Chris is a Public Health Intelligence Adviser at Public Health Scotland with a specific remit around evaluating public health policies and programmes primarily in the areas of public mental health, weight management, and HFSS foods. 

As a researcher with UoD, he is based in the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology where he works as part of an interdisciplinary research team including hepatologists, gastroenterologists, pharmacists, psychologists, and infectious disease specialists. 

His published research is primarily in the area blood-borne virus (BBV) models of care. He has also published on illicit drug use, particularly the health and wellbeing consequences of illicit drug use, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). His interest in MASLD is in exploring potential avenues for prevention of, and health system responses to, MASLD. He currently leads one grant-funded project exploring awareness of MASLD among risk groups and the general public.

He is currently an Editorial Board member for two peer-reviewed journals: Scientific Reports and BMC Public Health, both published by Springer Nature. He has reviewed for multiple journals, including International Journal of Drug Policy; Harm Reduction Journal; International Journal of Infectious Diseases; Liver International; Hepatology Communications; and Communications Medicine.