Prof Sarah Jackson

Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group

University College London (UCL)

Biography

Prof Sarah Jackson is a Professorial Research Fellow in the UCL Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group. Her work focuses on monitoring population trends in smoking, vaping, and alcohol use and evaluating the effectiveness of smoking cessation aids, interventions, and policies at the individual and population level. To do this, she makes use of large, population-based datasets such as the Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Study. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications relating to nicotine and tobacco, alcohol, and other health-related issues such as obesity and cancer. She has also contributed to influential reports on smoking, vaping, and health by the Royal College of Physicians. The contribution of her work has been recognised by several awards, including the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA)’s Impact Prize and early career awards from the SSA (Fred Yates Prize) and UK Society for Behavioural Medicine.

Prof Jackson holds leadership positions in associations relating to nicotine and tobacco research. She is Past President for Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s European Chapter (SRNT Europe) and sits on Action on Smoking and Health’s advisory council. Dr Jackson is also a Senior Editor at the journal Addiction and Social Media Editor for Nicotine & Tobacco Research. She has served as a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed publications, including large evidence reviews on nicotine vaping in England commissioned by Public Health England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.