Allison Ford
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3887989 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Allison Ford |
| PRENOMES | Allison |
| SOBRENOME | Ford |
| ASSINATURA | FORD A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3624-6673 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Pursuing greater equity in a working landscape conservation program in California, USA
‘Alcohol problems are definitely twenty-four seven’ —a qualitative interview study exploring the presenting features of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in Scotland (Impaact study)
Introduction Alcohol contributes to at least 16% of ambulance call-outs in Scotland, placing a significant burden on emergency services. This study aimed to explore the circumstances behind these incidents from the perspective of practicing Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) clinicians.Methods We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews (median duration: 81 minutes) with 31 SAS staff, purposively sampled for diversity in gender (10 women, 21 men),…
Young people’s smoking and vaping behaviour, and comparative perceptions of appeal, imagery and harm, across different vape devices and a tobacco cigarette
Introduction After the introduction of a new generation of disposable vapes (e.g., Elf Bar) in the UK in 2021, there was a rapid increase in their use by young people and concern about their availability and marketing. This study examined young people’s vaping and smoking between 2020 and 2023, and perceptions of a disposable vape, a tank model and a traditional cigarette, to examine whether disposable vapes may have contributed to the rise in yo…
“It has some major knock-on effects”
Introduction Alcohol consumption places a heavy burden on emergency services worldwide. In Scotland, around one in six ambulance call-outs is alcohol-related, yet little is known about frontline experiences. We aimed to understand ambulance clinicians’ experiences of alcohol-related call-outs including any personal or professional impacts.Methods In-depth telephone interviews were conducted with 27 ambulance clinicians and 4 managers (May 2019–De…
Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services
For people accessing homelessness support centres, smoking abstinence remains challenging. More intensive support and a variety of approaches to support smoking cessation, particularly those which address the psychosocial factors which hinder smoking abstinence, may be required. Future research should focus on how this can be achieved
Youth perceptions of Brand variant names on standardised cigarette packs, and responses to replacing these with numbers
Tobacco companies use brand variant name on cigarette packaging to differentiate, and create interest in, their products. We explored young peoples’ reactions to brand variant names on cigarette packs and perceptions of replacing these with numbers, a proposed policy in Turkey. Twelve focus groups, segmented by gender, age (11-12, 13-14, 15-16) and social grade (ABC1, C2DE), were conducted across Britain from May–July 2018 (n = 89). Participants …
Lockdown and licensed premises
A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation
Use of e-cigarettes (vaping) has potential to help pregnant women stop smoking. This study explored factors influencing adherence among participants in the vaping arm of the first trial of vaping for smoking cessation in pregnancy. We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 28) with women at three-months postpartum. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis, informed by the Theoretical-Domains Framework, Necessity-Concerns Fram…
Defend the Sacred
Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment, by MICHAEL D. McNALLY Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment, by MICHAEL D. McNALLY. Princeton, NJ and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2020, 400 pp.; $26.95 (paperback), $99.95 (hardcover). Allison Ford Allison Ford Sonoma State University, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociol…
Emotional Landscapes of Risk
Learning from the implementation of Universal Free School Meals in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory
In 2014/15, Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) were introduced in Scotland and England for children in their first three years of primary school. This study examined the implementation of UFSM in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), a middle-range theory of implementation, to identify areas of learning for policymakers wishing to introduce or extend similar policies. NPT is predominantly used to evaluate interventions or new technol…
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
BACKGROUND: In the retail environment strategic placement of food influences purchasing. Foods placed at checkouts have tended to be less healthy. In response to consumer concern some UK supermarkets voluntarily committed to removing less healthy food from their checkouts. We explored qualitatively the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of younger children regarding food at supermarket checkouts, supermarket checkout food policies,…
Impact of a ban on the open display of tobacco products in retail outlets on never smoking youth in the UK
Both partial and full implementation of a display ban were followed by a reduction in smoking susceptibility among adolescents, which may be driven by decreases in brand awareness
Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom
Concern has been expressed about the use of e-cigarettes among young people. Our study reported e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette ever and regular use among 11-16 year olds across the UK. Data came from five large scale surveys with different designs and sampling strategies conducted between 2015 and 2017: The Youth Tobacco Policy Survey; the Schools Health Research Network Wales survey; two Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Smokefree Great Brit…
Bereavement through substance use
Background: Deaths associated with alcohol and/or drugs belong to a category of ‘special’ deaths due to three characteristics: traumatic circumstances of the death, stigma directed to both the bereaved and the deceased, and resulting disenfranchised grief experienced by the bereaved. These factors can impede those who are bereaved in this way from both grieving and accessing support. In response to a lack of research in this area this paper repor…
Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services
How to promote compassionate care within public services is a concern in several countries; specifically, some British healthcare scandals highlight poor care for service users who may readily be stigmatised as ‘other’. The article therefore aims to understand better the relationship between stigma and compassion. As people bereaved by a drug- or alcohol-related death often experience stigma, the article draws on findings from a major British stu…
Young women smokers’ response to using plain cigarette packaging
The experience of using cigarettes in plain packs prompted a range of negative responses from young women smokers, who are a crucial target group for tobacco control interventions
The importance of cigarette packaging in a ‘dark’ market
In a growing number of countries tobacco companies are severely restricted in how they can legally market their products. In these 'dark' markets the role of packaging as a promotional and communications tool becomes more pronounced. How packaging is used for the most expensive cigarette brands in dark markets has received limited attention however, even though these 'premium' cigarette brands significantly impact upon the profitability of tobacc…
The role of packaging for consumer products
The Australian Government intends to introduce plain tobacco packaging in 2012. We consider whether such a move appears justified by examining the wider marketing literature in order to understand the role that packaging has for consumer goods. Packaging is often called the fifth ‘p’ of the marketing mix. It is an effective marketing medium for all consumer products and helps build consumer relationships through possession and usage. Common packa…
Young adult smokers' perceptions of plain packaging
This pilot naturalistic study suggests that plain packaging could potentially help reduce tobacco consumption among some young adult smokers, and women in particular. Employing an innovative research methodology, the findings of this study are consistent with, and indeed support, past plain packaging research
Policy responses to crisis
English This article seeks to examine the UK government's policy responses to the 2002–04 firefighters’ dispute, a prolonged crisis which necessitated the activation of the central government's contingency planning procedures for a public safety emergency. The framework for analysis draws on a set of key criteria against which governmental and organisational policy responses to crises can be categorised: agenda management, centralisation of polic…
Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services
How to promote compassionate care within public services is a concern in several countries; specifically, some British healthcare scandals highlight poor care for service users who may readily be stigmatised as ‘other’. The article therefore aims to understand better the relationship between stigma and compassion. As people bereaved by a drug- or alcohol-related death often experience stigma, the article draws on findings from a major British stu…
Emotional Landscapes of Risk
Learning from the implementation of Universal Free School Meals in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory
In 2014/15, Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) were introduced in Scotland and England for children in their first three years of primary school. This study examined the implementation of UFSM in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), a middle-range theory of implementation, to identify areas of learning for policymakers wishing to introduce or extend similar policies. NPT is predominantly used to evaluate interventions or new technol…
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
BACKGROUND: In the retail environment strategic placement of food influences purchasing. Foods placed at checkouts have tended to be less healthy. In response to consumer concern some UK supermarkets voluntarily committed to removing less healthy food from their checkouts. We explored qualitatively the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of younger children regarding food at supermarket checkouts, supermarket checkout food policies,…
Policy responses to crisis
English This article seeks to examine the UK government's policy responses to the 2002–04 firefighters’ dispute, a prolonged crisis which necessitated the activation of the central government's contingency planning procedures for a public safety emergency. The framework for analysis draws on a set of key criteria against which governmental and organisational policy responses to crises can be categorised: agenda management, centralisation of polic…
Policy responses to crisis
English This article seeks to examine the UK government's policy responses to the 2002–04 firefighters’ dispute, a prolonged crisis which necessitated the activation of the central government's contingency planning procedures for a public safety emergency. The framework for analysis draws on a set of key criteria against which governmental and organisational policy responses to crises can be categorised: agenda management, centralisation of polic…
The role of packaging for consumer products
The Australian Government intends to introduce plain tobacco packaging in 2012. We consider whether such a move appears justified by examining the wider marketing literature in order to understand the role that packaging has for consumer goods. Packaging is often called the fifth ‘p’ of the marketing mix. It is an effective marketing medium for all consumer products and helps build consumer relationships through possession and usage. Common packa…
Young adult smokers' perceptions of plain packaging
This pilot naturalistic study suggests that plain packaging could potentially help reduce tobacco consumption among some young adult smokers, and women in particular. Employing an innovative research methodology, the findings of this study are consistent with, and indeed support, past plain packaging research
The importance of cigarette packaging in a ‘dark’ market
In a growing number of countries tobacco companies are severely restricted in how they can legally market their products. In these 'dark' markets the role of packaging as a promotional and communications tool becomes more pronounced. How packaging is used for the most expensive cigarette brands in dark markets has received limited attention however, even though these 'premium' cigarette brands significantly impact upon the profitability of tobacc…
Young women smokers’ response to using plain cigarette packaging
The experience of using cigarettes in plain packs prompted a range of negative responses from young women smokers, who are a crucial target group for tobacco control interventions
Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services
How to promote compassionate care within public services is a concern in several countries; specifically, some British healthcare scandals highlight poor care for service users who may readily be stigmatised as ‘other’. The article therefore aims to understand better the relationship between stigma and compassion. As people bereaved by a drug- or alcohol-related death often experience stigma, the article draws on findings from a major British stu…
Bereavement through substance use
Background: Deaths associated with alcohol and/or drugs belong to a category of ‘special’ deaths due to three characteristics: traumatic circumstances of the death, stigma directed to both the bereaved and the deceased, and resulting disenfranchised grief experienced by the bereaved. These factors can impede those who are bereaved in this way from both grieving and accessing support. In response to a lack of research in this area this paper repor…
Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom
Concern has been expressed about the use of e-cigarettes among young people. Our study reported e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette ever and regular use among 11-16 year olds across the UK. Data came from five large scale surveys with different designs and sampling strategies conducted between 2015 and 2017: The Youth Tobacco Policy Survey; the Schools Health Research Network Wales survey; two Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Smokefree Great Brit…
Impact of a ban on the open display of tobacco products in retail outlets on never smoking youth in the UK
Both partial and full implementation of a display ban were followed by a reduction in smoking susceptibility among adolescents, which may be driven by decreases in brand awareness
Learning from the implementation of Universal Free School Meals in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory
In 2014/15, Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) were introduced in Scotland and England for children in their first three years of primary school. This study examined the implementation of UFSM in Scotland using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), a middle-range theory of implementation, to identify areas of learning for policymakers wishing to introduce or extend similar policies. NPT is predominantly used to evaluate interventions or new technol…
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
BACKGROUND: In the retail environment strategic placement of food influences purchasing. Foods placed at checkouts have tended to be less healthy. In response to consumer concern some UK supermarkets voluntarily committed to removing less healthy food from their checkouts. We explored qualitatively the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of younger children regarding food at supermarket checkouts, supermarket checkout food policies,…
A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation
Use of e-cigarettes (vaping) has potential to help pregnant women stop smoking. This study explored factors influencing adherence among participants in the vaping arm of the first trial of vaping for smoking cessation in pregnancy. We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 28) with women at three-months postpartum. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis, informed by the Theoretical-Domains Framework, Necessity-Concerns Fram…
Defend the Sacred
Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment, by MICHAEL D. McNALLY Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment, by MICHAEL D. McNALLY. Princeton, NJ and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2020, 400 pp.; $26.95 (paperback), $99.95 (hardcover). Allison Ford Allison Ford Sonoma State University, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociol…
Emotional Landscapes of Risk
Youth perceptions of Brand variant names on standardised cigarette packs, and responses to replacing these with numbers
Tobacco companies use brand variant name on cigarette packaging to differentiate, and create interest in, their products. We explored young peoples’ reactions to brand variant names on cigarette packs and perceptions of replacing these with numbers, a proposed policy in Turkey. Twelve focus groups, segmented by gender, age (11-12, 13-14, 15-16) and social grade (ABC1, C2DE), were conducted across Britain from May–July 2018 (n = 89). Participants …
Lockdown and licensed premises
Young people’s smoking and vaping behaviour, and comparative perceptions of appeal, imagery and harm, across different vape devices and a tobacco cigarette
Introduction After the introduction of a new generation of disposable vapes (e.g., Elf Bar) in the UK in 2021, there was a rapid increase in their use by young people and concern about their availability and marketing. This study examined young people’s vaping and smoking between 2020 and 2023, and perceptions of a disposable vape, a tank model and a traditional cigarette, to examine whether disposable vapes may have contributed to the rise in yo…
“It has some major knock-on effects”
Introduction Alcohol consumption places a heavy burden on emergency services worldwide. In Scotland, around one in six ambulance call-outs is alcohol-related, yet little is known about frontline experiences. We aimed to understand ambulance clinicians’ experiences of alcohol-related call-outs including any personal or professional impacts.Methods In-depth telephone interviews were conducted with 27 ambulance clinicians and 4 managers (May 2019–De…
Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services
For people accessing homelessness support centres, smoking abstinence remains challenging. More intensive support and a variety of approaches to support smoking cessation, particularly those which address the psychosocial factors which hinder smoking abstinence, may be required. Future research should focus on how this can be achieved
Pursuing greater equity in a working landscape conservation program in California, USA
‘Alcohol problems are definitely twenty-four seven’ —a qualitative interview study exploring the presenting features of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in Scotland (Impaact study)
Introduction Alcohol contributes to at least 16% of ambulance call-outs in Scotland, placing a significant burden on emergency services. This study aimed to explore the circumstances behind these incidents from the perspective of practicing Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) clinicians.Methods We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews (median duration: 81 minutes) with 31 SAS staff, purposively sampled for diversity in gender (10 women, 21 men),…
Psychology (12 obras) · Medicine (10 obras) · Business (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Qualitative research (6 obras) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (5 obras) · Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends (5 obras) · Perception (5 obras)