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  1. Assessing if motives-based vignettes influence plans for drinking and alcohol cues: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2024, BMJ

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  2. A Scoping Review of Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Deployment in Global Healthcare Systems

    Article • Vaccines, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  3. Overdose prevention centres as spaces of safety, trust and inclusion: A causal pathway based on a realist review

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  4. Navigating challenges and opportunities: perspectives on digital service development in substance use disorder treatment

    Article • Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  5. Neuromodulation Treatments Targeting Pathological Synchrony for Tinnitus in Adults: A Systematic Review

    Article • Brain Sciences, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  6. Enhancing Men’s Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT) using virtual reality: A randomised pilot feasibility study and mixed method process evaluation

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2024, PLOS

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  7. Codesign and Launch of ‘On the Ball’: An Inclusive Community‐Based ‘Testicular Awareness’ Campaign

    Article • Health Expectations, June 2024, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Mr. David Murphy

  8. A pilot randomised control study to investigate the effect of the South African Adolescence Group Sleep Intervention (SAASI) on adolescent sleep and PTSD*

    Article • May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Cherie Armour

  9. An International, Multidisciplinary Consensus Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures for Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  10. Using X, Facebook QR codes to optimise recruitment to a feasibility trial Enhancing Men’s Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT) in a cluster randomised Study Within A Trial (SWAT): Lessons learned.

    Article • F1000Research, March 2024, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Mr. David Murphy

  11. Nitazenes—heralding a second wave for the UK drug-related death crisis?

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  12. The role of prejudice and prior contact in support for evidence-based interventions to reduce drug-related deaths: Results from a survey across the island of Ireland.

    Article • December 2023, Research Square

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  13. The role of prejudice and prior contact in support for evidence-based interventions to reduce drug-related deaths: Results from a survey across the island of Ireland.

    Article • November 2023, Research Square

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  14. Promoting Civility in Formal And Informal Open Science Contexts

    Article • October 2023, Center for Open Science

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  15. Promoting ‘testicular awareness’: Co‐design of an inclusive campaign using the World Café Methodology

    Article • Health Expectations, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Mr. David Murphy

  16. Enhancing men's awareness of testicular diseases (E-MAT) feasibility trial: Protocol for a mixed method process evaluation

    Article • HRB Open Research, September 2023, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  17. Understanding a constellation of eight COVID-19 disease prevention behaviours using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework: a qualitative study using the behaviour change wheel

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  18. A Systematic Review of Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs) to Improve the Health Behaviours, Psychological Wellbeing and/or Physical Health of Police Staff

    Article • Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  19. Barriers and facilitators of naloxone and safe injection facility interventions to reduce opioid drug-related deaths: A qualitative analysis

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  20. Few Interventions Support the Affected Other on Their Own: a Systematic Review of Individual Level Psychosocial Interventions to Support Those Harmed by Others’ Alcohol Use

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  21. The importance of NOT being Other: Time to address the invisibility of nuanced gender and sexuality in clinical trials

    Article • Trials, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  22. What roles does physical activity play following the death of a parent as a young person? A qualitative investigation

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  23. The effect of question order on outcomes in the orbital core outcome set for alcohol brief interventions among online help-seekers (QOBCOS): Findings from a randomised factorial trial

    Article • Digital Health, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul Toner, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  24. The Importance of NOT Being Other: Time to address the invisibility of nuanced gender and sexuality in clinical trials

    Article • December 2022, Center for Open Science

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  25. Few interventions support the affected other on their own: A systematic review of individual level psychosocial interventions to support those harmed by others’ alcohol drinking

    Article • November 2022, Research Square

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  26. Analysis of the UK Government’s 10-Year Drugs Strategy—a resource for practitioners and policymakers

    Article • Journal of Public Health, October 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Prof Jim McManus

  27. Correction: Trial Forge Guidance 3: randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups—practical guidance to support better practice

    Article • Trials, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  28. Trial Forge Guidance 3: randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups—practical guidance to support better practice

    Article • Trials, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  29. The United Kingdom's first unsanctioned overdose prevention site; A proof-of-concept evaluation

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  30. Using behavioural science in public health settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: The experience of public health practitioners and behavioural scientists

    Article • Acta Psychologica, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  31. Enhancing men's awareness of testicular diseases (E-MAT) feasibility trial: Protocol for a mixed method process evaluation

    Article • HRB Open Research, March 2022, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Mr. David Murphy

  32. Overdose prevention centres in the UK

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  33. Interventions to promote physical distancing behaviour during infectious disease pandemics or epidemics: A systematic review

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  34. The ORBITAL Core Outcome Set: Response to on Biomarkers and Methodological Innovation in Core Outcome Sets

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, March 2022, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  35. How do naloxone-based interventions work to reduce overdose deaths: a realist review

    Article • Harm Reduction Journal, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  36. Reflections on Experiencing Parental Bereavement as a Young Person: A Retrospective Qualitative Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  37. Prioritizing Variables for Evaluating the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Brief Interventions for Reducing Alcohol Consumption: A Latin American Perspective

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2022, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  38. The UK’s first (unsanctioned) overdose prevention site

    Article • December 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  39. Template for Rapid Iterative Consensus of Experts (TRICE)

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  40. The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, September 2021, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  41. Template for Rapid Iterative Consensus of Experts (TRICE)

    Article • June 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  42. Can Physical Activity Support Grief Outcomes in Individuals Who Have Been Bereaved? A Systematic Review

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  43. Disentangling the Symptom‐Level Nuances in Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Problematic Alcohol Use in Northern Irish Military Veterans: A Network Analysis

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Cherie Armour

  44. Peer and parental processes predict distinct patterns of physical activity participation among adolescent girls and boys

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  45. Correction: The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  46. A Rapid Systematic Review of Public Responses to Health Messages Encouraging Vaccination against Infectious Diseases in a Pandemic or Epidemic

    Article • Vaccines, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  47. The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial (Preprint)

    Article • December 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  48. The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, November 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  49. The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial (Preprint)

    Article • September 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  50. Understanding and optimising patient and public involvement in trial oversight: an ethnographic study of eight clinical trials

    Article • Trials, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  51. SCOPING REVIEW OF MOBILE PHONE APP UPTAKE AND ENGAGEMENT TO INFORM DIGITAL CONTACT TRACING TOOLS FOR COVID-19

    Article • April 2020, Center for Open Science

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  52. Risk perception, changing social context, and norms prevent transition to regular injection among people who smoke heroin

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  53. Evaluation of a Cognitive Behavioral Model of Tinnitus Distress: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Structural Equation Modeling

    Article • Ear & Hearing, December 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  54. Designing and using incentives to support recruitment and retention in clinical trials: a scoping review and a checklist for design

    Article • Trials, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  55. Meeting abstracts from the 5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC 2019)

    Article • Trials, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Mike Campbell

  56. ESTSS2019 Rotterdam Symposium abstract book

    Article • European Journal of Psychotraumatology, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Cherie Armour

  57. Prioritization of Outcomes in Efficacy and Effectiveness of Alcohol Brief Intervention Trials: International Multi-Stakeholder e-Delphi Consensus Study to Inform a Core Outcome Set

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, May 2019, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  58. The Variability of Outcomes Used in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions: A Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, May 2019, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  59. ‘We all want to succeed, but we’ve also got to be realistic about what is happening’: an ethnographic study of relationships in trial oversight and their impact

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  60. The ‘Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol’ (ORBITAL) framework: protocol to determine a core outcome set for efficacy and effectiveness trials of alcohol screening and brief intervention

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  61. Proceedings of the 14th annual conference of INEBRIA

    Article • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Robert Patton

  62. Meeting abstracts from the 4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) and the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials

    Article • Trials, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Catherine E Walshe, Dr Amy Kim Drahota, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  63. Informing efficient randomised controlled trials: exploration of challenges in developing progression criteria for internal pilot studies

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2017, BMJ

    Mike Campbell, Mr Angelos Kolias, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  64. Improving wellbeing: Reducing negative thinking may be more helpful than teaching positive thinking

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  65. Erratum to: Confirmatory factor analysis of Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-OM) used as a measure of emotional distress in people with tinnitus

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  66. Feasibility of alcohol screening among patients receiving opioid treatment in primary care

    Article • BMC Family Practice, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  67. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Versus Extended Internet Intervention for Problem Drinkers

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  68. Most who responded to advertisements to participate chose to complete the questionnaire online (95%)

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, October 2016, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  69. Confirmatory factor analysis of Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-OM) used as a measure of emotional distress in people with tinnitus

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  70. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA

    Article • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  71. What are the roles and valued attributes of a Trial Steering Committee? Ethnographic study of eight clinical trials facing challenges

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Matthew R Sydes, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  72. How, and perhaps why hangover symptoms vary in Canadian adults

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  73. Predicting conversion to dementia in a memory clinic: A standard clinical approach compared with an empirically defined clustering method (latent profile analysis) for mild cognitive impairment subtyping

    Article • Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  74. Enhancing public involvement in trial oversight committees through qualitative research with eight trials facing challenges

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Matthew R Sydes, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  75. Evaluating the effectiveness of problem-based learning as a method of engaging year one law students

    Article • The Law Teacher, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  76. Neuromodulation (desynchronisation) for tinnitus in adults

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  77. Psychosocial Interventions for Problem Alcohol Use in Primary Care Settings (PINTA): Baseline Feasibility Data

    Article • Journal of Dual Diagnosis, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  78. Can our understanding of addiction help us explain Muscle Dysmorphia as addiction to body image?

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Addictions, March 2015, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  79. Is MD an addiction, eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or something else?

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Addictions, March 2015, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  80. Health-care professionals’ attitudes across different hospital departments regarding alcohol-related presentations

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  81. Methodological challenges and issues of recruiting for mental health and substance use disorders trials in primary care

    Article • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  82. The Internet addiction components model and personality: Establishing construct validity via a nomological network

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  83. The (co-)occurrence of problematic video gaming, substance use, and psychosocial problems in adolescents

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Addictions, September 2014, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  84. Different types of narcissism relate to mood; agreeableness and positive mood lower in Dark Dyad

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  85. Deconstructing alcohol use on a night out in England: Promotions, preloading and consumption

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  86. Addiction: Not just brain malfunction

    Article • Nature, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Edman, Dr Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  87. Rating the Suitability of Responsible Gambling Features for Specific Game Types: A Resource for Optimizing Responsible Gambling Strategy

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  88. Polydrug Use Typologies and Childhood Maltreatment in a Nationally Representative Survey of Danish Young Adults

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2014, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Cherie Armour, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  89. Assessing Internet Addiction Using the Parsimonious Internet Addiction Components Model—A Preliminary Study

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  90. Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  91. SWAT 1: what effects do site visits by the principal investigator have on recruitment in a multicentre randomized trial?

    Article • Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  92. Characteristics and Predictors of Problem Gambling on the Internet

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  93. An examination of participation in online gambling activities and the relationship with problem gambling

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Addictions, March 2013, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  94. Recruitment and retention in internet based randomised trials

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  95. The application of standardised diagnostic criteria in RCTS in depression

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  96. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Structured Diabetes Education Programme (CHOICE) on Clinical Outcomes for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  97. An Empirical Study of Gender Differences in Online Gambling

    Article • Journal of Gambling Studies, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  98. Patterns of polydrug use in Great Britain: Findings from a national household population survey

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  99. An Assessment of the Demographic and Clinical Correlates of the Dimensions of Alcohol Use Behaviour

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  100. Alternative Factor Models and Heritability of the Short Leyton Obsessional Inventory—Children’s Version

    Article • Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  101. INSIGHT, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND GLOBAL FUNCTIONING ONE YEAR AFTER THE ONSET OF PSYCHOSIS

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  102. Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Related Behaviour in Great Britain: A Latent Class Analysis of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  103. The factor structure and concurrent validity of the alcohol use disorder identification test based on a nationally representative UK sample

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, July 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  104. Preliminary evidence of the cardiovascular effects of polysubstance misuse in nightclubs

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, January 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  105. Statistics Explained

    Article • June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gillian W Shorter

  106. A four arm pilot randomized control trial of two alcohol brief interventions: Protocol

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gillian W Shorter