Dr Sally Adams BSc (hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA

Dr Sally Adams

School of Psychology
Associate Professor
MSc Mental Health Programme Lead

Contact details

Email
s.adams.2@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@sallyscientist
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Address
School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Sally is a teaching focused associate professor with a passion for enhancing the student learning experience. Her research interests are in the areas of alcohol use and hangover, harm reduction, recovery and sobriety.  

Qualifications

2016 Fellowship, Higher Education Academy  

2011 PhD, University of Bristol 

2005 MSc Health Psychology, University of Bath  

2003 BSc (Hons), Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Biography

Sally completed an undergraduate degree in psychology, establishing her interest in addictive behaviours. Moving on to study for a MSc in Health Psychology at Bath University, Sally completed a placement in experimental psychology at the University of Bristol. Bringing together these areas of expertise and interest Sally studied for a PhD exploring the effects of alcohol use on cognition and behavior at the University of Bristol. Developing her passion for teaching Sally worked at University of Bath as a lecturer, before taking up the post of associate professor at the University of Birmingham. 

Teaching

Sally is the lead for the Institute for Mental Health MSc in Mental Health.

Postgraduate supervision

Current students 

Arsenis Tselengidis “Usability and validity of the WHO-FCTC self-reporting system for the implementation of Article 13 by low- and middle-income countries” Funded by a University of Bath Studentship, University of Bath

Kat Petrilli “Cannabis potency and mental health: triangulating the evidence” Funded by ESRC SWDTP –University of Bath 

Previous Students 

Craig Gunn “Cognitive Effects of Alcohol Hangover” Funded by a University of Bath Studentship  

Research

Addictive behaviours, alcohol use, alcohol hangover, alcohol harm reduction, recovery and sobriety.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Tamayo, R, Lugo , H & Adams, S 2024, 'Exploring Implicit and Explicit Affective Responses to Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in Colombia', Revista Colombiana de Psicología, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 27–42. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v33n2.106852

Tselengidis, A, Adams, S, Freeman, B, Alam, SM, Astuti, PAS & Cranwell, J 2023, 'Achieving a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040: a qualitative analysis of the tobacco advertising environment and prohibitions in Bangladesh', BMJ open, vol. 13, no. 5, e069620. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069620

Tselengidis, A, Adams, S, Freeman, B, Mostafa, A, Astuti, PAS & Cranwell, J 2023, 'From the international tobacco control arena to the local context: a qualitative study on the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship legislative environment in Sudan and the challenges characterising it', BMJ open, vol. 13, no. 6, e066528. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066528

Petrilli, K, Hines, L, Adams, S, Morgan, C, Curran, V & Freeman, T 2023, 'High potency cannabis use, mental health symptoms and cannabis dependence: Triangulating the evidence', Addictive Behaviours, vol. 144, 107740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107740

Tselengidis, A, Dance , S, Adams, S, Freeman , B & Cranwell , J 2023, 'Tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship ban adoption: A pilot study of the reporting challenges faced by low- and middle-income nations.', Tobacco Induced Diseases, vol. 21, 10. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/155816

Tselengidis, A, Adams, S, Freeman , B, David , A, Dance , S & Cranwell , J 2023, 'Tobacco Control Legislation in Small Island Nations: Adoption of WHO FCTC Article 13 in the Federated States of Micronesia', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395221134554

Adams, S, Clavijo, A, Tamayo , R & Maynard , O 2022, 'A cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia', BMJ open, vol. 12, no. 6, e056754. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056754

Brosnan , M & Adams, S 2022, 'Adapting drug and alcohol therapies for autistic adults', Autism in Adulthood, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0047

Sawyer, K, Burke , C, Ng, R, Freeman , T, Adams, S & Taylor, G 2022, 'Effectiveness of mental health warnings on tobacco packaging in people with and without common mental health conditions: an online randomised experiment', Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 13, 869158. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.869158

Dettmann, L, Adams, S & Taylor, G 2022, 'Investigating the prevalence of anxiety and depression during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom: Systematic review and meta-analyses', British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 757 - 780. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12360

Sillero-Rejon, C, Mahmoud, O, Tamayo, R, Clavijo-Alvarez, A, Adams, S & Maynard, O 2022, 'Standardised packs and larger health warnings: visual attention and perceptions among Colombian smokers and non-smokers', Addiction, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 1737-1747. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15779

Gunn, C, Fairchild , G, Verster, J & Adams, S 2021, 'Does Alcohol Hangover Affect Emotion Regulation Capacity? Evidence from a Naturalistic Cross-Over Study Design', Alcohol and Alcoholism, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 425–432. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa123

Dance , S, Dack , C, Lasheras, C, McMahon, C, Scott, P & Adams, S 2021, 'Exploring the use of workplaces to recruit “hard-to-reach” male drinkers to a survey on alcohol use and awareness of health messages', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, 623. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10697-w

Gunn, C, Fairchild, G, Verster, J & Adams, S 2021, 'The Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Response Inhibition and Attentional Bias towards Alcohol-Related Stimuli', Healthcare, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 373. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040373

Review article

Petrilli, K, Ofori , S, Hines, LA, Taylor, GMJ, Adams, S & Freeman, TP 2022, 'Association of cannabis potency with mental health and addiction: a systematic review', The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 736-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00161-4

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