Petal Petersen Williams
Research Fellow
Profile
Biography
Petal is a Research Fellow in the Mental Health and Addiction Research Group at the University of York's Department of Health Sciences.
Petal has been involved in a variety of studies including interventions targeting the interface between substance use and HIV, exploration of substance use among pregnant women, treatment service quality, alcohol policy and other substance-related interventions situated within health care settings. Most recently her research has focussed on alcohol prevention in pregnant and lactating women and alcohol-related trauma and injury surveillance in South Africa prior to joining the University of York.
Qualifications
- PhD Public Health and Family Medicine
- MA Psychological Research
- B.SocSci (Hons) Psychology
Research
Overview
Petal has a keen interest in healthcare provision and health and wellness more broadly and recently in the development and delivery of technology-driven solutions to healthcare needs.
Projects
- Promoting Smoking CEssation and PrevenTing RElapse in people with mental illness after a smoke free mental health inpatient stay (SCEPTRE)
- E-cigarettes for Smoking Cessation And reduction in People with mEntal illness (ESCAPE trial)
Research group(s)
External activities
Editorial duties
- Petal serves on the editorial board for PLOS ONE
