Suzi Gage

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Suzi Gage
Alma materUniversity College London University of Bristol
EmployerUniversity of Liverpool
Known forPsychology Science communication

Suzanne (Suzi) Gage is a psychologist and epidemiologist who is interested in the nature of associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health. She is a lecturer at the University of Liverpool and has a popular science podcast, "Say Why to Drugs", which explores substance use.

Education[edit | edit source]

Suzi Gage is from St Weburghs, where she completed A-Levels in Maths, Biology, Music and English.[1][2] She received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in cognitive neuropsychology from University College London in 2005.[3] Her PhD used the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to investigate associations between adolescent tobacco and cannabis use, which she completed at the University of Bristol in 2014.[3]

Research[edit | edit source]

Gage remained at Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher, where she worked in Professor Marcus Munfao's programme on the associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health outcomes.[4] Her Gage taught a short course "Appraising Epidemiological Studies" and delivered lectures on Science Communication.[4][5] She concentrated on language, specifically the impact of early language learning on later ability.[6] Whilst at Bristol, she became a prominent voice in the public debate about recreational drug use.[7]

Gage joined the University of Liverpool as a lecturer in 2017.[8] She is a member of the Society for the Study of Addiction.[9][10] Her recent looks at the link between drugs and music.[11]

Public Engagement[edit | edit source]

Suzi Gage began writing for the Guardian as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol.[12] Since, she has written for The Economist, The Conversation, The Telegraph and The Lancet Psychiatry.[13][14][15] Gage started blogging in 2011, and her blog "Sifting the Evidence", focused on research and ideas in epidemiology and public health.[16] In 2013 she appeared in the Science Grrl calendar, "She Blinded Me with Science".[2] She is an advocate for creativity within the sciences, and has argued "science and the arts don’t exist in silos".[17] Gage was a keynote speaker at the 2017 March for Science in Bristol.[18]

Gage's podcast, Say Why to Drugs, explores substance use and mental health.[19] The podcast has over 285,000 subscribers, and won Gage the 2016 AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science.[20] She has also appeared in the University of Liverpool podcast series.[21]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "WONDER WOMEN: Psychologist and Epidemiologist Suzi Gage on Making STEM Careers More Accessible, and Getting Started as a Scientist". www.themilelongbookshelf.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AEngD :: EngD features in Science Grrll Calendar". www.aengd.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Suzi Gage | UKCTAS". ukctas.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bristol, University of. "Dr Suzanne Gage - Experimental Psychology". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  5. ↑ Bristol, University of. "Dr Suzanne Gage teaching". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  6. ↑ Bristol, University of. "Dr Suzanne Gage expertise". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  7. ↑ "Response to stories suggesting that "cannabis is a causal mechanism" for developing schizophrenia. – Sense about Science". senseaboutscience.org. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Suzanne Gage - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  9. ↑ "Suzi Gage | Society for the Study of Addiction". www.addiction-ssa.org. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  10. ↑ "What I seek when I need a laugh | The Psychologist". thepsychologist.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  11. ↑ Sumnall, Harry. "The link between drugs and music explained by science". The Conversation. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  12. ↑ "Suzi Gage". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  13. ↑ "Suzi Gage". The Conversation. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  14. ↑ Gage, Suzi (2015-01-01). "The family way". The Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (1). doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00143-6. ISSN 2215-0366. 
  15. ↑ Gage, Suzi (2013-10-15). "Ada Lovelace Day: Where are the women in science? Right here ... My top 10 female scientists". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  16. ↑ Bristol, University of. "2012: Science blog award | News | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  17. ↑ "The importance of earnestly studying science". British Science Association. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  18. ↑ "'Bristol has scientific discovery woven into its very core'". Bristol 24/7. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  19. ↑ acast. "Say Why To Drugs on acast". acast. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Suzanne Gage Wins 2016 AAAS Early Career Public Engagement Award". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  21. ↑ University of Liverpool Online (2017-11-06), University of Liverpool Podcast episode 4: Suzi Gage on ‘Say Why to Drugs’, retrieved 2018-01-28 
  22. ↑ Bristol, University of. "2016: gageskeptic | School of Experimental Psychology | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  23. ↑ "Suzanne Gage receives 2016 AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  24. ↑ "The British Association for Psychopharmacology | BAP Newsletter". www.bap.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  25. ↑ "David Colquhoun and Suzi Gage Joint Winners of 2012 UK Science Blog Prize". Good Thinking Society. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
  26. ↑ Bristol, University of. "2012: Convocation Award | School of Experimental Psychology | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-28. 
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