Montgomery

Catharine

Cathy Montgomery is a Professor of Psychopharmacology & Health Inequalities and Head of the Institute for Health Research at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research interests lie in the effects of substance use on neurocognition in substance users, and the recovery of cognitive and neurological function during abstinence. She is particularly interested in using neuroimaging techniques such as functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy to investigate brain indices of impaired cognitive function in substance users. She also works with community substance use treatment providers and NHS substance use services to improve health care and outcomes for people who use drugs.