Biography
Matilda is a PhD student supervised by Prof. Leonie Brose, Dr Deborah Robson, and Dr Katherine East, and funded by the ESRC through the LISS DTP. Her doctoral project investigates smoking-related harms amongst people who use cannabis, including harms from smoking cannabis and from co-using it with nicotine products. It focuses on young people with mental health conditions, using qualitative and quantitative methods to explore patterns of use, perceptions, and health education interventions. She initially joined the Nicotine Research Group as a research assistant on a project investigating the use and marketing of nicotine vaping products, and she continues to work across different projects. Matilda was previously based at the University of Amsterdam where she obtained a Psychology MSc in Health Promotion and Behaviour Change and worked as a research and clinical assistant on an RCT evaluating an internet-based CBT intervention.
Research Interests:
- Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products
- Cannabis, and the co-use of cannabis with tobacco
- Prevention and harm reduction
- Health education and health promotion
- Mental health
Research
Youth responses to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette retailing, and e-cigarette packaging in England, Canada and the United States
Youth responses to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette retailing, and e-cigarette packaging in England, Canada and the United States
Project status: Ongoing
Nicotine Research Group
The Nicotine Research Group leads and collaborates on a variety of projects on tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes.
News
Plain packaging may help tackle teen vaping
Plain packaging of vape pods reduces young people’s interest in trying them, but does not reduce interest among adults, according to a new study led by UCL...
Research
Youth responses to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette retailing, and e-cigarette packaging in England, Canada and the United States
Youth responses to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette retailing, and e-cigarette packaging in England, Canada and the United States
Project status: Ongoing
Nicotine Research Group
The Nicotine Research Group leads and collaborates on a variety of projects on tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes.
News
Plain packaging may help tackle teen vaping
Plain packaging of vape pods reduces young people’s interest in trying them, but does not reduce interest among adults, according to a new study led by UCL...