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Suzi Gage

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.

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

Education Edit

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

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

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

References Edit

  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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