Rebecca Foster
Biographic Data
| ID | 3984403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Foster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Foster |
| SIGNATURE | FOSTER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8321-1801 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Parental perspectives on the management of online learning and school readjustment for children with SEN during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in worldwide school closures and disrupted education – which was extended in the Republic of Ireland – and some children with SEN may be more adversely impacted by prolonged school closures than others. Despite this, and possible future pandemics, experiences of Irish children with SEN have not been explored to date. The current research utilised semi-structured interviews to explore parental perspectives (n = 10) o…
Communities against cancer
The community-based grant model adopted by CAC enabled community members to self-define effective strategies to deliver cancer messages to their communities. As a result, the CAC initiative met its aims of promoting cancer awareness, encouraging healthy lifestyles and help-seeking behaviours by ensuring activites were fully tailored and co-created with marginalised communities
Now there you go, there’s my life. All my life is coming to prisons!’
Internationally, there has been increased attention by research, policy and practice to the experiences of the family members of prisoners. Scotland continues to experience a disproportionately high rate of imprisonment, and this often translates to those punished serving repeated sentences, sometimes over the course of their lives, so-called ‘persistent punishment’. Yet, so far under-explored is how this plays out in the lives of the family memb…
Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk
It has been estimated that chronic non cancer pain (CNCP) affects more than 30% of people worldwide. Correspondingly, prescriptions for individuals experiencing CNCP have increased in recent years. While opioids can minimize pain, they also pose a risk of overdose. In 2019 in Scotland, prescription analgesics contributed to, or were implicated in, approximately 19% of drug related deaths. The experiences of those prescribed opioids for CNCP and f…
Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐…
‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’
Housing First (HF) represents a significant shift in the way that the problem of homelessness and co-occuring challenges including problem substance use, is addressed. HF interventions have been the focus of much research. Quantitative studies have consistently shown positive findings regarding housing outcomes, with results regarding health and well-being outcomes more mixed. To date, limited attention has been paid to the experiences and perspe…
Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy
There is widespread support for the introduction of Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) in Scotland as part of a policy response to record levels of drug-related harm. However, existing legal barriers are made more complex by the division of relevant powers between the UK and Scottish Governments. This paper reports on a national, qualitative study of key decision-makers in both local and national roles across Scotland. It explores views on the politic…
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with other sedatives; and among people with multiple morbidities including cardiorespiratory, hepatic and renal conditions. This study described and quantified the p…
Doing the Wait
Waiting is a universal experience and a 'taken for granted' form of time. However, it is given a social specificity when embodied by particular agents in particular settings. This paper reflects on the universal experience of waiting in the very particular setting of the prison, specifically a prison visitors' centre; this is the space where families wait prior to visiting their incarcerated relatives. I draw on the literature of waiting and pris…
Observations and Preliminary Testing of Jaguar Depredation Reduction Techniques in and Between Core Jaguar Populations
Due largely to their success in undisturbed areas, the conservation of large carnivores is tied to protected areas. However, because of their large area requirements, large carnivores -and their conservation -will also always be linked to areas outside of protected areas. Retaliatory killing of jaguars near reserves and in corridors between reserves threatens to severely decrease jaguar populations in protected areas and their corridors, thus dec…
Promoting and sustaining high quality physical education and school sport through school sport partnerships
School sport partnerships (SSPs) have been at the centre of a national strategy for Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) in England for the last seven years, aiming to improve both the range and quality of opportunities for young people to be physically active. While annual surveys show significantly increased opportunities for young people to be physically active, both in curriculum PE and outside of school sport ( Quick et al., 2010 ; The…
Passport to Here and There; How to Wear a Skin
In the preface to Passport to Here and There, her ninth collection, Grace Nichols reflects on her divided identity: ‘now that I’ve been living in England for much longer than I’ve lived in Guyana
Doing the Wait
Waiting is a universal experience and a 'taken for granted' form of time. However, it is given a social specificity when embodied by particular agents in particular settings. This paper reflects on the universal experience of waiting in the very particular setting of the prison, specifically a prison visitors' centre; this is the space where families wait prior to visiting their incarcerated relatives. I draw on the literature of waiting and pris…
Promoting and sustaining high quality physical education and school sport through school sport partnerships
School sport partnerships (SSPs) have been at the centre of a national strategy for Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) in England for the last seven years, aiming to improve both the range and quality of opportunities for young people to be physically active. While annual surveys show significantly increased opportunities for young people to be physically active, both in curriculum PE and outside of school sport ( Quick et al., 2010 ; The…
Now there you go, there’s my life. All my life is coming to prisons!’
Internationally, there has been increased attention by research, policy and practice to the experiences of the family members of prisoners. Scotland continues to experience a disproportionately high rate of imprisonment, and this often translates to those punished serving repeated sentences, sometimes over the course of their lives, so-called ‘persistent punishment’. Yet, so far under-explored is how this plays out in the lives of the family memb…
Promoting and sustaining high quality physical education and school sport through school sport partnerships
School sport partnerships (SSPs) have been at the centre of a national strategy for Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) in England for the last seven years, aiming to improve both the range and quality of opportunities for young people to be physically active. While annual surveys show significantly increased opportunities for young people to be physically active, both in curriculum PE and outside of school sport ( Quick et al., 2010 ; The…
Observations and Preliminary Testing of Jaguar Depredation Reduction Techniques in and Between Core Jaguar Populations
Due largely to their success in undisturbed areas, the conservation of large carnivores is tied to protected areas. However, because of their large area requirements, large carnivores -and their conservation -will also always be linked to areas outside of protected areas. Retaliatory killing of jaguars near reserves and in corridors between reserves threatens to severely decrease jaguar populations in protected areas and their corridors, thus dec…
Doing the Wait
Waiting is a universal experience and a 'taken for granted' form of time. However, it is given a social specificity when embodied by particular agents in particular settings. This paper reflects on the universal experience of waiting in the very particular setting of the prison, specifically a prison visitors' centre; this is the space where families wait prior to visiting their incarcerated relatives. I draw on the literature of waiting and pris…
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with other sedatives; and among people with multiple morbidities including cardiorespiratory, hepatic and renal conditions. This study described and quantified the p…
‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’
Housing First (HF) represents a significant shift in the way that the problem of homelessness and co-occuring challenges including problem substance use, is addressed. HF interventions have been the focus of much research. Quantitative studies have consistently shown positive findings regarding housing outcomes, with results regarding health and well-being outcomes more mixed. To date, limited attention has been paid to the experiences and perspe…
Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy
There is widespread support for the introduction of Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) in Scotland as part of a policy response to record levels of drug-related harm. However, existing legal barriers are made more complex by the division of relevant powers between the UK and Scottish Governments. This paper reports on a national, qualitative study of key decision-makers in both local and national roles across Scotland. It explores views on the politic…
Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk
It has been estimated that chronic non cancer pain (CNCP) affects more than 30% of people worldwide. Correspondingly, prescriptions for individuals experiencing CNCP have increased in recent years. While opioids can minimize pain, they also pose a risk of overdose. In 2019 in Scotland, prescription analgesics contributed to, or were implicated in, approximately 19% of drug related deaths. The experiences of those prescribed opioids for CNCP and f…
Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐…
Now there you go, there’s my life. All my life is coming to prisons!’
Internationally, there has been increased attention by research, policy and practice to the experiences of the family members of prisoners. Scotland continues to experience a disproportionately high rate of imprisonment, and this often translates to those punished serving repeated sentences, sometimes over the course of their lives, so-called ‘persistent punishment’. Yet, so far under-explored is how this plays out in the lives of the family memb…
Passport to Here and There; How to Wear a Skin
In the preface to Passport to Here and There, her ninth collection, Grace Nichols reflects on her divided identity: ‘now that I’ve been living in England for much longer than I’ve lived in Guyana
Parental perspectives on the management of online learning and school readjustment for children with SEN during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in worldwide school closures and disrupted education – which was extended in the Republic of Ireland – and some children with SEN may be more adversely impacted by prolonged school closures than others. Despite this, and possible future pandemics, experiences of Irish children with SEN have not been explored to date. The current research utilised semi-structured interviews to explore parental perspectives (n = 10) o…
Communities against cancer
The community-based grant model adopted by CAC enabled community members to self-define effective strategies to deliver cancer messages to their communities. As a result, the CAC initiative met its aims of promoting cancer awareness, encouraging healthy lifestyles and help-seeking behaviours by ensuring activites were fully tailored and co-created with marginalised communities
Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Drug overdose (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Opioid (3 works)