Our team
IDEAS in Addiction Medicine St Andrews is a collaboration of researchers and innovators across the university working closely with people and communities affected by addiction, and partners across the UK and internationally from the health and care sector, industry, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and academia.
Founders and co-directors
Professor Alexander Baldacchino
Clinical and Global
Innovation Lead
Dr Gosia Mitka
Entrepreneurial Activation & Ecosystem Partnerships Lead
Joe Schofield
Research Excellence Lead
Core team
Dr Dagmar der Weduwen
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Research & Innovation Associate
Dr Janis Petzinger
University of St Andrews Business School
Research & Innovation Associate
Members and supporters
Our members and supporters contribute to different functions of the addiction innovation ecosystem, spanning world-leading research and evidence generation, healthcare delivery, talent and capability development, entrepreneurial activation, policy engagement and community partnership. Together, these complementary capabilities, networks and perspectives enable IDEAS to accelerate the journey from discovery to implementation and impact through our twin engines of innovation: Research Excellence and Entrepreneurial Activation.
Research, evidence and infrastructure
Dr Dharini Balasubramaniam
School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews
Senior Lecturer
Professor Tim Croudace
School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee
Chair of Applied Health Research
Professor Tim Croudace
School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee
Chair of Applied Health Research
Professor Patrice Forget
University of Aberdeen
Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia Honorary Consultant
Dr Tugce Cuhadaroglu
University of St Andrews Business School
Lecturer
Dr Hamed Ekhtiari
Medical School, University of Texas
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Professor Faisel Khan
Faculty of Health, University of Dundee
Chair of Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones
National Problem Gambling Clinic
Director
Dr Hussien Elkholy
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry
Dr Roshan Bhad
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Dr Roshan Bhad
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Professor Yasser Khazaal
Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
Professor of Addiction Psychiatry
Professor Yasser Khazaal
Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
Professor of Addiction Psychiatry
Professor Niamh nic Daeid
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
Chair of Forensic Science
Professor Niamh nic Daeid
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
Chair of Forensic Science
Dr Lorna Nisbet
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Toxicology
Dr Lorna Nisbet
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Toxicology
Professor Zsolt Demetrovics
Flinders University
Director of Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing and Matthew Flinders Professor
Professor Zsolt Demetrovics
Flinders University
Director of Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing and Matthew Flinders Professor
Dr Gillian Forbes
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Post-doctoral Implementation Scientist
Dr Gillian Forbes
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Post-doctoral Implementation Scientist
Dr Michail Papathomas
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
Senior Lecturer
Dr Michail Papathomas
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
Senior Lecturer
Dr Samuel Warne
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Research Fellow
Dr Ed Stephens
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Honorary Professor
Dr Ed Stephens
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Honorary Professor
Dr Kristiana Siste
Universitas Indonesia Faculty of Medicine
Head of Psychiatry Department
Clinical and commmunity needs
Dr Susanna Galea-Singer
NHS Fife Addiction Services
Clinical Lead and Consultant Psychiatrist
Professor David Lowe
University of Glasgow
Clinical Director Innovation
Dr Nina MacKenzie
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Richard Lowrie
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Reader in Homelessness and Inclusion Health
Dr Richard Lowrie
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Reader in Homelessness and Inclusion Health
Dr Jo Mhairi Hale
School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Senior Lecturer
Dr Katherine Keenan
Senior Lecturer in Demography/Population Geography
Enterprise, commercialisation, and capital
Dr Roger Flint
General Practitioner-Founder & HealthTech Investor
Moira Mackenzie
Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Director of Innovation
Moira Mackenzie
Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Director of Innovation
Michał Bartler
Subreal
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
James Ingram
Science & Engineering Applications Ltd (Scienap)
Director
Dr David Stevenson
St Andrews Innovation
Senior Business Development Manager
Dr Morteza Amjadi
James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Senior lecturer (Associate Professor) of Biomedical Engineering
Dr Morteza Amjadi
James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Senior lecturer (Associate Professor) of Biomedical Engineering
Dr Jayshree Johnstone
St Andrews Innovation
Business Development Manager for Industry
Dr Adam Heikal
St Andrews Innovation
Innovation & Commercialisation Manager
Neil Mitchell
NHS Fife
Innovation Manager
Christian Ziar
Technology Transfer Centre, University of St Andrews
Head of Technology Transfer
Talent, education and capacity building
Dr Marcel Lukas
University of St Andrews Business School
Vice-Dean Executive Education and Senior Lecturer
Dr Marcel Lukas
University of St Andrews Business School
Vice-Dean Executive Education and Senior Lecturer
Dr Sandra Romenska
University of St Andrews Business School
Senior Lecturer
Dr Josie Murray
NHS Education for Scotland
National Training Programme Director for Public Health
Policy, systems, and culture
Professor Peter Donnelly
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
Chair in Public Health
Professor Tobias Jung
University of St Andrews Business School
Professor of Management
Keyrellous Adib
World Health Organisation
Technical Officer