Swithenbank

Zoe

Dr Zoe Swithenbank is a senior research associate at Lancaster University, currently working on an NIHR funded research project exploring treatment pathways for co-occurring alcohol and mental health problems. She recently completed her SSA funded PhD at Liverpool John Moores University on behavioural interventions for smoking cessation in substance use treatment services. Prior to starting her academic career, Zoe worked in health services including substance use, mental health and homeless services, and these experiences have shaped her research interests, as well as her commitment to the inclusion of people with lived experience in research. She also contributes to the SSA podcast series Addiction Audio, and continues to volunteer with a national mental health charity in her spare time.