Suzi Gage

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Suzi Gage
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Gage in 2012
Born
Suzanne H. Gage
Education Dr Challoner's High School
Alma mater University College London (BSc, MSc)
University of Bristol (PhD)
Known for Science communication
Awards I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! (2011)
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Public awareness of science
Institutions University of Liverpool
Thesis Investigating associations of cannabis and cigarette use with mental health outcomes  (2014)
Website suzigage.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.

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Education

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

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

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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  10. 1 2 "Suzanne Gage - University of Liverpool". liverpool.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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  13. ↑ "Addiction Journal - Editorial Board". addictionjournal.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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  15. ↑ "Suzi Gage". theconversation.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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