Betsy Thom
British sociologist
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Betsy Thom is a British sociologist and Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Mental Health & Social Work at Middlesex University.[1] She is known for her works on substance abuse and substance use policy.[2] She is the head of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at Middlesex University [3]
Betsy Thom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Whyte Thom |
| Education | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Middlesex University |
| Thesis | Alcohol treatment policy 1950-1990: from alcohol treatment to alcohol problems management (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Virginia Berridge |
She has made notable contributions to the literature as an author in the area of drug and alcohol policy; her contributions were recognised by the Society for the Study of Addiction in their Addiction Lives series [4] and in the journal Addiction (journal).[5]
She was Editor-In-Chief at the Taylor & Francis journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy for over 20 years. Professor Thom helped to establish the network International Society of Addiction Journal Editors, a collective of Editors and Editorial Board members working in the Addiction field.
Books
- Butler, S., Elmeland, K., Nicholls, J. and Thom, B. Alcohol, power and public health: A comparative study of alcohol policy, Routledge 2017
- Kolind, T., Thom, B. and Hunt G. Handbook of Drug and Alcohol Studies, SAGE 2016
- Growing up with risk, edited by Betsy Thom, Rosemary Sales and Jenny Pearce, Policy Press 2007
