Dorothy Newbury-Birch joined the University in January 2015
as Professor of Alcohol and Public Health Research. She is a member of the
Department of Clinical Psychology/Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities and
Community within the School of Health and Social Care at Teesside
University. She leads the Alcohol, Obesity and Public Health Team (TeamAlpha). She is co-lead of the Resilient & Secure Societies Research Grand Challenge Theme with Professor Nigel Copsey. Dorothy is an associate member
of Fuse and a
member of both the early life and adolescence and behavioural change programmes.
Professor Newbury-Birch's research focuses on work around reducing alcohol
related harm in society, particularly for young people and those in various
stages of the criminal justice system. She also works in partnership with
individuals and practitioners to get evidence into practice. She has been
involved in over 70 peer reviewed publications and reports as well as many
other abstracts and letters and been awarded over £14 million in research
grants.
• Alcohol related harm
• Interventions for alcohol use disorders with young people
• Interventions for alcohol use disorders in the criminal justice setting
• Co-production public health evaluations with public health practitioners
• Systematic reviewing
Alcohol Research UK, Evaluation of an early intervention
programme for young persons with alcohol and drug misuse in Sunderland,
co-applicant (2018)
Public Health England, Alcohol and Smoking Brief Interventions - Behavioural
Analysis Project. Co-applicant (2017)
NIHR PHR, Interventions to reduce substance use by children and young people in
Youth Offending Teams: RISKIT-CJS, Co-applicant (2016)
Alcohol Research UK. Development of a core outcome set for alcohol brief
interventions: The ORBIT project; Grant holder (2016)
NIHR PHR, The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol brief
interventions in reducing risky drinking in the high school setting with 14-15
year olds SIPS JR-HIGH, Grant holder (2015)
MRC, PHIND, Examining the evidence base for alcohol screening and brief
interventions in the UK prison system, Co-applicant (2015)
Durham Council, Co-production Public Health Evaluations, Grant holder (2011)
Current PhD students - Teesside
Kathy Jackson (2018) The process of developing self-efficacy, engagement and
self-management within the context of community rehabilitation and support for
people with Long Term Neurological Conditions.
Lynn Dougan (2017) A study of the complex needs of individuals aged 18 years
and over within a medium and low secure hospital setting.
Waller (2015): Embedding interventions into public health within a changing
landscape. Full time student.
Philip Watson (2015): Spiritual practices for the long term recovery from
substance use. Part time student. Professional Doctorate student
Newcastle
Nicola Howe. (2014) Sharing Patient Trial Data: Patient’s views and the
potential impact upon participation in Clinical Trials. Part time student.
Samantha Level (2012). An Evaluation of County Durham Alcohol Recovery Service
(DRAW). Part time PhD.
Claire Sullivan (2011). Exploring the relationship between alcohol and sexual
decision- making in adults attending sexual health clinics, with an emphasis on
those aged 25 years and over. Part time PhD.
Member of Funding Panel for Alcohol Research UK
Topic expert on the NICE - alcohol interventions in schools
Member of the Advisory Board for PORSCH
Member of the Co-ordinating Committee for INEBRIA
I currently work with the following institutions:
University of Edinburgh
University of Kent
Newcastle University
Sunderland University
Northumbria University
Liverpool John Moores University
Kings College London
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Durham County Council
Norham High School, North Tyneside
I teach systematic reviewing to postgraduate students and
teaching staff.
I teach nursing students about alcohol and criminal justice and about the risks
associated with alcohol.
I have taught students in the USA systematic reviewing using Skype.
I currently work with a group of six 15 year old students at
Norham High School in North Tyneside to develop and carry out a piece of
research looking at how staff and students feel about the new GCSE's.
This work will be written up as a book chapter.
Selected publications
1. McParlin C, O’Donnell A, Robson S, Beyer F, Moloney E, Bryant A, Bradley J,
Muirhead C, Nelso-Peircey C, Newbury-Birch,
D., Norma, J, Simpson e, Swallow B, Yates L, Vale L. (2016). ‘Treatments
for Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Systematic
Review’. JAMA. 316(13)1392-1401.
2. Newbury-Birch, D., Birch J,
O’Neill G, McGovern R. (2016). ‘A rapid systematic review of what we know about
alcohol use disorders and brief interventions in the criminal justice system’. International Journal of Prisoner Health.
12(1):57-70.
3. Newbury-Birch, D., Scott S,
O’Donnell A, Coulton S, Howel D, McColl E, Stamp E, Graybill E, Gilvarry E,
Laing K, McGovern R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Harle C, McArdle P, Tate L, Kaner E.
A pilot feasibility cluster
randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to
prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 years in a high school
setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). Report to NIHR Public Health Research Program
Report 2(6).
4. Newbury-Birch, D., Coulton S,
Bland M, Cassidy P, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry e, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner
E, McGovern R, Myles J, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Patton R, Perryman K, Phillips T,
Shepherd J, Drummond C. (2014). ‘Screening and brief interventions for
hazardous and harmful alcohol use for offenders: a pragmatic multicentre
cluster randomised controlled trial’, Alcohol
and Alcoholism. 49(5) 540-548.