Iain Hardie
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Psychology
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: I.Hardie@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Psychology Building
- City
- 7 George Square, Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9JZ
Background
Iain joined the Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh in September 2022. He is a postdoctoral research assistant currently working on two projects: (1) the 'COVID-19 Health Impact on Long-term Child Development in Scotland' (CHILDS) study, and (2) the 'Understanding the effects of prenatal maternal infections on developmental outcomes, autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities' study.
Prior to his current role, from 2021-2022 Iain worked as a research assistant in the the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. During this time he worked on two quantitative social science/epidemiological research projects: (1) the ‘Social Practices in Alcohol Research Collaboration’ (SPARC) project, which examined stability and change in British drinking culture in the 21st century, and (2) the ‘Ecigarettes and socioeconomic inequalities’ project, which examined the relationship between e-cigarette use and socioeconomic inequalities in smoking cessation/relapse. Iain completed his PhD in Urban Studies, University of Glasgow in 2021, where his research focussed on analysis of the impact of the Universal Credit welfare reform on housing insecurity in the UK.
Qualifications
- PhD in Urban Studies (title: 'The Impact of Universal Credit Rollout on Housing Insecurity in the UK'), University of Glasgow (2017-2021)
- MSc in Social Research Methods, University of Dundee (2016-2017)
- MA (Hons) in Economics, University of Aberdeen (2012-2016)
Research summary
My research interests focus on the quantitative analysis of social and public health sciences data. This includes analysis of longitudinal datasets, repeat cross-sectional datasets, survey datasets and administrative datasets. My current research involves making use of linked administrative health data to examine the impact of prenatal infections and COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Measures on childhood development outcomes in Scotland, and the role of socioeceonomic deprivation plays in this. Previously, my research has also focused on the following areas:
- Policy and Event Evaluation
- Drinking, Smoking and Vaping behaviour
- Health Inequalities
- Social Security Policy and the Impact of Welfare Reform (particularly the introduction of Universal Credit in the UK)
Affiliated research centres
- Research Affiliate, School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow
Research activities
- The Impact of Universal Credit Rollout on Housing Insecurity: A PhD Research Project
- The Influence of Policy and Events on British Drinking Practices
- Pensions Committee Enquiry into Universal Credit: The Wait for the First Payment
- The European Network For Social Policy Analysis Conference
- Work Pensions and Labour Economics Study Group Conference
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The impact of Universal Credit rollout on homelessness assistance need in Scottish local authorities
In:
Social Policy and Administration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12918
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Vaping and socioeconomic inequalities in smoking cessation and relapse: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study
In:
Tobacco Control
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057728
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Women's alcohol consumption in the early parenting period and influences of socio-demographic and domestic circumstances: A scoping review and narrative synthesis
In:
Drug and alcohol review
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13643
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Understanding changes in the locations of drinking occasions in Great Britain: An age-period-cohort analysis of repeat cross-sectional market research data, 2001-2019
In:
Drug and alcohol review, vol. 42, pp. 105-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13562
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Welfare reform and housing insecurity: The impact of Universal Credit rollout on demand for rent arrears and homelessness advice from Citizens Advice in England
In:
Social Policy and Society, pp. 1-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746422000379
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The impact of Universal Credit rollout on housing insecurity in the UK
Research output: › Doctoral Thesis (Published) -
The impact of changes in COVID‐19 lockdown restrictions on alcohol consumption and drinking occasion characteristics in Scotland and England in 2020: An interrupted time‐series analysis
In:
Addiction, vol. 117, pp. 1622-1639
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15794
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The impact of Universal Credit rollout on housing security: An analysis of landlord repossession rates in English local authorities
In:
Journal of Social Policy, vol. 50, pp. 225-246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279420000021
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)