D, Harrop C, Currie G. . Journal of Children's Services 2021, 16(3), 214-232.
  • McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Addison M, Alderson H, Geijer-Simpson E, Lingam R, Smart D, Kaner E. . Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 2020, 21(3), 470-483.
  • Alderson H, Kaner E, Brown R, Howel D, McColl E, Smart D, Copello A, Fouweather T, McGovern R, Brown H, McArdle P, Lingam R. . Public Health Research 2020, 8(13).
  • Alderson H, Kaner E, McColl E, Howel D, Fouweather T, McGovern R, Copello C, Brown H, McArdle P, Smart D, Brown R, Lingam R. . PLoS ONE 2020, 15(9), 0238286.
  • Alderson H, Brown R, Smart D, Lingam R, Dovey-Pearce G. . Health Expectations 2019, 22(4), 657-665.
  • Alderson H, Brown R, Copello A, Kaner E, Tober G, Lingam R, McGovern R. . BMC Medical Research Methodology 2019, 19(1), 38.
  • Brown R, Alderson H, Kaner E, McGovern R, Lingam R. . Child Abuse and Neglect 2019, 92, 219-229.
  • Alderson H, McGovern R, Brown R, Howel D, Becker F, Carr L, Copello A, Fouweather T, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, Shucksmith J, Steele A, Vale L, Lingam R. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2017, 3, 25.

• Reports

  • Alderson H, Smiles C, Sarma K, D'Souza N, McGovern W, Gangoli G, McGovern R. . Manchester: N8 Policing Research Partnership, 2025.
  • Wearn A, Kaner E, Ramsay S, Aquino MRJ, Alderson H, Cheetham M, Shenton F, Lally J, Anderson E, Rook V, Palfreyman L, Bartle V. . London: National Institute for Health and Care Research, 2022. PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022310210.
  • Redgate S, Smart D, Adams E, Alderson H, Barrett S, Barron C, Burns S, Firth J, Frost H, Kaner E, McGovern W, Renwick T, Xeros P, McGovern R. . London: National Institute for Health Research, 2021. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021231009.

• Reviews

  • Mayrhofer AM, Alderson H, Sarma K, Jackson C, Olive P, Toma M, Mansuri N, Waterfield A, Crossen S, Parker D, Forder J, Kaner E, Miller R, Gabbay M, Akeju D, McGovern R. . Journal of Family Violence 2026, 41, 395-409.
  • McGovern R, Bogowicz P, Meader N, Kaner E, Alderson H, Craig D, Geijer-Simpson E, Jackson K, Muir C, Salonen D, Smart D, Newham JJ. . Addiction 2023, 118(5), 804-818.
  • McGovern R, Smart D, Alderson H, Araujo-Soares V, Brown J, Buykx P, Evans V, Fleming K, Hickman M, Macleod J, Meier P, Kaner E. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1793.