Awards
- “Academic Women in Psychiatry Award” for “the life-long academic achievements of female Professor of Psychiatry who have shaped academic psychiatry and inspired subsequent generations, Profs of Psychiatry club, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015
- Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2012
- British Association for Psychopharmacology Prize winner (20 years contribution to clinical psychopharmacology), British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2011
- University of Bristol Research Fellowship, University of Bristol, 2008
- Clinical Excellence Award, Bronze, 2007
- BAP/GSK Prize winner (10 years contribution to clinical psychopharmacology), British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2001
External Positions
- Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health Expert Review Group, Wellcome Trust, 2020
- Member of pharmacology subgroup and for whole guidelines., Alcohol guidelines, Led by PHE, 2019
- Panel Member, Senior Scottish Clinical Fellowships, 2019 - 2020
- Panel member, MRC African Research Leaders Scheme, MRC, 2018 - 2018
- Panel member, UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships (UKRI FLF) programme Peer Review College and Interview Panel, UKRI, 2018 - 2020
- Professional Liaison Officer (elected), British Neuroscience Association Council, British Neuroscience Association., 2017
- Committee member, International Advisory Committee, International Society for Biomedical Research into Alcoholism’s (ISBRA) meeting in Japan 2018., 2017
- Panel member, Panel for Child and young adult mental health - the underpinning aetiology of self-harm and eating disorders., MRC, 2016 - 2017
- Chair 2016-2020; current: coopted exec member, Academic Faculty of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016
- member, Neuroscience Commisssion, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016
- Panel member, MRC Child and young adult mental health – the underpinning aetiology of self-harm and eating disorders., MRC, 2016 - 2016
- Committee member, Membership committee, International Society for Biomedical Research into Alcoholism., 2016
- Expert advisor, Core Guidelines Development Group on substance misuse for antenatal and postnatal mental health guidelines, NICE, 2013
- member, EME Board for call on “Alcohol & substance misuse in younger people”., NIHR, 2013
- member, expert in neurobiology, Alcohol Related Brain Disorder working party, Royal College of Psychiatry, 2011
- member, Expert Committee, Research., Action on Addiction, 2011
- Member, Review panel, Evaluation of the Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Oslo, 2011 - 2011
- Member, Review panel of Programme of Profs Heinz & Wittchen in Berlin, .DFG, Germany, 2011 - 2011
- Member, expertise in pharmacotherapy, Member of Alcohol Dependence Quality Standards group., NICE, 2010 - 2011
- member, MRC Clinical training and career development panel, MRC, 2009 - 2014
- Member, led pharmacology subgroup, Core Guidelines Development Group for ‘Alcohol use disorders: management of alcohol dependence’, NICE, 2008 - 2011
- Member, expert in neurobiology, Expert Panel to review effects of alcohol on young people, Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2007 - 2009
- Member, led Pharmacology subgroup, Core Guidelines Development Group for ‘Drug Misuse: Opioid Detoxification., NICE, 2006 - 2007
- Member, only addiction expert., Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry Expert Advisory Group., Commission on Human Medicines, 2006 - 2009
- Hon General Secretary; (member 2001-2004), BAP Council, British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2004 - 2007
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Vice-Chair, Academic Faculty of Royal College of Psychiatrists., 2011 - 2015
- Member, Coordinate, develop and teach on training / CPD courses for psychiatrists, British Association for Psychopharmacology, 1986
Editorial Boards
- British Journal of Psychiatry Open, Associate editor, 2015
- British Journal of Psychiatry, Handling editor, 2013
- Psychopharmacology, Advisory editor, 2011
- Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, Editorial board member, 2010
- Addiction, Assistant editor, 2009
- Addiction, Assistant editor, 2009
- Addiction Biology, Reviewing editor, 2005