Researcher

Professor Joanne Neale

Biography

Jo Neale is Conjoint Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health. She is also Professor in Addictions Qualitative Research based within the National Addiction Centre, King's College London, and works across the Biomedical Research Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, also at King's College London. Jo originally qualified as a social worker and has held positions at the University of Glasgow, the...view more

Jo Neale is Conjoint Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health. She is also Professor in Addictions Qualitative Research based within the National Addiction Centre, King's College London, and works across the Biomedical Research Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, also at King's College London. Jo originally qualified as a social worker and has held positions at the University of Glasgow, the University of York, and Oxford Brookes University, where she was Professor of Public Health.

My Qualifications

BA(Hons), MA, CQSW, DPhil

My Research Activities

Jo has undertaken a range of qualitative and quantitative studies exploring topics relating to both homelessness and addiction. Examples include: the role of hostels for homeless people; service provision for homeless drug users; homeless drug users’ use of computer assisted therapy; social networks and relationships in emergency hostels and night shelters; drug users' views of pharmacy services; non-fatal drug overdose; drug driving; barriers to accessing drug treatment; user involvement in drug treatment decision-making; drug treatment effectiveness; and peer-to-peer education amongst injectors. Her work on the everyday lives of recovering heroin users generated a book produced in collaboration with the Royal Society of Arts.

Her current research focuses on the development of patient reported outcome measures within the addictions; evaluations of recovery oriented interventions; the experiences and needs of people who frequently attend emergency departments for alcohol-related reasons; addiction and sleep; hospital discharge schemes for homeless people; and community pharmacist provision of contraception services for women receiving opiate agonist treatment.

In 2013, Jo founded the Addiction Service User Group (SURG) in collaboration with the Aurora Project in Lambeth, London.

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