Suzi Gage

Suzi Gage
Gage in 2012
Born
Suzanne H. Gage
EducationDr Challoner's High School
Alma materUniversity College London (BSc, MSc)
University of Bristol (PhD)
Known forScience communication
AwardsI'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
Public awareness of science
InstitutionsUniversity of Liverpool
ThesisInvestigating associations of cannabis and cigarette use with mental health outcomes (2014)
Websitesuzigage.co.uk

Suzanne H. Gage is a British psychologist and epidemiologist who is interested in the nature of associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health.[1] She is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool and has a popular science podcast and accompanying book, Say Why to Drugs, which explores substance use.

Education

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Suzi Gage is from Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where she completed GCE Advanced Levels in Maths, Biology, Music and English at Dr Challoner's High School.[2][3] She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2004 and Master of Science degree in cognitive neuropsychology from University College London in 2005.[4] Prior to her PhD, Gage concentrated on language, specifically the impact of early language learning on later ability.[5] 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.[6][4]

Career and research

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After her PhD, Gage remained in Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher in Marcus Munafo's Integrative Epidemiology Unit investigating causality in the associations between lifestyle behaviours and mental health outcomes.[7] Here Gage taught a short course "Appraising Epidemiological Studies" and delivered lectures on Science Communication to MSc psychologists.[7][8] Whilst at Bristol, she became a prominent voice in the public debate about recreational drug use.[9]

Gage joined the University of Liverpool as a lecturer in 2017.[10] She is a member of the Society for the Study of Addiction.[11][12] She is Social Media Editor for the journal Addiction.[13] In 2019 Gage was promoted to senior lecturer.[citation needed]

Public engagement

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Gage began writing for The Guardian as a PhD student at the University of Bristol.[14] Since, she has written for The Economist, The Conversation, The Daily Telegraph and The Lancet Psychiatry.[15][16][17] In June 2011 she won the science engagement activity I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!.[18] Gage started blogging in 2011, and her blog "Sifting the Evidence", focused on research and ideas in epidemiology and public health.[19] In 2013 she appeared in the Science Grrl calendar, and in 2014 she appeared in their video "She Blinded Me with Science".[3] She is an advocate for creativity within the sciences, and has argued "science and the arts don’t exist in silos".[20] Gage was a keynote speaker at the 2017 March for Science in Bristol.[21]

Gage's podcast, Say Why to Drugs, explores the science around substance use.[22] It is on Scoobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network, and the rapper has co-hosted many of the episodes. The podcast has over 750,000 listeners, and won Gage the 2016 AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science.[23] She has also appeared in the University of Liverpool podcast series.[24]

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Suzi Gage on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "WONDER WOMEN: Psychologist and Epidemiologist Suzi Gage on Making STEM Careers More Accessible, and Getting Started as a Scientist". themilelongbookshelf.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "AEngD :: EngD features in Science Grrll Calendar". aengd.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Suzi Gage | UKCTAS". wordpress.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Anon. "Dr Suzanne Gage expertise". bris.ac.uk. University of Bristol. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Gage, Suzanne H. (2014). Investigating associations of cannabis and cigarette use with mental health outcomes. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. OCLC 1064651700. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.682685.
  7. ^ a b Bristol, University of. "Dr Suzanne Gage - Experimental Psychology". bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ^ Bristol, University of. "Dr Suzanne Gage teaching". bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Response to stories suggesting that "cannabis is a causal mechanism" for developing schizophrenia. – Sense about Science". senseaboutscience.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Suzanne Gage - University of Liverpool". liverpool.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Suzi Gage | Society for the Study of Addiction". addiction-ssa.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. ^ "What I seek when I need a laugh". thepsychologist.bps.org.uk. The Psychologist. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Addiction Journal - Editorial Board". addictionjournal.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Suzi Gage". theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Suzi Gage". theconversation.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  16. ^ Gage, Suzi (2015). "The family way". The Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (1): 28. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00143-6. ISSN 2215-0366.
  17. ^ Gage, Suzi (15 October 2013). "Ada Lovelace Day: Where are the women in science? Right here ... My top 10 female scientists". telegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  18. ^ a b "And the winner is…". imascientist.org.uk. I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  19. ^ Bristol, University of. "2012: Science blog award | News | University of Bristol". bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. ^ "The importance of earnestly studying science". britishscienceassociation.org. British Science Association. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Bristol has scientific discovery woven into its very core". Bristol 24/7. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  22. ^ acast. "Say Why To Drugs on acast". acast. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Suzanne Gage Wins 2016 AAAS Early Career Public Engagement Award". aaas.org. AAAS. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  24. ^ University of Liverpool Online (6 November 2017), "Suzi Gage on 'Say Why to Drugs'", youtube.com, retrieved 28 January 2018
  25. ^ Anon (2016). "gageskeptic: School of Experimental Psychology". bristol.ac.uk. University of Bristol. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Suzanne Gage receives 2016 AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science". eurekalert.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  27. ^ "The British Association for Psychopharmacology | BAP Newsletter". bap.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  28. ^ "David Colquhoun and Suzi Gage Joint Winners of 2012 UK Science Blog Prize". goodthinkingsociety.org. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  29. ^ Anon (2012). "Convocation Award: School of Experimental Psychology". bristol.ac.uk. University of Bristol. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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