Dr John Robins
Research Associate
Biography
John came to the Addictions department at KCL in 2017 to undertake the MSc in Addictions, supported by a bursary from the Society for the Study of Addiction. Prior to this he spent seven years working as a drug and alcohol practitioner in criminal justice, recovery, and outreach services in Haringey, North London.
John won the IoPPN prize scholarship, which enabled him to undertake his PhD research into the profile of alcohol use disorder in suicidal patients accessing psychiatric crisis care and addictions treatment settings.
John now works for the Nicotine Research Group, funded by the National Institute of Health Research South London Applied Research Collaboration. His work is based within the Public Health and Multimorbidity theme, focusing on reducing tobacco use and its impact among people with multimorbid conditions in South London.
Research Interests:
- Addiction treatment
- Alcohol and suicide
- Epidemiology
- Emergency Psychiatric Care
- Electronic Health Records
- Health Inequality
- Multimorbidity
Research
Nicotine Research Group
Our research is translational, collaborative, impactful and truly international, and you can find out more about the various areas of our work via the project links below.
Substance Use and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research (SUPER)
The group often has research finding published in many high-quality journals, and we are open to MSc and PhD students joining us.
Research
Nicotine Research Group
Our research is translational, collaborative, impactful and truly international, and you can find out more about the various areas of our work via the project links below.
Substance Use and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research (SUPER)
The group often has research finding published in many high-quality journals, and we are open to MSc and PhD students joining us.