Aisha Holloway

University of Edinburgh
Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN)

Aisha is Co-Founder and Co-Chair of SARN. She is Professor of Nursing Studies and Programme Director of Nursing Now Challenge. Her overarching research programme has two distinct elements: 1) a global public health and alcohol related harm and 2) nursing workforce with a strong professional health policy and political nurse leadership focus. The main aims of both programmes are to reduce the risks and harms of alcohol in society, influencing and shaping alcohol policy alongside strengthening the position and profile of nurses through political leadership to achieve grass roots change for global impact.

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Academic
University of Edinburgh
World Health Organisation
Eric is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Consultant, Public Health Expert, Alcohol Policies with the World Health Organisation. He was previously Director of SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) from 2012-2021.
Elena Dimova
Academic
Glasgow Caledonian University
Elena Dimova is a Lecturer in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Academic
NHS Lothian
Rachel graduated from Edinburgh University in Medicine (MBChB, 1991) with an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Psychology (1989). She commenced basic training in psychiatry in Lothian (1993) and completed this in Tayside (MRCPsych, 1996). In 1996 she was awarded the Sim Research Fellowship (Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh).
PhD Student
Glasgow Caledonian University
Beth is a Sociology of Public Health researcher, specialising in the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.