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Biography
Laura Roe is a Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee. She has a background in social anthropology and ethnographic research methods. Her current research interests relate to lived experiences of addiction and substance use in Scotland, with a particular focus on experiences of time, memory, grief, and overdose.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Echoes of Endlessness: Time, Memory, and Experience for Heroin Users in Scoland, University of St Andrews
1 Sept 2015 → 25 Jun 2020
Award Date: 25 Jun 2020
Master of Arts, Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
18 Sept 2010 → 26 Jun 2014
Award Date: 26 Jun 2014
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, University of St Andrews
2 Jun 2022 → 2 Jun 2025
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects
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Feasibility of a safer consumption facility in Dundee
Roe, L. (Investigator) & Toner, P. (Investigator)
1/09/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Co-developing an education resource for recognising, reporting and responding to racism in nursing
Rogowsky, R. (Lead / Corresponding author), Barlow, E.-M., Einion, A., Mohan, A., Mhungu, A., Roe, L. & Tai, J., 23 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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The subjective experience of trauma within structural marginality: An ethnography of mental health among survivors of gender-based violence in Italy
Borghi, E. N. (Lead / Corresponding author), Tay Wee Teck, J., Roe, L., Zlatkute, G. & Baldacchino, A. M., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 72, 2, p. 387-397 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative Evaluation of a Pan-European Multi-professional Digital Training Programme for Stopping Child Maltreatment (ERICA)
Zlatkute, G. (Lead / Corresponding author), Crocamo, C., Specka, M., Keenan, K., Cioni, R. M., Roe, L., Zabłocka-Żytka, L., Woźniak-Prus, M., Appleton, J., Bekaert, S., Paavilainen, E., Rantanen, H., Jouet, E., Viganò, G. & Baldacchino, A., 10 Sept 2025, In: International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ordinary Traumas: Resilience, Vulnerability, and Everyday Crises for People who use Drugs
Roe, L., Teck, J. T. W., Zlatkute, G. & Baldacchino, A., 27 Jun 2024, p. 1-4. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Solace of Substance: Agency, Surrender, and Consolation in Addiction and Polydrug Use
Roe, L., 18 Oct 2024, In: Medicine Anthropology Theory. 11, 3, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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THE DUNDEE DIFFERENCE AWARDS: Outstanding Team of the Year category (nomination)
Mohan, A. (Recipient), Marryat, L. (Recipient), De Paoli, G. (Recipient), Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Recipient), Biazus-Dalcin, C. (Recipient), Gray, S. (Recipient), Booth, H. (Recipient), Roe, L. (Recipient), Thekkumkara, S. (Recipient) & Love, J. (Recipient), 17 Dec 2024
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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International Journal of Drug Policy (Journal)
Roe, L. (Editorial board member)
16 Jul 2024 → 1 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Substance Use Research Group & Dentistry presentation to the Independent Chair of Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership
Hill, G. (Organiser), Mohan, A. (Organiser), Marryat, L. (Organiser), Biazus-Dalcin, C. (Contributor), Toner, P. (Contributor), Radley, A. (Contributor), Shinwell, S. (Contributor), McGoldrick, N. (Contributor), Roe, L. (Contributor) & Donaldson, S. (Contributor)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other event
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Pamela Dudek
Marryat, L. (Host), Mohan, A. (Host), Shinwell, S. (Contributor), Toner, P. (Contributor), McGoldrick, N. (Contributor), Biazus-Dalcin, C. (Contributor), Roe, L. (Contributor), Donaldson, S. (Contributor), Radley, A. (Contributor) & Hill, G. (Host)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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Economic and Social Research Council (Publisher)
Roe, L. (Peer reviewer)
4 Jan 2024 → 4 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Experiences of smoking heroin and its potential to reduce injecting-related harms
Roe, L. (Speaker)
11 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk